The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-20
POLICE COURT SCENES
The Case Against Daniel Graham ,ooii'an'
ued Until Next wednesday,

In the Municipal court YESTERDAY iore-
noon Daniel Graham, the boy ciiareeu
with assaulting little Alice lngersoll at
North Falmouth, was arraignea ana
pleaded not guilty. County Attorney
True appeared for the State, and moVeo
that the case be continued untll neAe
Wednesday. He stated that the hutle
girl was yet sick abed and would pc un-
able to appear in court before that oaee'
The case was accordingly continued, the
bail being fixed at $4,000, on Mi. Ifues
suggestion.
Ernest b. Haskell Fined for Riding HIS
Bicycle Too Fast.
Ernest R. Haskell, the bicycle rider
who ran into Charles Jordan OF South
Windham, at the Union station on circus
day, was arraigned in the munlclpal
court yesterday morning, charged win
violating the recently enacted city ordl-
nance forbidding the riding of bicycles
on the public streets faster than SIX
miles an hour. He pleaded guilty ana
was fined five dollars and costs by ne
corder Tompson. He paid his fine and
was discharged.
Many Drunks,
The number arraigned for drunken
ness was large and the cases were gener-
ally uninteresting But little laugh
was created when Officer Greedy, IN tell
ing how William McDonough was COM
mon drunkard, said that McDonough
was quarrelsome and always drew "a
large audience when drunk A period
in jail will break up McDonough's show
business for time.
GeoIge L. Deane endeavored to avert a
sixty day sentence in jail for habitual
intoxication by this argument: If I get
a sentence my wife will leave me, and
there will be a family broken up" The
Recorder, however, took the RESPONSE
bility of breaking up the family for sixty
days.
Tramps or Summer Visitors.
Recorder Thompson was puzzled yes
terday morning by collection of travel
lers who were brought before him.
They were four in number, two
the proprietors of wooden legs,
and the other two of innocent boy
ish faces. The police testified that they
belonged to a flock of seven, who had
flown in with the circus. Yesterday
afternoon they were gathered under a
tree near the farther end of Danforth
street, playing cards. The police had
heard that they were entering stores and
restaurants along Commercial street de-
handing food for which they would re-
fuse to pay. But they were so uncom-
manly shy and wary that an officer in un-
form could not get near them. Deputy
Hartnett took a squad in citizens
clothes last evening and captured the
four who were in court yesterday morn
ing. John B. Tobin, the eldest, was a
one legged man Of about thirty. He re-
scented being arraigned as a vagrant. He
was from Chicago and had enough money
to care for himself and his little brother
the young fifteen year youth at his side,
Tobin produced a roll of bills to back up
his statement. Frank J. Willis, also
with one leg gone, said that he lived in
Boston and was about to go back on the
boat last night when the police inter-
fered with his plans. James Quinn of
Nashua, was also about to depart when
arrested. The court concluded that if
the quartette would leave Portland at
once the end of justice would be attained.