Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-20
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formances of a ragged Po;k like little ur-
chin, who, among other acts Of bodily agil |
itv, cohtrives to stand on his head with no
other assistance than that afforded by the |
spike If an iron railing The police per.
ceived this active genius EXHIBITING yes,
,erday befJre n large audience IN P,cca-
lilly aud warned him n, but finding pre-
vious cautio disregarded ey were ohli
ged, IN order 10 keep the p bic borough.
fare clean, In take the magistrates opin.
ion on the affair. familiarity with the
'ac; Of justice had evidently robbed the
prospect Of al its terrors, for VIII, n placed
within the bar the boy made hi self per-
icctly at home, and began scanning with
a professional eye and hand the apex OF
one Of the poets viii h b .unded the dock,
apparently with the view OF making it a
valuable foi some display Of peculiar dex-
teritv.
The constable told Mr.. Hardwick that
The 10y was standing on his head on one
OF the ratings of a. James Chuacn, Pie
caddly, and as he had always returned
when driven away, and had always oc-
casioned "a grea; crowd to assemble, il
was necessary at last 10 take him into
custody.
The boy whose name is Watts, admit
ted that he had recently been taken 70
Mary lebone Police court under similar
circumstances.
MIR. lIardwick asked the boy how he
got his living?
Boy-Vy, stands on my bead for it.
Here said he laying hold of the post, III
stand top OF this here, or tor couple OF
browns (poinling to some houses on The
opposite side OF the way,) l'll stand on
my head on Won of them ere chimbly-
posts
Mr. llardu ick- You must find some
other means of earning your bread. II
you collect mobs in the street so as 10
cause an obstruction mus, send you to
prison.
Boy.-Doesn'' care if you do: Better
OF there 'un in n verkhus. Been in Mar
rerbone last week, but couldn't stop no how
Why no.? Cos vos knocked about by
tother boys, and they put me in the new
buildings we're they puts none but the worst
o'characters.
How many times have you been in
prison?-TeIl yer vership the Whole lot.
First Of all | got seven days in Cold bath
fields, for begging. Ven come out
guvup that dodge and stole penny
loaf, and got fortnight at the mill. Next
me and my partner stole some horanges,
and the beak guy us mon,h a piece at
Toihill fields. AFTER that, got seven
days FIR jomping Jim Crow; AFTER that
two months, cos a plaseman coiched me
by the scruff Of my neck, and how
stone at him, wot missed him and hit q
boy behind shop in the nose; next goi
three weeks al Horsmonger for nothing
as Iknowed on; arter thai 30s or three
weeks al the New Prison for brcdEtfg
vinders, cos they chucked water on me;
and that's all except this here, vich is
either Brixton or the verkhus, vot yer
vership pleases.
This list Of convictions was given
without the slightest hesitation, and, as a
matter Of course, created some merrinent
in court.
MIR. flardwick gave the boy the option
OF making his election between a prison
again or Marylebone Workhouse, as he
10 have settlement in that
parish.
The boy, after short pause, decided
OF giving the workhouse another tial
WIT AT THE EXPENSE OF Gov SILAs
WRIGHT. Tho Buffalo Commercial Ad.
vertlser likens the message OF Gov. ST.
las Wright, Of N Y, to the tail of that
comet that stretched across the zenith
from the western to the eastern horizon,
aud just before it dipped beneath the ex
tremest bounds OF space. had printed on
II In small caps, "To BE CONTINUED"
The New York Courier thinks it fortu-
nate that the session commenced so so on
after his election, for if it had common.
ced few months later, Gov. w. would
have been unable 10 find termination
Tor his message. 1t is thought he took
II for granted that the Legislature knew
nothing and could fad ont nothing, and
therefore concluded to impair, enough
knowledge 10 las: them TO the end OF the
session.
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