The herald., 1896-10-15
POLICE COURT KEPT BUSY
Many Minor Cases Before Justice Owens
Yesterday
Runge to be Prosecuted for Larceny-A
Burglar Arraigned and a Petty Thief
Sentenced-The Other Offenders

Justice Owens was kept busy yester-
day attending to the business accunlu-
lated in his department of the police
court. Justice Morrison did not occupy
the bench in his department., although
several matters were scheduled for
hearing.
Feilx l.. Runge, the industrious East
Side thief, was to have had examination
on a charge of burglary, but 1t appear
Ing that there was no chance of convict.
ing him on this charge new complaints
were sworn out charging petty larceny
In two cases. On these he was arraigned
and trial was set for the goth at 8: 80 a. m.
Runge stole most of the stuff found in
his house little at a time, and there was
nothing to prove burglary, save the pos
session Of the stolen property. There is
no end to the cases of larceny that can
be preferred, and if he is prosecuted on
all of them he will probably spend year
or two on the chain gang.
Adolph Groux, the French deserter
from the U. S. s. Philadelphia, captured
by the detectives with property in his
possession stolen from the residence of
Clyde j. Sheets, at the corner OF Church
avenue and Margaret street, was ar
raigned on charge of burglary and ex-
animation set for today at 10 a. m
Groux was seen coming out of the Sheets
residence and captured on First STREET
on description furnished the police
Sentence of ninety days in the city
Jail was imposed on Juan de la Cruz,
who pleaded guilty to stealing pair of
shoes from M. P. Snyder & Co. Tuesday
morning.
Willie Henderson, Ed and John Nc
Intyre, lads about 15 years old, were az
raigned on charge of having assaulted
Chinese vegetable gardener named
Loui Sun on Date street few evenings
ago. A gang of young hoodlums at
tackled the Chinaman and bruised him
up by throwing rocks, etc. The McIn-
tyre boys were captured Tuesday even
ing, Henderson yesterday morning. All
pleaded not guilty and trial was set for
the 23d.
Adolph Rambaud. who had been ar
rested earlier in the day on warrant
was arraigned on charge of battery
committed upon another Frenchman
named Jean Ranguis in saloon board
ing house on Alisc street. Trial Of the
case was set for the 18th at 10 a. m.
A boy named Bert Sterner pleaded not
guilty to a complaint alleging battery
upon another lad named Leon Farey
Both boys reside on Anderson street
and got into fight a few days ago, re-
sulting in Farey getting licked and
swearing out warrant for Sterners S
arrest. When the latter heard he was
wanted he came to the station and gave
himself up. Trial was set for the 18th
and Sterner was allowed to go on his
own recognizance.
Paul Koyne and his wife Louisa, Ger
mans, were tried for an alleged battery
upon Otto Cytron. Neither of the de-
PENDANTS could speak English and it re-
quired a good deal of patience to get at
the facts in the matter. At the conclu-
sion of evidence they were discharged,
the battery not being proven, although
the justice gave 1t as his opinion that
the defendants were liable for disturb
ing the peace.
j. e. Steel was arraigned for battery
committed upon B. G. Hayden at the
Chicago Wall Paper house Tuesday af-
ternoon pleaded not guilty and had trial
set for October 18th. He wac released
on his own recognizance pending hear
ing. H. Simpson was convicted of bat
terry and got sixty-day floater.
negro named William Boon ap-
peared to answer to a disturbance of the
peace complaint sworn to by Thomas
Henry of 125 Vine streec. He was tried,
found guilty and ordered to appear on
the 18th for sentence. Jose Savas was
acquitted of charge of disturbing the
peace of Don Antonio Garcia and dis
charged. Henry Meadows, negro, was
fined $40 on conviction of battery, but
the fine was remitted
Ed Lee, begging vagrant, got five
days straight in the city Jail. Elsie Lee,
a negro wench. was given $40 or ten days
in Jail for soliciting land two Chinese,
named All Wing and Ah Hun, pleaded
guilty to selling lottery tickets and paid
fines of SO each. Six drunks rounded
out the list and got nominal fines IN
proportion to the size of their jags.