San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-16
RECORDERS COURT.
MAYOR OALLAGHAN BACK ON TIE
JUDICIAL STOOL.
Had Quite An Array Of CASES, All o.
Which he Readily disposed OF, With
out Any Great Ceremony.

The Honorable Mayor. Bryan Gala
CHAN, occupied the judicial bench
with a vim, Mr.. Warrington did the
prosecution act and Capt Bill Hennes-
sey received the money and kept tally
of the fines on His Honor in the city's
courtroom this morning and quite a
good business did they to, too, killing
or rather occupying a large amount of
good time, but when the court came
to close the city was better off by
several dollars as well as several addi-
tions to it's street cleaning and city hall
painting force. His Honor was there
for business, as he said, and he proved
the assertion by the time he was
through with the delinquents who We're
lined up before him.
The circus was opened by the grand
entry of Prof. Jas. MacMahon, chaper-
oned by the west side terror to evil
doers, officer ]. NJ Shelburn. He was
charged with being unlawfully drunk
on that officers beat. an offense which
the efficient limb of the law does not
take kindly to, and after listening to
the evidence and giving him care
full survey, as if to judge whether or
not he would be a creditable addition
to the street force, and evidently arriv-
ing at the conclusion that he would,
His Honor entered the words Ten dol
lars or ten days" on his book and the
gentleman with the unlawful jag took
seat in the latticed enclosure guarded
by officer Van Ripper.
The next presentation made to His
Honor was that of John Foster and
Mike Shehan, charged with fighting
and from the appearance of Foster
the charge was not wrong. He had
one eye unwillingly closed and beauty
spots adorned his face in various pla-
ces, which he claimed were placed
there by Shehan by the aid of his
crutch, Shehan being one-legged man.
AS Shehan had job he was only as
sessed a five but as Foster put up a
song and dance about being a plumber,
out of work for the past don't know
how long, ETC., he was stuck ten dol
lars or ten days. They were the eff
cient Quintana's victims and were ar
rested last night in the Cinco de Mayo
saloon on West Commerce street.
Ella Brown, one of officer Daniels
pets Che don't think), was next brought
up for being a vagrant, the same old
charge, and she pleaded "a little bit
guilty" to the charge but the mayor
saw otherwise and found her guilty
ten dollars worth.
Three small boys were next brought
out before His Honor's piercing gaze,
charged with disorderly conduct, by
officers McCloskey and Walther. They
were Claude and Leo Northcraft and
Hiram Brady. After suggesting that
they be brought out in a basket His
them, gave them a fatherly lecture,
promising them two weeks feast on
bread and water in the city bastile for
the next offense and allowed them to
go. They stole some fruit from a
Houston street fruit store yesterday.
One of the boys had a pole with
hook on it which he used to appropri-
ate other peoples property, especially
figs and pears, with. The mayor pre-
scented the article to Capt. Hennessey
and it is said that this gentleman win
likely use it for the same purpose at
the first opportunity.
Edna Earle, a resident of Nueva
street, between East and Laredo, charg-
ed with keeping a vicious dog, was
next introduced to His Honor, who af-
ter hearing the testimony, came to the
conclusion that she had right to keep
the animal inside of her yard as long
as she liked and therefore didn't find
her bit guilty.
The court was closed with lengthy
trial of two west side damsels, VIC
tins of officers Bond and Khouri
known as Bertha Roberts alias Alder
tina and Goldie Howard, both charged
with disorderly conduct, they having
been arrested in a saloon at the cor
ner of North Frio and West Commerce
street last night. Each lady was rep
resented by legal counsel as well as q
very large array of witnesses to all OF
whose talking, pleading and testyfyine
His Honor patiently listened, but il
was of no avail; he was of the opin'
ion that they were disorderly and
emphasized his opinion by finding eacl
guilty ten dollars worth. Each attor
ney gave notice of appeal, but as theil
sureties were not ready the ladies were
remanded to the lower floor of the city
administration building to await fur
Their developments and the mayor Il
ready for tomorrow if he is needed.
ANHEUsER-BUsCH BREWING AS