Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-21
A MOTLEY CROWD
IN Police COURT.
VAGRANTs, BOOTLEG
GERS AND LEMD WOMEN RE
CENED SUMMARY JUSTICE.
LONGEST SINGLE session
Two Young Girls Were Given Their
Liberty After n severe Lecture by
Judge Houston.

prunks vagrants, "soiled doves
and bootleggers passed in solemn ar
ray before Judge Chaunccy Houston
/ IN the municipal court yesterday morn
ing az the longest single session ever
held by that tribunal OF justice. From
5 o'clock until noon justice was
meted out In various portions. Hard
ened offenders stood before the bar
with unflinching gaze. ana young girls
covered IN an attitude of almost fear
as they listened TO stirring lectures ~
the court
The procession included the typical
driftWood of humanity.
The first 10 step before the bar was
| Robert S. Orr. The charge against
him was petit larceny. He had been
In jail over night. The officers con-
cluded that the evidence against him
was not sufficient, so he was dis
charged.
W. McGoyern, the next up, pleaded
guilty 10 having been drunk His
bleary eyes and swollen face gave mute
testimony 20 his guilt lie drew "A
fine OF s..
G. Beschner was tried and found
guilty Of being q vagr1nt lie had
been an habiWal loafor about illegal
places Of business" twenty-five dol
lars and 80 days in jail was his sen.
tence.
George McEllory admitted having
been drunk and got the usual first of
fcnse portion, s..
W. Il. Dodd and Dave Wilson had
engaged in a fist fight They were
charged with disturbing the pefe.
They did not respond when their
names We're called by the bailiff and
their bonds Of $40 each were declared
forfeited
Pearl Field and Bessie Shively, each
IS years Of age, who had been in jail
two days and nights while the officers
Investigated their case, were called be-
fore the Judge They were neatly
dressed.
Maybe you girls have not sinned.
said Judge Houston, but If you have,
remember that II IS never too late TO
repent. Give up your bad associates
and remember that an old mother
thinks OF you each night. Go and sin
no more"
Tears streamed down the faces of
! the girls as they left the court room.
II. S. Brannon, a negro, was charge
with assault. lie had beaten his wife.
/ lie pleaded guilty and was fined $40.
Bill Bruner, a one-legged negro, ad-
mitted that he was out of work and
| had no money, so he got fine of
$40 for vagrancy.
May Day and Myrtle Cusic white
girls, showing the unfailing signs OF
having lived the darlier side " life,
/ had been arrested on complaint Of a
man who charged they robbed him.
Inn. 4 la.
girls were charged with a statutory
offense, to which they pleaded guilty
and accepted fines Of $40 each.
Guy Simmons entered plea OF
guilty to selling liquor. lie was fined
the sum of $25.
The police had made raid the
night before on down town rooming
houses of questionable character Rosa
Allison, proprietoress Of one Of these
places, was charged with a serious Of
fense. She was released on $50 cash
bond. John Fields and John Brown,
both negro porters, were also arrested
as was Frank Morris, a white man,
we'll known here. The men arc
charged with lettering about Illegal
places. All Of the cases were con
tinued until Saturday The defendants
were represented by an attorney.
/ Tom Roach pleaded guilty to the
/ theft OF an insignificant article and
drew a jail sentence of five days.
! Lucy Smith, Cora Nettles and Grace
McAfee, all colored, forfeited bonds
Of SO each.
John Peres, n Mexican, pleaded
guilty to being a vagrant and was
discharged to shake the dust OF
Tulsa from his pedal eXtremities.
r. c. Trout and Lucy Trout, a
fashionably dressed couple, who were
arrested by detectives at "A local ho-
tel, were called. They were booked
for investigation. The city was not
ready TO prosecute so the cases were
continued until today 1t is said that
an opium outfit some loaded dice and
other suspicious pharaphernalia were
found in the effects Of the couple at
the hotel where they were stopping.
When searched at police headquarters
the woman had $40 in money on her