Evening journal., 1914-03-16
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HIT HARD BY
CITY JUDGE
One Of "SkidOO" Number
Pays Fine fer ASSaultine
His Mother
CHARGE ANOTHER
WITH HORSE CRUELTY

There we're twenty-three cases be-
fore City Court today, the charges
being drunkenness, assault and bat
terry, disorderly conduct. highway
robbery. crap shooting, larceny, non
support, traffic law violation, and
cruelty to a horse.
Charles Henry, of Chester, who
came here on Saturday and drank to
excess, was the first prisoner called,
but was allowed TO go back to work
Preston Williams, colored, was
charged by Officer Marion with US
ing profane language on the street
yesterday. Following his arrest, the
man continued to be abusive, and
made threats. Williams was fined
$40 and costs.
George Grant, William Postles, Earl
Johnson, Charles Bostic and Moses
Scott, colored, pleaded guilty to
shooting crap and we're fined So and
costs each.
When the case Of Annie Brice and
Jerome Empson. oolored, charged
with assault and battery on Bessie
Anderson, was called Officers Pur-
cell and Mcbride testified to Emp
sons previous good reputation and
he was dismissed.
Annies case went over until We'd
nesday.
Rosie Sklutt was the prosecuting
witness against James Walser and
Matthew Cooper who were charged
with the larceny of three shoes which
we're taken from the SLUT second
hand store No. 5 East Front street.
The woman said she saw the men
take the shoes off a hanger in front
OF the store. The men we're held in
$500 bail for court.
"Play" Slap Costs $50.
George Dodd, colored, pleaded guilty
to the charge of assault and battery
on Celie Dubois. The couple had been
friends until a week ago when he said
he slapped her several times on the
head. Dodd said he was "only play
ing" but Celie did not like that kind
Of play. The fine was So and costs.
Marshal Boldly, colored pleaded not
guilty to assault and battery on Ida
Adams. his mothers. The testimony
was that he struck her three times
and kicked her while she was on the
ground. Boldly was fined SIS and costs.
Herman Briefman, charged with
non-support who was surrendered by
his bondsman a week ago because he
had failed to pay s. a week for the
support Of HIS children, was sentenced
to pay fine of $50 and be imprisoned
for three months.
The trustees of the workhouse were
directed to pay to Agent Stout for the
mans family fifty cents a day while
he is in the workhouse.
J. c. Handy, a chauffeur, was ar
rested last night by officer Morrow,
on a charge Of violating the traffic
laws by running his taxicab on the
wrong side of the street. Handy
asked for a continuance to get an at
torney. He said at first he was
guilty but that the arc light was too
strong for his eyes and when he
crossed the street a collision took
place between his car and one Of
Alfred I. duPont's automobiles. The
case will be heard on Wednesday.
Richard Morris and James Jones,
colored. were before the Court on a
charge of highway robbery. Rudolph
Smith, colored, charges the men with
snatching his wallet, containing So.
The hearing went over until Wednes-
day morning
Eleanor Gibbs, colored. admitted
that she had stolen three pints OF
milk valued at - cents from the
Sanitary Milk Company The case
went over until tomorrow morning
to give her a chance to get witnesses.
Charge Horse Cruelty.
Eli B. Talley pleaded not guilty to
cruelty 10 a horse. He was arrested
yesterday upon complaint of a woman.
Talley purchased the horse at a horse
sale on Saturday and yesterday when
he tried to take the animal home the
horse acted strangely and while he
was trying to get the animal 10 lead
quietly complaint was made to the po-
lice that Talley was abusing the ami
NAL. The case will be heard on We'd
nesday morning.