The herald., 1894-01-09
SEEN IN THE POLICE COURTS,
Various Types of Offenders
Before the Bar of Justice.
All Kinds and Conditions of Men in
the Tolls of the Law.
A Prisoner who Tried to Escape by
Pleading Guilty to
Charge of Va
grancy.

1t was quser crowd that occupied
the prisoners dock OF Justice Seaman's
court yesterday. The prisoners of day
were of various colors and ages, and
we're charged with crimes ranging from
drunkenness to assault with intent to
commit murder.
There was an unusually large number
of offenders, although every Monday as
many are seen in the docks OF the police
court as there are during the rest of the
week.
RICE AND LASTRo.
Over in the farther corner sat man
with his head 30 bandaged that his eyes
and nose were the only portions of his
face exposed. He had cut running
from his left eye to the chin and the
lips were slRshed.
Beside him sat man with his nose
cut almost in two. The fellow with the
bandanged head was George Rice an
the other man was Phillip Lastro.
They bad quarreled and cut ca ch other.
Their cases were postponed.
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
One of the inmates of the city prison
made bold attempt to escape by claim
ing another mans name. He might
have succeeded had he not chosen a
colored prisoners cognomen. He had
joined the horde OF prisoners that were
led up The dlngy stairway into the court
room. Bailiff Appel noticed that his
flock was too large by one man, and
awaited the opportunity to detect the
smooth individual. No sooner bad
Judge Seaman called the name of Horace
Buzby, colored boy, when the white
prisoner arose TO his feet and pleaded
guilty to charge Of vagrancy. The fell
low arose so quickly that the true owner
OF the name WAS almost paralyzed in
thinking that he was not the only Hor-
ace Buzby.
Officer 0'Reagan was dumbfounded,
for he had arrested the colored Buzby.
Then Bailiff Appel saw through it, and
ordered the man TO sit down. after
which he was returned to his cell. He
wore very much disappointed look as
the eyes OF the motley crowd turned
upon him in hiH descent into the bas-
tile.
Then the real Horace Buzby, colored,
stood up. He 10 tall, lank negro boy,
scarcely in his teens. officer O'Resgan
arrested the fellow for sleeping under
his (Buzby's) uncle's house. He had
been given a nights lodging by his
aunt, but the ungrateful uncle turned
him out.
81 had to handcuff the boy" said
O'Reagan. "He's OF the hoodlum type.
He won't work, won't stay at home and
won't go to school,"
II wuz goin' to start to school Mon
day." said the boy. That's what my
father said. He was goin' to git me
some shoes fust."
"You can go home and then go to
school," said the court and the colored
boy, with the peculiar African smile,
walked out
WILLIAM DREW BREAD.
William Drew, 17-year-old boy who
said he hadn't eaten for three DAYS,
"drew" four loaves OF bread from bak-
cry wagon of Edward Edwards while
the owner was not looking. His at
tempt to scoop the bakery failed, and
Officer Dugan arrested him. He will
be sentenced today.
81 told him to take a tumble to him
SELF" said Officer Kinney when giving
testimony against @. f. Owens, whom
the officer arrested for begging. He
wouldn't do it, and | brought him in.
He got ten days in the chain gang"
HE BLACKED HIS FACE.
Burt Harris, whose father is black
amith at D)wney, came in town Sunday
10 see his sister. He blackened his face
and hands with burnt cork and was seen
lettering around the eastern part of town.
A policeman became suspicious of him,
and searched him, finding revolver in
his pocket.
What are you doing-tryirg to hold
up somebody ?" asked the officer.
81 haven't held up anybody yet" re-
piled the boy, who ia about 16 years of
age. He will probably be sent home
today. He claims that he was going to
give his sister a birthday surprise. which
no doubt would have been successful.
CASE OF DEHr.
Yake Lum was accused by his en-
ployer, Chinaman on the Laguna
ranch, OF having stolen $75. 1t was de-
veloped that the prosecuting witness
owed Lum for services and might have
taken this method of getting rid of his
debtor, although it was shown that the
money was stolen-probably on the day
Lum left the place. The prisoner was
discharged.
Seven Chinese we're convicted OF vio-
lating the Sunday laundry-closing or
dinance, and were fined 81 each.
Child Enjoys