Mayor's Court, Tuesday, March 10.
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Geo. Burns was arraigned for examination on the charge of stealing $150 worth of jewelry from
Thomas H. Ould.
The property belonged to
Mrs. Ould, and was purloined by the prisoner at a private boarding-house, where all the parties lodged.
After getting possession of the property prisoner made arrangements to leave the city procured a passport, and was in the act of embarking on the
Central cars yesterday morning when nabbed by the police When searched the property was found on his person.
The
Mayor committed
Burns for further examination before the
Aldermen's Hustings Court.
Oscar Garber, proprietor of a liquor shop, was summoned un to show cause why he should not be fined for selling whiskey without a license.
The
Mayor held him to bail to appear before the
Grand Jury and answer an indictment for the offence.
Charles Hebner and
Thomas Phillips, who keep a restaurant on the corner of 7th and Broad streets, were each fined $50 for selling whiskey without a license, and bound over to appear before the
Grand Jury.
A similar course was taken in regard to a summons issued against Leonard Sewers, proprietor of Steinlein's, on Broad street. The
Mayor said he should rigidly enforce the law against all parties selling liquor contrary to law.
Edward Hays, who had been sent on to the Hustings Court on suspicion of being concerned in breaking open
Chiles &
Chenery's store and who was discharged from that accusation and sent back before the
Mayor to be examined for attempting to break into the jewelry store of
C. C. Walter for the purpose of committing a larceny, was committed to appear before the Hustings Court on the latter charge.
When the watchmen took
Hays in custody on the night of the robbery of
Chiles &
Chenery he was coming out of the alley leading to Walters store, and had on his person a jimmy and sugar, such as are used by burglars.