Evening journal., 1896-06-24
POLICE OLA PODRIDa
PADDY the Goat" Complains
of Having Been Insulted.
THEN DRowEs SORROW IN DRIEK

And LApds In His Old Quarters In the
HAli-rhrse Old Timers who Returned
For Their Ratlons and Cot Them
Owners Wanted For Two Supposed
stolen watches.
About 3 o'clock this morning Patrick
Dougherty, better known along the
coast by the not very classical name of
Paddy the Goat, and who has a record
OF almost continuous service at the
hostslry presided over by the sherid,
entered the patrol station aud complained
that he had been lnsulted ana threatened
by "nahgur He was closely followed
by the colored cltIzsn. who explained the
case.
"Ys see dat man tackled me on de
street an wanted to fout me. tole bin
dat | doan' wan to have nothln' to do
wifi Iisb, specially dem watts besn an
jAil, an | knows he's been dar case Use
been dar vii I'm Ef he done fool wifi
me l'ss rash his mug offsn him." and
the Indignant oolored brother marched
out.
An hour later Paddy was found lying
on the pavement at Second and Justlson
streets. helplessly drunk He was sent
In by Officer Scott and laid away to sober
up. This evening. II In condition, be
will Ne returned to his old quarters
A Trio Of Old Timers.
When Judge Ball mounted the pulpit
In Municipal Court this morning and
took his seat on the embroidered cushion
which decoretes the woolsGck, he was
| followed by the eyes of three old friends.
/ he glanced over the combination aud
| then drew the casket containing the
heavy weights nearer to his elbow, and
awaited developments A psrceptibls
shlver ran over the trio In the dock Snd
| the wind from the silver plated far
whlstled mournfully through Patrick
O'Brlsn'a whlskers
Patrick. who Just got out Of Ill last
Thuraday aud VINO has been prospecting
for liquor ever since. was captured
by Officer Scott ON Market street aitei
be had unsuccessfully tackled eevtra
peds striRne for contributions to the anti
thirst fund de had as n CO laborer Ia tb'
cause. John Callahan, and both worthle.
we're sent In
They denied emphatlcally that they had
eysn thought of begging, bat their pro-
testations cut no Ice with Judge Ball
who taxed each "a and fxlngs As th,
coupons on their government bonds ar
not yet due. they stand a very gos
chance 30 60 rer.
Peter VIII Resume His Quarters.
Peter McGinchey was the third Of tn
trio. He Is vsry familiar with the work
ings OF she court sealos. and has bee
very faithful IN his attendance on JudQ
1 Ill H..
| got full OF iLhammAtory l,quld
! | shortly after midnight was found b
officer .Rslnholtz, Rt Front and Marks
Streets, drunk aud using bad iauguag,
, BE declined to cease bis remarks whe
requested, 30 Louie ran him ia. Jude
. Ball thought e3 aud costs would ht h
case, and he will 90 over for 80 dA VI
unless come angel puts In an appearance
Owners wanted for watches.
There are two watches at the polIs
station for which owners are wnnteC
! | There are Rlso two colored persons
| William Fisher and his wife. Ia who's
J possession the time pieces were founs
who are believed to be crooked aud VII
may get clsar uuless the owners 81
4 found
Fisher was arrested on Saturday nigl
" by Sergeant Black on suspicion that
! WAS connsctsd With the theft OF n wat,
. belonging TO Michael HAYES. OF No. 81
p Church street, which was recovered
Philadelphia just after William + Rotl
4 we'll, a Wilmington jap. had pANnsd
Roth we'll was aiRsst,d aud will
y brought bsck TO morrow.
. When Fisher was searchsd a smI
gold watch, with black guard attaohe
was found on him. Re claimed that I
watch had been given 20 him by q woma
= organist OF the church he attends. b
. the woman, Wher questioned. difolaim
70 ever having owned watch. let alo
giving one TO william. Then he tc
other stories, sll Of which were proved
be false
Mrs Fisher Could Not Explain.
IL Mrs. Fisher was then looked up and
or WAS found that she bad placed n silv
watch, heavy single C lse. Walthsm moi
h ment with a down town j5weler sevel
,o months ago, and as she could not give
satisfactory account Of how IL came Ia
her possession, she was locked up.
"a Fisher and his Wifa formerly liy
hs between Camden and Wyoming and hG
not been 10 Wilmington many montl
- watches we're stolen, perhaps n
AZ parties In the vicinity OF their old hon
IA The two will be arraigned TO morr
- morning, and II the owners should co
ha forward by that time there would
ne considerable relief experienced by
.re authorities.