The Detroit times., 1913-12-27
Christmas DRINKS And Chris
mas Fights Largely RespOn-
sible For C0ngested
Early Session"
JUSTICE JEFFRIES Is
LENIENT IN MOST CASE
Troubles To Holiday
Spirit And Is Sparing
With Zines

Christmas. supposed TO be, the sea
son OF peace on earth and good viii
toward men. brought IS offenders into
police court, Friday morning Part or
them We're hold-oyers from Wednes-
day. Christmas DRINKS and Christmas
fights Were chiefly responsible for the
list. Justice JeiIr,es court looked
like a Policeman convention. and the
table Oh which the prisoners belong
ings were placed, In placarded envel-
opes, resembled a Christmas bargain
counter
Mrs, Frank Eieske, whose husband
was sent 10 Marquette prison for
shooting Detective Frank Wilkinson,
was one or he first on the list she
admitted being drunk Sentence was
suspended.
Emma Scekmanzik about 10 years
old and very pretty, said that her
father. John, spent the day before
Christmas collecting sample bottles
: ef " hislfy y he, brought home some OF
il in the original packages.
The pantry's full OF it, she said.
He got awful drunk He's done II
before and he's always quarreling. but
we never had hiSa arrested before be-
cause It was all ia the family.
What shall give him? Six
months" asked Justice Jeffries
"Oh, no, Emma replied. He's out
OF work till Jan :, so just give him a
few days
The court gave him 10 with the OBJ
ton of a $40 fine.
L'du-arI M hpnag-aVp
threatened TO stab himself even unto
death when he lost his money in a
crap game. officer Hart found him
thus respondent and locked him up.
Peeles said that he had found the
knife---It cost him S. or 10 days
Alfred McLeane. No % Boone-st.,
owes his liberty TO his occupation,
which is that OF carpenter He was
arrested for disturbing the peace
I'll let YOU go, said the court, rev.
erently. ION account of the other Car
penter"
Patrick Fee and James Flynn We're
IN for begging one OF them watched
while the other visited meat markets,
asking for sausages.
We were on our way out OF town, :"
they said
Continue" said the court
Dora Anderson, No. 277 Jefferson
ave, could not understand why she
was arrested
IL went into the restaurong TO get
something To eat. and this man fof.
lowed me in and arrested me- she
said. Its fine when d woman can't
go into a restaurong for something
TO eat without being pinched"
Officer Theiry surprised her by say
ing that she wasn't wanted in the
restaurant because she made too
much trouble. She was released
John ]. Ryan was arrested by OF
fcer Rathburn for begging with his
good legs curled up under him.
Il wasn't begging said John. Il
was selling court plaster | had made
SLAB. and wanted to get a few cents
more. SO that | could have a bed after
my Christmas dinner"
He said he had been shot through
the collarhone in the Philippines. and
was unable 70 do hard work He was
allowed TO go.
Prim Cullotti and Henry "Siottoglia
came near starting an Italian riot.
One had a revolver and one a shotgun.
and they We're getting ready 10 shoot
when they We're nabbed. Prim. who is
- years old Wax discharged Henry
was given So or 10 days.
Charles and Katherine McClhskey
have a hard time in their home. No.
1868 Twenty Nth-st. They had an
argument which brought the police