Evening journal., 1894-12-13
PAID FOR THE WHISTLE.
Two Railroad Men Who Now
Bitterly Regret Their Folly.
VICTIMIzED BY WILLIAM STEVENS

Cohxed 20 the House OF His Colorod Mis-
tress and Then Robbed-Cannon Was
Loaded with Beer-The Case Goes to
the Upper Oourt-other Municipal
Court Cases.
Two railroad men employed on the P
w. at Bellevue are to day mourn
ing their folly in allowing themselves to
get filled with coast beer, and then in
listening to the voice of colored sllen.
Their names are James Cannon and John
McGovern. The former was track
walker, and came to town on Tuesday
for g visit he had two checks, one his
own for SIS, the other a fellow work
mans for $S These he had cashed, and
then took several beers as a starter
About z o'clock he met John McGovern,
who worked with him, and the two had
several more schooners. They both had
pretty large jsgs when they started for
the 10 30 train, and as q result they
missed it. As 1t was the last one out
that night they decided to wait until
morning, and started to look for
lodging house They met a colored
woman by the name of Annie Irons, who
lives on Tatnall below Water street, and
who, after sscertsining their errend,
invited them to her house They went.
While sitting In her rooms talk
ing, young white man, named William
Stevens, entered and suggested that they
play a game or two Of cards, for table
stakes. Euohre was the game selected
and several games were played until the
men caught Stevens cheating when they
drew out to avoid trouble
Cannon had 1923 and some change In
his pocket. The beer went to his head
and he lay down on q bed Ia the room.
Stevens lay down alongside OF him but q
short time after got up and lay on the
hool. EcGovern left the room for
short time and when he came back noticed
that Stevens lay In a different position
on the floor
About o'clock Stevens took tin pail
and left, ss he said, to get some beer and
bread for breakfast He didn't return
until after noon. In the meantime, Can.
non woke and discovered that his money
was gone When Stevens returned he
charged him with having taken his $23
and threatened to call an officer He did
so, and sergeants Evans and Black and
Ofiicsr White arrested the three men.
the woman, and Harry Irons, colored, a
nephew Of the woman, who had returned
with Stevens.
This Is the story as told by the two
men in Municipal Court this morning
Harry Irons told the story Of what oc-
CURED outside the house. He said that
be was nephew Of Annie and lived at
No 107 East Water street. About 8
o'clock Wednesday morning Stevens
who lives with his aunt on Tatnall
street, came to his house and asked him
to tell Annie that he wanted to see her
She declined to come, 30 then Stevens
asked witness to take q walk with him
while he changed a suit Of clothes
| They went TO a store Rt Second and
Market and had pair of pants altered
then to other stores, we're a shirt, socks
and collar were purchased aud later
back TO the Irons house. where the two
men still were. On the way there
Stevens told Irons that he had
robbed man and WAS going to skip to
Philadelphia. He paid SO for the clothes
and had $40 bill, 81 bill, two silver
dollars and 2 cents loft. When they
got to Annie's house Cannon accused
Stevens Of robblng him, and he denied
1t. McGovern interfered and Stevens
was going to hit him, when Irons stopped
him Stevens hit at him, tore his clothes
and drove him out Of the house, return
ing again aud locking himself in
When asked II he had any witnesses
Stevens said he didn't know he would
need any. He said he belonged In Elmirs
n Y, and had been here seven months
He was held in $500 bail for the upper
court.
The police say he belongs in Bellevue
and has recently been driven out of
Philadelphia as q crook. They think the
woman has been acting as a sort Of q
fence for him, enticlng men to her house.
i for him to rob. He is said to be slick
one and the public will be safer with him
behind the bars. Cannon and McGovern
have lost their Jobs through their folly.
and the former gets as an equivalent for
his $23, the clothes and 81 In money. 1t
| will be lesson to them.
Annie Irons was arrsigned on q charge
OF keeping disorderly house, &C., but
/ the evidence attRinable was not sufi
cient to hold her and she was dis
charged.
Thomas Johnson and Fred Russell,
colored, were arrested by Officer Sherry
on Shlpley street near Fifth drunk and
disorderly. They were fined SO and costs.
Mary Tobinski, Pole, who drinks
while her husband works, was fined 81
and COSTS as was Robert Hoskins. Of
| Farnhurst.
The case Of s year old Elmer Sayers,
charged with trespass, was continued
I until Saturday.