Evening journal., 1899-08-12
KEPT DISORDERLY HOUSE.
CHARLES HARKlNs FINED $50 BY
JUDGE BALL THIS MORNING.

NEAR TENTH AND
LOMBARD STREETS COMPLAIN
ED OF CONSTANT DISORDER.
HARKINs PUT HIS FAMILY mi
THE sTREET-oTHER CASES.
For keeping a dlsorderly house
Charles, S. Harkins, of No. 1011 Lom-
bard street, was fined $40 and costs by
Judge Ball in City Court this morn
ing.
The complaining witnesses were
Harkins' neighbors, a number Of
whom testified to the character of his
abode. Howard L. Stats testified that
on Saturday night last he came home
about 11.30 o'clock and found Mrs.
Harkins, her two children and another
woman all upon the street, having
been driven out by her husband. Har-
kins was alone in his house at the
time, and later came to the door and
Iised vile and profane language. He
had known Harkins to act similarly
on several occasions within
the past year. and his house was a
source OF common annoyance to the
neighbors, as frequent disturbances oc-
CURED within it.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Black. of No.
1907 Lombard street. testified that
they saw Harlins run his family and
a woman named Mrs. Maggie Wilkie
out upon the street on Saturday night
last. He later came upon the street
himself and walked up and down the
sidewalk using profane language. His
conduct attracted the neighbors, as il
had done several times before.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huntley, OF No
lo1s Lombard street gave similar tes-
timony. as did a number Of other peo-
pie living in the vicinity.
Harkins in his own Behalf testified
that the trouble arose over the Wilkie
woman. She had been allowed by him
to stay at his house until she pro
lcured worls, but OF late he became sus-
lpicious Of her, especially as she die
not live with her husband. On Sat
srday last a man called TO see her anS
stayed some time He finally ordered
him out of the house. Witness states
that he left a short time after, an,
while he was gone the man came back
He saw him at his door step, but a
soon as the man saw him (Harkins
he ran through the house and out TIL
back way, followed by the Wilkie wo
J man. She, however, went around tn
block and came in by the front door.
Then it was he ordered her out, an
upon her refusing to go elected hel
, This caused the disturbance. AS Har
kins failed to account for previous dis
: turbances arising when the Wilkie VIC
: man was not about, Judge Ball i'm
: posed the above fine. The defendar
J, was represented by Attorney Thoma
Davis.
!, OFFICER John Connor came in wit
: his usual contingent OF prisoners, an
; had John Curtain. Timothy Madde
|. and Francis Kildane lined up in th
!, deck on a charge Of being drunk an
d disorderly Curtain was fined s. an
e costs, and Kildane and Madden 50 an
costs each.
n The following cases were also di
l. posed Of; John Malavin and GeorI
Frazer, drunk, 50 and costs each; Ma
n tin Fahey and Maxwell Dickson, drum
2 81 and costs each; Lewis Ross, disc
n derly conduct, dismissed; Columbl
Neil, assault and battery upon Uhr
+ NJ. Mcguire. continued until Monda
a William Boyer. colored, assault al
s. battery uDon Alfred II. Clarkson,
+ and costs; George Rudder, disorder
conduct. Edward Sewell, drunk a
disorderly. So and costs; George Slat'
L. committing a nuisance at No. pa We
m Fourth street, $40 and costs; Joseph
sh Edge. disorderly conduct, dismiss
f. on recommendation Of prosecuting W
ness