Evening journal., 1895-09-10
THE SCALES OF JUSTICE
They Are Put in Active Opera
tion By Judge Ball.
VICTIMS OF THE TODD OUT RAID

Some Of Them Escape the Serious Charge
OF Gambling, hut Pay Pretty Wen for
Their SUNDAYS sport-A Number Of
other Gases Disposed Of IN Municipal
Court.
An afternoon session Of the Municipal.
Court was held yesterday. the object
being to clear from the docket the cases
Of the men and boys captured IN the
raid Sunday at T5dd's cuG The room
was crowded with frieLd5 Of the accused,
and both the committee OF ninety and
the auxiliary corps OF the curiosity
association were out In full force
The FIRST case called was that Of Irving
King and Fred Pulnell, two white lads
who were charged with running a sweat
cloth. At the r, quest OF the city solcI-
tor their cases were continued until this
morning, bail being fxtd at $1,000
each. This morning ex-Mayor Austin
Harrington asked 20 have the ball
reduced 20 $500 each which was done
Charles Bldale, Lawrence Flamer, both
colored, and William Fleming. white,
we're charged with conducting a gam
bling game Three boys were heard and
they testified to having eeen the men
either watching the game OF playing.
officer Doherty testified 70 having
captured a pack Of cards and Chief Dolan
said that the three men had confessed
that they we're playing. The charge Of
gambling WAS per force dismissed but q
charge Of disorderlY conduct WAS held
against them and It cost each $40 and
costs
william Dougherty did not escape 30
easily IL was proved by Walter Brown,
coloreS, aged . years, that money had
been put on his sweat board and he was
held In 81 600 for the upper court
Isaac Murray, oolortd, WAS convicted
Of dlsorderly conduct, IL being proven
that be was shooting craps Hs was
fned $40 and costs
George Eneripg. Henry Prior,
Benz amin Morris. Frank Edwards, Adam
Ketner, Joseph Coorer, Ernest Richards,
James Daker, William Gooding, Henry
Horner. George Relnhold. Hamilton Orr,
Joshua Whalen. Caleb Mcbride Charles
Barry and William Morris were convicted
Of trespass and fined s. and c,sts. Allen
G.. Parker aud Charles d. Wise, who
we're found In tAe net. proved that they
we're simply spectators and were allowed
TO 60.
John stes charged with larceny ora
cup and saucer and a womans dress
waist, was discharged Edward Mulvey,
drunk, was fned 81 and costs and
Alexander Wbortenbury. colored accused
Of exposure Of person, WAS dismissed
on payment Of costs.
Tnis osning there we're a number Of
cases, but none were Of very much i'm
pcrial CO. Tho hrst man WAS John
Maguire, arrested by Officer Scott for
being drunk st Second and Shipley He
will board out 50 aud costs at Sheriff
Gilliss cottage.
Albert Spencer and Bernard McHugh
we're arrested last night while acting
susplciously There was no evidence
against them and they were discharged.
Tae claim made by Mrs Harriet
Fisher that her son Frank
was not ole Of the assailants OF
Simon Slidey was subatantiated by wit
neHses and he was allowed to 60
Eugene J, J,fsris, colcrtd, was accused
BY Mary Stats, also colored with as
sault She was passing the corner Of
Eighth and TAtnall streets, when Eugene
came up aud hit her In the eve, knocked
her down and cured her. he WAS fined
$40 and costs.
william J. Brown, colored, was charged
with .allng thirteen yards or carpet,
the property OF Lydia Jefieris. The
case WAS continued until Thursday, bail
being fixed at 5000
Mary White, -colored, was charged
with keeping q disorderly house at No.
229 North Adams street She succsedcd
IN proving that she was the wrong
party and Was discharged
James Oio, was charged with the
larceny Of q sheet sham from the house Of
Ida Clifford He claimed that 10 was his
bat confessed that he took 10 He was
held ia $500 bail for tho grand Jury.
The case Of William H. Anderson.
colored, charged with the larceny Of elk
knives from Fred FARRELL. was post poned
until to morrow owing TO the absence Of
Detective McVey who Is at home nursing
a sprained ankle
The case Of David Powell. charged
with violation OF the Market ordinance
, and with occupying q stand without pay =
ing rent was called Oa the FIRST charge
Judge Ball decided that there had been
no violation Of the ordinance governing
the curbstone market ln the latter
case Powell proved that he was simply
agent for his brother, and IS an agent
didn't have 10 pay rent He Was dis
charged on both cases.