Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-23
POLICE COURT NEWS

After cOmplimenting his manner Of
| life and diligence at business, MuniC-
ipal Judge John r. Clark placed a
fine of S25 on Clarence Stanbaugh,
driver of one of the Bohnefelds de
livery cars, arrested Saturday night
by Motorcycle Officer Brown for eX-
ceeding the speed limit, but suspended
the sentence until the offence should
be repeated.
Browns evidence was clear that
Stanbaugh exceeded the speed limit at
intervals for a distance of two blocks
but there was a doubt in the mind Of
the court whether or not he speeded
for a distance of 200 feet at any one
time as the delivery car turned a
right angle off of Cincinnati and went
a block west on First street, speeding
200 feet constituting an offence, and
1t would be necessary to slacken speed
to turn a corner.
At the very hour when he was sup
posed to appear as witness in Il
civil case in probate court at Clcye-
land, Okla, having been duly and Of
ficially notified, NJ. J. McNeal a Tulsa
county farmer, was brought up out OF
the municipal jail to face Judge
Clark on a charge Of being drunk
saturday night. He had come to Tulsa
TO take the train but was imprisoned
to sober up before train time. He was
dismissed under the condition that he
would rush on to Cleveland and at
tend to his business there.
'She is a pretty good girl, judge,
when she is sober" was the testimony
of w. j. Grant i'm municipal court yes
terday morning in regard to Dorothy
Wood, who sat by and listened, her
face decorated with two black eyes,
which she declared, he gave her The
two We're arrested about o'lock Sun
day night at the corner of First and
Elgin on charge of disturbing the
peace.
Dorothy, according to her statement
in court, is a woman of the under
world Grant is a clerk in a local
drug store. Their statements did not
correspond altogether, both showing a |
disposition to shield the other from
punishment, il possible.
Grant was wearing a gold watch /.
and knife fastened together with a |
gold chain which belonged to Dorothy. |
The latter went to his room Sunday /
night to get her chain, but took chain. /
watch, knife and all and put them in |
her own apartment III South Elgin. |
Later he started to her dwelling Ia (
get them but met her and the quarrel /
ensued. during which he boxed her
ears" and they both got arrested.
Judge Clark divided the spoils yes
terday morning at court, giving the /
girl the chain and the man his watch
and knife Grant was fined S25 for
assault and battery, but put up $500
bond and appealed the case 10 higher
tribunal. Dorothy was dismissed as
Grant did not care to prefer charges
against her.
S. Renberg, c. A. Coulton and
Patrolman J. Il. Durant appeared I'm
municipal court yesterday morning
against Tony Beaver, colored. who
was caught with pair Of trousers
stolen from local haberdashery
store. Tony acknowledged that he was
drunk when he stole the trousers and
was not responsible for the narrowing
threats he made against the arresting
officer He heard the Judge pronounce
the "benediction" sixty days
Patrolman Smitherman Of Little |,
Africa created sensation Sunday
night by making 'grand-stand" ar
rest of Lucy Jones, colored tslightly). |,
IL had to throw her down in the street
and put my knee In her breast and
put the nippers' on her before she
would say she was sorry testified
II appeared from Smitherman's
testimony that Lucy had staged a
fight in pool room I'm Little Africa"
and either by her frantic LOOK or rep
utaton for fighting created quite a
panic in the place Of amusement. She q
was fined $40. q
Walter Williams and jackson Nann. / ,
both negroes. have made formal con
fession to local city officials that 4
they have been the perpetrators Of a
some thirty boNcar robheries since the q
first of the year. The first Of the two g.
negroes was Williams, and after h
short pumping in the sweat box"
.old all about his colleague. Vann s.,
also told great deal. mentioning o
'scapades that Williams had seem g.
ngly forgotten r,
Yesterday afternoon at a laie hour
ne two men were still confessine s.
Atter they got their heads together, IN