The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-23
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
The Gale Case the Prominent Feature
saturday-other Matters Before the
Court.

Court.
1t was pickpocket and vagabond day in
the Municipal court Saturday morning.
The most important character was John
W. Gale, charged with picking the pocket
of City Clerk Dyer. Gale would be quite
a smooth looking fellow under proper
conditions; but as he sat in the dock in
his oldsclothes and with black eye given
him in the struggle over his arrest, he
was not progressing.
Z He has said nothing since his arrest,
i and he maintained the same silence
throughout his hearing, tho only words
from him being his plea of not guilty
when arraigned.
City Clerk Edwin L. Dyer, was the
first witness. He said that August 1S, he
went on board the war ship New York.
When he came off he had his pocket book,
but when he got onto the Forest Queen,
he found that his pocket was gone. He
then recalled a,large man had bothered
him as he got off the ship. The man got
in front of him and jostled him in vari-
Gus ways. At once the witness started
around the boat and soon found the large
man with another man sitting beside
him on the lower deck. He pointed them
out to the clerk of the boat, who watched
them.
Frederick Johnson. clerk of the, Forest
Queen, said Mr.. Dyer reported his loss to
him and took him aft and pointed to two
4 men whom he wanted watched. One man
was the large man. and the other was
an older man, Gale, and wore derby
10 hat liz z,se
* When they arrived at the wharf the two
!, men fastened to getsof.- The witness fol-
lowed Gale, who was going fast and had
;lehanged his derby for cloth hat Over
taking him, witness asked him were he
was.going. Gale asked why he asked.
= The witness said he was curious as to his
haste.E Gale. then said he was going to
join his partner. Witness then seized him
and fight began. Fred Chase came to
witnesses help, and Gale was secured.
Then the witness turned his attention
to the other man whom he had seen with
Gale on the boat. The man had by this
time gone into the waiting room, where
he was with woman. When arrested he
said that he had come down from Lowell
with his wife to see the fair. There was
nothing to do but accept his story.
Mr.. johnson then went onto the Forest
Queen and searched for the derby hat
which Gale had worn when first seen.
This was found under camp stool.
The Judge found probable cause against
Gale on charge of larceny from the person
and bound him over to the September
term Gales bail was fixed at $500; but
he will probably be unable to raise it.
Next in order were the vagabonds, all
young but rather rough looking fellows.
One of them was youth of color. Most
/. of them were found near Rigby in box
ear by Deputy Sheriff Plummer.
sgil Their names were James Martin, AL
bert Denuchy. Daniel f. Donahue,
,fPatrick Collins, Harry McQuade, Arthur
Kent and William H. James.
! eli They all denied that they were vaga-
bonds, and as there was no evidence
against them6 the Judge ordered them
discharged. 'b545
4s,, Joseph Shehan, also held as q Yagabond,
was d1Scnergeu, tne county attorney nol
pressing the case.
Hugh Gillen, intoxication. Fined So
and costs.
William A. Maxwell, intoxication.
Fined SIS and costs.
= John H. MCGOWAN, intoxication. Ten
. day in county jail ,.,
Albert E. Glidden, intoxication. Ten
days in county jail.
James Hagan, intoxication. Twenty
days in county Jail.
Phillip Mcclure, larceny. Thirty
days in county jail.
William Sutherland, larceny. Con-
tinued TO Monday, August %, 1897.
Michael j. Devine, search and seizure.
Fined 100 and costs. Appealed; sureties
furnished
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