Evening journal., 1895-08-27
1T COST HIM JUST FIFTY
John Didn't Make Much of
of Big Quarterly.
MILLIss TESTIMONY OF NO VALUE

La houe'Hi Lut Judge BAH DOESN'T rake
Any stock in It-His Honor Was "a Boy
Himself-An Important Market Case.
Olher Municipal Court Business.
When Municipal Court opened this
morning there was large attendance as
three Of the cases for selling liquor on
Sunday were to be called City Solicitor
Harman, fresh from the sea shore, was
on hand and Walter II. Hsyes was there
to meet him
When the case Of John j. Dolan was
called Mr.. Hayes, who represented him,
wsiyed a hearing on the two charges,
and the Judge sent them TO the upper
court, fixing bail at 5000 in e,ch case
Yesterday Officer Glliug received in
formation from Al f. Robolski, ragman,
that he had been pelted with
watermelon rinds by boys at Eighth and
Poplar streets. He picked out Robert
Pierce as the main offender and the
officer arrested him When the charge
was read to the lad be pleaded not guilty,
and a call Of the clerk falling to bring
forth the prosecuting witness, Ju5ge
Ball remarked: 81 don't think the case a
very serious one / used to do the same
thing myself when a boy" Then
turning to the youthful prisoner he
added Robert, things are much
stricter now than they were when / was
Z boy, and Il don't do to indulge IN ANY
such practices" when he was inter
rupted by Clerk Adams saying ''the
prosecuting witness is In court, your
honor
Robolskl was sworn and testified that
he had been hit with the rinds and
that Robert threT them Both Charles
s. Hurlock and bis younger brother. who
keep 3 store at No 70i Poplar street.
testified. however, that Robert wasn't
there when the rinds were thrown, and
the case was dismissed
William zsigler, arrested by Officer
Ford, and Joshua Wilmer. colored, by
Officer Davidson, were charged with
corner lounging. They we're each daed
| 81 and costs This Is in accordancs with
the new plan OF the police authorities to
arrest the crowds hanging around the
coast and thus prevent any subsequent
trouble.
Henry Nahl WAS arrested by Officer
Massey at Tenth and Church streets for
being drunk He had not been in limbo
for over year, aud was let of with 81
and costs
John Smith, colored. Of No 1l06
French street, who W. s charged on two
counts, for selling liquor to the people
attending Big Quarterly last Sunday
pleaded guilty on one charge and was
feed $50 ana costs Tho other was
dropped
Efhe LaRoue. co'ored plead d not
| guilty and with q confident air stood
| trial. j. Mills, coloIed, WAS the only
Il r~fN L. ~ - FOL kn
| chief OF police that he bad drank bser In
Efie's place in Andtrson's court and had
sean psrties DAY for t. When be got 90
the stand, however, he forgot ali about
II and said that he went there with a
stranger, didn's know anyone there.
didn't see anyone pay for the beer he
drank-in fact was u surprise to the
state all through.
Judge Ball said that the place was q
dive and had been brought TO the notice
Of the court before. He declined TO
allow the osse to be dismissed ard con
tinued 1t until to morrow TO allow the
police TO get more evidence Mills as
soon as he left the stand skipped for the
| front door, but Captain Kane, who doesn Z
propose to let these cases 20 by default,
If he can help il, followed the msn out
ard In few minutes he was back In the
chiefs Office He WAS held as 3 witness
and II bis story Is proved false may be
obliged TO stand trial for perjury.
| Raymond Benson, oolored, met Clara
Lewis. Of the same hue, on Front street
i Sunday. She lives near the bone mill
and knew Raymond. he called her but
she insisted on his going with her. be
did, and after arriving at the home Of
her friend, Ida Watson, their relations
became friendly. AS a wind up he
accused her Of stealing 81. which she
denied. Then he bit her on the arm aud
hit Der In the face. He then had hsr
arrested for larceny snd che retaliated
| by seeking him for assault She got the
best Of It, for he was fned $40 aud costs
and she was allowed to 90. A charge
may be brought sgainst her for breach
OF promise.
The case Of Hugh Mcbride charged
with assault on Phinsus Hastings vas
continued until to morrow bail bsing
fixed at 800
For the past twenty one years David
/ Powell has had q stall In the Third street
| market and sold feh on what Is known
as Webb court. Clerk Of tbe Market + J
| Neidermsier charges him with violating
the market ordinance by selling outside
the limit He was arrsigned this
morning The claim Is that his stsnd
reaches 81 feet from the building line
and thus outside the limit. Also that he
is non-renter and has no right there
oven T. inside the li0e.
he claims that the market building
stands three feet inside the line, and
that he has not gone beyond his lire
Also that his right to use the stand
comes into his contract fol bis stall.
Judge Ball said that a number Of new
and novel questions had erisen from this
case arc that he should continue II
until Thursday. In order that he could
weigh the law, and also TO permit the
prosecution o call another witness
Mabel Lee, coltrsd, WAS arraigned OF
a charge Of stabbng William Grinley OF
Sunday night. She WAS arrested BY
Officer Shields last night The case wai
continued until o-morroW morning
Grinley, who has been In the Delawar'
Hospital was present Ia court and looked
very rocky The cut on his left leg wal
serious one and he walked will
difficulty.
The Police Commission.
A. the meeting Of the Police Com
mission last evening officer Aiken wa
I 1owo Tor cf dufv