Evening journal., 1899-04-10
C00Ns AND C0C0ANUTs

CHARGED WITH STEALING COCOA
NUTS THREE cOI.oRED BOYS ARE
DISMISSED By JUDGE BALL
Harry Hunter, John Gray and Samuel
Davis, three eolored boys, appeared be-
fore Judge Ball this morning ON a charge
Of stealing cocoanut valued at 4 cents
from the stand Of Leonard Rlccio. No.
500 King street.
Norila Riccio testified that she saw
one Of the boys pick up a cocoanut from
her husbands stand on Saturday night
last, and hand Ii to another boy. who
was in the crowd, Her husband then
came up and graping the boy By the
throat demanded It's return After some
talk and tussle the boys were allowed 70
depart. but were arrested a few minutes
later az Sixth and King streets by Offi-
GERS Fox and Massey. Upon being lock-
ed up they Insisted that they had bought
the cocoanut from man named Rice,
ana that they We're only asking the price
Of bananas Charles Rice. Of No 423 King
street, was called to the stand ana stated
that the boys had purchased two Cos
coanuts from him about 6.20 o'clock IN
the evening, paying him 3 cents apiece
for them Upon hearing Mr.. Rice's state
ment Judge BAH dismissed the prisoners
remarklng that they had been locked up
since Saturday night and that &c was an
outrage and II Riecio had amy property
they could recover damages from him.
AZ yesterdays session Isaac G. Thomas.
drunk and disorderly, was fined 81 and
costs. William Cook, John Mccloskey
drunk were fined 81 and costs each. and
ellen Mcconnell, drunk, was fined 50 and
costs.
In Municipal Court Saturday night Fred
Johnson, colored. was awalgacd for dis
orderly conduct. His wife testified
against him. He told Judge Ball that he
had been employed hy the Cool Spring
Ice and Coal Company for twelve years,
and as he seemed to have a good record
the case was dismissed upon the pay
ment of costs.
The next case Was that Of Joseph
Young colored, for drunkenness ana dis
orderly conduct Young was fined 50
and costs.
Charles r. Hicks was the next prisoner
arraigned, for being drunk and begging
on the street. He said he had just got
ten off the train on arriving In the city
and asked for cents 10 get loaf Of
bread Hicks forgot he had taken lodg.
ing at the police station on Friday night
so was fined 81 and costs.
The next case called was that Of Rob
ert Fisher and Fred Brown, both color.
ed. arraigned on a charge Of aghtlng and
being disorderly Judge Ban decided that
both had better pay 81 ana costs.
Charles Macklin and William Murphy
holh young men. were then arraigned foi
ioaang on the corner Of Seventh ans
Poplar streets. They both immediatel,
pleaded guilty, and Judge Ball fined
them 81 and costs. A number Of younl
men Of that class have a habit 81 loahnl
at that place IN a disorderly manner. ]
IS often made very embarrassing for wo
men to pass, az uncompllmentary re
marks are made. The police are deter
mined to break this habit up. They wer
fined 81 and costs.
The last case was that Of Henry Par
sons. colored, charged with harboring
dog at his home since January 20. Par
sons was ignorant Of the fact that dog
had to be registered. although both dog
catchers had left warning to that effec
at his house. Judge Ball decided to dis
miss the case, and told Parsons to hav
the dog registered Immediately.