Evening journal., 1903-04-23
MEN IN
SERIOUS CASES
-Four Prisoners Awaiting Trial
for Attempting to Commit
Felonious Assault
WAIVED HEARING FOR UPPER COURT

Two Alleged Policy Writers Decide to
Foreso Preliminary Trial and Arc
Hold Under Heavy Bail BY Judge
Cochran.
Before Judge Edwin r. Cochran, Jr..
in City Court rnis morning. Mary 10.
Wirt and Annie Walls, who are charged
with being concerned in lottery policy
writing, waived a hearing for the uppar
court Bail was fixed I'm the sum of
$1,000 each. The cases OF John Con-
nell and Catherine Johnson. who
are also connected with the case.
were continued until next Saturday
morning. The defendants were arrest
ed by Sergeant Kelleher and squad OF
ratrolmen in a house at Front and
West streets several days ago.
The case Of Katie Bickta and Thomas
Johnson, charged with the larceny Of
500, a revolver and watch from
Charles Pratesi, was continued until
next Tuesday morning. John G. Gray
appeared as counsel for the defendants.
and bail was fixed in the sum Of 500
for each.
The charge Of disorderly conduct
against Elizabeth Scrivens was dis
missed upon payment Of the costs at
the request OF the prosecuting witness.
Last Nights Session.
William Fisher was arraigned be-
fore Deputy Judge Garrett last even
ing. charged with stealing a pocketbook
containing $3.50 and valuable papers
from Z. G. Goodley, a commission mer.
chant of this city. A detailed story OF
the theft was printed in the Evening
Journal yesterday and as Fisher
confessed the robbery TO both
Mr.. Cooley and State Detective
Francis. Judge Garrett held him under
$500 bail for the upper court
Charged with attempted assault OF
Annie Shep. a Polish woman, Norris
Moncton, Samuel Davis. and Andrew
Warner were held under $1,000 bal
each for a hearing tomorrow morning
The arrest was made by PatrOlmel
Hawke and McGarvey shorty after
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Just before the arrest Hawke an,
AfcGarvey we're approached by Mrs
shep, who informed them Of the at
tempted assault. After changing thei
uniforms for street clothes. the officer
started out on a hunt for the threl
young men. In a vacant house on III.
Marsh road near the pulp works, wherl
the attempted assault Is supposed 4
have taken place, the patrolmm founl
the men, who were about TO leave tn
building.
Her physician refused TO permit tn
woman to appear in court against he
assailants last night
Eugene w. Davis a well-dressel
Iyoung man. whs also arraigned on
lcharge Of attempting to assault Edit
A. Hanson, aged 10 years. of No. 81
Elm street. He was held under 81 ,00
bail for a hearing on Saturday morn
ing. Patrolmen Massey and Purcel
were notified of the affair, and after
lively chase captured Davis.
According to the facts in the cas-
Davis is a piano tuGer He went q
the Hanson home to see If The famil
wanted "a piano tuned, and finding III
parents of the girl absent, II is said b
seized her, but her screams attracte
the attention Of neigh Oors, who inform
ed the police.
When the officers approached tn
Hanson home, Davis became frighten
ed and fed, but was captured. afue
leading the bluecoats a merry chase
The parents Of the sirl were presen
in court, and after the proceedings wer
over informed Judge Garrett that the
aid not wish to press tIe charge agalns
me prisoner. bit he had already bee
Mold under bail fer further hearinl