Evening journal., 1895-09-23
MARTIN GOES UP HIGHER
He Cannot Explain Why He
Stabbed Officer Murphy
TO THE COURTS SATISFACTION

And Judge Ball Holds Him In Five
Hundred Dollars Bail for the Grand
Jury-rwo Men with Pistols Held.
Other Cases Before the Municipal
Court.
Charles H. Robnstte, when be gets
drunk, is a nuisance not only to the
ofiicers but also to the people who are
unfortunate enough to get in the police
station Saturday evening he fell by the
wayside and was run IN. This morning
he was 6ned 80 or thirty days.
Frederick Teats, colored. Is one Of a
party Of young colored men who persist
In annoying the people around the market
on Saturday evenings He ran up against
couple Of white men LAST Saturday
night and the result was his arrest by
Officer Lane His experiment c'st bin 50
John Hsggerty was arrested by Oihcer
Schell on Kirk between Fourth and
Fifth. ssleep on the sidewalk He
wasn't exactly drunk, 30 he got clear.
Evan q. Miller, an old man whose
garments bore the mark OF much use,
was arrested by Officer Hutton, drunk
and vagrsnt He was taxed 81 and costs
Samuel Mulligan, arrested BY Officer
Welsh for being drunk and dlsorderly,
paid So and costs He tried to induce an
officer to take a drink
Special Officer Sun derland arrested
Joseph Wright and w. A. Bradshaw two
Philadelphia men, for trespass IN a car
at West Yard. They were fined So aud
costs
Edward Brewington. colored, drew a
revolver on Henry ]. Stanley also
colored, as a result of an argument in
the P. w. & B depot BE was placed
under 500 bail to answer a charge of
carrying concealed deadly weapons An
attachment was issued for Stanley who
failed to show up.
Howard Fountain, colored, arrested
by Officer Davidson, also had a revolver
and was placed under like bail
Frank Hearn was charged with assault
ing Michael Kelleher ut Front and
Market. BE could not definitely indentlfy
Hearn and the case was dismissed.
Kelleher could not give good excuse
for his non-apDearance In court Saturday
and was fned 50 and costs for contempt
John Morshan. charged with assault
on Nathaniel Walls, was arraigned but
his attendant physician stated that his
condition was such that he would be
unable 70 be here for 4 week at least
The injury consists Of fracture of the
Uranium. The prisoner was held without
bail
Martin Corlss was CHARGED with
assault on Officer Murphy. He was
defended by II r Bringhurst, Jr. A
number of witnesses were examined and
the facts developed that the oilicers
were making an arrest when Murphy
was hurt. The claim Was made BY the
defense that the warrant was not shown
and Corliss had a right to defend him.
self
The evidence was too much for Martin,
although he made good fght for liberty
and Judge Ball held him for the grand
jury In $500 ball.
He then came back at Captain Cham
bers who, be said, assaulted him while in
the cell He claimed that after his arrest
and while locked up Sergeant Black
Turnkey Little and Captain Chambers
entered his cell to quell a fight between
two of the prisoners and that the captain
hit him on the head, inflcting q wound
10 was shown that Sergeant Black and
Turnkey Little stopped the row but th at
Captain Chambers didn't hit Corliss. The
case was dismissed