Evening journal., 1895-07-08
RICHARD WAS HUNGRY
So He Entered a Butcher
Shop and Helped Himself.
A CASE OF MERCY AND JUSTICE

Patrick Had Record and WIN Keep 1t
Intact-A Sisters Plea Saves Thomas
Furey-A Woman who Reoonsidered
Her Decision as TO PIedge-takine.
Municipal Court Cases.
One of the instances where Justice
tempered with mercy best subserves the
law, came up In Municipal Court this
morning in the case Of Richard Maynard,
rather good-looking and intelligent
Gel man BE is a brewer by trade, belongs
IN Baltimore and speaks only German
He came to this city TO seek work and
spent all the money he hsd Without
finding the desired employment.
Saturday morning he WAS very hungry,
and with the view Of securing something
to eat entered the butcher shop Of Frauk
P. Beeson at Ninth and Pine No one was
there, and after waiting short time he
took up a knife and cut about a
pound OF meat from half ham lying on
the block. As be was going out George
Stats, who works for Bseson, and who
witnessed the transaction called to bim
to give back the ham, but, not under.
standing English, Richard kept on. The
boy called an officer and Maynarl was
arrested.
When arraigned be pleaded guilty.
and, through Lewis Hammerer. said he
was very hungry. He cried like child
and seemed TO be IN fear. The city
solicitor said that in view OF the
circumstances he thought 1t would be
no miscarriage of justice If the case was
dismissed, as the man had been In the
cell for two days aud had
been already sufficiently punished.
The slices taken were worth
30 cents, but in cutting it off damage to
the extent Of 81 was done to the ham,
Judge Ball said that while the amount OF
theft bad nothing to do with the fact,
still he would entertain the motion Mr..
Bseson also said that he didn't want to
see the mau fur 5her punished. The case
was dismissed.
Patrick Dougherty Is a man with
record. He has spent eleven months and
two days out OF q year In New Castle
lsil for drunkenness. and just got out
Monday Saturday night Officer David
son found him In helpless condition at
Front and West streets. Be owned up
to having been very drunk and was fned
50 or forty days.
Thomas Furey is another well known
police court attendant Officer White
found him at Front aud Market streets.
tie centre of curious crowd He was
very drunk. Furey's sister, who has
frequently interceded for him, made a
strong plea for just one more chance, as
be had a job to 90 to ia Philadelphia
Judge Ball gave him the chance and he
was discharged
As Officer Murphy was crossing Third
street bridge about / o'clock yesterday
morning, he saw hslf-a- dozen men
lighting on this oyster wharf. He drove
them away. an hour later he found
them there again, ana, ranging them ia
line, started to take them to the box at
Fourth and Pine streets They went all
right for while until Michael Mcdonald,
who WAS on the lead, advised them to
make break at the same tins setting
the example The officer succeeded in
capturing Mike and sent him in The
call for the wagon was rung at 90 aud
Ia nine minutes, the prisoner was in the
cell. 1t was remarkably quick work.
The fine imposed was 81 aud Gusts.
John Spath, boy aud one of the
members Of gang which has
caused great annoyance al Seventh
and Poplar, was arraigned by
0l4CcL Wiling On CutIkt OF corner
louDging, He pleaded guilty and was
fned 81 and costs The police are bound
to break up this gang and think they
can do so.
Mrs. Annie McGonegsl, who lives at
Kentmere, was charged ith abusing
William Lundy and his wife, neighbors.
The evidence showed that she bore good
character but WAS In the habit Of drink.
ing too much at times.
Judge Ball asked her if she was willing
to take pledge when she Indignantly
replied Il will not. can keep from
drinkiag when l want to- Judge Ball
fined her So and costs when she quickly
said: well I'll take the pledge, but
there will be a settlement later on. F"
The fine stays
Charles Brooks, the colored lad who
stole the stove, was convicted and sent
TO the Ferris Reform School
The case Of John FarrRgher, for selling
liquor on Sunday, was dismissed as the
prosecuting witness could not be found.
Robert McCsdden' 8 case came up. He
wGs one of those ehsrged by Rsformsrs
Watt and Howard with violating the law,
but the case was dismissed on the recon
mendatinn OF both Drs Watt and Howard