The age-herald., 1900-02-02
POLICE COURT


The trial of some of the men who were found in the Olivette club when the latter was raided last Sunday night by the po- lice took place yesterday before Judge Foa- gin They were all charged with gaming, wath the exception of 0. w. Freeman, against whom warrant has been issued charging him with keeping a gaming ta- ble. His trial is set for next Thursday, the Sth. The latter charge makes his case felony
 E. M. Butterfield A. H. Perry, P. H. Lin nehan, Tolston Parker and the negro por- ter. Charles Watts, were each fined $2o, while John Humphreys and c. B. Holding were induced to hand over the-sum of slo each and told to go and sin no more. The other three were absent and their cases were continued.
 Joe Going, man of inc white-skinned race, had a feeling that to be accounted brave man it would be necessary to carry an ugly-appeanng pistol He kept it con cealed much as possible. but he fell in the tolls, and is out s25 and G.50 for tres passing.
 Frank Gill a person of the masculine per- su.asion, possessing color a Ia lampblack, met most horrible fate yesterday morn ing. All the good winds were blowing in the opposite direction for him. It appeared that Gill had a great desire to keep posted as to the time of day, and to satiate this appetite he gained possession of another mans watch when the owner wasn't dook- ing. The judge gave him plenty of ''time," however, in the absence of a watch of his own, 1S0 days being the limat. and also as sessed him in the sum of S9O in the same case. He was also fined s7.50 for trespass.
 George Wallace, white, was up on a charge of disorderly conduct He is today s poorer and possibly some the wiser.
 Leona Yates, a rather pretty white girl, aged about 20 years, was charged with the larceny of few old trinkets belong ing to a negro woman, and pleading guilty to the charge, she was fined $10. This girl has been up before this court several times before, almost always charged with stealing from a negro. She is said to be a klepsomanlac, and 1t would be a humane act to put iher in some other place of con- finement than the city jail.
 Moss Scott and Willie Walsh are two gay prisoners m.no became disorderly in their ceEs and are now S5 each the wiser.
 Niche Nelson and Lena Boswell were each oL-arged with trying to do away with the other by means of sticks and fists, and as result of their experiment they are wondering where that $5 apiece is going to turn up which Is requisite before they can breathe pure air again, that in the city jaf needing carloads of disinfectants.
 R. J. Mayfield, a negro, Is charged with having obstructed the streets, and paid s' for the attempt
 Eugene Couchrnan, another African, was found guilty of leaving a team unattended and was assessed the sum of E. He says he will stand by his team hereafter.
 Hester Garner, was adjudged guilty of ar aggravated assault, and was requested tt replenish the city exchequer to the amount of s. Joe Byers, negro, up on simila, charge, did not fare so well, as ne Wal frightened out of his wits when he hears the dolefu, sound of sl5 and costs, wllicl amount to $S.25 more WiN Thomas share. the same fate. He is a negro.
 Sam Johnson, white, was given th.rt days and fined $25 for taking other people, possessions and imagining that they thei became his own.