Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-14
ALL THREE AT ONCE
Nate Meeker of Road House
Fame Heavily Fined.
"Ho8o" CASES NOLLE PRos'D
because tho Offenders Cousd Not Be
Idsatlf-d by the Comparing Wiz
nsss-othsr News Of the Courts.

Judge Burlingame did business with
. rush yesterday morning aud disposed
OF eleven cases "a less than TWO hours
tine. As h,ated IN The HERALD yes
tsrday. the eases against Wsddy Poll
ski, Bill Murphy, Fred Clifton, Bill
Mitchell aud Alex Adams, members OF
the ''hobo" gang. were noIie pros'd on
motion Of the prosecuting attorney
Mr.. Woieott stated that while there
was good reasons for holding the re-
spoudents for trial. he had carefully
examined all toe testimony no had to
produce and there WAS no hope OF con-
vlction, as Ofhcer Tatroe could not
identify any one of the men except
Po.iski. and ne Was not able TO con-
meet Pollski with those who made the
assault. Mr.. Tafroo saw Poliski In
the crowd of tougns - be arrived on
the scene, but be ran away and did not
return Judge Burlingame gave the
boys a good lecture on the duties OF all
men TO their fellows aud of the danger
OF young fellows getting into gangs for
the purpose OF drinking beer. lie told
them they had barely escaped states
prison. They have been ~ jail eight
months and were somewhat punished
for the offenss If guilty.
Burt Waters WAS next called before
the court on enc OF the cases against
him for violation OF the saloon reguls-
tious. He asked TO have one OF his
cases 90 over the term to await dec,-
son BY the supreme court, but ne WAS
sat down on by Judge Burlingame
hard. "Tnls court does not propose to
allow these eases TO drag along for q
year" said the court, while the re-
spondents by their traffic. These cases
are taken To the supreme cour; on very
himsy protests, and l shall not let
other cases drag along to satisfy re-
spondents who presistently violate the
law" Mr.. Waters promised to plead
guilty TO one case N the other WAS al
lowed to stand until decision was
reached in the court above. THIS was
allowed and be pleaded guilty. He
will be sentenced Moday.
Bore Down on Mesker.
Nate Neeker was next called. Nate
runs q road house on Lake avenue and
had three cases on the docket for keep
ing open on Sunday. Thomas Carroll
made an eloquent plea for Nate and
triet to get aim OFT easy. He called
attention to the fac. that Mr.. Meeker
fought and bled TO save the country;
that ne was wounded and still suf-
fered from the wound. that on the
days in question he was SICK and the
bartender had sold the liquor TO two
men who said they were going into the
country. Sergeant Mccarthy, who was
in the court room, whispered, "Oh.
what q whopper, l Was there. and
Nate tished up the beer himself" The
court asked If he was prepared TO pay
. fine. he said he was. Nate evidently
expected TO get OF easily, for when he
heard the sentence his jaw fell and he
gaspsd. why. can't pay that today"
Judge Surilngame sald he would con.
sider the three cases "a three first Of
lenses, not as first. second and third
offense- The whole lot was Jumped at
$50, fines and costs. The alternative
sentence was pronounced. III the fine
was no, paid In the first case, he gets
one month, IN the second case he gets
two months. and IN the third case,
three months lie was ordered to ap-
pear in court ~ O'Clock, when he
paid up and was discharged. tie re-
marked az be left the court room that
he hoped he would never appear before
that court again.