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Show FELLED TO A CDAIH A Bloody Method of Putting a .Time Lock on the Jaw of a Feripatetio Elanderor. ANOTHER PINE BATCH OP VAGS. The Skulking Bnoak Thief Again in the Toils The Friday Morning Drunk in Court. Lon Seharer, a product of tho antipodes, anti-podes, ran against a hard wood chair in tho hands of a lusty local giant, about 3 o'clock this morning, and came forth in a condition that will confine him to his suite of rooms for several days. For somo time door bells and unwary pedestrians pe-destrians have been haunted by a fellow who carried with him goods in bolt, which woro represented as tho smuggled article. Merchants who contribute to tho maintenance of the city soon detected the fact and complaint was tiled against the interloper. interlo-per. This did not stop the ebb and How of the alleged smuggled goods howover. It wa stopped this niornin tr with a chair. It is said by eye-witnesses that Seharer was turning over his neighbors and anticipating every sequel packed a big gun in his hip pocket. He had trod on delicate ground, whon young Mayberry. who has acquired somo fame as a dispenser of nutritious fluids, took exceptions and tiled a domurrer that sent the gentleman gentle-man with the oily jaw to grass. He quickly recovered, however, and was getting the enemy in chancery, when a third party came in as "reinforcements" and a chair lauded on Scharer's head. A bloody spectacle ensued, and Seharer withdrew to again be called into another engagemeut ou the street A demolished window near the Wuiker houso tells the sanguinary legend of that meeting. It appears that Seharer has been waging a vocal tirade against the police po-lice department, who in some way have incurred his sullen animosity. Last night he ribbed himself up with lemonade straws and was expressing ex-pressing his private opinion on "the finest," to which the big fellow who juggles the chair with such superb su-perb skill and effect took umbrage. The avenging spirit was in the saddle and a battle was inevitable. Those who witnessed it say that the work was well done, and a temporary lock at least has been put on the alleged slanderer's jaw. Obuniiuui Hoodlum. At the next test of the cbemica engine a cordon of coppers will be present to suppress the hoodlums who make themselves so obnoxious to law-abiding law-abiding citizens on any and all occasions. occa-sions. It was upon this prolane elo-ment elo-ment that Chief Stanton's staff turned the hose last night, with no intention whatever of damaging the spectators who had lingered after the test was over. Hn has also imposed a fine of a half-mouth's pay on the pipemen who exchanged words with the offenders offend-ers and assures those who got in the way of tho stream of his profound regret. A Vaj Kuundup. The offioers again descended on the haunts of the vag last night and bagged three beautiful specimens, who constituted consti-tuted the class before judge Laney this morning. Charles Eklund. May Golden and Thomas Wilson were the names on tho register. The poet might exclaim that it was a rose between two thorns. The rose, however, how-ever, looked as if it had been through an April hailstorm. Allcced Robbers Discharged. Charles Bierbower and Howard De Witt, who were arrested on complaint of John White, who charged them with an unsuccessful effort to rob him, were discharged on the complainants's own motion. Ho admitted having been very drunk at the time the idea entered his head and doubted his competency as a witness. White was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness. Stole a Coat. Charles Cohen was run in yesterday evening on complaint of the proprietor of the Western saloon for stealing a coat that was subsequently produced in court. The case was set for 4 o'clock this afternoon. Henry Chisholra, another an-other sneak-thief, was convicted. Folloe Pickings, Seven drunks answered roll call in Judge Laney's sanctuary. A fellow was takeu in for fast driving yesterday and paid the penalty today. Sergeant MeCurdy savs Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing was the quietest lie has ever experienced, expe-rienced, and ho says this in face of the fact that there is a new babe at his house. |