The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-29
From English papers.
BOW STREET.

BOW STREET.
RoeJuck vs.. Caacty.- Nj. Timothy
Clancy, landlord of the Robin Hood pub
lie house, in Hoborn, was brought before
Thomas Halls, Esq. yesterday, 10 answ er
the complainant Of Mrs. Penelope Roe
buck-a tine, bouncing, we'll dressed dame,
tat, far and forty. She had her left eye
III deep mourning and he had as many
black patches on his face as the renowned
Muuchauscn.
May it please your Worship said
Mrs. Penelope Rocbuck, wipng her come.
ly cheeks and bruised eye with IL lavender
scented camhric handkerchief" May il
please your Worship, | am hlrs. Roehuck,
toe wife of Mr., koehuck of t,omes Town;
and yesterday | walked all the Way from
Snelsea, winch very much tatigaed me, rs
your worship may suppose; and being ia
tlSurd | went into Mr.. Clancey's, for
mad always understood Mr.. Clancey t. he
a mighty nice sort Of Il man; and pray
Mr., Clancey,' sad |, would you have the
goodness 10 make me slXpenn'orth OF bssl
dy AMI water, warm, with Il Little sugar III
1t !" No, Hstm, said be, il ie not in my
power to make sixpenn'orth Of brandy and
water-the dooti,S are 80 nigh bat YOU
may have elShipenn'orth.' Very we'll
says l, Its quite HlMnfTERuL make tue
81 htPrnu ORTIZ " It'll that y0Hr Worship,
he made me very nice glass OF brandy
and water: and sat myself down 10 take
II by little and little, for Pm nut person
'ohdtS given to take ray liquor by lamps;
but | had scarcely Wettd my lips Whtn
he took a very improper liberty --such a
liberty, your Worship. as | saiIct no man To
take vilh me. be he "homsoescr he may;
and Mr.. Clancry,' says |, Il shouldn't have
Thought of it from such .ttiir As you
! might have said something else, your
Worship, but that's neither here nor there;
Mr.. Chtncev, wlihon saving another word,
good, had, nor indifferent, had The g0ofasss
10 come out OF his bar, and turning my two
out ofthe house, and had He goodness to
ding ine down Oh the hard pavement by
which puiius behaviour my eye WAS
hacl,ed as you soc, aud my dress, worth
at least live pounds. completely remClliSh-
ed."
Mr.. Timothy Claaceg. mine host of the
Robin Hood, in his defence, said Mrs. Roe
buck, whist drinking her brandy aud Water,
abused ms wife so grossly, that he firmly
but ciFIiy, desired her tn leave the house
but he had no sooner done SO than she
fang the goblet she was drinking romin his
face. The goblet strdcl, him full Oh the
nose, by which ii WAS shiFefed To pieces,
and his nose and face sadly cut. In proof
of these premises, he pointed TO the black
silk patches which almost covered his
countcnance, aud produced the broken
goblet. / then, and not TIL then, sad
he, LAID hands upon hls. Koehdck, aud
thrust her out Of my honsc-and that, as
sure yonr Worship, was the only liberty l
took with her"
Mrs. Rorbuck did not a'tempf to rebuff
this statement, and the warrant was dis
charged.
The joys Of Vcdfocf.-.ow- street Office
offered yesterday avery stroaS illustration
of the truth oTthc proNcfb, that there arr
more people married than keeping good
houses" and 1t also afforded an Instance OF
the Il ange mltablIils human affairs IN
the brlei account oil The loves OF John ana
Nary, and in the gloomy history oil the
n 'lrlmOnlni misery of MIR. and Mrs fo-
birts. Some fifteen years ago, Mary was
a fine sPrighlly girl; numerous were the To-
Ycra she refused. Her heart wan her own,
and SIC determined Il keep IT so, until one
fatal day Mr.. john Roberts, 4 tnii private III