Evening journal., 1896-07-06

And Paid the Penalty for Their Folly
Two Men Who Tried to Make the Day
Lively-six Youthful BurglArs-EujAh
Used Cane on Hattie-other Gases In
Judge BAli's Domain.
It was busy morniHg In Municipal
Court, aud the curiosity committee aud
non workers auxiliary was out In force.
Billy Heal had his hands full keeping
order, and it WAS only after he had
threatened to pull the place that the
dulcst voice Of the clerk could heard.
There was full dock and lodg docket,
and after all business had been disposed
Of, II took the veteran choir master and
keeper Of the balances half an hour to
get the Precipitation of the weights.
The Fourth Was Too Tame.
Matthew Mills aud William Lloyd,
two colorsd men, were charged with too
much snthuslasm The Glorious Fourth
was not lively enough for them, 80,
about 80 In the afternoon. after loading
up with FIRE water, they started to enjoy
themselves.
They were walking along Hamilton
street, small thorougbfare in the rear
of the BIjou, when they met Cato Waller
and William Fisher, RlEo colored, whom
they promptly knocked down. Then
they tackled John Williams, another
colored man; then they were arrested.
Then the Scales Dipped.
Both Mills and Lloyd pleaded auilty.
and were punished. Mills got $25 and
costs and three months for assaulting
Williams, and $25 and costs and three
months for aseaulting Fisher. Lloyd
got $25 and costs and three months for
J assauiting Waller and $25 and c,sts and
three months for sssaulting Williams
Other charges against each man were
held up. They left for New Castle at IL
o'clock.
Willitm Smith, colored WAS charged
with disorderly c,nduct but the prose
cutting witness was merciful, and he got
oil on payment Of costs.
Another Heavy Weight Used.
I Eli al Townsend, colored. VIII, was
described by a witness as 'tres oheus
man an and not 70 be fooled wifi, and
who was In trouble once before for stab
bing smother colored man, WAS charged
| | by Hattie Ellis his mistress, with knock
ing her down, kicking and beating her
' and then breaking her left arm with 4
/ loaded cane. She saip he was drunk and
she had started to Chester TO get out OF
his way when he overlook her In the rail
road cut and assaulted her He denied
= the charge. but the evidence WAS to'
!. strong for him and he got $50 and costs
I and six months.
Kept a DisorderiY House.
Ada MSrkowski, a Polish woman livlu,
= on Logan street, was charged by be
: neighbOrs with keeping disorderl
= house. II was shown that there wa
= = music, dancing and much noise at he
house every night, notably Sunda
nieh hts, and sbe WAS fined S20 and costs
Elijah Furchsss, colored, who lives q
the foot OF Tatnall street, WAS charge
!, with selling liquor without license an
u also kespinR house Of lll-iame. Th
= state was not ready In the first case an,
= Eli al was held under $500 bail till to
~ morrow. After Henrietta Jackson ha'
\, testified against him on ths secon
:, charge, he claimed to have witnesses an
the case was held open till 10 morrow
V bail being Fixed at $500.
Youthful Burglars.
Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday al
l. ternoon Officers Ward, Scott aud Peter
A son found the store at No 4l6 Marke
70 street open and while Peterson RENAME
ID the store keeper. While ne waited tw
z small bows. Harry Kessler, nged 10 an
10 Herman Klarr, aged ., entered the stor
remarked that they would fill tbel
- pockets and then give the other boys
chance and then went back to the coun
- ter, when they were arrested
N Later on John Schultz aged 8. WilliaI
al Boyle, IL years; Samuel Dsnney,
ie years, aud Martin Joyce. II years, wer
" arrested and plumber stolen from th
store found on them.
de- They Are Held for a while.
IT, This morning they we're arrsigne'
- Denney said he found q bunch Of KEY
= at Gordon Heights and was trying thei
r, on store doors. when they found II
door Of No. 4i6 open. They enters
lR and helped themselves There was
z; tendency to lay the blame on eac
+ / other. They got away with about 81
money, and 81 In cOnnterfeis and pluggs
silver.
Judge Ball remanded the lads for
SIC while until he could decide as 10 VIII
N. disposition he would make OF ther
Schultz and Dsnney have been
. trouble before.
M Tried the Wrong Rouse.
rth About 10 o'clock Saturday nigh
Ter George Potter, colored. while drunk. tri
as. to break into the house Of Patrick Tone
No. 2l5 West Eleventh street. Office
. Marr and Long captured the man. al
after having subdued him, locked hi
up. Judge Ball 6ned him $40 and cost
John Devine arrested by officer War
drunk and sbusivs on Front street W
fined 81 and costs
William Powell was charge by Howa
Cooling with stealing coat and We
but there WAS no evidence against b
and he was dismissed.
/ William H. Fisher. colored, charg
with stealing a watch from Lucs WI
lisms WAS discharged rs there was
evidence
lis It Was Dear Lodgtog.
William and Bridget CGrbery "a
lodging without authority In an emp
house, No. sos Walnut street. which v
l. in charge Of j. jackson Pierce. Off
Kelley caught them tnere This NOR
ng Judge Ball churg ed them 50 a