Evening journal., 1895-07-24
MAY BE DUE TOTHE HEAT
A Trio of Assault Cases Come
Up in Municipal Court.
WARD BOYER KNOCKS HI5 MAN OUT

And Gets Away with Pas ment Of Costs.
"ohester Fatty" Goes as Guest OF
Sheriff GnIls-LI dia Johns Fined for
Using Bad Grammar Other Cases Dis
posed of BY Judge Ball.
Municipal Court Crler Billy Heal is
away on a fishing trip and this morning
the overture was rendered in able man
ner by Captain Chambers If the veteran
OF the force isn't careful he may lose his
prestige as the sweet singer OF the
justice mill
Joseph Holt, bsttsr known ss "Ches
ter Fatty" was arrested by Sergeant
Shields who found him on Washington
street near Seventh drunk and working
the houses for hand outs He was con
victed, some time ago for the same
oifense aud fined 80 and costs.
John w. Gordon, colored, was charged
BY Charles Biddle with assault Both
men live on McCaulley street and on
Monday night Gordon called him names
and then smashed him one In the neck.
Then Gordon went out In the street and
soaked a few bricks In the house. one OF
which knocked the door off the hingeF.
Gordon pleaded guilty and WAS soaked
for $40 and costs
Lydia Johns, colored, was trrested by
Officer Gilling on charge Of cursing on
the street The officer saw Lydia about
10. 30 g. m, at Sixth and Poplar streets,
and watched her for a square or two,
when he saw her go into an alley and
heard her use a string of oaths which
would have done credit to a fishwoman
ID. L-N 81 IL
assaulted by man at Sixth and Poplar
and knocked senseless Her plea didn't
work, however. and Judge Ball fined her
So and costs
Peter Gallagher was both drunk and
disorderly at Seventh aud Poplar street. s
when Officer Mari gathered him in. He
| pleaded guilty and was fined 81 or ten
days.
Isaac Cummins Is one of those singu
lsrly constituted young men who, when
under the influence Of glass or two OF
beer, imagine that other people were
erested as things for their amusement
and who take pleasure in smashing hats
destroying clothes. etc, and then when
/ the victim remonstr Ates punches him il
the jaw. They are doubly dangerous
from the very fact that they are
4 4b WAS III bhlh uOlniuH
on a charge Of asssulting Andrew schoen
of No 3l5 Townsend street.
Schoen had come from barber shop
on Front street when he met Isaac who
| grabbed his hat and threatened to sell Il
for dime. He was requested not X
break it and 1t was taken from bin 4
second time he seized the hat and agsiI
it was regained. About midnigh
schoen was going home when Cummini
walked up behind him and struck hin
three times and then ran. Cummlne hat
nothing 70 say excepting that he wa
drunk, aud Judge Ball fned him $40 ant
costs
Last night AL Fortune. William Rob
bins and Annie Robbins, all colored, were
drinking in a Water street saloon whel
Ward Boyer made some remark whicl
led TO en- exchange Of words. Later th
quarrel was renewed on Front street anC
Ward got in blow on Ais jaw which
knocked him completely out Severa
witnesses testified that Fortune raise
his hand to hit Boyer first so Judge Bal
dismissed the case on payment Of costs
Charles Rhelnbsre was arrested 70
peddling drygoods without a license
/ Fortunately for him no sales could
proved and he was discharged with
caution He said he was q stranger bu
Judge Ball remarked that there were to
many strangers coming here and inter
fering with the local merchants.