Evening journal., 1895-05-07
ABALD HEADED CHICKEN
Causes John Ivans to Come to
Grief Before the Court.
CARRIED CONCEALED WEAPONS


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And Charles Wilson and Others Got Sent
Back 60 New Castle for Ten Dass-BoYs
Benefit BY the Bin Recently Passed by
Elroy on.
An effort is being made to suppress the
habit OF chicken stealing. so popular
with the dark skinned brethren and one
OF the results Of the crusade of the
police appeared to day In the first case
before the May term OF the Court OF
General Sessions
John Ivans, a swarthy citizen whose
predictions for other peoples feathered
birds Is well known. failed of his usual
caution, and on the morning Of February
l6 took, among others a bald-headed
Dominick from the roost of one James Nj.
Shakespeare, which Is situated on the
Limestone road In Mil Creek hundred.
Tbs absence of feathers from the cAput
Of this particular fowl permitted an
Identification which resulted In Ivanes
conviction.
An amusing Feature Of the case was
the personality of one Of the Witnesses
Rachel Kelly--who although bearing an
unequlvocally Hibernian name also bears
marked evidences Of being
direct descendant of Ham. Rachel
was-unlike her Biblical namssake,
possessed OF IN nonchRlance and
sang frold that well nigh awed the court
She didn't know much about the details
Of the case, but when Chief Judge Lore
attempted to confne hsr testimony to the
case she informed him that IL he
would possess his soul In patience for
few moments she would be able To tell
her story. Otherwise. she would be com
pelled to desist. The court awaited her
pleasure.
Testimony in the case was all against
lvAna and the court In view Of the fact
that his ohenses had been many. an
nounoed that no mercy would be shown.
He WAS sentenced to two years imprison.
ment, to receive twenty lashes and pay
$3 restitution money
After sentence had been pronounced
lvals shouted from the dock when
dem two yeahs Is up, YEN heah no noah
from me In dis state-and dat goes too p
Charles Wilson, who was recently
discharged from New Castle, after having
served tixty days for stealing freight
train on the p, W. n B at Bay View.
WAS arraigned on a charge OF carrying
concealed weapons. He had no further
desire to conceal the fact, and was sent
bsek for ten days more
Sentence Ia Che case Of Burnham, Hill
and Lewis, boys charged with breaking
into Chinese laundry with intent to
commit larceny was deferred under
the operation OF law Just
passed by the Legislature, and
under which by the furnishing Of bond,
those guilty Of FIRST offenHe Of this kind
may be allowed to so on their own recog-
nizanee They will appear this morning
and DO given chance to present the
| bonds
Samuel Collins aud Robert Phillips
pleaded guilty TO having carried con-
csaled weapons, and In default OF $a6
hne were sentenced to ten days each at
New Castle
John Thomas, charged with assault
and battery on William Colmare and
Constable Mots, had been in all seven
weeks awaiting trial, and on promise Of
1 good behavior the court promised to be
light with him. He was fined $40 and
costs and sentenced to one months
Imprisonment.
John McEroy, charged with assault
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was arraignsd. Bernard testified that
tle assault, which occurred at Eleventh
and Thatcher streets, in December
last, was the result of some words
that passed between himself and McEroy
In George Grlffith's saloon. He MAS
struck on the head with a brick and the
injury resulting necessitated taking a
portion of the skull out and Farren's de.
rention In the hospital for eleven days
Dr. Quinn, who attended Farren,
testified that the complainant had said
that he struck McElroy before the brick
was thrown. Farren knew this and said
that he may have said that be would
have struck him If be knew that McEIoy
would make an attempt on bis life.
The doctor, however, WAS positive in his
testimony as to Fsrren's admission at
the time he was dressing his wound.
Other witnesses corroborsted Doctor
Quinn's testimony by saying that they
saw Farren strike at McEiroy.
/ The case Is atfll on