Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa Dec. 7, 1871 Justice Court. Ella Cullers put in appearance this morning before Justice Thorington, on the charge of vagrancy. Ella is a gushing young lady just turned fifteen, and as she has no visible means of support, and was given to wandering about; complaint was lodged against her. She was somewhat nonplussed in facing the Court. The Court-"You must get yourself to some honest calling and endeavor to commence at once to live an upright life, or the day will come when it will be too late. You have until tomorrow morning to get a place. Here is a letter to a humane gentleman in this city, who takes an interest in helpless girls, if they show any disposition to help themselves, and to act honestly. You can go and see him." Miss Ella-" Where does he reside. I will go, and if I can get a place that is respectable, will accept it, and will do right." The Court.-" He resides on Brady. Dr. Wunderlich, you can let her her go until tomorrow morning at nine o'clock and if she gets into a decent employment you need not disturb her; otherwise, you may bring her before me tomorrow morning, to which time this case is continued. Dec. 13, 1871 Justice Court. Yesterday Dr. Hazen obtained a verdict against the city of $17.50, the amount claimed on damages to his buggy, by reason of a bad place in the streets. John Friday, of Rockingham township, was bound over in the sum of $500, to abstain from thrashing the schoolmaster in his district, whom he had threatened to whip for sending his (Friday's) boy home from school. Peace and good will again reigns in Rockingham. Police Court. Case of Ceck vs. LeClaire assault and battery; defendant fined $25 and costs. The alleged highway robbery branch of same case postponed until the 18th inst. Ed Boersch, of St. Louis House in court on charge of assault and battery on Carl Ulrich, an employer. It seems he had discharged Ulrich, who, when demanding his pay, Mr. B. undertook to whip. The table seemed to turn and Boersch got whaled; and so there are cross suits in progress. Case of Stealing. Since last spring, merchant tailor McCullough has had a lad in his employ, a clerk, whom, as it has lately been ascertained, has been, for some months, indulging in the dishonest practice of abstracting goods from the store, and selling them to small concerns in the same line of business about town. Mr. McC. had several times found himself unaccountably short of different kinds of trimmings but had no well grounded suspicion that anything was wrong with his help. A few days ago it transpired, however, that a special brand of goods, which he alone had in this market, were being used elsewhere. He charged the theft upon the lad, who confessed the crime-and having done so no prosecution will be entered. He examined several stocks in the city, and identified some part of his goods this morning. As far as he yet knows, the goods stolen consist of sewing silks, buttons, buckles and basting buttons. He found about $30 worth of goods, which is but a fraction of the amount lost. It is a little strange that men will encourage a boy in this evil practice. They must know that the goods are stolen-the quality of the article offered and the price paid is sufficient evidence to any man, how the same were obtained. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/