Evening journal., 1901-11-18
.MILKMAN WAS
HEAVILY FINED
Alleged That His Stock in
Trade Was AduIteratOd
INSPECTOR As PROSECUTOR
Several Other Cases Of Interest Heard
BY Judge Churchman in City
Court This Morning

Milk Inspector Walter IL. McEvilly Is
determined 10 break up the practice OF
certain milkmen of violating the Ordi-
nance regulating the sale of milk. and
this morning Judge Churchman. at his
instance, fined Lemuel o. Porter S25 and
costs for the sale of alleged adultcrated
milk.
Porter WAS arrested upon "a warrant
sworn ont hy Mr.. McEvilly, which
charged him with having in his posses
sion uWl offering for sale milk that con-
tanned more than 81 per cent of water
and less than i3 per cent of solids. When
arraigncd Porter pleaded guilty TO having
the milk i'm his possession. but said he
had not sold any of it. before a sample
WIS taken 10y the inspector.
Porter WAS before the court on a simi-
lar charge ON August l. 1900. and at that
time fined So and costs. Upon looking up
the law ON the subject the court found
that 10 provided iinc of not more than
$40 Tor the hrsi Oicnsc but that upon
conviction the second time a fine of SIS
aud costs must be imposed.
Owing tu q mistake in the name the
ease of Josephine kcrnbcrg similarly
charged. was continued until tomorrow.
KICKED IN THE FACE
George Jenerics was before the court
ON two eases OF disordcrly conduct one
preferred by Eta Ricta. tolured. and the
second by Officer niMarc. The Iticta
womm testified that he had come To- her
house on Saturday afternoon and acted
m dieCrdery manner. \ fine of 81 and
COSTS was imposed Officer Dimare gave
evidence to the effect that ne had ar
| rested Jeltcrics in front of Harry Mas
| scy's saloon IN Shiplcy street above Sixth
street where he was acting disorderly.
/ thereby collecting a crowd. When taken
into custody the prisoners face was COW
] Iuf lfutH hn
had gone into the saloon and was at
tackled by man who threw him to the
floor. While down he was kicked in the
| face several times and while being put
out of the saloon an ice pick, beer bottles
aud club were thrown at him. A fine OF
81 and costs also was imposed in this
case.
William Boyer. colored, was charged
with assaulting twelveyears-0ld James
McQuadc James testified that the col
Ored man knocked him into the gutter
and kicked him. Boyer was fined $40 and
costs.
OTHER CASES HEARD
owen $. Talley was again before the
court this morning ON charge of dis
orderly conduct. Officer Burns testified
that he had arrested Talley Saturday
night at Ninth and Church streets upon
| complaint of his brother, who said that
| ralley was creating a disturbance in the
house A fine of s. and costs was i'm
posed This is the third time that the
prisoner has been fined by the court dur
ing the past week.
Frank and Mary 1illerson, colored
were arrested ON Saturday night by OF.
fcer Carmen DMare on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. A fine of 81 and costs
was imposed in each case.
Richard Coleman. cOlOred. pleade,
guilty to keeping house Of ill-iiame al
No. i05 Walnut street and the usual fine
of $50 and costs was imposed.
John Jennings charged with drunken
ness, was assessed 50 and costs. John has
been before the court several times be
fore for "a similar ofense.
i The case Of Eta piersOn, charged with
i leading an idle aud vicious lie. was con
tinued until tomorrow.