Evening journal., 1894-11-26
IN JUSTICES MILL.
Result Of a Three Days Grist
Turned Out BY the Cadi.
TWO MORE BLEorlOE GASES GO Up

TWO MORE ELEoElON GASES GO Up
Theylwers Good Enough Morgaus Till
After the Votes Were counted-Lyons
Had Better Bought the Horss-cases
which Occupied the Attention of the
Municipal Court.
There were few vacant seats In the
Municipal Court Saturday evening, when
Judge Ball took his seat and directed the
crier to pipe TO service City Solicitor
Elliott was ia Philadelphia. and, in
conse luence Of his train not making the
usual time, did not put In an appearance.
The case of John Richardson, colored,
charged with assault on Smeliz.
was continued until Wednesday evening,
as there were witnesses essential to the
case who were absent The assault fol
lowed the election Of Richardson from
Smeltz's Office, where he had gone to
use the telephone
Eddie Pierce, whose head just reached
over the rail of the dock, ana whose age
Was given at IA years, was arraigned,
charged with stabbing Eddie and Thomas
Twlner, two boys. The case was con
tinued until this morning, the boy being
put under $500 bail
Two cases Of illegal registration, the
aftermath Of the half a hundred warrants
sworn out by Edmund Mitchell Jr., were
called. James Mahoney was one. IL
was claimed that he registered from the
Pennsylvania House, which was not
denied, ana that that registration was
illegal. Inasmuch as the witnesses
for the prosecution established Manoney' 3
residence at the house for two years and
over, the charge was dismissed
Michael DouRherty was one of two of
the same name who registered from the
Pennsylvania House. 1t was shown that
only one Michael Dougherty had a right
70 register from there, but unfortunately
for the state, the prisoner was proved ia
be that one Dismissed.
In SUNDAYS Court.
la the Municipal Court yesterday
morning w A. Pierce, James Bolden
aud Laura Bolden, arrested for acting In
a disorderly manner, were mulcted in
fines.
/ +. w Leach, who says he comes from
B B,ltimore, was found IN sewer, badly
Intoxicated He had one of the bones IN
his foot broken and was sent to the
almshouse for repairs Samuel Harman
drunk, was 6ned S and costs
This Mornings Grist.
One of the features of Municipal Court
which cannot but attract the attention oil
the casual visitor is the attendance day
after day Of class OF men and half
grown lads, drawn out OF simple
curiosity and who seldom miss a session
They do not seem to work, yet ave fairly
we'll dressed aud do not seen
to be hungry Just how thel
exist is mystery and whai
they find In he proceeding
to Instruct or amuse is another mystery
Ones In while one OF them fnds hi
way to the dock, and for a time his fsc'
is missed from the crowd. but he Gomez
IN, K This crowd is barometer for thu
ooek. Itthere is full quota Of offenders
or n case which is out Of the ordinary
run, all the seats are filled and standing
room Is at premium If there is
scant docket there are plenty OF seat
untitled
This morning James Lyons wa
ARA gned charged by William Connel
with assault The claim was that ol
Frioay night Lyons jumped on Council
ut the stable of the Bellevue Hotel
knocked him down and then decorate
his left eye with sundry kicks Lyon
said the trouble arose over horse II
offered 50 for the animal, and Connel
wanted $40. He claimed Connell hi
him first The evidence didn't bear hiI
out and Judge Ball fined him $40 an
costs AS he was leaving court one O
the officers remarked Lyons had bette
bought the horse
Joseph Wymsn, better known a
"Gudgeons, was arrested on complain
ot his mother for assault The mothe
testified that her son had been sick an
while he didn't drink acted in 8 qust
manner. She didn't want to press th
case 50 the judge continued 1t till 81
, morrow, to allow of an investigation int
his condition mentally.
Joseph Campbell, the IA year-old DO
charged with assault on Mrs Amel
Phillips, was again in court. Judge Ba
said that he had had the case investi
gated and found that the family WI
very poor and the boy not an unusuall
r bad one The assault was a serious on
, however, and notice must be takel
He did not believe that the ends
justice would be best served by sendin
the boy to the Ferris Reform School, bl
In order to prevent a repetition of u
otfense and as q warning TO other boy
> he put the prisoner under 5000 bail
4 The case Of Eddie Pierce. charged wit
stabbng two boys named Turner, Wi
further continued.