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Show POLICE COURT. Doings Before Justice Kesler at This Morning's Session. The notorious John Doe was before the police court this morning charged with vagrancy. John was discharged after showing show-ing that, while he has committed all the crimes in the catalogue, he was not guilty of this offense. Richard Roe, his partner, was not so fortunate, for the amount of evidence against him was so tremendous that he pleaded guilty and received the usual sentence. sen-tence. John Albert, a companion, sung "And 1 Went With Him." D. Donaldson, a classical-looking Swede, who was before the court a few days ago charged with insulting ladies and was discharged, dis-charged, was convicted of being drunk and was "fined $5, while J. L. Gallagher, arrested for the same offense, set up a good excuse and was discharged. E. C. Taylor pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. A small boy threw a chip at him, aud Taylor applied his boot to the young lad's posterior. Taylor Tay-lor thought this was an extenuating exten-uating circumstance and that he should be dealt with tenderly because he had not hit the lad with his fist He was fined $5 and informed that the law would punish offenders offend-ers and that he should not usurp its pre- roirativeR. George Elliot, a fellow who was bumming Main street all day yesterday pleaded guilty of vagrancy but was discharged on his promise to flee to Aspen and worry Joe Jenkins Jen-kins for a time. C. Olsen and John Doe No. 2, left ?5 for leaving their teams unhitched which they forfeited by not putting in an appearance. Then came an argument in favor of making Keeley cure institutes state affairs. Mrs. Cummines, an aged dame, with a complexion com-plexion like clabbered milk was on deck charged with disturbing the peace. She was suffering severely from the effects of a jag of tremendous proportions when she appeared in court. As usual, she was "sick," and asked the court to send her to the hospital. hos-pital. She said she wanted to go "only for a few weeks." Mrs. Cummiugs admitted drinking little gin. Tbe court sentenced her to be examined by a physician. At 3 o'clock Mrs. Cummings was brought into court. Witnesses testified that she was i on Commercial street and making I a nuisance of herself generally. The giddy old thing then took "a soltmn oath to tell the truth and admitted being ! full of gin and running around the house without a halter. She was anxious anx-ious to go to the hospital and said she was jailed for fear she would watch other women. The court gave her Ave days. Jas. R. Smith left his team untied and good naturedly paid $2. Beulah Johnson, the well known prostitute, prosti-tute, who has been in jail so frequently, was pardoned today, providing she would go to .the Keeley institnte. She agreed to at first, but at tbe -last moment declined in. language more forcible than fastidious. She will remain in jaiL |