Show I lMONS MATINEE1 I JUhC Gmith and George Seaman two specimens of the genus hobo were up before thc Judge yesterday on the charge of having assaulted and battered bat-tered Frederick Hill a man 7G years I of age who has charge of thc rooms I at tho Blakemore loomlnghouse at 65 Second South street The old fellow I had bten holding a grip belonging to I Smith until the lodgers had paid their room rent and finally they had agreed I to put up the cash and the grip was I turned over to them Smith then set I upon the old man and commenced to I beat him throwing him to the floor Tie was Joined by Seaman when help I In the shape of Joseph Sands and a jiollceman came and the men were arrested ar-rested 1 The prisoners had nothing to say save that they did not consider they had been fairly treated by Hill Fifty dollars each or fifty days In jail was the Judgment whereat the hoboes grinned but 1 Smith shook his fist In a very defiant way at the Judge as the two left the courtroom I Charles Murphy a rather goodlook i ing lad was oharged with having purloined pur-loined a caddy of tobacco from James I Stevenson the saloonkeeper nI might have taken It your Honor I but I do not remember it If I did ho replied I James Campbell thc bartender said he had caught him with the caddy however Then a tall and gaunt fellow arose In the audience and said V Your Honor cant 1 say something in this case I do not believe the boy 1 never stole nothing E Ve has been chums for a long time In Omaha before be-fore we came here and I know he did not do It Officer Chase however corroborated the testimony of the bartender to a largo degree and the Judge sentenced Murphy to pay a fine oC 25 But your Honor said the unknown un-known orator who appeared to have loaded up for the occasion I want to say another word in behalf of the boy You pee I have known hlm I 1 If you dont keep quiet and get out of the room you will go to Jail with him remarked the Judge In a very J severe tone I All right responded the pleader and he made a sudden dive for the stairway I Later he met Murphy at the foot of the stairs produced a roll of greenbacks I green-backs and walked In and paid his friends Hnc with tho air of a prince buying wine j J T Rlddough was convicted of haying hay-ing failed to report to the Board of I Health a case of scarlet fever In his I family and was fined 25 for the same i I besides being the subject of a good lecture lec-ture from the Judge Rlddough I I claimed that he did not know that the disease was scarlet fever at the time ho loft home but wanted to get out of 1 the way In order that he might not be quarantined case It should turn out to be that disease It was shown by I Dr Whitney and Dr King that Rld dough had allowed several of his children chil-dren who were well to attend school regularly |