The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
POLICE COURT
Brass Thieves
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Judge Feagin passed sentence on three
more brass thieves yesterday morning,
who had stolen over fifty dollars worth OF
that metal from E. A. Smith at Twenty
seventh street and First avenue. They
hauled it away in great quantities, but the
officers caught them. Each of them was
bound over yesterday morning to await the
action of the grand jury.
Went In Her Trunk
John Harris colored, was bound over on
a $500 bond for attempting to break into
the trunk of a negro girl. He denied
vigorously that he had committed the
crime, saying that he had been dancing in
a saloon all the time during which the
burglary was said to have been COM
mitted.
But just after the Judge passed sentence
on him, he startled the court by asking
in a very injured tone IL Pete Jackson
amt goin' to be bound over, too. He had
as much to do wild 1t as I done, an he
TUX me up dere. I waited on de outside
while he went in. Desc wtmenes mere le
jes' putin up job on me"
Padded His Better Half
Tom Scott, colored, was tried for
whipping his wife last Sunday morning.
He began the chastisement of his better
half shortly after midnight by slapping
and kicking her while In the bed. The
next morning he began again. so she said,
by padding her with big plank off of
box, and by hitting her with his fists She
ran away her irate spouse right behind
her with a pistol in his hand, and when he
overlook her, tried to beat her with 1t, but
she chung on to 1t for dear Life. About
this time their neighbors separated them.
The husbands version of the affair was
a little different He said that there was
another man who figured In the case, one
Henry Wilson who boarded with them.
Scott says that he came home about B
O'Clock Sunday morning with quart OF
whisky, and that his wife had gotten up
at that early hour to help him drink 1t.
Later on in the morning when Scott arose
and made his toilet, he proceeded to whip
her again, he said. Then he claimed Will
son gave his wife a pistol and she ran
away. When he ran after her she was
pointing it at him, but finally he succeeded
in taking it away from her.
Judge Feagin fined him IS for wife beat
ing and $50 for carrying concealed
pistol.
A Trio of Larcenies
Ed Davis stole an old hat out of Hent-
schel's bar from one of the colored en-
ployes therein, and was fined SIS and
thirty days for so doing.
Walter Morris, colored, was nned $l5 ana
thirty days for stealing a pair of shoes
from Chambee Bros
Charley Latimore stole four old quilts,
valued at about rs cents each. He received
the usual punishment given in larceny
cases, SIS and thirty days
stole Pig Feet
Jim Petrikos, a Greek restauranter, was
arrested at the complaint of a negro sew
eral days ago, who claimed that the for
eigner had struck him. But the negro
failed to show up at the trial, and Jim
was turned loose for want of prosecution.
He stated however, that the negro had
come in his shop, and had taken two pigs
feet, refusing to pay for the same. AS
Jim became more positive in his demands
for his money, the negro struck him,
whereupon the Greek threw him out on
the sidewalk.
other Convictions
Other convictions yesterday morning
were: Jane Davis, disorderly conduct;
C. L. Selridge, ARRAY. with ]. Burns, both
white; Mary Phillips, disorderly conduct;
Fannie Palmer, disorderly conduct; AL
fonso Mann, disorderly conduct; Mary
Taylor, defaulting witness, and Georgia
Odom, abusive language, all colored. The
case against w. D. Parish for disorderly
conduct was mol pressed. because he was
afflicted and unable to work.