Evening journal., 1895-05-23
LAWNS EXPERIMENT.
He Tries His Fistic Skill on a
Man and Pays Dearly for 1t.
BICYCLE RIDERS MUST LIGHT Up


One Coisrsd Cs oier who Paid Five DoI-
lars for NeRIeeting to Live Up to the Or
dinAnes-1wo Boys Charged with I'm
tering and Larceny.
Joseph Walker is a seaman, but for
the past four weeks has been out Of
job. Tuesday evening he was standing
on the corner In front OF q. ifiith's saloon
over Eleventh street bridge when John
LAWN approached him and asked him II
he still had watch which he had been
trying TO sell some time previous.
Walker said he had not, when LAWN
asked HIM II be had any stuff on him,
and en- being informed that he had not,
hauled on and struck him Ia the side OF
the head Walker went after police
officer, found one aud was informed that
he would have to get q warrant Then
be went back and was again assaulted by
LAWN James CallRwsy and Alfred
| Wingate, who saw the occurrences, testi
fed that the attack was unprovoked and
that Walker, at the tim, was standing
witn hands in pockets.
William Lawier and John Kur.z were
witnesses for LAWN, bat the gist OF
their testimony was that they didn't see
LAWN strike the blow, but did see
Walker draw q knife which he didn't
open. however
George w. Griffith was subpe aaed as
a witness. but didRt show up and Judge
Ball issued an attachmsut. II has
become fragrant thing In this court
that witnesses after being summoned
pay no attention to the mandates Of the
court and Judge Ball proposes to put a
stop TO this
Judge Ball said that LAWN had been
before him three times now on charges
OF a similar nature. The evidence Was
strongly to the effect that the assault
was unprovoksd and unwarranted He
fixed the fine at $50 and costs
Joseph Mckeown, charged with dis.
orderly conduct Saturday evening. WAS
arrsigned. The state produced no
evidence strong enough b convict and
the case Was dismissed
John II. Potter is a ship carpeEte I
employed with the Jackson 4 sharp Com.
pany. He formerly lived In Philadelphia,
but moved to No. 1907 Reed street In
this city, Monday, hts wife and baby
following on Tuesday When they
reached thsir house they found that
some one had broken In and rihsd thell
goods stealing the contents of mani
cure set valued at So. a fob chain and
charm g. ard other articles Officer
: Quinn arrested Norman Blackwell, agec
IA and John, alias Red" McCreA, aged
: IL, for committing the act
! After hearing Mrs Porter, Blackwell
insisted on taking the stand He swor,
he saw McCreA with the articles stoler
} from the Porter house, and bought th,
chain and charms for cents OF Nc
j Crea Later he found that they has
l been stolen, and In order TO avoid
, having the goods found on him thrsv
the charms down a closet but kept hal
0 OF the chain. He said he spent Oh
l morning home saving wood.
Mrs. McCreR said that Black well cam
to her house and tried hard 10 get he
boy out bat she wouldn't let him out
Z When her son was ia trouble before shl
promised that II he ever committed an,
wrong act again she would turn hin
over to the police without waiting FOL
I them TO act The case WAS continued
,, until to morrow morning, bail beinl
fixed at 5000 each The officers weri
J directed to investigate and report.
Bsynard Green. colorsd, Was Grreste,
J last night about IL o'clock, al Delaware
avenue aud Washington street, b.
Officer Di Mare, for riding bis bicycle
. without 3 light. BE said he was
stranger here and didn't know tha
lights were necessary. He WAS taxed s.
for his Hrst lesson Complaint is mad
thst others are violating this ordinance
and they will do wise TO light up.
will save them money.
a Owing to the absence OF Counsello
3 Cochran, the case Of John Fsrraghsr
4 charged with selling liquor on Sunday
> was continued until tomorrow morning