Evening journal., 1895-10-23

Property-A Reckless Driver Pays for
Hts Fun-A wife-beAter wants Speedy
Trial and Don't Get It other Municipal
Court Oasss.
Harry McCsrn. short statnrtd
colored fellow with logged look and
eurly deposition, stood In the dock Of the
Municipal Court this morning charged
with stealing a suit OF clothes from
Howard Cramer, also colored. The goods
we're Gxsd at a value OF f20, and were
taken from his home, No. 1lS A street
last Monday night, and afterwards TO
covered from second hand stores on the
coast, where they hsd been sold Mary
roskell was one OF the purchasers. Act
ing City Solicitor Horace Greeley Knowles
asked her In his most persuasive
tones II she could Identity the
prisoner as tbs man from whom she
purchased the trousers" In question
Now the word trousers has no more
pacs Ia Mary's dictionary than pockets
have IN u dogs pants and she seemed
puzzled. When the solicitor held up
the article 10 question she looked relieved
and said Oh, pants Yes he sold en-
to me for = dollor aud a halluf
Another dealer gave Harry 5 20 for the
coat and vest When asked n he had
anything 20 say McCAnn simply answered
NAV Judge Ball held MIN Ia $500
bail for the upper court.
The two dealers consulted with each
other after the disposition Of the case
and then Mary asked the Judge II she
would get her s 90 back She was
told that when she bought the goods she
ran the risk Of losing her money, and
the court could not aid her With an
expressive shrug Of her shoulders fhe
left the room mutterinR Veil my
dollar and hallut'a gone
George r and Harvey Higgins aged
| l3 and IL years, who we're found IN
verv much intoxicated condition Ia l..
Q Kent 4 C,'s lumber yard yesterday
afternoon. made their appearance In
court this morning They looked neat,
clean and bright. and far different from
the ragged and dirty urchins who were
unloaded from the patrol wagon and put
TO sleep In cell They said that they
got drunk on cider which they purchased
OF a stors keeper on Second between
| French and Walnut streets They said
that there was another boy drinking
cider and who was afterwards drunk
Judge Ball directed Chief Dolan and
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case, and In the meantime tue charge
against the boys was held up
William PAradee is a boyish looking
fellow, with tendency TO drive rock-
lessly Whenever he gets drink or two
too many Yesterday afternoon Officer
/ W j. Massey saw him turn from A into
Hsald streets With his horse on a dead
run aud at once collared him. This Re
the second time William has been in
trouble for this offense and he was fined
81 and costs.
Frederick Wagner, the man who
about a month ago 70 brutally assaulted
his wife on Morris court, a litlle alley on
Tatnall between Sixth and Seventh
streets, was Brought into court this
morning bis wife, who was In the
Homeopathic Hospital, left there
couple Of weeks ago without " rning
and has since bsen In thiding. The city
solicitor asked that Wagner, who has
5.en ia al, be held until next Monday,
when tue police authorities thought they
would have the woman.
Wagner obi iscttd as he bss been IN
| jail for thirty days, and demanded a trial
| forthwith Judge Ball said It was
Wagner's own fault that he had been
kept In jail, aud the postponement was
/ granted bail being hxed at $500
Wolf Cohen. typical son Of Israel,
WAS charged by Ofheer Taylor with
peddling without llcsnse The case
was put down for Friday morning
officer Hurley scored his first catch Ia
john Rodshi who was found at Front
and Market very drunk IL cost Rodski
& and costs for his experiment with coast
whiskey
George Gibson was Officer Davldron's
Offering. He, too, was at Front and
Market streets drunk, and his sssess :
ment was { and costs.