The record-union., 1895-12-27
WAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
How the Festive Occasion Affected
Some People.
A Three-Hundred-D Wad for the
City's Stocking From the
Gay Chandeliers.

AS was expected, there was a great
audience present at the post Christmas
session of the Police Court yesterday.
And the calendar was what might be
termed a "full' one. The array of law
yers was also unusuai, ex-Attorney-
General A. L. Hart, Clinton L. White,
Major w. A Anderson, Jay r. Brown
and ex-Police Judge Buckley being on
hand, all looking as if they had enjoyed
their Christmas dinners and were well
satisfied with themselves and the world
In general.
The first case disposed of was that of
D. McEdwards, who had fallen under
the weight of a Christmas load of water
front whisky As it was a sort of every
day experience with him, however, and
he had no excuse to offer for his con-
duct, he was adjudged guilty and fined
So with the privilege of serving it out
in jail at the customary rate of 81
day.
Brock" Dorans battle and bottle
SCARED visage loomed up in the little
prisoners pen like an East Indiaman
In a fog. He, too,w charged with over
indulgence on Christmas.
What have you to say for yourself
well, Judge" said the veteran, you
see 1 was invited out to a Christmas
dinner, an the eggnog wint ter me
he'd. It's the first time I've been here,
yer amer in two months"
Brock" was allowed to depart on his
promise of boycotting eggnog in the
future.
w. J. Sheehan, who had INDUCED in a
streets, was fined 81 80 for having
over-estimated his capacity for holding
liquor and So for hitting another fellow
over the head with an umbrella.
The cases of Joe Cogar and John
Cother, charged with disturbing the
peace on Christmas, were continued un-
til this morning, owing to the absence of
witnesses. Similar action was taken in
the case of c. S. McCrystle on a like
charge.
Tom Williams and Ed Brady, who Sc
lected the sidewalk on K street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, on which to
fight out a dispute Of some kind, each
pleaded guilty, as did Thomas Ryan,
accused of having made an unholy
show of himself on public street
NJ. Miller, the man whose perverted
taste led him into viewing the fair sex
in an inverted position by stationing
himself beneath sidewalk grating, ap-
peared for sentence. The court thought
he had gained about ten dollars worth
of knowledge, and taxed him that sum.
Angus Ross, William German and
Chris. Rasmussen were charged with
gaming. They pleaded guilty, and the
court imposed a fine Of S100 in each
case.
All Cow pleaded not guilty to the
charge of carrying a concealed weapon,
but George Rider informed the court
later on that All COW was guilty enough
and he (Rider) was authorized to enter
a plea for him to that effect. Mr. Cow
put up So, and doubtless has his gun
up his sleeve again by this time.
The case of William Besser and All
Gwin, the former charged with embez-
Element and the latter with running a
lottery joint, were continued till Satur-
day
Tom Wilson was up for vagraney.
Witnesses for the prosecution testified
that he was always about the water
front, that he did nothing for a living,
and slept in barns. Wilson himself said
he worked on steamboats, whenever he
could get work and produced wit
nesses to prove that of late he had made
runs on up and down -the-river boats.
The proprietor of Woods Hotel testi-
fed that Smith had occupied a room
there nightly the past week. Smith said
the last work he had was two weeks ago
on a steamboat trip to Red Bluff, and
that he earned SIT. He exhibited SO in
court and said it was his intention, be-
fore he was arrested, to go to San Fran
cisco, and still desired to do so, as his
mother is sick.
The court, however. found him
guilty and sentenced him to Jail for
thirty days.