Evening journal., 1896-04-14
TESTAMENT VS.. CARDS.
Fight Which Arose Between
Two Lads Over the Latter.
INSULT TO TaG BIBLE RESENTED

The Iusuiter Cats Fined, the Defender
| @ npIlmented-Oae M OF tue Notorious
Front Street Gang the Subject OF an
X-Raiss-KenneJ Pays Ten for HIS
Assault-other Municipal Court Cases.
A rather singular case came up In
| Municipal Court last evening when two
lads named George Fsrrell and Alfred
Taylor Of Brandy vine Vii ge we're
arrigned on 3 charge OF disordsrly coa-
dact. The story IS told by eve witnesses
was to the effect that party Of lads was
st the coner Of Twenty Second and
Market streets when one of the number.
| Edward Steele DIRE testament from his
| pocket aud laid It ou the step alongside
OF him Ferrsll drew q pack Of cards
from his pocket and laii tnem alongside
the testament with the remark 'Iil
match you" when Taylor knocked the
cArds Into the street Then Ferrsll and
Taylor clinched and II was while they
were fighting that officer Todd arrested
them
Judge Ball characterised Fennel's act as
highly reprehenslole and fined him 50 and
costs BE told Taylor that ha had acted
in jastiflble manner In knocking the
cards into the street, aud dismissed the
case 30 far as he was concerned.
MoAteor Gets an Raise.
Patrick McAteer, one Of the notorious
| Front and West street gang, who was
arrested for Assault on Stephen Lyons
| Sunday night. introduced four OF his
companions rs witnesses. They had, un
fortunately for him not heard the owl
u IL q h.. "a NItt -
good Thoy swore that Lyons, who Ia n
short aud slight built man was drunk,
while MoAteer WAS sober, but that Lyons
grApplsd with McAteer threw hln aud
banged him generally Judge Ball re
minded McAteer that he had been
arrested three times for assault. The
first time the prosecuting witness with
drew the charge and the second time
both parties were at fault. A fac OF $40
and Gusts was inf cted
Budget Hayden. q resident OF Rail-
road avenue, was arraigned on charge
Of disorderly conduct. The case was
PARTIALLY heard, and the evidences pointed
| to eQusl fault on both sides-a regular
nelgnborly iarrel A contiuu ancs was
taken till lnls morning, however. when
Bridget failed TO sppesr warrant
was issued and BridgeJ will zlesp In the
blue and gold room to night.
Samuel Got a Doss OF Law.
Yesterday morning Samuel Ksnney
while dlunk went into produce com
mission plscs at Fourth and Kiog streets
and mad. general nuisance OF hlmself.
John McPhee politely showed him the
door, when ssmuel turned aud rezluR
the old man, threw him over "a barre
hurting hia pretty badly. Sergeant
Welsh called Samuel and he came Judge
Ball fixed tho cost Of the experiment a.
$40 aud trimmings
Thomas h Carroll was arrested lest
night BY Officer Lucas at Front ans
Market streets Ths Off ser WAS walking
down Front street when he saw Thons'
walk across 10 the opposite corner from
that on which he was standing and
knock aman into the gutter. Llcas ar
rested Carroll and then looked around foI
his victim. but he had few de- coop
The case wss continusd until to morrow,
bail being fixed at $500.
1t was Not jail Delivery.
Lewis Ebert. Stnuel Welsh and
Mavtin Blake. tbrse young colored men
we're arrested Sunday for assault OF
henry Baldwin. Since then they hAv'
been locked up In default Of bail. bu
this morning the chsrge against then
, WAS dismissed on motion OF the oity
solicitor The lads we're so overjoy Jed a
their release that they made a bolt do vi
the steps leading from the court room h
the police station proper Tarokel
Little, who WAS Rt the b,ttom o. th'
steps, saw the flying Japs aud the visioJ
OF escaping prisoners hissed througl
lis nina He grabbed Tor the trio and
, got one. the other two never ssoppiul
until they reached plscs Of safety Tf
! rscaptured & ser was a,lo ved 70 90 a
SOON as explanations could bs made b.
Sergeant Welsh.
1 Chsrles II Roblnett holds ftst rank oi
/ the police calendar as an uumiLigate
nuisance When drunk he talks At tn
q rate OF a mile minute and always seek
h the police station ss a plscs TO air hi
= oratorical abilities Saturday night b
was sent ia for Kicking up row on th
coast and Sunday morning was dued
, and costs This Was paid aud he was b
lowed 10 90 Last night ne was agsi
o sent in and this morning he WAS sgai
= fiaed 81 aud costs.