The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-11
George Was Acquitted on
One Charge.
BUT HELD ON ANOTHER.
LannOn Convicted of Assault With
Stone ana Appealed.
OTHER DISTRICT COURT NOTES.

The usual motely gathering YVES in the
Sixth District Court this morning. Inc
calendar contained cssts for EN- bs zzle-
ment, theft, vaerancy. night walking.
Infringement of city ordinances, dog
stealing and stone throwing.
John w. George was tried fer ON bez-
cling 10 from Joseph Antopius lie vas
given tne 80 bill To get changed in the
morning, and was arresstd in the evs-
ming. George said re had Anlonius'
money in his pocket ana he had Iou
wroDged him and was ready TO give IL TO
hum when no saw him. Gu the charge OF
embeZzlement Judge Sweetland pfo-
nouncsd the defendant not guilty.
George was also tried for stealing q
pocxetDook containing SlS, belonging To
Mack Waters. Ar. Waters testified that
pocketbook and it disappeared from
Sweetland's Tstauranu on Crawford
street when q, orge went away.
Lieut.. Horton VINO searched George aJ
the Central poiiee station found money on
his person. he had told him that he bad
no money and that he got trusted for has
breakfast. Afttr the money hao bsen
found ON his pei son he said tnat he won
IL playing craps at house on Pine street.
George vas found Probably guilty on
this charge and bound over TO the COM
mon pleas division oil the supreme Court
in the sum OF s2O0.
The case against William Fox who was
arraigried as Il Na2rant WAS uiscontinu ued
on the payment CT bosts. Fox cosoIuded
TO go 10 work TO save himself further
trouble.
Lizzie Drury, a common night walker,
was sent to the state workhJuse Tor six
months
Julius Segel was fined $40 and costs for
dealing in JUNK without license. He
appealed and gave bail.
bertha 1arbox pleaded guilty to stealing
dog and she WAS fined $40 and costs.
she told the court that the dog was astray
aud she picked IL up and kept IT, Shv
was arrested for u similar offencS once be-
FORE but she Vas not punished.
John Lannon, Ii years OF age, WIS tried
for making an assault upon Louis Mistof-
sky. Ii was alleeed that Lannon threw
stone at the plaintiff week ago on
Cargill strset. hs stone struck him on
the head, and the tlow was SO severe that
he could not say positively who threw the
stone that struck him. there were sew
eral boys VINO threw stones st him.
Richard Ralph, little fellow about
ten years OF age, gave the snap away. He
knew the Lsnnon boy and he saw him
throw the stone that struck MistUfsky on
the head. Attorney Brennan asked The
boy how large the stone was that he him.
self lad. Ralph gave the dimensions and
IL would probably weigh pound. lie
said he did not throw IL but Iannon
fired" his. In cross examination he
SAID that he did not have IA stone. 1t was
a mistake. lie was talking about the
stone that Lannon had, and threw.
Henry MoCioskey, who was near by.
said that Mistofsky struck Lannon ami
that was the reason he threw the stone at
him.
Nu:,t..... are noxaoa, ono,ha. ho, xyhe
was near the scene Of the assault, corrot-
Grated the friends testimony.
Lannon testified that he had stone
and drew his arm back To throw it. Just
then some one ess threw "A stone, which
struck Mistofsky and be dropped the one
he held.
Lannon was sjjudged guilty and san
fenced to pay fine of SIS and cnsts. ILs
case was appealed and the boys mother
was accepted as bail.