Evening journal., 1901-12-26
WAS LBNIENT
TO PRISONERS
Many Gases Dismissed by
Judge ChurChman Today
NUMBER OF DRUNKEN MEN
Session Of CitV Court Was a Long
One Davis Condition Is
Serious

Judge Churchman had a long session
of City Court today, and a number of
cases were before him as the result Of
too much Christmas cheer.
There were ten cases of drunken
ness. but the court, realizing that
Christmas comes but once year.
dismissed eight of them, two being
fined 81 and costs.
Edward McManus was charged with
being drunk and disorderly by his brother
John As the prisoner has been before
the court before, fine of s. and costs
was imposed.
Michael Newell. drunk and trespassng
upon the property of the r., w. a B.
Railroad Company, was fined s. and
costs.
Absalom Redding. colored. charged
with being drunk and disorderly was as
scssed 50 and costs. John Whaley, dis
orderly conduct. was fined So and costs.
Swithen johnson, John Pedrick and
John l.. Logan were charged with acting
In a disorderly manner at Second and
Market streets early this morning. In
some manner the window of Walther's
clothing store, valued at 1925, was broken
and the prisoners are accused OF il. Ow-
ing tu the absence of n material witness,
the ease was continued until tomorrow
George Moore was charged with dis
orderly conduct, the complaining witness
being MERIT B. Ferry, proprietor Of The
! pullman House. Mr. Ferry testified that
Moore came into his place yesterday and
importuncd persons to treat him. When
he attempted 10 throw him out, Moore
proved to bee the best man and he was
thrown out himself. A fine of S5 and
costs was imposed.
James u. Davis and Isaac Siseo. coli
= ored, charged with the larceny Of 200
4, pounds OF iron, the property of the Della
! ware Terra Gotta Company, We're held in
$500 bail each for upper court. The ease
oi Patrick Burke. charged with assault
[ ing his wife Sarah, was continued until
D tomorrow.
. james Arto was charged by his wife
r with disorderly conduct When she tes-
uded she said that her husband had
struck herA The disorderly conduct
charge was dropped and one Of wife-beat-
ing preferred. This charge could not be
sustained, however and the prisoner was
\ fined So and costs on the original count.
Benjamin Backus, colorcd, was ar
ragned on the charge Of committing a
b. murderous assault upon Samuel Davis
~ colored by striking him over the head
with q beer bottle during dance on
- Christmas eve. DR. j. w. Bastian testi
.-... that Davis skull was fractured and
he would he unable to tell the result of
' the injury before one week. Iudg,
Churchman continued the ease until mex
a Thursday, holding the prisoner in Si,0Ol
s bnil
e William H. Brown colored. was charge,
with the larceny Of a horse. hridli
and saddle, the property of Mrs Mar
Ir garet Kent of Concord station. Afte
d hearing the evidence the prisoner wa
.e held in $500 bail for upper court. The ar
rest was made by Ohcers Shields AM
Ia Brown a short time after it was reported
i TO the police
TIE continued case OF Charles Elliott
charged with using Virginia Hollis, age
"a years for immoral purposes. came M
for final disposition. As Elliott had mar
y rcu the girl Judge Churchman could d
nothing hut dismiss the case.
g. AT yesterday mornings session q
Is court, John O'Day was fined SO an
en- costs; Andrew Crumlish, s. an
o. costs for assault and battery; Marti
a Mu,rocney. for disOrderly conduct, Wa
w fined s. and costs; George Dawson
IN disorderly conduct, s. and cost an
James Dugan disOrderly concuct,
and costs George Robinson, assaul
and battery, was fined $40 aud costs.