Evening journal., 1895-07-16
MHO THREW THAT CAT +?
The Question That Rose
Ulineck Would Like to Know.
PRONOUNCED A COMMON NUISANCE.

Deputy Judge Emmons So Defines the
Status of Baker Isaac p. venn-He
Objects TO the TitIe-The witnesses in
the Reform Crusade Absent From the
City and Case Halts.
Judge Ball took to-day of and went
up the Brandywine to Ohadd's Ford to
issue writ ducss tecum on some black
bass which he had located aud tagged a
few days ago In consequences Deputy
Judge Harry Emmons balanced the
scales
The first victim was Samuel Flood. q
young man who was charged with firing
a dead cat through a window of the
residence Of Rose Uineck on Liberty
street. Rose Is Polsnder and speaks no
English She testified to witnessing the
arrival Of the detunct feline and said
samuel was responsible for It. She
objected 70 having her house made
depository for such articles and swore
ont the warrant which Officer Sarcoski
served
Floods employer swore that he had
loaded the cat on wheelbarrow with
other truck and directed Flood TO dump
the aggregation in nearby sewer Flood
objected to usurplng tho functions Of
the Board OF Health. when a half
drunken man who was standing near.
name unknown, remarked then you
don't have to take pussy" and seizl1g
the body sent It sailing through Roses
window
The incident appealed to Floods
humorous side, and he leaned against
tree and laughed Rose came out at
that juneture and imagining that he was
the guilty party. had him arrested. The
case was dismissed.
Isaac T Venn, the baker, who has
been in court several times, and whose
eccentriclties have led the officers to
doubt as to his being more than half
baked, was arraigned on a charge Of dis
orderly conduct brought by his nexs
door neighbor, Elizabeth Tatnall Venn
lives at No. SOB East Sixth street
Saturday night he accostsd Walter
Morgan, who WAS visiting at Mrs. Tat
nails, and used some language to him
which is not found in modern books OF
etiquette Joseph Brennan and Mrs.
Fatnall both testified TO his con duet on
several occasions, which Venn denied.
Judge Emmons pronounced him a com.
mon nuisance and fined him So aud costs.
ae left the dock remarking II don't like
what's been said about me. This
morning Venns wife brought him his
breakfast She had pair Of black eyes,
presented to her by him, and looked as
though he had used her as a sparring
companion. She refused TO appear against
him, however.
Edward Ward, eolored, was arrested
for throwing brick through the window
Of Front street saloon He was acting
disorderly in the place and was elected,
when he took that means of getting
square. l. cost him So and costs.
John Rowe and John Mcguire were
arraigned on charge Of Officer White,
who found them In the neighborhood or
Front aud Washington streets very much
under the inf 1ence OF liquor They were
each taxed 81 and costs.
James Smith was arraigned on
charge Of selling liquor without a license
to K. q Howard and II w. Ferrier, the
spies used by Revs Drs. Watt and
Howard in the recent reform crusade
Neither OF the witnesses could be found.
Ferrier having skipped to Lancaster and
Howard TO Portsmouth. Va The case was
continued until Tomorrow Smith being
released on his own recogniz sDcs. Ga his
leaving the court room he was arrested
by United States Marshal Lannan, who
had a warrant for him for selling with
ont Uncle Sans permission Smith Was
taken before United States Commissioner
5 Redmond Smith and discharpad