The Detroit times., 1910-12-28
STEIN LEN|ENT
MORNING AFTER"
More Than Hundred Christmas
Drunks Before Justice, But Most
of Them GO Free.

Santa Claus, in the person OF Po-
lice Justice Stein, held forth in the
early session of police court, Tues
day morning There were 127 men
and women, chiefly men, looking for
gifts, and only few were disap-
pointed Santa Stein was in len-
lent frame of mind and in most cases
sentence was suspended. He also
disposed OF the cases with great
rapidity. hearing the entire list in
two and one-half hours. In most IN
stances the defendants said their
mas celebration
Christmas eve festivities got
Marietta Butler and Claude Oman in
TO trouble. MrsS Butler and her hus-
band rented a room a short time ago
from the Omans. who live at No. lSI
Third-st Christmas eve Mrs. But
Ter and her husband were having
some refreshments, and invited Oman
20 join them. Mrs. Oman heard
about it and raised a row with the
Buffers for treating her husband. She
also raved at her husband for partak
ing of the Buffers hospitality Oman
defended himself and the Buffers.
The argument developed into a hot
row, with the result that the police
were called and Oman and Mrs. But
Ter were placed under arrest charged
with disturbing the peace.
In police court, Tuesday morning,
Mrs. Oman appeared against her hus-
band and Mrs. Butler. Her appear
ance as witness against him, angered
Oman, who finally turned on his wife
and said savagely:
You have no license to come here
ana give evidence against me. 1t is
only few days ago you were soused
TO standstill yourself, and | had TO
put you TO bed.
This revelation convulsed the crowd
ed court room. No more testimony
was heard and both Oman and Mrs.
/ Butler were discharged. Mrs. Butler.
! however, was advised by the court to
vacate the Oman premises. She said
she would do that gladly
John Nc lughlin, the young man
who recently became infatuated with
a girl singer In Woodward-ave.
nickelodeon and was arrested for cali
ing out her name in the show house,
was present on charge of disturbing
the peace. Officer Frank Schloud said
that Mclaughlin struck his mother
while in the family home, NO. 80
Miller-st., Christmas night. officer
Schloud also told the court that Nc
Laughlin claimed TO be able to carry
on conversation by wireless teleg
raphy with his girl
Give US a demonstration OF your
n.
Justice Stein OF Mclaughlin.
Hello, captain" said Mclaughlin,
appearing to be addressing some per-
son outside the court room
The court waited fos a minute or
so for the captains answer" but It
never came. Then the justice sent
Mclaughlin down stairs TO the bull
pen" to await an investigation OF his
case.
"Ah ha, Stumps; I've got you at
last" said the court with apparent
glee, as "Bunty" Lutz, very little
man, who works as a porter about
saloons down town, appeared on a
charge of being drunk
"Bunty' denied that he had been
! drunk. The court thought he was still
unsteady, and he had him literally
! walk the crack "Bunty' evidently
! didn't make any too good an impress
! sion on the court, for he was sent
! down TO the cells for a while
! Alexander Sobrezenski struck his
: landlady over the head when she rem
onstrated with him for trying 10 in
wade the pantry at midnight. accord
| ing 10. the testimony adduced. IL was
also represented that he was drunk.
} re drew a fine of $25, with the option
of doing GO days in the workhouse.
For drawing an ugly looking billy
on Patrolman Breslin, Frank Pokor.
dak will have to pay fine OF $40 or
serve 80 days.