The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
JUDGE RoBINsoN's BUSY DAY.
4 Long and Lively Session of Municipal
Court Yesterday.

Judge Robinson of the Municipal court
found dock filled with prisoners yes
terday morning when he took his seat at
the bench to dispense justice to the law
breakers and disturbers of the peace.
BssiGes tho usual number of DRINKS ana
street walkers, there we're several assault
cases of more than ordinary interest and
il was not until late in the forenoon that
The docket was finally cleared of its cases.
John Lindguest, pleasant faced Ger
man sailor of almost giant proportions,
was arrested on Monday night for fight
ing with James Price who is also sail
or with q hard cast of features and red
hair. Each man claimed that the other
was the provoker of the fight. Lind
guest claimed that he was standing on
Commercial street with some of his
friends when Prioe came along and sung
out "Hello Dutchman. The German
says be told Price to go along about his
business but the fellow persisted in an
noying him. Lindguest then pushed
Prics off the sidewalk and struck him.
Price retaliated and lively scrape was
the result. While it was in progress a
policeman happened along and arrested
both men. Judge Robinson fined Lind
ugest S. and ons half costs and Price 50
and one half costs.
Mary L. Nally poorly dressed woman
about 40 years old, had pififul story to
tell of a husbands i'll treatment and
abuse. She said that she had supported
Naiiy for over six months while he was
sick, and had tried to be good wife to
him. On Monday he got job unload
ing cargo Of salt and OH Tuesday when
she returned home she found her hus-
band lying on tho floor in a drunken
stupor. Nally had bought pint of al
cohol and after drinking about half OF 1t,
had hidden the bottle and when he woke
I'D could not find it. Nally then be-
gan to abuse his wife and threatened to
kill her If she did not find the bottle.
The woman could not find the alcohol
and Nally then struck her behind the
ear with his fist, cutting her head badly.
He followed this blow up with several
more, knocked her down and kicked her
several times on the side with his heavy
boots. DR.. Pudor examined the woman
beforu court convened yesterday morning
and testified that her left side above the
hip was badly bruised aud swollen.
NalIy had moth ing to say to his wife's
charge but accepted his five months
sentence to jail which the judge gave
him in sullen silence. Mrs. Nally sotbed
bitterly when her husbands sentence
was pronounced.
On Tuesday Albert A. Hodgdon,
Benjamin Hardy and Edward A. Steven
son hired team Of Wilson, the livery
stable man, and started out as they said
for two houra' drive. Hardy and
i Hodgdon came back with the team at
six o'clock. The horse was nearly ex-
hausted from ovsrdriving, had about so
swollen ridges on his TANKS where he
had been whipped and seemed generally
used up. MIR. Wilson had Hardy and
Hodgdon arrested for cruelty TO the ami
ma, and they were in court yesterday
morning. Eodgdon and Hardy both
claimed that the horse had acted badly
and that they had been Obliged to USE
that the horse Was very clever one and
had never acted badly when well used.
Each Of the boys was fined s. and costs
by the court.
. Edwin E. Howe who claimed to be a
sewing machine repairer Of Bath came to
this city Tuesday and commenced to
celebrate the nomination OF his fellow
townsman Mr.. Sewall. The result was
that he got drunk and jagged. He paid
his fine yesterday morning with many
apologies and ordinations as to how it
happened.
job Cookson who was waiter on
tn steamer Bay State and was charged
with the larceny Of two diamond ear
jewels valued at $500 from Mrs. Baxter
OF New York, was discharged yesterday
morning by the court for lack of evil
denco,