Evening journal., 1899-09-13
THREATENED HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Pierce Brings Serious
Charges Against Her Husband
DE FONsAo IN COURT AGAIN


DE F0NsAO IN COURT AGAIN
ALLEGED CANADIAN JOURNAL
lists CASE COMES UP AGAIN To-
MORROW MORNING - OTHER
CASES DISPOSED OF THIS MORN
ING.
In Municipal Court this morning
Andrew Pierce was arraigned on the
charge Of assault and battery on his
wife Mary Pierce. She alleged that he
has threatened her several times, and
has also held a sharp razor against her
throat She said that he always abuses
her, and that on Sunday he laid a to-
mato on the sideboard. When she ask
ed him what it was doing there he told
her that he had fixed it for her, hav-
ing put rough-on-rats in it. The case
was continued until Thursday morn
ing in order to obtain other evidence.
Pierce ives held in 5000 bail.
Edward Hinson, colored, was ar
raigned on the charge of the larceny of
a set Of harness from William Sylves-
ter. 1t was stated that he sold the
harness for $3.50. He was held in 5000
bail for court
William Pugh was arpaigned on the
charge of disorderly conduct in Walk
er's saloon. He used bad language, and
when ordered out refused to go. He
was then elected, but returned. He was
fined $40 and costs.
James O'Neil. Charles Edwins and
John R. Lee were charged with fight
ing on the public streets. The latter
is q colored man, and was passing the
other two when they struck him.
fight ensued, but it was proved that
Edwins took no part in it, and he was
dismissed. Lee, who was the one as
saulted, was also exonerated. ONeil
VISA fined $40 and costs.
William Norris. colored. was on
trial this morning, charged with dis
orderly conduct and shooting crap. He
was fined $40 and costs.
FEwcrd Greary was charged with be-
!, drunk and acting in a disorderly
n-anEo-. The case was dismissed.
George Richardson, colored, was ar
raigned on the charge of committing
assault and battery on Elias Johnson
When Johnson testified he refused tt
recognize Richardson, although Rich
ardson pleaded guilty to the charge
He declared that he was not drunk, bu
could not say whether the man who
struck him was white or black. Rich
ardson stuck to the fact that he strucl
Johnson, and so convicted himself HI
was fined SO and costs.
Michael Zell, a small Arabian boy
was charged by John Reed with taking
twenty-four cents from him. Agen
Stout of the Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children, said tina
the boy was thoroughly bad; that h
has been turned out of school severa
times; stays away from home all nigh
and steals all that he can get his hand
on. He was placed in the hands of MI
Stout
Frederick de Fonsac, who says h
is a journalist from Montreal Canada
was arraigned on the charge of insult
ing several small girls of about
years. He was represented by Josia
Marvel. The case will be continued to
morrow morning, when witnesses wi
be summoned again, in order that Nj
Marvel may hear their testimony.
De Fonsac entered severa of tn
newspaper offices on Saturday nigh
with a badge Of gold and enamel, o
which he wanted s1.5O. He also wer
to Rev. Ralph Coursey with the sam
story. He said that his trunk wa
on it's way here from Canada, when h
would have money to redeem the badg
Benjamin Tomlinson, for drunker
ness, was fined 81 and costs. For II
same offense Daniel Hayes was fine
SO and costs.