Evening journal., 1895-06-26
GUN WASN'T LOADED.
Or Cornelia Harris Might Have
Occupied the Prisoners Dock
CASPER GETS A BIG PUNISHMENT


A Lot Of Drnkmsn who wni walt for i
Decision on the License ousstlon-Ford
Barely Escapes the Law aud Higgins
Falls Under ia Day in Municipal
Court.
Just Whist attraction there IL In an
ordinary session Of the Municipal Court
Is a mystery, but 1t Is seldom that the
lobby Is not packed with curious speota.
tors. The committee Of ninety and the
young mems auxiliary corps, compris.
Ing old and young men, black and white,
who seem never TO spin, SOW or reap. vet
seem to live and exigt.
To be confined for nm hour or more Ia
close room, on warm day Is by no
means pleasant, aid when to this ia
coupled the fact that seldom Is any ot
the evidence distlnguishable beyond the
court rail, the mystery deepens. The
fact remains, however.
This morning the cases brought
against the milkmen for neglecting 10
take out licenses as required by the
ordinance, created considerable interest
and there was large attendance WI n.
Lyman and II II Ward represented the
dealers IN the laoteAl fluid.
The dealers were Mary e Reynolds.
Thomas Gray, John Carson, Samuel
Amss, w, w. Stroup. Edward Wood :
ward, William L. Banks. William w
Talley, A. A. Colt, Charles Grier.
Frank Barch, Alexander ERgleton. n
Il Moore. T. A Beatty, Mark Sheldon a
w Weldon. W. G. Beatty. Harvey
Hollingsworlh, Richard Rothwell. w a
Beatty, Jacob A Weldon, I. 4. Weldon
James n. hilvington, f. @ psarce,
Robert Beatty, Pred Weber, ] 9 Knotts'
George W. Fincher and Free Gardner.
IL vas agreed upon bS the city solicitor
aud the counsel TO take one case np "a
morrow, and then send u to the upper
court and mske 3 test case OF IL. the
balance Of the cases TO be determined by
the result OF tho trial Thomas GRAY
will have the honor OF being either the
martyr or the hero OF the fight.
Two more cases were called William
Eldredge could not be foundry the pollce
and the warrant WAS placed Ia the chic 4
hands to be served. George Alter was
summoned but failed to appear and Al
attachment was ordered issued.
William Il. Scott was arrested by Ser
geant Black, yesterday afternoon after !
hard run for dlsorderly conduct In an Bast
Fourth street saloon conducted by
Andrew p Lohner Scott went Ia for
beer and on being refused IS he was
already under the influence OF liquor.
rouudly cursed Lohner. He was eisotsd
and again returned whom he was again
put ont This time on leaving hs
grabbed beer glass and ran away with
II Judge Ball administered fine Of 81
aud COSTS
Amanda Parker, colorsd, was arrested
by Olhcer Rsinholiz on Heald street
She was drunk aud cursing everyone IL
the neighborhood The officer told hsl
20 go home, bat che opened the vials Of
her wrath on min and he was forced L
give her both ths marble heart and tn.
glad hand She got &2 and costs.
redd5" Mulvey Was 10 the coop SUI
day, was let 60 on Monday, got drunk on
Tuesday and arrRigned to day. He vas
fined $3 and costs and will retlre for 3
while.
John Kelley WAS arrested by Officer
Mcguire for being drunk He said b.
came from Baltimore, was horse shoei
by trade and had fallen over the same old
coast roclS-and-rJe He got 81 and costs
or 30 days
Spencer Williams, colorsd was charged
with disorderly conduct. The prosecutlro
Witness failed 10 show up and Judge Bal
dismissed him Spencer said he worked
day aud night aud wanted to sleep the
balance Of the time, and Clerk Adams Is
busy trying to strike that balance.
Lizzlo Beale, the girl who WAS sent to
the Industrial Home several weeks age
for vagrancy, was again In court. She
claims that the inmates OF the home kept
accusing her Of drunkenness and she was
opposed TO that She liked the home we'll
enough bat the girls she didn't. She
wanted a home Ia the country or other.
where's and she was placed In the charge
Of Chief Dolan.until place could be found
for her
Casper Brown, white, q peddler OF
herbs and roots went into the house Of
Oornelia Harris, colored No S033 But
tonwood street. Cornelia. while she
has lived in pretty rough neighborhood,
has always kept her name clear OF doubt.
When Casper attempted TO create trou
bic be was ordered out and at once
assaulted Cornelis. cutting her back OF
the left ear with a knife.
Cornella testified to the circumstances
and remarked: III my gun had been
loaded It wouldn't have been you that
would have been here might have
been, but you wouldn't Brown was
sentenced 60 psy fine OF $25 and costs
OF two months imprisonment
The case OF William Ford and
Lewis Higgins charged with us
ing Tillie West for immoral pur
poses, was tried In private. Ford
was discharged as his offence occurred in
February before the new laws extending
the age Of consent TO eighteen years had
been passed. Tillie lives at No. S3i
Lancaster avenue and was 10 years old
last November Higgins was not so
fortunate, as his offense occurred June
l6 he was held in 81 600 for hearing
in the upper court.
Pictures. Room Mouldings and Man
tells at Yerger's, II East Third street.