Evening journal., 1899-11-17
DAN S" DEATH
CAUSES TROUBLE
Elwood Paul. ColOred, Interfercd
When the Patrol Wagon Horse
Was Shot Yesterday.
WAS FINED BY THE COURT

HENRY IRONS TASTE FOR wHIs-
KEY IMPROVES AS THE YEARS
GO BY-sEvERAL DRUNKs Be
FORE JUDGE BALL THIS MORN
ING.
The death Of Dan. the police patrol
wagon horse, yesterday will be mourn
ed by Elwood Paul. colored. as well as
members Of the Police Department
A few moments after Or. Ewes had
put bullet through the animals head
on Front street yesterday afternoon I'll
wood appeared on the scene. He evil
identity WAS not satisfied with the job
and did not hesitate to say So In fact.
he swore Il was a shame and wanted to
know why another leaden pill was not
injected
When Officer George Lyons remon-
strated with the negro and told him to
attend TO his own business, Paul be-
came so abusive that IL was necessary
TO lock him up.
He was charged with disorderly con-
duct before Judge Ball this morning
but denied the allegation Both Officer
Lyons and Officer Shields, however
testified TO Elwood's words and actions
and the court concluded that $40 and
costs would be about the proper assess
ment for Pauls interference in matters
that did not concern him.
TASTE IMPROVING.
Henry Irons. colorcd was charged
with stealing a quart of whiskey from
John McGowen, who keeps a saloon at
\ Front and Shipley streets. McGowsn
has been missing bottles of whiskey
from his bar for a long time past, and
suspected Irons OF stealing them. Last
levening, about 8 o'clock, he returAed to
his place after having been out an
hour or so. and missed a bottle OF "Old
lCrow" whiskey. He asked his wife If
she had sold Il and she replied no. He
then asked II Irons had been in the
lplace, and Mrs. McGowen stated that
I lhe had. AT that moment Henry enter
! ed the door and Mr. McGowen think
,ling TO set a trap for him. retired into
,lopen. No sooner had he disappeared
4 than Henry reached over the bar and
took a bottle OF "Vetoran" whlskey
4 Iron the case. Mr. McGowen at once
1 lre-entered the barroom and caught the
p NEGRO as he was going out the door
n land took the bottle from beneath his
! coat Judge Ball held Henry in $500
I bail to answer 20 the upper court for
! the theft
In speaking Of the matter McGowen
= said that he had missed liquor from
: his place for long time, and suspected
q elIrons OF the theft. but was never able
to detect him before. "The niger,
g said he, used to be satisfied with five
a cent whiskey but his taste is improv-
n ing. and now he wants fifteen-ceni
n drinks" Irons has served time for at
/ tempting TO rob Barney Carr's place
a ION Front street
QUESTION OF A CELLAR.
James Hutton. a diminutive English
Imam. was arrested on a charge Of tres
pass the complaining witness beine
n Frank Neusenbaum. OF No. 219 Shiples
street. Neusenb3um testified that he
had been living at the above number
flor three years. renting portion CT the
Il lhouse from G.. W. Bush. He had soml
nd articles stored In the cellar. HuttoT
= had attempted to remove them. He ha'
l. permission to use the cellar from Rob
a ert Whaley. who rented II in connec
uon with other rooms in the building
Is Hutton had bought the house recentl'
"a and wanted Neusenbaum TO move, an'
ylhad gone into the cellar as part o
Il the property he purchased. The He
brew, however. contended that he hal
le no right there, and brought suit 70
IS respass. Tho case was dismissed.
FAULKNER FINED.
g. William Faulkner. whose life wa
he saved by Onfeer John Ford yesterday
IL faced his honor from the prisoners
dock on a charge OF disorderly con
duct. He looked the worse for veal
and when Judge Ball added $40 an
costs to his troubles. turned away /
disgust.
a. For acting in an indecent manne
OF Yesterday John T. Williams was nne
so $40 and costs Annie Robinsky wa
i'd assessed s. and costs for disorderl
E. conduct.
The case of Blanche Abele, charge
SE with keeping a disorderly house O
IS .lTatnall street, was continued until Z
ch morrow at the request or Assistai
ce. lCity Solicitor Cahoon.
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