Evening journal., 1895-09-30
HOW Do THEY GET RUM?
A Question That the Court
Would Like to Have Answered
DRINKERS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES

NilhAhhou-M Mchlty NouA ntiu TOT AHper
oourt-other Municipal Court Gases.
One Of the singular things which de
velop very frequently ia Municipal
Court "a the abolute loss Of memory
shown by habitual d unkards, minors and
women who are rraigned Tor being
drunk, as to where -sy get ttelr liquor
To this fact is due the life OF those
OF the saloons on the coast whose pro
prietors would sell their villanous stun
TO baby II a nickel could be gained
thereby.
Mary Beatty, an old, grey haired
woman, Is frequent visitor to court.
She Is a victim OF drink and has been In
charge OF the House OF the Good
Shepherd on several occasions. When
ever opportunity Oilers she will get
drunk and then IL becomes necessary 20
arrest her. Judge Ball, Chief Dolan and
the officers, out OF pity for her, have
always shown the greatest kindness and
charity, until their patience has become
exhausted. Yesterday she was brought
in by Officer Shields who found her,
heplessly drunk on Lombard near
Fourth street. This time she was sent
over FOR ten days, in default OF 81 and
costs She was asked where she got
her liquor, but could not remember.
Patrick Dougherty, two thirds OF
whose life is spent In the Chateau de
Gillls, was found by Officer Edwards on
Wilson street begging He WAS alfo
under the II ilnence OF LIQUOR although
this he denied. remArking, "How could l
get any liquor yesterday Il was
Sunday" Judge Ball decided that he
had better retire again for forty. days,
and he will resume his occupation st the
stone pile.
William Powell got out OF Jail August
90 and was found by Officer Ward on
Shipley and Water streets. helplessly
drunk He got s. or 40 days He
couldn't tell where he got the liquor
William Mclaughlin came out Of jail
about two weeks ago and was caught
begging by officer Floyd over the
Brandywine. He was drunk. His dose
was SO or 80 days A like sentence was
passed on Frank Diggins. colored. who
was drunk and cursed the officer
Thomas Furey said an rovoir to the
sheriff on September 20 He was very
drunk at Front and Madison when
officer Maguife found him. This time II
cost him s. OF forty days.
Officer Davidson appeared as sponsor
II
on the coast while trying 20 steer big
tows of schooners. Their names were
Spence Williams and William Mitchell.
both colored terrors, and Daniel f
| Cornelley, a glider from PHILADELPHIA
The FIRST two got So OF thirty days. but
Daniel was q stranger aud was let down
with s. or ten days
Mary Devine, whose husband is an
II L.
street, and when told by Officer White
to 20 away. cursed him. She was con
| trite, but it didn't work, and her fne
was Fixed at SO or thirty days.
The casessof Patrick Ryan for assault
on his sister in-law, Fanny Murphy, and
Henry Graham. colored. for as
sault on Mary Brown. or Jeans,
as sac best known, were dis
missed, the complainants did not
desire 60 press the charges When askeo
by Walter Il Hayes, who acted as city
solicitor for Mr.. HarmAn, as to her name
Mary was very sauoy and had TO be
called down. The assault occurred at
i No. 105 Water street, on May ~, but
Henry has bsen out Of town ever since
He will pay the costs.
Shortly after midnight Saturday night
Special Officer Smith OF the p, w. & b
railroad arrested William Herstein and
Daniel p. Markowitz at the depot He
claimed that they were drunk and dis
orderly but this they denied. Turnkey
Little and Sergeant Durney said that
neither was drunk when brought IN, and
they we're discharged
Addle Todd and Henrietta GrinnaRe,
colored women, were charged with acting
IN dlaorderly manner at Seventh and
Madison streets They were arrested by
Ofioer Rice and pleaded guilty. Each
was fined So and costs
After the Wild West show on Saturday
afternoon Robert Tisrney and another
man got into fight on Front street
beyond Union. Jacob Oswald was an
onlooker, and as Is generally the case, got
punch or two from Robert The cost
OF the blows was So, which Robert will
have TO pay or 60 to New Castle
AS Officer Davidson was sending In two
men from the patrol box at the corner OF
Front and Market streets. two young
women asked him to arrest James
Wilkie. who was standing near, on a
charge of assault and using insulting
language. This morning one OF them,
Mary Csthcart, said that Wllkie had
followed her several squares and had
struck her in the stomach with his hand
Wikie denied this and the case was
continued till to night TO give him a
chancs to produce witnesses, bail being
fixed 1t $500.
On August II. Charles d. Thompson,
colored who had been teaching school AZ
iron Hill to get money TO take him.t1
college, and who resides at No 932 A
street, swore out a warrant for his half
brother Wesley Cook, for stealing
$l2 O2 from him. Cook left town and
didn't return until Saturday night, when
Thompson ran across him on the coast.
Wesley promised TO return the money,
but again made his escape, when OficeT
Shields ran him down. He was placed
under 5000 bail for the upper court.
Wesley Is also wanted in Chester as q
witness and also for larceny.
Hop Lee and Hop Wing, two almond
eyed sons of celestial kingdom charged
Howard Porter. aged 16 years. with
breaking into Wings laundry on Walnut
near Eleventh street, on Thursday and
stealing a copper boiler. worth So. two
pairs stockings. two collars and e meat
knife Also with returning on Saturday
and stealing 50 from the money drawer