Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-21
A WARNING.

Frank Jolly Punished for Turning In .
False Fire Alarm.
The case OF the city against Frank
jolly. the boy who was charged with hsv-
ing turned In q false fire alarm from
Third and Tijeras streets day before yes
terday. came up before Judge Crawford
this afternoon. Judge Heacock appeared
for the defendant and asked for jury
trial, which was denied. He then
asked for change Of venue which was
also refused. Judge Hsscock asked that
those rulings be recorded for future
reference.
The fltst witness called was Miss An.
ME Bolsen who testified to having seen
the boy break the glass In the fire alarm
and to having met him afterwards when
he stated to her that he had done It for
fun.
Judge Heacock took the witness and
endeavored to prove that she had some
personal motive in appearing as the
prosecuting witness.
The defense introduced several wit
nesses whose testimony rendered towards
proving an alibi, but the court In sum
ming up the evidence came to the con.
clusion that the boy WAS guilty and he
was sentenced, In accordance with the or
dinsnce bearing on the case. to pay q
fine Of 300 or ninety days In jail.
Judge Heacock Immediately gave no.
tice Of appeal and the court fixed the
bond at $500, which was executed.
The court took occasion to dsnounce
the practice Of turning in false alarms,
pointing out wherein 1t WAS not only an
expense to the city but was demoralizing z
to the tire department and destroyed the
confidence OF the property. holders, they
never being sure that bona fids alarm
would be responded to by the full force
when they were 30 often fooled by false
alarms.
The practice is bad and II Is certainly
hoped that this enforcement OF the law
will have u salutary effect.
The ingratituds OF human kind has
again besn exemplified. Mrs ". II. Lit
tie, OF 1923 south second street, be.
frisnded one Joseph p. West, who worked
IN the Santa fe shops awhile and then
| decamped, leaving an unpaid board bill
and various other obligations. Not con
tent with simply working the above
hardships on Mrs. Little, he writes heI
an insulting letter dlsclaiming his in
tentions OF ever paying her The word
| ing OF his letter may get him In trouble
with Uncle Sam through the postofiice
department.
A poor unfortunate this morning pur-
loined bran new Santa Ne saw from
some unknown place and proceeded Il
sell IL for fifty cents. He was caught
| almost in the act and acknowledged ths
theft. A search OF his person disclosed
the fact that he WAS morphine hent
aud he WAS locked up TO keep him out OF
| further mischief.
Fourth street Is now opened from Paci-
| fic avenue TO Los COrrales. making II / h'
| longest thOroughfare In the city Ii will
make a splendid boulevard for driving Il
the city fathers will ly give IL tn,
proper attention In the way OF grading
and then keep IL sprinkled.
NJ. II. Donshoe, OF the Donahos Hard
ware company. Is still in the White Oak
country, and is doing a good business
for his Albuquerque house.
Hon. Solomon Luna, who WAS In tn,
city yesterday. left this morning for hi
ranch near Magdslena, Socorro county.
Regular Saturday night free lunch a
Zeigor's Cate TO night.
Matthew's Jersey milk; try II.