Evening journal., 1900-01-08
BUT THREE CASES
IN CITY COURT
Judge Ball Was Again Let
Down Easy at This Morn
ing's Session.
GEORGE sNAvELY FINED So


CONDUCT AT THE JOHNSON
FORGE CoMPANY's woRKs-vIC-
TOR EcKHoLM DISMISSED WITH
cosTs-oTHER CASES.
In City Court this morning Judge
Ball had but three cases to pass upon,
the Saturday night "drunks and dlsor
derlies" having been disposed Of yes
terday.
George Snavely was fined s5 and
costs on a charge Of disorderly conduct.
Snayely was employed by the Johnson
Forge Company. On Friday he went
to the works and demanded his money,
but it was refused by Foreman Moore,
whereupCn he cursed him. He return
ed to the works on Saturday and, meet
ling Mr.. Moore, abused him again and
wanted to fight. The foreman had
Snavely arrested and placed a charge
! Of acting in a disorderly manner against
him.
Victor EckhOlm was arraigncd on a
charge Of assaulting Nicholas Olson on
saturday night. Although Olson, who
/ Hives in Newark, did not appear, send
/ ing word that he did not have the
money to pay his car fare and could not
walk. Eckholm pleaded guilty to the
charge. Officer Lyons testified that he
had seen the defendant run after Oh
son and strike him.
Eckholm stated that Olson provoked
the fight, and his statement was borne
out by the latter's brother-in-law. The
cOctQ hploW were impOgpd
Morris Baker, a young Russian, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer
! Tucker on a charge Of stealing coal
from the property OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company at the foot Of
Shipley street
Freight Agent Higgins stated that
the company was constantly annoyed
by not only boys, but women, carry
ing coal away from the cars on its
property, and during the past month
twenty tons Of coal were missed.
Baker did not deny taking coal, but
said he picked it up along the tracks.
i've only been here a week. said
he, land I would not carry twenty tons
Of coal away in that time"
officer Tucker stated that he haC
seen the boy peddliug about th'
. streets, and noticed him carrying TIVE
baskets filled with goods. one on hi
5 back and the other on his arm, al
Third street hill. He was held in 500
bail for upper court.
At Yesterday mornings court tel
D men faced Judge Ball in the City Court
j most Of whom were charged with act
,. ling disorderly. The following fine
S were imposed in the disorderly conduc
Z cases: John O'Rourke, Patrick Dough
erty,. Margaret Rodgers, Morris Weldi
d and Howard Miller, s. and ccsts each
:. John Carr, $40 and costs.
r The paramount features of Saturda.
4 nights session Of Municipal Court wa
u its extreme brevity, as it was ad
Il iourned within two minutes Of tn
S opening.
!. Many thought that there would b
no court as Judge Ball was delaye
and did not enter the court room unit
a nearly s o'clock. When he did arriv
n | however, there was but one case 70
+. him to pass upon, it being that {
\ George Lemline. arraigned on III
charge Of assault and battery.
= Lemline, It was alleged, had assault
ls ed Samuel Bayhardt. at the home {
Z the latter, on Thursday night last.
/
" asked ARE you guilty or not guilty
i The prisoner replied in the affirmativ
i Bayhardt was then called and state
E under oath, that on Thursday nigl
last, the defendant had come to h
house, No. 721 West Third street an
inquired If his wife was there He r
, piled that she was not whereupC
Lemline insisted that she was and
III emphasize his assertions. strul
I Bayhardt, a blow in the face.
When asked why he had acted
~ this manner, Lemline said that his wi
u was in the habit Of running aroui
D. and when he went home from wor
he had found his infant child cryil
Justify.
This so incensed him that he imme
pc lately set out to look for her and ha
he ling gone several places in quest of
IS had been told that she was
lle Bayhardt's house. Lemline furth
'er stated that he did not intend to stri
nut Bayhardt, but to open the door, III
n he might get a better look at the
terror of the house. as he thoue
Bayhardt was not telling the truth.
was fined $40 and costs.