Evening journal., 1895-05-20

elected to Transfer License-Othor Gases /
in Municipal Court.
dead mans license cannot be used by |
bis successors as oficlal leave TO peddle |
wares, as was demonstrated by Judge |
Balls decision In an interesting case In |
the city court this morning.
Policeman Sherry arrested the firm Of |
Dougherty & Clark while their men we're |
selling potatoes from 3 specially hired |
wagon on Market street below Front, |
John Huber swore that he bought /
potatoes. thirty -four bushels In all,
from the prisoner, James CLARK. 81 an |
unusually low price for such good
potatoes.
Peter A. Pagan testified that Clark, |
before he and Dougherty started out to
sell the potatoes, had showed him a state
license issued by William p. Biggs, clerk
Of the peace.
Norris Leshsm, who also bought some
potatoes from the two partners, explained
that the market price OF potatoes Was so
cents and he purchased them fer 40 cents
All the defense the prisoners had was
that when they had bought out the
peddling business OF William Smith,
deceased, they neglected to get the
licenses Transferred The court explained
that selling With another's license was
| just as much violation of the law as
WAS selling without any license. Both
prisoners we're held la 5000 bail for
court
stole Coils Of Rubber Hose.
William Saunders OF No. 500 West
| Fourth street missed sons valuable
rubber hose yesterday and reported his
loss to the police This morning Joseph
williams WAS charged with the theft aud
Patrolman White identified Williams as
the man whom he had arrested while
selling some rubber hose on Front street.
William Saunders, the owner of the
hose, swore that he valued the hose at
l5 cents a foot, and the thirty feet OF
hose exhibited In court was his property
Having no defense Williams was held In
$500 bail for court
Poor Harry Lost sfs.
When Polander attends a christening
It is hardly safe for him to be bis own
savings bank Before Judge Ball this
morning Harry Barkosh accused Leopold
Barkoski Of stealing from him &43
Harry Barkoski testified that he
missed some money about o'clock yes
terday afternoon. He counted over his
money on Saturday evening. he then
had f63, all in paper money, 800 Of
which was 'tsners" and "hvers" One
$40 bill, nine So bills. two 80 bills and
four 5 bills. He had brought the cash
home with him from work on Saturday
after the banks had closed.
Leopold asked him TO accompany him
I to party There they drank whiskey
= and beer aad ate 6sh Some Of the
guests say he showed the cash but he
I doesn't remember doing so. Ths trian-
| gulRr mixture Of refreshments made him
seasick and he had TO be taken home from
! the party, Leopold and two other men
! undressad him being careful to take
charge OF his trousers
Emma Brown the lsndlady OF Barkoskl'i
I domicile. swore that she was at the
christening party when Barkoski was
: taken back home, sick, and knew moth
Ing Of the robbery This being all this
I. testimony the unfortunate Hurry lost
his case IN addition to his cash.
Drunk and DlsorderIY.
In Municipal Court this morning
Lewis Bouldsn, was charged with dis
4 orderly conduct on Saturday night, IL
D Front street restaurant. As he had
been confined since Saturday the case
n was dismissed
! The charge against Fannie Pennington
4 OF deserting her child WAS dismissed on
!. suggestion OF Willard Hall Porter
- counsel for the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children She was hell
- however, until her father arrived, Mr.
q Porter making motion that she be sen
,s TO the Industrial Home for Girls
4 sBuokey" as n Bnnco stesrsr.
,e William McGrann, the famou
,s Buckley McGinnis. and Peter Carol
were arrested by Officer Scott chargsl
AZ with highway robbery. The officer sal
Of that he was notified yesterday that
r. German had been robbed between 10 an
rv IL o'clock on the railroad at the foot Q
a. Madison street He arrested the tw
m men and after a tussle with them sen
lie them in. They were identified by th
n victim, August NeumRnn, and th
amount stolen was 70 80
Nsumann said he was walking on th
railroad when he was met by the tw
IS. men. McGinnis tackled him for a nick
- and got it. Then at their request
T. took them TO a restaurant and bougi
or them something to eat
y, "McGlnnisp then tried TO work bun,
at game on him by inviting him down TO
en- freight car and Ia the conversation Nj
st Gnnis ran his hand into his pocket ar
tn picked ont So McGinnis's oompaniC
im was right beside him during the pocke
ed picking, after which they both seamper'
II. away.
VA Mrs Annie E Witsil swore that 81
"a keeps q store at Front street al
Maryland avenue, aud the two prisone
came to her store yesterday morning Z
two cigars and gave her a 50 note
un payment. She could not change q
as, note and the prisoners, after whisper
en- conversation left
ID, Patrol Officer Harkins testified that
en- they reached the City Hall after Z
ses arrest OF McGlnnis and his companion, {
Sc, former took something out Of his pock
1n, and started TO chew It up II was a
'r- note. and $2 81 in all was found on {
20, two men.
ia, They we're held in 81, 900 bail
ns, county court.
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ava MORE AROuT HIGH BEEF