Daily inter mountain., 1900-09-18
IN POLICE COURT.
Two Rowdies Fined For Breaking
! Danger Signal Lanterns.

J. The feature in Judge Sullivan''s court
this morning was the severe lecture he
gave two young men charged with break
ing lanterns set out beside the Copper
street sewer. ] wv. Foley and F. Bidder
are the culprits. On Saturday night, full
of bug juice and deviltry and meandering
along Wyoming street. they concluded to
have some fun with the lanterns lighted
along the sewer. Picking up rocks, they
fired them at the bright objects ahead,
but their aim was as bad as the tangle-
foot they had imbibed, and the lanterns
remained unharmed. Cursing their skill
at firing rocks and determined to have it
out with the lanterns any way, they
marched up to the brink Of the sewer and
kicked the light over into the cavity. Of
fcer Ferns appeared at this time, and
the roWdies were taken to Jail in the
"hurry-up'' wagon.
I Yesterday morning their case was call
| ed, but they took the statutory time to
J plead until this morning. This morning
they pleaded guilty and offered no eX-
cuse for their conduct.
Judge Sullivan before imposing SEN
tence explained the nature and enormity
of the offerse. The city, he said, placed
those lanterns along the sewer at night
in order that accident might be avoided
accidents which might result in death.
Supposing after the lanterns had been
destroyed that night some pedestrian
and was MANNED for life. Who would
be responsible for damages? The city.
The city would have to pay for the trans
gressons of rutfians and take chances on
bringing the transgresSorS to justice. The
charge against the prisoners was a most
henous offense, and they should consider
themselves lucky that no accident result
ed by reason of their devilish act on Sat
urday night. The court then imposed a
fine of $25 on each cu1prt and they We're
sent below until it paid.
Miles Fuller, sometimes called Lizzie
Block though why he is nicknamed af-
ter that building not even Jailer Boyle
can explain), pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed weapons. Fuller has been
frequently before the court for packing q
gun around gambling resorts and exhi-
biting it at other places. During the
past summer Judge Sullivan fined him
$50 for pulling the weapon on a colored
man. Fuller this morning said some
| thing about carrying the gun in a scab
| bard, the judge decided it was concealed
all the same. and fined him S25, which
Fuller had not raised up to last ac-
| counts.
Thomas Brady was charged with dis
| turbance and fighting on South Main
| street. He pleaded not guilty and will
be given a hearing Friday afternoon.
| Ike Hayes and Jerry Jordan each plead
ed guilty to raising a disturbance by en-
| gaging in scrap at the Imperial theater.
| They We're assessed $40 each.
| James johnson was run in by officer
| Choiniere yesterday for raising q dis
turbance at the corner of Main and Park.
When the officer admonished him to be
quiet, he got sassy and used abusive
and vulgar language" according to the
charge on the police botter Johnson
pleaded not guilty this morning and he
| will have a hearing Friday afternoon.
One drunk "off Mccormack" is the only
score made this morning. He went down
| in the tunnel.