Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-25
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Kate Casey thinks 20 mcself. but
! we've gnt the bit of gould from me at
last p an | went tn her place--that's
in Bainbridge street, your Honor, an
.Misthress Casey says !, 'where's
nv r,ng?' what ring p says She
.My wedding. ring that I got with
Tom Leary,' says l--'Decvle know
know = says she--sDon't be telling
the lie to the face Of me. says I, 'for
sure there's them that seen We siither
it off the finger of me- says I--'Be
the mother of Moses =! its great lie
says she--sThank We. Misthress Ca
sey,' says /; .An what for is it a
graat lie?' Take that for yereself,
! Mrs. O'Leary. says she.'
And what was thata' asked his
Worship.
.Faith a beautiful blow on the
mouth of me, your Honor replied
Mrs, O'Leary-iaying hold of her
upper lip, and turning it inside out
| for his Worship's inspection.
But his Worship declined inspect
ing it; andhaviEg let it down again,
she proceeded to state, that having
| got this beautiful thump on the mouth
of her. she did not choose 10 have a.
ny more to say to Mrs. Casey. but
forthwith handed her over co an off
Ger.
The officer in question said he had
learned that Mrs. Casey pawned a
! weddIng-ring on the day of the row,
! but she redeemed it in a few hours
| afterwards, and that was all the
pawnbroker knew about it.
Mrs. Casey. who was bursting to
tell her story, was then called OH for
defence.
Mr.. MinshulI--Where's this poor
woman's ringa
Mrs. Casey--Honor bright, your
Worship, know nothing of it.
Mr.. Minshull--She says you took
il If her fnger.
Mrs. Casey--i'ch, as for that,
our Reverence, she'd say any thing
but her prayers.
Mr.. Minshull--As a friend you
should have taken better care of her.
Mrs. Casey ID idn't | take all the
! care in the world of her, and took
her home. AID put decently to he'd ;
bat she's bad one, your Worship.
and she knows it, aud the world
knows it, and her husband knows {;
AID she gave this ring to a nan that
| she has.
Mrs. O'I.eary--Is it the likes Of
| me, with three children, to have a
| man.
Mrs. Casey--Yes, the likes Of you;
| wasn't it but last Friday you were
found lying on another mans bed fast
asleep, with yourself uncovered. and
God knows what; and your husband
say you'd been crimconifying him.
Mrs. O'Leary--Oh, holy Paul
your Reverence. it's all false. was
tosticated, and fell On another mans
bed. but my two children were with
me, and this Mrs. Casey wants to
make my husband jealous of me that's
as innocent as sucking kitten.
Mr.. Minshull- Upon my word |
think Q is no ground for jealousy
(the lady had not charm TO boast
Of but | cannot. with the evidence
before me, take any further steps to
help you. You must look for your
ring, and if you find where it is, we
! will sndeavor to obtain its res tora-
ton. lam afraid you have go: this
poor wOman's ring.
Mrs. Casey Honor bright, your
worship. | havn't.
Ms. Minshull-.-WelI, you must
help her to look for it.
Mrs. Ca,ey.--Faith her eyes are
as good as mine, your Worship, OK
cent when she's blind drunk, and
that's every day in the week.
Mr.. Minshull then said Mrs. o.
Leary might bring her charge for the
assault. if she liked.
Mrs. O'Leary---Be my conscience
] like TO such thing: for didn't care
if she sailed me till was az salt as
IA red herring so as she'd give me- the
ring. for its all had to prove | was
an honest woman. God help me.
The case was then dismissed, and
in FIVE minutes Mrs. O'Leary and
Mrs. Casey settled their difference
over quartern.