Evening journal., 1900-04-13
GOOD FRIDAY
IN CITY COURT
A Large Number of Cases
Heard BY Assistant Judge
Cochran This Morning,
FIFTEEN PERSONS TAPPEARED

TO ANSWER TO PETTY OFFENsEs.
DANIEL BUBENZER ON AN
OTHER RAMPAGE-JOHN HAN
RAHAN HELD FOR STRIKING
FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.
So far as City Council is concerned.
Good Friday could more appropriately
be termed BLACK Friday" as no less
than fifteen cases were set for hear
ing at this mornings session.
In the absence of Judge Ball Assist
ant Judge Cochran presided and ad-
ministered justice.
John Hanrahan and George Cum
Minis colored were charged with vio-
lating a city ordinance by sending in
a false alarm of fire last night The
prosecuting witness is Chief Sasse, of
the Fire Department, who alleges that
last evening the accused sent in a still
alarm over the telephone from theI
United States Hotel to the Washington
Fire Company's house notifying the
company that there was a fire at Mary
land avenue and Cedar streets. The
chemical at once responded, but upon
arriving at the scene no IRE was I'M
| progress. nor had there been any.
! Owing to the absence from the court
room on official business of Chief
Sasse, the case was continued until to-
i morrow morning. Both men pleaded
not guilty to the charge.
BUBENZER ARRESTED.
Daniel Bubenzer, the coffee roaster
got on another rampage last evening,
the result Of too much book beer. He
was found by Officer Lyons on Front
street and locked up i'm the police sta
tion. II was found that Daniels finger
had been broken and Police Surgeon
Harris was summoned and set the frac-
ture. It was necessary to cut a ring
from Bubenzer's finger to dress the
wound. He was fined 81 and costs for
drunkenness this morning.
TROUBLE IN A RESTAURANT.
Atwood Bird, middle-aged farmer,
: was charged with acting in disorder
ly manner Charles Becketts res
taurant last evening. A fine Of SO and
costs was imposed.
AN OLD OFFENDER.
Charles Dougherty. who is just out OF
Jail, faced the court en- a charge ol
% disorderly conduct and begging on the
r. street. Officer Eakin stated that he had
arrested DOugherty yesterday after
noon while he was stopping persons
and asking for money and using vile
language. A fine Of $40 and costs was
imposed.
UPSET THE FLOWERS.
/ Samuel Johnson, colored, got in trou-
e bic by too much drink, and was ar.
rested on Front street by Officer
Eakin. Previous to his arrest johnson
S went into Charles e. Sparks flower
J. store, Front and King streets, and
q falling down, ruined about 81 worth oI
/ flowers. He was assessed 81 and costs
S BRICK THROwERs FINED.
Maggie Barnes and Margaret Davis
two colOred women, were before tn,
court on charge of acting in a disOr-
derly manner Officer Lyons testified
d that he arrested the women on SeconC
j. street last night while they were in tn,
d act OF throwing bricks. Each was fineC
+ 81 and costs.
d Nathan Carpenter, cOlored, was ar
i rested last evening on a warran
e charging him with disorderly conduct
n The complaining witness was Mrs. Mar
e tha Medford, cOlored, T No. IL Decatu
street, who testified that on Saturda,
evening last Carpenter went to he
house and threw two half bricks a
the door, breaking the panels.
In his own defense Carpenter state
- that he had no intention of assaultin
the occupants of the house, but tina
- he hurled them at. man who wa
~ standing by the doorway, who had pre-
- viously struck him on the head with
! rock during a fight at Lord and Churc
n streets. Upon cross-cXaminatiOn tn
\ prisoner admitted that after the figh
he had gone home and endeavored [
secure a revolver; that his wife refuse
to give him the weapon, and that h
c. frightened her so badly that she iumI
in ed out the window and injured hersel
s. Five dollars and costs was the fine in
es posed. He was represented by Alto
r ney John Lynn.
S S1s FIRED HIS REVOLVER.
~ William Lukens, a young man. face
the court on two charges, one of di
= charging firearms in the city limit
and a second of carrying. conceale
s. deadly weapons. While patroling Heal
m street early this morning Offic,
at lO'Hara heard apistol shot and, glancir
al in the direction from which il cam
IS noticed man standing in the shade
of building. Crossing the street Il
officer found Lukens and placed hi
under arrest. On his person was four
a revolver. On the charge of discharl
nu ing the weapon Lukens was fined
Gu costs, and was held in 5000 bail Il
on upper court on the two above aoin
ey upper court on the second charge
- OTHER CASES.
The following cases were also di
posed of: John Mulavin, drunk, SO al
costs; Henry Robinson, colored. tire
Us. pass. 81 and costs; Henry Develi
IL drunk and begging. 81 and costs; Har
ire ROdeck, Samuel Harman. Edward
Ford and Benjamin Walker, drunk,
and costs each.
IN, nTEo on IInADT nTcnACn