Evening journal., 1896-06-25
A CASE MUCH IN POINT
Where the Municipal Court
Could Act and At OHce
AID SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY

A Coat stolen, Value S3-The Trial VIII
Cost HuDdreds--The GrowIorwssUhAsed.
nrs. Boyle's Troubies-A watch Case
Opened. .-other Gases which Came be-
fore the Judge.
Every week there arise cases where the
Municipal Court could decide and the
county saved money. Thess are generally
petty lsrcenIes. where the article stolen Is
worth probably few dollars at most,
and the expense attending the trial,
amounts to manv dollars No other al
tentative remains but to send the case to
the upper court.
A case In point occurred this morning.
Charles Bddls, colored, was charged
with the larceny Of coat. owned By
Michel doiden. All employe In a King
street commission house The coat was
estimated az worth 50 by Golden. but IL
was shown By ons of his Witnesses that
II was gift In the 6rst place. The pris
onsr claimed that he found 1t In barrel
outside the store.
The Coat Was Gone.
Golden said he left 1t hanging on
banister near the office, and when he
went TO get It. it was gone. He next saw
Il on Biddle's back. Several witnesses
were introduced TO chow that the coat
WAS there and that Blidle had It on. Judge
Bal decided that Biddle had not proved
whore he got the cost and must explain
to a Jury The bail Was Fixed at 5000.
Mrs. Sarah Boyle. who lives at No.
High street, wss charged wi b keeping =
disorderly house Several neighbors
were witnesses against the woman, and
the evidence showed that when drunk,
which has bsen most of the time lately,
Mrs Boyle has been foul mouthed and
disorderly. day and night.
The Growler was Chased.
One OF the witnesses, when asked II
she ever saw beer carried iu, remarked
with a smlle "Yes, they ch hased the
growler pretty hard" She was fined 800
and costs As she left the dock she re
marked: "When ] get home I'll show
thea people what III do Her foolish
remark led to her being brought back
and placed under $500 bonds TO keep the
peace.
Her daughter. Mary Boyle and George
Pointer, an old man, werc charged with
disorderly conduct. The evidence
showed that there had been considerable
very disgracsful conduct in the house in
which both Of the prisoners participated
Judge Ball fned each $40 and costs.
A watch Case Opened.
The watch case was then opened
William Fisher and Charles Brown, both
colored, we're srrsigned, on a charge OF
having been Implicated with w. f Roth
well. now IN custody in Philadelphia. 10
the. tbeft Of watch from Michael Hayes
Of No $40 Church street Fisher wal
held in 5000 bail for appearance Satur-
day morning. and Brown was discharged
as the evidence was not sufficient to hold.
Carrie Fisher, wife Of William Fisher
was also arrsigaed on a similar charge.
out was discharged as the evidence was
not sufficient to hold.
Patrick Dougherty. alias Paddy the
Gost." was Rrraigned. he Left New
Castle for pastures green, last Friday
BE found no greener pastures and goes
back for forty days In default OF 50 fine
and costs
August This Time ia the Fail.
Jacob August took fall this morning,
Yesterday ks started from home TO earn
some food for bis family II got an
order for groceries from one OF The
trustees Of the poor. and after filing It,
tried to pawn It on the coast Off isl
Lyons saw him and tried to get him tC
take the food home BE refused snf
then WAS sent in Judge Ball fued him