Evening journal., 1899-07-29
A CURIOUS DISMISSAL.
Man Arraigned in Clerk
Adams Office aud Let Go.
CASE NOT HEARD IN COURT

A 1ODNG DhAOGiil OMAN Of ltEl
HARLAN AND HOLLINGSWORTH
COMPANY CHARGED WITH YIO-
LATING THE BICYCLE oRDI-
NANCE-OTHER CASES DIS
POSED OF IN CITY COURT.
One of the most curious cases of dis
missal on record occurred after this
mornings session of City Court had
adjourned.
Yesterday afternoon as Bicycle OIL
Ger Pierce was patroling Delaware ave-
nue. he noticed Lucius NJ. Michael. a.
young draughtsman, employed at the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company,
riding his wheel on the wrong side Of
the street. Officer Pierce called to the
rider and notified him of his violation
of the city ordinance, but the man
either did not hear him or paid no
as he kept on in his course.
The officer then placed Michael un-
der arrest and brought him to the City
Hall, where he left his wheel as Sc
|curity for his appearance in Municipal
Court this morning
When Clerk Adams called Mr.. Mich
|ael's name from the list OF cases set for
trial he arose from the rear OF the
court room, and took his seat within
the railing preparatory to his case be-
ing heard. Strange to say, however,
the case was not called, and court was
adjourned by Judge Ball without Mr.
Michael having had a hearing. After
his honor left his seat upon the bench
he proceeded in company with Assist
ant City Solicitor Cahoon and Mr..
Michael into Clerk Of the Court S. S.
Adams office, and in a short time af-
forwards House Sergeant Keller ap-
peared with the duplicate trial slip on
which was written the word dismiss
ed" opposite the name of Lucius NJ.
dichaei.
When the assistant city solicitor was
asked why the case was not heard he
replied That's my business. and
turned away Wheelmen are arrested
almost daily for violating the bicycle
ordinance. and are all without excep-
tion give a public hearing.
Both Judge Ball and Mr. Cahoon
took unusual interest in Mr.. Mich
aers case, and requested Chief Dolar
to look into the matter. Upon ques-
tioning OFFICER Pierce the chief wal
Informed that the wheelman had re-
lsented the officers action in calling
his attention that he was riding on the
wrong side of the street, and seemed
to doubt his authority to interfere.
Mr.. Michael came from Baltimore
and has been here but a short time He
claimed he did not know he was VIC
Hating any ordinance.
PURING MATERIAL CASE.
Charles Harper and Matthew Con
nell were arraigned on the charge Of
the larceny of quantity Of puring ma
terial, the property of Mitchell &
Thomas Upon motion of Assistant
City Solicitor Cahoon the case agains
Harper was dismissed, and he wal
lplaced upon the witness stand to Civ,
evidence against Connell. Harper tes
titled that on last Saturday week he
in company with Roach, Kinsey anC
Lally. sold five bags of the material a
, Jones morocco factory, for which the.
received s14. The party then adjourn
ed TO Mullins saloon, on Marylan'
q avenue, where they were joined b.
{ Connell. After having several drink
e the young men adjourned to the yarl
in the rear of the saloon, and Roach
q Lally and Kinsey sat down upon a lol
and engaged in conversation. Connel
sat on a cellar door, some eighteei
feet away, and was not within hearing
/ distance of the others.
I Assistant City Solicitor Cahoon hell
II ildl 0Onutlls utii6 III tAt HAtoSAANt y
/ the others at the time the conversation
( related to the stolen material
}. implicated him in the theft to a certaii
n extent, but Judge Ball thought differ
n emily, but gave Mr. Cahoon until Mon
: day to cite a single authority to sus
e tain his point, and Connell was hel
in 5000 bail for a further hearing a
that time
Alexander Brown, colored, testiie
that Connell was the man who engage
n him to haul the puring material to tn
l. factory, where it was sold. An en-
\ ploye of Mitchell & Thomas testifie
h that several bags of the material ha
n disappeared from the firms place {
N business, and OFFICER Hawke state
that Connell had admitted to him thi
he was connected with the Job.
OTHER CASES HEARD.
S, While sitting in John T. Knott's re-
d, ltauranf last evaning during his lunc