New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
A BUSY DAY IN THE COURTS.
MAGISTRATES HAVE MANY PRISONERS
BEFORE THEM WHO WERE Az
RESTED IN CONNECTION
WITH THE STRIKE.

WITH THE STRIKE
Police magistrates differed widely yesterday IN
melting out punishment to prisoners who had oeen
arrested for riotous conduct in connection with the
strike on the Second-ave. line. Some resarueu 'he
offence as a serious one and held the prisoners
for trial under heavy bail Others innicted hsnt
fines or were satisfied with administering repr-
mand One case had a flavor Of romance ABOUT H.
The prisoner was Albert Hutchinson, thirty years
old who lives with DR.. Shepherd, at NO Nz west
Twenty-sixth-st.
In the Jefferson Market Court detectives tesuheo
that he had been one of crowd throwing water
melon rinss fruit etc. at motormen ana con-
ductors The accused man said he was merely
nass,ng the corner when man who SAID ne WAS
a detective arrested him. Magistrate fiaih,"e'
told the prisoner that in these times a ot'Aeh
should avoid crowds, and fined hutchinson sD
The prisoner led back to CELL az ne u'u "''
have the amount Of the fine ~
The case had hardly been disposed OF whVn "'''
Mary r shanley n saleswoman In Slxth-aVe
denortment store entered the courtroom. she re-
ouested permission 10 see the Maglstra'e a''u
asked him concerning Hutchinson. She s''u "''
she had witnessed the arrest ana that her co"
science would not allow her to remain s"e"' j.
the young man was to be punished Inc prisoner
was brought back to the courtroom ana e,e"os
ranber WAS requested to take down the eVlnehce
1ha detective swore that Hutchinson had inciteu
IN not by telling the boys to give II 10 'nei'
He also said that when he told Hutchinson ~
move on the latter had said: Il am moving OH "o
you want me TO fly uo,
Miss Stanley held up her hand high "hen caileu s
49, 60 s1,aar Her testimony denied every aliega-
,,r r,ada nv the detective. save the one remark
u.h,ob tho voung man made when he asked whether
~ no, ba must ny While Miss Stanley was
standing beside the prisoner the latter SAD:
,ont IN thank YOU for your efforts In my pehaii'
Won't you give your card! Nh MISE S,sase her
har rd
to do .sNJr Hutchinson, |
nil discharge YOU with reprlrlhnu. IL 70
vou were little at fault when you & srUn Dot to he
the officer at all In these H ues M,s STANLEY left
inouisitive." HUTCHINSON an" N'i''N
TobD Rossman fourteen years old was arrslsrea arg @
In Tho Jefferson Market Police CourI on a or % hn7d
of striking a conductor. Magistrate '
him in 600 bail for trial l., .,o vorlvine Court
twenty men were arraigned In the forkviiS s dis
Yesterday morning who had been arr ar nisbt Mag
istrate Zeller was lenient lie dlschdi seu '' ~
fined others s. EACH o sorora Jacoh AL
vornswitch a baker at One-hundred-and d
ond Second-ave was brought before MIN accuseu
of throwing stones at motormen ana ca Inc
held in 81 900 bail a charge OF opsIuctlns , .i1'
and assauting an oIlcgL, on 6ne hundred and
seven enfeenth-st was placing obstructlons on l.e
track at one hundred seventh1st ana 2eCpnt
ave. when the detectives az arresiea resi- O. MINI troI "e
In the Essex Market Police Court Bernard hon-
man n push cart pedler OF No IA Orchard-st, was
charged with assau66ipg ~. R for onIam,nation
Iobn ihearn of Second-ave. and One-hundred-
and second st a former motorman OF the second
ave. line who discharged elght wee MWeeks aev, Has &
in the slot of the MadlsOn-aVe roao dt
One hundred and -fourth-st