Evening journal., 1896-05-28
A YOUNG ICONOCLAST.
Runs Amuck Among the Street
Lamps on the West Side.
HAS TO PAY WELL FOR HIS Aors

HAS III EAr WbhL f0k HIS AUrS
The Auc tioneer's License Cases Argued
in oourt-rhs South Side Election
Troubles Finally Flnished-A watch
Thief HeId-Other Gases In Municipal
Court.
A singular case Of juvenile dspravlty
was developed in Muncipal Court this
morning. when Martin Angerstein, aged
10 years, WAS arrsigned on charge OF
| destroying street lamps When asked II
be were guilty he said: 1T you'll forgive
me III never do 1t again
Ii was shown by witness that the
boy was driving 3 delivery wagon down
Broome street. At Pennsylvania avenue
the boy got out of the wagon and loaded
up with stones As he passed each
corner he took shy at the lamp, and by
the time he reached Ninth and Broome
streets he had broken out thirty-six
glasses. The ordinance puts penalty
Of not less than 81 nor mora than $40 for
each lamp broken, as well as sutticlsnt
sum to pay for the damage, and the lad
shivered when he heard the law read
Judge Ball decided that he should be
punished In at least two cases and fned
him $40 and costs.
The Auotioneer's Case
For over forty years the local sucti-
oneers were protected by license of
$3.50 year and the barring out OF any
persons excepting residents OF Whining
ton. There never was q doubt as to the
ordnance being illegal, bat the auctioneers
recognized that they had soft thing
and gladly paid the fee, until recently
when George Drake was arraigned for
selling without license. He was de
Tended by Walter Il. Hayes, who
raised the claim that the discrimination
against others than residents was clearly
illegal.
City Solicitor Harman recognized this
and moved for brakes discharge Then
he had the ordinance amended so ss to
include any one who desired to become an
auctioneer. Then warrants " ere Issued
against l.. W. and Frank E Stldham and
George Drake, and this morning their
cases were called. Walter d. Hayes
representing the defendants. As l. W.
Sudham WAS conceded to be out Of busi-
ness. the charge against him was dis
missed The charge against George
Drake was taken up as a test case.
The License in the Nature OF a Tax.
Mr. Hayes claimed that the ordinance
was illegal on the grounds that no power
had ever been given to City Council TO
impose a license and also that the license
as charged was q tax for revenue, and
therefore illegal. That II q fee or
license is charged 1t cannot be greater
than will cover the cost of registering OF
licensing the Ructioneers. He cited
large number OF authorities, and then
made q long and exhaustive argument in
support Of hissposition.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hayes argu
ment, City Solicitor HarmAn took up the
l inc of his argument and was still speak
ing when noon came and court took 3
recess until to morrow.
The Election Case Finished.
After dragging its slow length through
two weeks or more, the case Of Harlan
Roberts. Howard Cramer. Calvin Clark
son and George Green the four colored
men charged with sssaulting Officer
Hurley at A and Townsend streets on
the day on which the primary elections
we're held was called last evening and
final disposition made of IL. Horace
Greeley Knowles represented the pris
oners and succeeded In clearing Green
and Clarkson, but the evidence was too
strong on the other two, several wit
nesses swearing that they saw Cramer
and Roberts firing bricks.
Judge Ball said this was not an ordi-
nary case OF assault, or q fight between
factions. but was deliberate assault on
an officer while In the discharge of his
duty. He fined Cramer and Roberts each
$40 and costs. Green and Clarkson were
discharged Later on Lelion Collins paid
the BILL which amounted to $93 60, and
the two were released.
Brown Put Under x-RaIse.
Nelson Brown, tho colOred youth who
was arrested for assault on jeremiah
Stevens way back In 1894 was fined $40
and costs.
Annie Thompson q good looking
colored girl, was charged with stealing
two rose bushes from r R. Andrews
From investigation, the city solicitor
learned that the girls mistress had
lived in Andrews house aud had set out
the bushes afterwards she moved and
then SAINT the girl to get the plants
The case was dismissed, as the charge
should have been one of trespass II any
Thomss Edwards, colorsd, charged
with stealing gold watch from Frank
lin Harris. vas arraigned and tie case
held over until Monday morning.
Elwood, alias slip" Brown and Samuel
Buckner. alias big hand Sam" were
held as witnesses, under 800 bail esch.
Edward Brady was arrested at Ninth
and Walnut streets by officer Gilling
earlier in the morning. he still
had large part OF the jag with him.
He said he came from New York. His
fine was one dollar with the usual
trimmings.
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