Evening journal., 1901-08-26
WAS NOT HELD
FOR ROBBERY
Mrs. MOuntiOrd Refused to
Sign ScWeII Warrant
WOULD.BE MASHER is FINED
Big Quarterly Not to Blame for Heavy
COurt-ASSault Case Against
Smith Dismissed
WOULD.DE MASHER is FINED

Thirty-one prisoners faced Deputy
Judge Townsend in Municipal Court
this morning, and the majority of them
were white men. and the big docket
was not due to Big Quarterly meeting
held by the colored people in this city
Yesterday A small percentage of the
eases were drunks. and the remainder
was composed Of disorderly conduct,
assault and battery fighting in the
streets and larceny cases.
Heretofore Big Quarterly has swe.led
tho City Court docket, but this year is
IAN exception, and the white residents
filled the docket usually occupied by
the colorad proprietors of speak
easies and crap-shooters of dusly hue.
MISSING DIAMONDS NOT FOUND.
Because Henry Sewell was helping
her move. and during the moving she
lost some diamonds. Mrs Edwin
lMountford. OF No. 1928 West Seventh
street complained to Detective Francis
who arrested Sewell. Mrs. Mountford,
before making the complaint, consult
cd a fortune teher, whose description
of the thief Tailed with Henry Sew
lell's appearance When Sowell was ar
Iraigned in court this morning, Assist
amt City Solicitor Phillip J.. Garrett in
formed the judge that the stolen goods
had not been found. and that Mrs.
!. .Mountford refused TO sign the warrant.
Judge Townsend dismissed the case.
James Berry was fined S5 and costs
for trespassing on the property Of the
lP.. w. d B. Railroad Company. Onicgr
John Gordy arrested Berry as he was
trying to ride "bllnd baggage"
Hanson Bmttinger was fined SO and
costs for being drunk and acting dis
lorderly
George Shimp pleaded guilty to disor-
derby conduct and was flncd 50 and
lcosts.
Edward Acller was fined 81 and costs
for acting in a disordorly manner near
lDougherty's stable.
For persistently following Miss Elsie
lCalhoon. William Taylor was fined $40
and costs. The officers found Miss Cal
lhoon in Front street on Saturday night
weeping. She said that man had
been following her all the evening, and
wanted her TO let him take her home.
The police told the girl to stand near
the police box, and If the fellow APP
preached her they would arrest him.
The trap worked nicely. and Taylor fell
into it and was captured
on the stand this morning Miss Call
hoon said that she lived about half a
milo below Eden Park and that Tay-
lor. who was a stranger to her. had
followed her around town, and repeat
edy asked her TO let him accompany
her home. He caught her by the shoul-
der and by the arm. She refused i've
times to allow him TO go home with
her Taylor offered no defense, and
made no statement.
William Bradley. charged with carry
ling a concealed deadly weapon, was
dismissed.
i. Charles Robinson was fined 81 and
Ioosts for disorderly conduct
\ Howard Engle was before the court
on tho charge of fighting in the street
1t was brought out that he struck Dam
iel Hoke for being with his (Engle's)
wife. Howe asked that the case be
slcontinued. and the court postponed the
flcase indefinitely.
1 Frank Duncan was fined s. and costs
/, for striking Morris Podolsky with a
lwhip. Mr. Duncan said that he cut at
lsome boys who were on the back of
I This wagon.
e William freming was held in 5000
e bail for the Court of General Sessions
on the charge of stealing brass from the
2 Jesgip & Moore mills. William Need.
r who was arrested with Fleming, was
- dismissed as IL was found that he had
slnO hand in stealing the brass.
When the evidence in the case of
: lCharles III. Smith. charged with as
I saulting Delaware Sharpley on the
t might of August %, was heard, the
lcourt dismissed the case.
E Charles jefferson. colored, was held
r in 500 bail for the upper court on the
I charge of the larceny of clock
Phillip Riley was held in 800 bail
for the Court of General Sessions for
Y slstealing $40 from Andrew Nolan.