Iowa Old Press

Daily Davenport Democrat
Davenport, Scott, Iowa

June 1, 1870:
     Police Court-Eliza Flandery was arrested for using obscene language,
and striking Miss Oakes, whereupon she was brought before Justice Peters and
fined $4 and cost. The husband of Eliza was also in court, but refused
payment on her assessment, and he couldn't be shown where it was to his
advantage in thus footing the bill and satisfying justice. Mrs. Flandery was
therefore sent to jail, and her protector is $4 and costs ahead, which is
economy with a vengeance. Miss Oakes was in turn arrested and similar
charges preferred against her. She was requested to come down with  a like
amount, which she did.
     E. Lamp lighted up the court with his countenance just long enough to
leave $4 and costs, for fighting and general disturbance.

Thursday, June 2, 1870:
     Police Court.One Christian Furst was arraigned for keeping a house of
ill fame-found guilty and fined $50 and costs this being his second offence.
Another charge was brought against him for striking an inmate of the
house-fined $20 and costs. All of which Mr. F paid . Ida Whitney and Annie
Browne charged with leading an immoral life fined $8 and costs. Sent up.

Friday, June 3, 1870
     Police Court. One James Lamp was brought up before Justice Peters, and
tried on several heinous offences. The first was for having geese running at
large, they being complained of as a nuisance, but it was a mistake, they
were all ganders. The calm-eyed Justice couldn't see it, and he was fined
$1.00 and costs with instructions to ranche the geese, otherwise ganders and
employ a herder. James was still further fined for keeping a loathsome hog
pen the sum of $5. Once morely he was assessed $5 and costs for nuisances
committed, which he departed to find. Another charge awaiteth James tomorrow
morning for fighting.

Wednesday, June 8, 1870:
Police court. Only a few persons dropped in to day to pay their respects to
Justice Peters. Anna Johnson, a bloviant female about forty years old, was
arraigned for throwing rocks against the windows of several citizens, and
also lifting up her voice aloud much to the discomfiture of every one who
heard her. She was assessed for $25 and went up to the stone-yard.

Tuesday, June 14, 1870:
Police Court. Charles Baldwin and Wm. Howell were fined $10 and costs for
picking flowers in Washington square. Thos. Ryan assaulted his wife pretty
bad and was fined also $10 with costs. And then come Johnnie Blair, who was
charged with stealing two silver quarter dollars from the neck of a little
girl and for his manliness, he was taxed $10 and costs which served him
right.

Wednesday, June 22, 1870:
Circuit Court.
The case of Anna Edens vs John Seivers, for seductions, has occupied the
attention of the Court nearly all day, and is in progress this afternoon.
Herron and Foster for plaintiff. Block and Claussen for defendant.

Friday, June 24, 1870:
Police Court.
But little doing to-day. The case of Phillip Racquet, for assault, with
intent to kill, on the person of one J. Earnest, occupied  most of the time
this forenoon. The defendant was bound over in $500 bail to appear at the
next term of the District Court.

Monday, June 27, 1870:
The two boys, Johnnie Blair and John Hogarty, were sent to the Reform School
this morning under the care of Deputy Sheriffs Fied and Schnitger. A Miss
Welker was also sent to the Mt. Pleasant Insane Asylum.

Circuit Court. The case of Anna Edens vs John Sievers went to the jury on
Saturday afternoon. They returned a verdict of $550 for plaintiff.

Tuesday, June 28, 1870:
Police Court.
Wm Suiter resisted an officer, and was fined $15 and costs.
John Carthy disturbed the public to the amount of $3 and costs.
M. Cutter was fined $5 and costs for vagrancy: sent up.

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