Evening journal., 1895-11-14
THEY SHOULD REP JRT
Physicians May Have to Re-
cord Accidents and Assaults.
AS IT Is POLICE ARE HANDICAPPED
And In Many Gases the ENDS Of Justice
Are Frustrated-soms OF the Front and
West street Gang in Trouble Again.
Three Men aud Two stolen Coats other
Municipal Court Cases.

West street Gang in Troubls Again.
Three Men aud Two stolen Coats o ther
Municipal Court Cases.
1t frequently occurs that pecp'e
dependent from illness. business mis-
haps. ovsrindulgence in the bowl that
cheers and inebrlates or from varied
other cAuaes, essay to shuttle of this
mortal coil and Heek a new deal In
another world There are also almost
daily, persons who are victims Of violence
or accident Yet IL very frequently
occurs that the cases are kept strictly
private, and the police authorities kept
In Ignorance Of them In some instances.
especially where violence has been used
this reticence on the part OF the friends
OF the victim and OF the physicians 10
attendance has resulted In time being
given for the assailant 20 make good his
escape, and thus the authorities are put
10 a vast deal OF trouble and In some cases
the ends Of justice have been frustrated
With a view to preventing this Ohief
Dolan has conferred with City Solicitor
Harman relative to the advlsabl;ity OF
asking City Council TO pass an ordinance
making It obligatory on all physicians to
report at once cases OF violence, at
tempted suicide or accident to police
station. and fixing a penalty for the non
observance OF such ordinance The city
solicitor will give formal opinion on the
subject In the near future.
Despite the fact that he has lust got
ten through Ru expsrleuce which should
have proved lesson 70 him. aud which
came worry near removing him from this
sphere, Harry, or. as he Is best known,
'Whlskers" Mullln does not seem TO
have proAled much.
Last evening Officer Scott while pa
trolling the coast ssw Washers aud
chum. John Lllley laying low. seemingly
fer q victim. A little later they we're
seen pilotlng drunken man TO less
prominent quarters The precious pair
was run ia aud this morning made their
obeisancs to the Judge. They took he
situation philosophlcally and never even
winked when tho assessment was made
SO and costs.
Charles Reynolds wss another wreck
found stranded on tine coast and towcd
into port by Officer Scott He has been
working AZ Kennett Square aud has b,en
out OF court for two years. fact which
tended to make his fine 81 and costs.
Thomas q Pierce was charged With
dlsorderly conduct, but the prosecuting
witness did not Wish to push the G ise
and on reccoms sndatlon OF the clty soil
tor he was discharged on payment OF
costs.
Andrew Mullen, an iron worker
Charles Rsvy. boiler maker and John
Dunn, pedder, are lodgers at the
house OF Michael Josephs. an Arabian
who lives ct Front and Lombard streets
Andrew bought an overcoat from Revy
the other day for 90 cents Last night
Andrew went out, met a couple OF chums,
got drunk and was arrested. While he
was getting In a box Revy and Dunn took
the coat, together with coat belonging
10 Josephs, and started down street, but
we're arrested and sent In This morning
Mullen WAS fnsd 81 and costs aud tbs
other two men we're held In 5000 bail for
the upper court
John Young, colored, was arrested oD
a charge Of assault preferred by David
Anderson also oolored John pleaded
guilty to striking David, but claimed TO
lave had ample provocatlon As Mother
man WAS ready to 20 TO trial a pjat
ponemsnt was granted until Tomorrow
morning.
Charles Mcclure is a member OF the
Front snd West street gang. and the
police know him. Yesterday sfternoon
he went into Isaac FriedmAn's rooms at
No 4o5 West Front street, aud appro-
priRted two knit undsrshirts worth 81
Frisdman captured him and then called
for Officer Lyons, who took Charles into
custody He had nothing 90 say this
morning and was held In $500 bail for
upper court