Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-24
STORM FOLLOWED
After Several Days Quiet in
Police Circles Business
Grew Lively.
MANY OFFENDERS FINED IN
POLICE COURT THIS
MORNING.
Oscar Townsend Rides Mule on to
the Porch at SixtE1-avenue School
and Fined SIS.
OTHERS WHO CAUGHT PRIZES

For several days past there has
been such cessation of crime in and
about the city that Chief of Police
Craig has avowed several times that
in his opinion the millennium was set
ting in. 1t has been no rarity here of
late for an entire day to pass without
a single arrest being made by the po-
lice One would think from the eX-
istence of such a condition that each
policeman on the force would increase
in rotundity. Such is not the case,
however. Instead of their avoirdu-
poise increasing it continues to de-
crease. This is caused by the excep-
tional efforts and exertions they are
making to apprehend at least one Of
fender each day.
But Saturday and Sunday can al
ways be depended on to produce a
goodly supply of finable material.
The morning session of the police
court today was intersting on ac-
represented in the big array of violat-
ors corralled by the police.
For instance one young white man,
according to the testimony in the
case, used the porch of the East Sixth
avenue school as thoroughfare for
a mule upon which he was mounted.
Another young man, colored, rode sew
eral blocks on street car without
paying fare. For this he was arrested
for trespassing.
The case of Steve Black. colored,
was one of the first heard. The ugly
charge of Knocking" the street car
company was preferred against him.
He stole very valuable raincoat
from Motorman J. II. Holly. At least
the court adjudged him guilty, though
he strenuous1y denied being snatch
er. avowing allegiance to the cOlOred
fraternal order of "Boosters His
spell" did not count, however, and
he was fined $50. He had no rating
and he will have to do time" on the
streets.
Phoebe Ewing was seen "Slde step
ping" in one Of the East Third avenue
dives by one of the police, and she
was fined IS.
Ell Sampson was brought before
the court as suspect He is of Afri-
can lineage and is suspected of carry
ing in his possession some property
belonging to another person. He
"traipsed' around the city Saturday
with a large beef hide attempting to
dispose of it. He was aceosted by the
police and when querried as to the
manner in which he came into pos
session of the hide, became non-com-
initial. Judge Brown asked him
where he got the hide. He replied
that he got it in the bushes between
two railroads at Rob Roy. Officer Cul-
pepper suggesed that to the best OF
his knowledge and belief there was
only one railroad at or near Rob Roy.
The negro said he supposed that the
officer was right and said that he got
the hide "between the one railroad"
He was placed back in Jail. where he
will be put in the sweatbox until he
can give the police some plausible i'll
formation concerning the hide.
Oscar Townsend. according to the
testimony of the janitor of the East
Sixth avenue school, acted a little in
discrete while mounted upon a mule
and caused the animal to mount the
steps Of that institution and causuaAy
to walk around upon the porch Oscar
averred that the mules climbing the.
steps was entirely unavoitlable. His
statement did not:preveat :,EimT from
being fined IS.
Earl Owen, colored, was fined SO for
hopping" on street car.
The case of Edward Dugan, who
from all accounts is of French extrac
tion, caused an interesting little colo