St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12
POLICE COURT MELANGE. rwg-
Republican Delegate Gets Into the
Wrong Place.

the Republican city convention inaurated
a preliminary session yesterday morning in
the police court. Officer Banker had found
a prospective fragment of the convention
wandering about East Seventh street, Friday
night, immersed in a foreshadowing of the
unanimous mental confusion characteristic
Of Sam Lowensteins reform delegates. Of
fcer Banker declared to Judge Twohy that !
in his opinion the delegate from the Sec
ond precinct Of the Third ward had been
ION a glorious jazz Michael McManomin
admitted his identity, but insisted in effect
that his presence at Market hall was abso-
lutely necessary to secure to degraded
community the exalted moral stimulus of
Republican principle. Several leaders Of
the party had been called in hurriedly from
neighboring bank and other offices. They
also begged his honor to remember that Mr.
McManomin an influential and consis-
tent Republican, who could lily be spared
from the deliberations of the undef1led. But
az the delegate could offer no excuse he
was fined $40. Upon the further statement
however, of John Ives, Mr.. McManomins at
torney, that the latter was a delegate Gin
whom the local Republicans had reposed spe-
cial confidence and trust, Judge Twohy re-
mitted the fine and sent the trusted patriot
forth to assist in elevating the standard of
pure politics and municipal reform.
Mrs. McGrorty, August Holberg and John
OBrien had been arrested by Officer Banker
In saloon East Seventh street where
they were portraying in their feeble Western
way 1.-THE life she is" of the Latin
quarter. Mrs. McGrorty didn't come UP to
Judge Twohys ideal of the real Trilby. Be-
sides, the prisoner had been arrested before,
under similar circumstances, and knew bet
ter. Judge Twohy would have dismissed with
gentle reprimand, an ingenious Trilby who
didn't know, but he sent Mrs. McGrorty to
the workhouse for ninety days. August Hol-
berg went out for ten days and O'Brien was
discharged.
Mrs. William Breed, charged with taking
purse containing S110 from farmer at the
| Bodega concert saloon, appeared in court
| holding pretty infant of four months in her
arms. No formal complaint was presented,
! how ever, and Mrs. Breed secured a continu-
ance until tomorrow, when she will doubt
| less be discharged.
| The case of William G. Robbins, the former
treasurer of Ariel Commandery, knights of
| Malta, who is alleged to have embezzled 5000
of the commandery's funds, continued
until the Goth inst
Christian Johnson, boy of twelve, who was
said to have taken two bottles of pop from
Rice street store, was severely reminded
| that pop stealing lead directly to train rob-
bling, and that he was sadly imparing his
chance to be, some day, the president of the
| United States.
Louis Lothian, charged with larceny, was
allowed to go free. the complaint being with
drawn. 1t had been alleged that Lothian put
on frock coat Friday evening, and that the
garment was the frock coat of clerk In a
| Seventh street clothing store.
| Judge Twohy certified the case of Walter
Healey, boy Of sixteen to the district court.
His mother who is dying of consumption,
desired that her unruly boy should be sent to
the reform school. where he might amend his
ways.