Evening journal., 1894-11-23
TIE CASE WAS SETTl Ed.
BUT YOUNG HOLT WILL HAVE TO
AWAIT INVESTIGATION.

He went Into Barber Shop and Raised
= Row--Another Overcoat Case Which
the Upper Court Court win Examine
An Ungrateful Son Pnnlshed-The
Wrong Man Arrested
The epoliceman brought me to the hall
And Introduced me to Judge Ball.
He fixed the fine at two and costs
And said Sheriff Gillis II be your boss
was part of the lay sung behind the bars
of one of the cells In the police station
yesterday afternoon by George Holt, a
boy, who was arrested by Officer David
son on complaint of Richard Valentine,
barber, foI entering his shop while
drunk destroying partition and acting
In disorderly manner When arraigned
In Municipal Court, he was not in q sing
ing mood however Valentine was sworn,
but didn't seem to remember much about
the occurrence, fact which Judge Ball
ascertained was due to the fact that the
damages had been settled The iudge
said that the settlement OF damages was
not sufficient grounds for a dismissal Of
the case and he recommitted Holt to
await investigation, Holt is not
stranger to the police or the court. He
is a minor, but seems to have no diff
Guilty in securing all the liquor he wants.
Another one Of the mysterious overcoat
cases was in court Edward Beeson,
colored, stays with Alfred Wright at
Water and Shipley streets. Yesterday
morning ne started for over Market
street bridge and wore an overcoat be
longing to Wright, which he took from
a rack In the kitchen WrIghb told
Officer Davidson OF his loss and he
looked 1t up Edward Miller, a compan-
ION Of Beesoa's, informed the officer where
the coat was and it was found hidden IN
lumber pile Beeson claimed that it was
the property Of Sewell Wright and he had
borrowed IT, in conseq uenee of a system
of reciprocity which existed between the
two. Judge Ball decided that the hiding
Of the overcoat under the lumber was
suspicious and held Beeson under 5000
bail for the upper court.
Patrick Kirk, an elderly man who
resides at No Gil Spruce strest, appeared
as complainant against his son Michael,
for assault on him. Pa rick had a cut
aud diseolored eye, cut cheek and lip
and bitten finger as the evidence Of his
sons brutality. he said Michael had not
worked over two months In the last two
years and was in the habit of getting
drunk and abusing him. The prisoner
had nothing to say and was sentenced to
pay a fine OF $50 and costs and serve two
months in New Castle.
The charge of assault brought against
Caleb Bachus, colored, was dismissed on
his payment OF costs, the complaint being
voluntarily withdrawn
Peter Carroll was charged with having
fIlawallxy rar,fot Grad r4n1ar Nha mama nf
James T. Burke. He waived examination
upper court.
At the time when the political pot was
boiling most furiously and both the great
parties we're busy trying to keep their
rivals from getting in any votes which
were illegal, number of warrants were
sworn out against persons who were
charged with violation of the election
laws, but Ia them only the names of the
men we're given and not their supposed
or actual addressts Some of these warrants
we're not served, owing to the difficulty
experienced by the police in locating
them, and the danger OF arresting the
wrong man. One of the men for whom a
warrant was issued was Frank Watson,
who was charged with fraudulent
registration in the First district Of tho
Second ward. In consequence Of this
warrant having been issued and the
structures which have been made over the
delay in serving it and others, the police
yesterday served it on Frank a Watson,
reputable business man, on Poplar
above Seventh street, and he
was arraigned in Municipal Court
this morning. When he 'ap-
pesred in court the fact developed that
he was not the person meant in the
warrant, and he was at once discharged
on motion Of the city solicitor The
court commented on the unfortunate
mistake The police ara not consider ed
to blame, as they did the best they could
to arrest the right person on the
scanty information given. Chief Dolan
stated that in majority Of the warrants
no description or residence was given
aud il was and Is simply impossible Il