The herald., 1896-03-25
JUSTICE OWENS BUSY DAY
He Disposes Of an Unusually Large Number
of Offenders

he DispoSes Of an Unusually Large Numper
of Offenders
Justice Owens had great press of busi-
ness to attend to yesterday. and it required
job lot OF drinks and vagrants who APP
peared before him. His honor was evil
IDENTIFY feeling badly. as only one case of
intoxication was let off with a So fine, the
usual rate. w. S. Morgan paid that sum
and was glad to get off so easily. John
sessed S5 each and John Cahill and Harry
Murphy, failing to answer, had $5 each
put up as bail forfeited, An old SOL
dier named Rufus Littlefield was allowed
to depart, no complaint being filed against
him. Frank Wells and Martin Lyon, each
received $40 or ten days, while the top
notch sentence of all was that of Charles
Blood, $50 or fifty days in Jail.
A man named Smith charged j. +.
Cronin and j. d. Hardwell with disturbing
a religious meeting. 1t was shown that
Cronin made all the row, Hardwell merely
being drunken looker-on. The latter
was discharged, while his companero got
$40 or ten days. John Deagan went to
sleep in restaurant while drunk and
eject him. 1t cost him SIS or fifteen
days. John Ross will have trial today on
a charge of petty larceny. He is accused
of making way with several suits of clothes
and some cloth from tailor shop. Peter
Roch, the Italian candy man, paid 81 for
obstructng the street, while his compan-
ion, Peter Comachi, was discharged.
George Blockenberg and John Vance had
their trial for stealing plumbers tools set
for today at l 80.
For violation of the laundry ordinance,
Wong Bong and Wong Sing paid s. each,
and Ah Chez and All Now $40 apiece.
Austin Roman, charged by Mrs. Mary
Er,ro yxx,itt vii al la
media and Fifth streets, had trial set for
today, and went out on $50 bail, he having
$265 on his person when arrested, but re-
fused to pungle before. Two vagrants,
Thomas German and Albert Hubbell, we're
given thirty-day floaters, and Rosa Wilson
hada 100-day commitment suspended fer
the same reason. May Richter will te
tried by jury, April 9th, for vagrancy,
and is out on $50 bail. Her ''mac,"
George Davis, had his case, with jury
trial, set tor April 4th, but he was re-
leased on his own recognizance.
The barber shop Disturbance OF the
peace in which Sam Christopher and f. X.
and taken under advisement. Both men
pleaded their own cause, and did it we'll
G. H. Downey got full and raised cain in
a saloon at Washington gardens, for which
he was assessed $40 or ten days.
A colored man, H. l.. Williams, en-
Rageu IN dispute Win Two nackurlVeTS,
Dolph Green and one Christie, and, they
claimed, pulled a knife. This Williams
denied. The row first started at old
Mother Browns road house, and was con-
tinued when all hands got into town. Viii
liams paid 50.
The percentage poker players, w. P.
Bennett and J. B. Maupin. had trial set
for the 27th at 1890. They are out on
$50 cash each.
A battery case with three principals re-
suited as follows:
Joe Brown was discharged, Joe Smith
had his $40 bail money applied, and Tom
Hanley had his hearing 60 over until today
at p. IN.
In Justice Morrison's court Chinaman
named Ali Jim was held to the superior
court in 1000 bonds for stealing hatchet.
Jim has a prior conviction hanging over
his head, which makes his act felony.
Charles Frank, f. Henshaw and Harry
Pedler were adjudged guilty of disturbing
the peace and heavily fined. George
Frank WAS discharged. The crowd of boys
vent to dance about week ago and the
Frank brothers took along their sisters.
The latter were ordered out of the hall,
and over the insult which they thought had
been offered to their sisters the trouble be-
gan. A man named Cone was the com
planning witness.