Evening journal., 1895-07-17
SEEMS TO Be EPIDEMIC.
Another Conviction for Inde-
cent Z Exposure of Person.
A MARKET THIEF HELD FOR TRIAL


He Was Seen BY omcer Lyons Loading
10 with Cabbages and Tomatoes-A
DisorderIy House Broken Up-other
Gases In Municipal Court.
Judge Ball was again in his seat on the
bench Of the Municipal Court this morn
ing. He had been trying his luck with
rod and line along the beautiful Brandy
wine. In reply to queries as to his catch
propoundeo by the reporters his honor
said II cannot tell lie caught two
sunhsh and one terrapin. He reported
having had good time, however, and
that Is half a fishing trip.
The first victim placed In the scales
was Jacob w. Montgomery, who Was
charged with indecent exposure Of per-
son Mabel Graham, aged 13 years, told
Of his actions at Eighteenth street aud
the Old Snuff Mills lane. on last Satul day
norning, and little Harriet McComas
related q like experience at Nineteenth
and Washington streets one morning last
week
Park Guard Carney said that he had
frequently seen the man in the park and
had had complaints about his chasing
children. Hc had elected him from the
park and hnally arrested him 40 soon as
he had heard OF his exposing his person.
De considered Montgomery as not Just
right and not fit to run at large, and this
Impression was strengthened In Judge
Balls mind by the answers Of the man.
He was fined $50 and costs and Chief
Dolan was directed to have him
examined by the city physi
clans. II he is found TO be wrong In his
mind he will be sent to Farnhurst.
Last evening Mary Spencer colored,
who lives with Rsbecca Moore, In
Guthrle's row. over Market street
bridge, told Officer Lyons that there
was disturbance over there He
visited the house but found everything
quiet only John Spann, Charles Scott
and Roxie Cammomile being there in bed
Lizzie Richardson. colored woman from
Newport made her escape before tho
officer arrived. Rebeccn and Mary Moore
and the three were arrested and this
morning arraig1ed ON a charge Of dis.
orderly conduct
Mary and Rebecca. who are respectively
daughter and mother, were arraigned
| first. They conducted their own case
and for time did some lively questioning
Of witnesses. The tide of evidence was
too strong for them, however. Mrs.
| Fisher, Henrietta jackson aud Mary
/ Spencer all testified 10 swearing and
fussing on the street, and TO strange
men frequenting the house, and even
William MAher. tall lanky ald colored
man. clad IN blue overals, and bare
footed, said the house WASH resps able.
They were hned SO and costs each. and
left the dock with black looks for those
who had bsen inslrnmental in sending
them over the road The other three
were discharged ss IL WAS not shown
that they were acting disorderly.
Neil Collins WAS captured by Officer
Ford at Front and Washington streets
very drunk. He had no excuse to offer
and WAS fined 81 and costs
Joseph Flamer ooiored, was charged
| by hts father, John h. Flamer with
assault. The state was not prepared
for trial aud at the request OF the city
solicitor the case was postponed until
to morrow morning. Joseph giving bail
In $50 for his appearance.
While on his beat on King street about
~ 35 this morning Officer Lyons noticed
trolling wagon going up street with
Thomas Mckinley and another man In it.
/ When opposite No. 304, MCKINLEY Jumped
out and picked up bag Of cabbsgs
which he threw in the wagon They
then drove past Fourth street, when
Mckinley again got out and went to No
l0l Fourth street and took basket oi
tomatoes. The men then drove to Fifth
to French. TO Fourth, " here officer Lyons
was waiting and where he captured
Mckinley. Lewis Luton, who owned
/ the cabbage, and Charles Spear, TO whom
the tomatoes belonged, identified the
goods
MeGlnley said that he was drunk al
the time and tried to throw the burden
on his companion, but Officer Lyons
blocked that game and Judge Ball held
him In 5000 bail for the upper court.
James Smith, charged with selling
liquor without a license. WAS discharged
as neither Richard G Howard nor Il w
Ferrier, prosecuting witnesses, could bs
secured. Tnis ends the famous Watt
Howard reform crusade
Robert Emmett Long, aged 10 years,
was charged by his mother, Mary p
Long with being unmanageable, disobe.
dent and generally bad. She wanted
him sent to some institution, Oatholi,
| preferably. Judge Ball had talk with
the boy and told him that be would
arrange with Bishop Curtis to have a
pscs made for him IL he didn't behave
/ He promised to be good hereafter and
was allowed to go home with his
1 mother