Evening journal., 1895-11-11
ONLY ONE LITTLE WORD
But Johns Used 1t In the Wrong
Place, at the Wrong Time.
CALLED A WITNESS A BAD NAME

And Judge Bail Promptly Fined Him.
Four Men who Kicked Up Row at the
Depot-McD onald's Assailant Acted in
Self Defense-other yIolators OF the Law
Who Tasted Municipal Court Medi-
cine.
Twas a word, only word, but It cost
William Johns, colored, $40 and fixings,
| In Municipal Court Saturday night. He
was charged with disorderly conduct and
the prosecuting witness was explaining
Its nature when William called him
liar. Then the axe fell.
Special Officer Smith, OF the P w. &
b., had quartet Of arrests to his credit
this morning. One was John Carney,
who was drunk and disorierly In the
depot yesterday. He owned up to being
drunk. but there seemed to be a doubt Ia
his mind as to the dlsorderly part or 1t.
Judge Ball, decided, however, that he
was guilty and taxed him SO
The other three were James McHahou.
Frank and Bernard McHugh, and they
were charged with q similar cffsnce
Bernard failed to put in an appearance
and Michael J 0'Toole will have to pay
the amount of the bond The others
we're fined So and costs each
Horace Smith and Edward Sewell were
arrested on complaint of William ].
Chestnut, and arraigned on charge OF
vagraney. They were working the
houses on King between Sixth and
Seventh streets. They endeavored to
prove that they had no necessity for
"bnmming chuck, but officers testified
that Sewell at least had been on the
coast pretty nearly all the week They
were each assessed 81 and costs
AloI Cleaver. bright looking col
cred man, was charged with assault Eith
intent TO commit murder. This case grows
out OF tbs fracas in the Jennings Hotel
billiard room, when Frank ID Mcdonald
was so severely injured. Cleaver lost
his job. and up to few days ago was
locked up without bail Then hs was
put under ball This morning he was
again arraigned. City Solicitor Harman,
who made thorough investi CATION.
found that Alon 20 merely acted in self
defense. aud on his motion ths man was
Annie Johns, colured, was arrested
Saturday night, on charge Of stealing
SO from Samuel Hsnderer She was
srraignsd this morning, but the pros
scuting witness was not in court and the
case was continued until tomorrow and
an attachment issued for him.
Saturday about noon, William Weir, a
farmer, drove into the stable Of Georee
Q. Whiteman, and left his team. When
he sgain got 1t his ovsrcoat was
missing from the carriage. Later
William Ballard and Garfield
Wright, eolorsd. of Philadelphia, were
arrested Ballard had the coat but
claimed he got 1t from William Brown.
oolored, having paid him 80 cents for 1t
This Brown denied emphaticAlly when
he was arraigned in conjunction with
Ballard this morning The evidence was
considerably mixed up and seemed to \
ooint pretty st' ongly to the guilt Of both /
Brown and Ballard, go they were both H
ield In $500 ball for upper court
Wright was held as witness In 800 K
,ail.
Kate Wolf wss charged with larceny
# match box. umbrella and numerous Il
'ther small articles from Miss Annie L
boarding house No si45 Il
darket street. The woman was boarder
here and Is accused of taking the things
Hheyswere recovered
Meyer Tietman, who keeps q little
-rocsry at No. 104 West Second street,
vas charged with deposltlng garbage on
he street. He put number of ancient
ggs In a pile of dirt across from his
lace, and the children Tin the nelghbor
oed saw that they were broken where
hey would make the most noise and |
dor Officer Purcell saw the deposit and
ieyer told him that he WAS responsible
or their being there. The fine fixed by
be ordinance, So and costs was imposed
nd paid.