Evening journal., 1896-06-10
RAN IN BLOCKS OF FIVE.
And Judge Ball Was Kept
Busy With the Heavy Weights
TRAIN RIDBRs ARE PUgIaHBD


Court Can DO Is-ssstorhsnn Convicted
OF Assault and Fined-Othsr Cases in
nunIo' pal Court
When the big bell in the City Hall
tower struck the hour OF this morning,
Judge Ball, who has been absent In
Princeton renewing allegiance to bis
Alma Mater, took his seat on the wool
sack
There was deck full Of pro ilgals.
Walter II Hayes was again In charge
Of the legal oiler.
Came In Blocks OF Five
Abel Riggs was the first victim He
was captured by OH ser Peterson asleep
In 5000 carriage, which stood In the
| ArchwAy OF French street factory
Considerable complaint has been. made Of
the practice OF vsgrants selecting these
carriages as their lodging places. and
much damage has been done by them
The Judge expressed his determination
to break the habit up and placed So and
costs against Abels mans. Hs WAS not
able to pay It and went over
Andrew Higgins. James Ludwig, John
Kelley. George Hill, William Wright and
Frank Harris. the last three OF ebony
hue, were arrested by Dstective Dillon
and Special OHieer Smith for stealing
rides on the r w q B They were
con vieted aud each one was sentenced to
pay s. aud costs Toe judge remirked,
as he inflicted the hnes, that the practice
was 4 dangerous enc aud must DO broken
up
81 ould Join Maceo's Amazons.
Thsre was a select function last nj z ht
among the colored 36j known as the
ratnAll Street Ooterle and Georgi anna
Dixon was one OF the bellies Shortly
sitter midnight ths attention OF. OH Ger
Merr was attracted 10 q heated argu men
which was being held over the steps n
tr0duced into the colored & rnRl.
Tha party, Of which adeorgiGua was
one stopped on the corner OF Eighth and
Washington streets and Georgie had Just
announced her confidence In her ability
to lick any man Ia the crowd and her
willingness TO die, II need bs. for her
cousin, when the officer interrupted the
discussion long enough to send the
belligerent Amez)n In. This morning,
when she took her seat on one OF the
upholstered benches In the dock, she was
as meek as Moses She did not even
object when the foe Of So and costs was
imposed. but 1ietly obeyed the beck OF
the officers hnger and went below "a
await the starting Of the chariot.
These Drew Double Ratlons.
"Acky" Dugsn, who. by the way. waS
chrlstened John. was charged by his
aged father with dlsorderly conduct
His father said that " Acky hai been .
thorn in his hssh fol the past twenty
two years, land yesterday vent to biz
home and deliberately broke every disl
there. Judge Ball, remarked tha
"Acky" had not even shown the spirt o.
the Prodigal, snd deserved sewers
punishment. tits doubtful II "Acky's'
good angel will stand good for the so
and costs. and he will become q boRrdeI
at the CHATEAU de Glllis.
Clrlstlsn s. Sesterh mi was charged
with assault with intent to kill William
Il steRrett at Fifth and Monroe streets,
on June 2. At the time of the assault
5tearett told the reporter OF the EVENING
JOURNAL that Sesterhenn had fired q
revolver point blank At him, the ball
passing through his hat within half an
inch from his head.
uls Memory Detective.
When placed on the stand, however,
Stearett could not remember much
about the affair, save that Sesterhsnn
aud he had some words over a bill. and
that Sesterhenn had thrown SONS missile
at MIN He could not explain how his
hat received the holes In It
Other witnesses saw Hes' erheDn put
his hand In his hip pocket ana heard .
report like q revolver but could not
swear 10 It's being pistol 40 a wagon was
between them and the prisoner
Sssterhenn himself claimed that be
had no revolver. He explained that when
he came mp to where Stesrstt was, he
had a small burr or nut IN his hand aud
that he threw this at Stearett 10 hit
the dash board Of the wagon making q
/ sharp sound. Then be ran as he feared
stearett might hit him With hammer.
The state could prove no intent To
commit murder and was obliged te
abandon that chSrRe and content Itself
| with one Of assault On this Sssterhenn
was faed $40 aud costs
These Were Fortunate.
Richard Porz,. colorsd, was charged
by bis wife with dlsordsrly COL duct
The latter was c)ntent to have the
charge dismissed, and this was done
Richard paying the costs.
Efs LsRoue and Cora Burton colored
claimed that IS they we're passing Sixth
and French streets some men who were
testing n length of hose. turned the
water on them and c implicitly duckeC
them. 1t was shown that the affair wal
an accident and the only one OF the party
who WAS accused was discharged.
Samuel Q. Pyle, charged with violat
log the city ordinances prohibiting OBJ
structing OF sidewalks. was granted Z
continuance until next Monday and th'
case Of James Kelley. charged with as
sault, was put down for to o-night.
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