Evening journal., 1896-07-28
PLAYED A WRONG CARD
He Claimed to Be a Reporter,
But His Hand Was Short.
AND He sKIPa FOR OTHER FIELDS

Cross Channois-AIonzo Paya for the
Privilege Of oorrection-other Gases In
Municipal Court.
One evening last week while the OH
GERS ~ the poles atation were aitting
awaiting call, young man entered /
and thus addressed the house sergeant:
81 am reporter on one OF tho leading
New York dsilias but am on a vacation.
When left my oiilce, Rs Is custom on
ali papers, they took my card and locked /
It up
Then he explained that a reporter was |
not on duty unless he had card, and |
that his work ceased when that card |
Was locked up.
The police officers on duty smiled ss be i
sang his song and At once started 20 look |
up-not his card, but his person. he was |
trying TO Identify photograph swin
dler. so he said
a prisoner-Eot n Reporter.
Yesterday noon be WAS afrestod ny 1
Officer j. II. Mossey He hsd visited |
newspaper Offices aud secured loans, and |
had represented himself as y jewelry I
agent with jewellers, but had not secured !
loans
This morning he WAS arraIened, but
the only charge against him WAS
vagrancy. Judge Ball looked over the
newspaper men. the only ones be had
succeeded IN soaking, aud decided to let
him 20, providing he left town inside OF
hall an hour. He was given an escort so
as to make hIs going sure. He went.
Where True Love Ran Rough.
Horace Smith, park guard in Cool
Spring Psrk, was charged by Mlsa Berthe
Mills, OF No. 211 West Fourth street,
Chester with annoying her 1t was
simply quarrel between lover and lover.
and the case was held up The only
question evolved was whether a guard
could leave his post Of duty 60 escort a
woman who had looked, not wisely but
too woll, on the cup, to her home.
James Patton was charged by John
Savile With dlsordarly conduct James
claimed that John was the sggressor, and
he probably WAS. but Jamos lost his tenn
par and used bad language It cost him
~ and extras.
james Got Away Easily.
James McOarthy,a Philadelphia gentle
man in reduced circumstances and with a
face on him that caused Johnny Ryan to
seize his hammer and seek tho City Hall
tower. was charged by Officers Shields
and Scott with being drunk. His face
would have convicted bim of arson, yet
he got ofi with 81 and costs. The
( Curiosity Club, which wanted him as .
} curiosity, paid his hua
: Alonzo Ward was charged By hig wife
! lin common lGw-Agnes Mcnlove with
assault Both are colored. The case
, hinged on blow struck by hlouzo. due
20 delayed breakfast, and the exercise
} cost him 50 aud trimmings.
Mary Had a Little Duck.
Mary Ankor and her ducks wCrs called
into court. IL was charged that she cut
the flyers" or webs ont of her duoks'
; feet and Il WAS shown that she had bee n
! notified that she should not 90 it. Judge
Bah decided that she had used cruelty In
10 handling the birds and fined her 800
and costs.
Walter Fagau. charged with disorderly
conduct, was arraigned, but the hearing
, mas postponed until TO morrow.
Samuel Demby, colored, bad two
charges against hlm; assauit on Harry
Macon end keeping gaming table Ol
the h.st he was held In 800 bsil tin 20
morrow, and on the second In $1,000 ball
TIL the same time.
Went to the Upper Court.
, Edward Mcdonnell and Patrick Con.
way we're charged with highway robbery
It wss claimed by Levi j. Hammond
? that he was met by the two. induced tC
. walk down French street aud then held
up Officers Shisldr, Maloney and Scott
arrested the pair.
When arraignod, both men claimed Il
be Innocent, but waived a lhearing anc
went TO the upper court, bail being 6xec
at 81, ,000
Il Maryland Wants Thom.
Frank Smith. Lewis La France and
q George Snyder we're charged with lar.
oeny. They are suspected OF being th,
Y parties who broke into car in Maryland
d They were arrested by Detective Jones o
e the p, w & B and we're held until to
2 morrow, until the Maryland authorities
x can be secured.
II At the time OF tho Howard Watt
Il crusade Florercs Worrall. who kept
. place at No $50 Orange street. wes on
. OF the victims. She forfeited her bsi
. and skipped Yesterday she came bAcl
u and was promptly arrested. The cbsrg
II sgAinst her is selling liquor withou
lioeuse. The case WAS continued unti
o August