Evening journal., 1895-08-12
FIRST LOOK THEN LEAP
How Many Cases in Municipal
Court Can Be Avoided.
SOME ARE OF A THRILLING NATURE

AZ an investigation OF the witnesses
would show-Instances In This Morn
ing'a Court Michael Mcdonnell Has
Very Marrow Escape Other Cases
which Escaped Jadge BAil'a Atten-
tion.
Almost every week cases are brought
before Judge Ball IA Municipal Court
which should not have received any such
consideration, nor would they II iuves
tigation had been made before court
opens. This Is particularly true among
the colored people.
A dusky Juliet becomes 'alous Of her
lover and undertakes to scratch his eyes
he retaliates by punching her head and
she has him are ted The brorzed
Romeo is arraignsd and tho evldsnce
shows that the green eyed monster was
the dlaturber aud the case Is dis
missed The expense and trouble At
tendant could be avoided by looking into
the case
Joseph Welsh was one OF these vic
tins he had been furnishing the
sinows Of war for Annie Johns FOR about
year, but there has been trouble In the
choir and Joseph has been making other
arrangements. Annie, who Is several
shades darker toan Joseph went to the
house, No. 1O3 East Water street
absut Q o'clock yesterday morning
and endeavored to get Joseph
TO 20 home with her She got
blow ln the face and then a general all
around scrap followed The case came
up ia Municipal Court aud dismissed
after half dozIn witnesses had been
txamined.
Another scratching match occurred
last night near Front and King Onieer
Gum was passing down King whom
he heard cries Of murder" and police.
He raw a crowd ia the midst Of which
was Nathan H,ckstsin, whose face was
bleeding he took bin In Later on
Hockstsin's complaint, Harry and
Samuel Price were arrested for assault
Several witnesses pro and con, we're
examined, but IL proved to be simply a
Jewish talking match, with trimmings
Ia Coroett The Prices were diamlssed
Joseph o Neill was urged with toying
with Adah swisher, aged l2 years The
evidence showed that ONeill boards d
with the Swlshsrs and on Saturday night
WAS aleeplng in tho down stairs front
room In company with the whole family.
While asleep he threw his arm to one
side and his hand hit the child on the
foot soaring her. This was the founda-
tion OF the charge and Judge Ball
dismissed the case
Michael Mcdonnell, who IL very vel
known IN police circles, went TO see
Daniel Collins, shoemaker, at No. b0S
Walnut street, Saturday evening. The
duck was chased several times and
Daniel became rather tired When he
awoke Michael was gone aud 80 was a
coat and vest and two ia rts valued at
about $40 Officer White inspected
that the articles had been sold to
Solomon Sllvsrman, No 2j4 West Front
street, and paid him visit. Solomon de.
clined to give the goods or furnish any
iuft r nation aud suggested that a
warrant be issued fer himself This
WAS done, and he was arrested on a
chir OF receiving stotlen goods
Collins said he bought the suit from J
T. Mullins and Son, but the salesman
thought that wasn't the suit he purchased
There WAS really no evidence TO hold
! Mcdonnell and he was discharged. He
was three squares away from the City
Hall within two minutes after the
Judge had let him 60 Solomon was also
discharged
Andrew Query was charged with
assault on Amelia Qaery. Abe has a
sprainsd ankle and not b,ing able to
appear the case was continued until
Wednesday
John Corkran, charged with assault
on his mother, Bridget Corkran. pleaded
guilty. He was put under $500 ball to
keep the peace
Beniamln Thomas, charged with
assault on Jamss McGonigal was put
under $50 bail TO await trial TO morrow.
John Fitzgerald. who says he belongs
ia Philadelphia, went up to John Welsh
on Fourth street yesterday and
asked him for money to pay
BE got three cents. but an officer who
saw the transaction arrested him for
begging he was discharged
Frank Merrick, colored man, who
resembles Uncls Ned In that he had no
hair on the top OF bis head, used very
bad language Gt Fourth ana Market
streets Saturday night and Officer Ward
pulled him In. He got away with fne
Of 81 and costs.
William Powell, better known as
Reddy, was arrested Saturday nigh6 At
Front and ShipleY streets, drunk and dis
orderly. he was taxed 50 or forty days
Bsnjamin f Nichols, colored, resides
on Orange street between Second and
Tnird streets Saturday evening party
OF colored people Was sitting Ia front OF
his house when a quartet Of drunken
white couRhs came along They insulted
the coloIei people Nichols was away
after kettle OF beer. and when he
returned he found a row in progress.
He got hit a couple Of times with chair,
and then his brother slipped a pistol In
bis hand. officer Kelleher arrived on
the scene at this time and arrested
Benjamin. Judge Ball dismissed the
case on payment Of costs at the same
time saying that Nichols lad a narrow
escape from a more serious charge,