NEWS: Police News, Altoona Times, July 16, 1903, Blair County, PA

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MINOR POLICE NEWS

  At police court yesterday evening one nuisance was discharged.
  C. F. D. Boyer is a new policeman who went on the force last night.
  John Johnson, who was arrested for train riding, was discharged by Alderman 
DeByne yesterday morning.
  Two common drunks were not at police court yesterday when their names were 
called and their security was declared forfeited.
  C. W. Elder was arrested yesterday for violating the market ordinance, and 
at a hearing he was given twenty-four hours in the city prison in default of a 
fine of $2.
  The city police have turned the case of E. A. Taylor, charged with breaking 
a lock on a car at the Hoster Brewing company's warehouse at Bellwood avenue 
and Fourth street and taking beer from the car, over to the railroad 
authorities for prosecution.
  The time for hearing the case of Frederick Ritter, charged with attempting 
to shoot himself and wife, has been continued for one month by Alderman Ramey, 
before whom the information was made.  In the meantime Ritter has secured a 
position and has gone to work.
  Herman Boyd, charged with robbing a Pennsylvania railroad car, was arrested 
at 217 Fourth avenue, yesterday morning by Patrolman Bookhamer and Railroad 
Officer Shaffer.  Both he and E. A. Taylor, charged with having broken open a 
beer car, will have a hearing before Alderman DeByne this morning, information 
having been made against them by the railroad officials.
  Lloyd and Carl Hewk, Edgar Timmons and Harry Wike, four boys, were arrested 
for malicious mischief and larceny.  Information was made against them by S. 
A. Gailey*, the water superintendent.  The boys broke a lock on the gate of 
the fence surrounding the reservoirs at Kittanning Point and stole a chain 
attached to the gate.  The case was heard by Alderman DeByne.  On account of 
their youth, the alderman reprimanded them and suspended sentence.
  Patrolman Young saw Frank Tomlinson carrying a well filled bag in the 
vicinity of Stanberger's junk shop, in Seventh alley between Eighteenth and 
Nineteenth streets, at an early hour yesterday morning.  When the officer went 
after Tomlinson he dropped the bag and ran away.  The bag was found to contain 
a lot of iron water and steam pipe.  Young captured Tomlinson on Seventh 
avenue between Seventeenth and Nineteenth streets later in the day and locked 
him up.  Last evening he was given thirty-six hours in the city prison, at the 
police court, on a charge of disorderly conduct.  The police have been unable 
to find an owner for the pipe.

* Possibly Galley; scan is blurred.

Altoona Times, Thursday, July 16, 1903