The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-18
THE POLICE COURT
GETS BUSY
JUDGE ANDERSON DISp0sES OF
DIVERS CASES BEFORE HIM -
CHIEF GAMMALS EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU, IN OPERATION.


sumcd her duties ut the city hall. and
In tho person Of Police Judge Anderson.
proceeded 10 hand out divers packages
Of wrath and mercy.
Several individuals failed 10 answer
10 their names having been mentioned
TO the Judge, a. looking too well. II
not wisely, upon the yellow fluid tina.
stimulates the imagination and causes
them 10 see the city and Its ways In
actions hilarious. They hal however
very accommodatingly left IS each with
Chief OF Police Gammal, and this money
was appropriated to Gll the city's
Golfers.
One gentleman Of foreign extraction.
who had pursued cow belonging TO
him. from ncighboring village. and
on arriving had Stacked his husky thirst
with sparkling waters, was hailed before
the court for disorderly conduct, he hav.
Ing presumed TO question Officer Hough.
toms right 10 ask him whittier he was
stroling Ia The @wec sma hours HAY
ing deposited $50 with the Chief he was
allowed to take his COW home. $40 be.
ing returned 10 him ~ a souvenir Of
the occasion.
The case against one John Doe John.
son who broke quarantine was dis
missed.
The People against y. NJ. Baker for
violation OF the ordinance against i'm.
perSonating an officer was called. ami
Mr.. Baker appearing by his attorney.
G. G. Fulton. filed a demurrer to the
complaint. alleging insufficient facts to
constitute an action. Mr.. Fulton re-
questing continuance on the argument
Of the demurrer until Thursday, at 3
o'clock, the order was 20 made. Chief
Gammal has objected to having Mr..
Baker represent himself, as the COM
plant alleges, as Chief Of Police, and
the matter win he thrashed out before
Judge Anderson on Thursday.
One II. d. Simpson was brought into
court as vagant the complaint being
signed BY Officer Linville, who alleged
that Simpson was not doing his share
OF work In the upbuilding Of the ma.
tons prosperity. Mr.. Simpson by his
attorney, G. J. Curtis. made a showing
TO the court that he had worked as n
bartender. and after a touching appeal
to the mercy Of the court, coupled with
the statement that Mr.. Simpson was
anxious to shake the splinters OF As.
toria's byways. from Off his feet. the
court ruled that Mr.. Simpson would be
allowed to depart with the understand
ing that our city would know him no
more.
Al Mr. Morris. who has been so oc-
cupied In looking" for work that he
could not engage any active employ
ment was kindly furnished by Judge
Anderson with 80 days work in the
street department. A Mr.. Smith was
also accommodated to the tune Of 20
days active engageent on the city's
thoroughfares.
Mr.. J. 0'Neil was another gentleman
who remembered for the benefit of his
Honor that in ages gone by he had once
earned his daily bread by the sweat of
his brow. 1t must not be misunder'
stood that Mr.. 0'Neil was doing any
thing like that now. Shades Of Bacchus'
forbid, Mr.. 0'Neil was searching for
work, and also. it is alleged, the pockets
Of unfortunates who had fallen by the
wayside from over-imbibing of spirit
nous, malt and fermented liquors. MIR.
0'Neil was sick and to effect a cure
Judge Anderson placed him under the
care OF Doctor Gammal for the next 80
days.
Before adjourning the days session
Judge Anderson handed out the infor-
nation that the 6ity's streets are in
need Of renovation and that Chief
ami his lieutenants would con-
stitute themselves labor bureau for
the employment Of any gentlemen ~
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