The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-24
ANOTHER DEACON GILES CASE.

A libel suit has been tried at New Bed
ford, Mass. The plaintiff was William
Wilbar, large dealer in spirituous liquors,
in Tauton, and the defendants were Benz.
w. Williams and others, the editor and pub
Usher of spirited temperance paper, print
ed at Taunton, called the Dew Drop. In
January last, they published glowing de-
scription of Wilbar's establishment, under
the similitude of /" Dream," as follows:
'fWAs 1T ALL DREAM"
AS we sat in our room few days since,
thinking what more could be done to ad-
vance the cause of temperance in the COM
munity, we fell asleep and dreamed the
following dream. We were in Rum Hol-
low, and by some irresistible impulse we
were drawn into that house OF human
slaughter, kept by one WILBAR. Such
sights as we there saw, may we never be-
hold again. AS we passed the threshold,
the first object that attracted our attention
was the presiding genius Of the place-the
incarnate depiI.-On an elevated seat, in
the back part of this indescribable hell, he
sat; while ever and anon there issued from
his mouth, flames Of fire, which withered
and scorched all the deluded wretches who
had been enticed within, by the intrigue
and cunning OF his faithful understrappers.
Unobserved by the DEVILS agent, whom we
Immediately recognized as Wilbar, we con-
cealed ourself behind huge cask labelled
mania a potu.
Having recovered somewhat from the
shock on entering this den of the devil,
and from the effects Of the pestiferous air
which filled the place, we took survey OF
the premises. Around the store were ar
ranged Casks, Barrels and Demij johns,
some of which were labelled as follows:
MAN-KILLER- - MANIAC BEvERAGE-OR-
PHAN-MAKER - SoUL-DEsTRoYEK The
DEVILS SYRuP-DRUNKARD's Couch and
DELIRIUM TREMENs, SC. SC. We no.
ticed also several signs nailed to the wall,
a few of which bore the following inscrip-
tions: Men trained here for the Gallo,Os--
Lessons given in Suicide Children In
structed in the Road to Death. Directly
over the place where Wilbar stood, were
suspended Skull and Cross-Bones. On
the shelves above the casks and barrels,
were placed bottles, and we saw a crea-
ture which resembled the devil in minia-
ture, occasionally thrusting his head from
the necks; this we supposed to be the
" Bottle Imp"
Near the devil was cauldron of flaming
liquid, which we afterwards discovered was
filled from the DEVILS own mouth, boiled
down, bottled and labelled Luci fer's Elirir.
We had thus far surveyed the place, when
the door opened at our side, and a young,
clustering man, with red face and blood
shot eyes, stepped up to cask labelled
The Derips Syrup, and with an oath, swal-
lowed the entire glass. We easily recog-
nized this man by his staggering gait and
horrible profanity. We have often seen
him engaged about the store, serving at
times as an under clerk. Another imme-
diately entered and called for glass of
Soul DESTROYER. He drank and took his
seat by the stove. A moment after, the
door was again opened, and miserable
wretch staggered in; his hair was matted
together, his eyes horribly swollen, his
clothes torn and ragged, the very picture Of
despair. With desperate effort, he reach.
ed the counter, and called for a glass of
Mania a Potu. An old man with spec
tacles approached towards the cask, behind
which we were concealed, and drew from
it glass. We held our breath until he
left, for we discovered him to be the very
man who once stood up in Court and tes-
tilted he had never sold in this store sim
gle drop of Mdnia-a-potu. He administer
ed the dose to his victim, who Immediately
became raving maniac.
Customers now hocksd in, some cursing
and swearing, others quarreling and fight
ing. Among the number, was young
man who stepped up to the counter and
called for glass of LUcIFER's ELIXIR. Al
this moment, iendish chuckle was heard
and Wilbar looking towards the devil,
capped his thumb upon his nose, and with
a significant look which was answered by
his majesty, proceeded to pour out the
burning liquid The young man drank to
the very bottom Of the glass, and with q
horrid yell, fell down dead upon the floor
His pockets were Immediately rifed of their
contents, and lest life should not be entirely
extinct, another glass was poured down his
throat.
A rustling was now heard upon one Of
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