Daily Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa Wednesday, March 9, 1870 Police Court. But two cases before the tribunal today. One, Robert Mathews, was arranged [sic] before Judge Peters for intoxication and distrubing the public peace,was fined $6.60 and costs and sent to breaking stone in the Davenport Stone Quarry. John Peterson was arrested for loitering about the streets at a late hour of the night with no apparent object, was fined $5.00 and costs and sent to jail by default. Thursday, March 10, 1870 Police Court James Meyers was arrested for intoxication, arraigned before Justice Peters and fined $1.00 and costs and was sent to jail in default. Three young girls, named Sarah Collars, Emma Collars, and Susie Gosch, were arrested for loitering about the streets and charged with vagrancy, were brought before the police court this morning and found guilty, fined $5.00 and costs and sent to jail where we hope they will remain until they reform. James Messwenger and Milton Howard were arrested for fighting, fined $2.00 and costs and sent to breakingstone in default. March 14, 1870 Sad Sight The sensibilities of those who are accustomed to scenes of vice were shocked the other day on seeing three young girls arranged [sic] at the Police Court on a charge of street walking. The youth of these poor creatures, only 16 the oldest, seemed to plead for them and their sentence was made light, but their hardness and utter depravity was pitiful to see. But what shall we say when gray hairs put to shame young tresses in deeds of wickedness and vice. We are told by one of our citizens that yesterday evening he saw an elderly woman, apparently quite advanced in years, on one of the prinicpal streets in a beastly state of intoxication. Twice while he watched her did she stagger and fall down and still rise again to pursue her devious way. For so large a city we have but few of such characters and we are duly thankful. But the sight of such degradation in a gray-haired woman calls for pity from the most stoical. March 17, 1870 Police court. After a long wait, the patient much suffering ministers of peace at the police court have had something on their hands. One Lizzie Bunker was arrested for vagrancy; bound over in $300; didn't have any money, and being well known in police circles as a common street walker was sent to the boarding house of Major Schnitger. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm