The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08
POLICEfCOUIRT, TAB.
Judge1Orr Disposes of - Number uof
IntereatinE Gases.

Judge'Orr DispOseB of 'a9Number 0of
| Interesting Cases.
George Ritter land two sons, aged
| seven and nine years, were arranged
| In the police court yesterday to an
swer charges preferred by the police.
The two boys. George and anton, were
charged with burglary, and the father
was arraigned under sectionz653f OF the
penal code. relating Ito tina care of
parents over children. The boys, 1t was
claimed, broke into the butcher shop
Of Christopher Larson, at Seventh and
Bradley streets, on the night of June
IL, and stole ham After hearing the
| evidence Judge Orr discharged the
younger of the lads and continued the
case of the other until July 10. The
charge against the father of not proper
ly governing his children was continued
| to July FL.
Joe Cooley, Joe Ruvelson and Michael
| Markowskf, the three men arrested by
Detectives Gruber and Werrick week
ago on the charge Of larceny, it being
alleged that they had stolen a quantity
| of iron from j. D. Moran's stone quarry
on the upper flats, were discharged on
the original complaint owing to the fact
that the amount Of property stolen
would not permit of asconyiction. The
men were, however, hmm ediately re-
| arrested on the charge Of petty larceny
and each subjected to- fine Of S.. slga
| Edward Russell. who was brought
back from Duluth by Detective Gruber,
for the alleged theft z.of4 $26-s from
| Pomeroy's news stand, In the Valentine
| block, was formally charged with lar
ceny. Judge Orr granted the prisoner
a continuance until to-day.
| Fred Thompson was before the court
| on the charge Of violating the bicycle
| ordinance Thenapson1 Was arrested on
Summit avenue, near r Manchester
| avenue, for riding upon the sidewalk
| without having q lantern attached to
his wheel. He stated to the court that
he had started out early In the evening
| and expected to sreturn before 1t was
dark enough to require the use of a
| lantern. Judge Orr thought the excuse
| offered poor one and fined Thompson
| 81.
W. J. Miller, hotel runner who fire.
| quents the vicinity Of the Union depot
was arraigned under the ordinance
regulating the solicitors for hotels on
the complaint of Officer Ahearn. Miller
secured a continuance until to-day.
| The officer Is authority for the state
| ment that 1t Is Miller's practice to in
suit strangers who refuse to accom-
| pany him to the hotel for which he
works.
When John Grelish was called upon
| to answer the charge of assault and
ba terry upon his wife the woman
whom he had abused made strong
plea for clemency and secured her hus-
! bands release. The story told by Mrs.
Grelish was sad one. Last Thursday
she said her husband had reached
home in an intoxicated condition and
brutally abused her. Officer Newell
was called to the scene and placed
Greiish under arrest. In the meantime
sick babe had approached the. point
| where death was but the question Of a
| short time, and twas for the purpose
of allowing the father tor look once
| more upon theoface1of his child that
Mrs. Grelishs gedeJud ge Orr to- dis
miss the charge against her shusband.
Assistant City Attorney Openheim also
requested that the man be allowed his
sliberty and 1T was so ordered by the
court. Grelish lives at Park avenue
and Lyton Place. sssss1 Goiy8 ARIA
Frank Ab Birch told Judge Orr that
he was an habitual drunkard and
asked the court to- have him. certified
to the probate court. Mrs. Birch, who
made sthe complaint against her hus-
band, also made the same request and
1t was compiled with. a. e