American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-03-25

faced boy, who was cuffed out of the Office in
stanter
"No, to the tother eend," said witness
"Dyes looked up to, and we ginerally don't
contradict him none SO, when chap does
contradict him, he's got to take the conse-
quence"
"Well, you have laid down the law,--now let
us have the facts" said the Squire.
! "Im getting at em, sir. So, when Joe
Bowers gey his CAB back to Dye, Dye he slapt
him over, that's ALL" And the witness was
fastening out of the office, evidently confident
that he had settled the whole matter, when Off
Ger Handy took him by the nape of the neck
and sent him back with a run.
| "Come back here and explain yourself" said
the Squire. "What do you mean by slapping
oyer?"
! "Why that's what mean" said Simmons
He slapt him head-over-heels
| ''Did he strike him with his open hand?"
asked the Squire.
"No, with his shet-up fist, said the witness
'Then it was blow" said the Squire, "not
slap"
"Well, then, he blowed him over" said the
witness, with chuckle, in which several others
joined.
"Now, tell me" said the Squire, 'what he
slapped or knocked him over for"
"Cause," said the witness, "when Joe Bow
ers he wanted to borrer his noospaper, and Dye
told him to take one hisself, Joe sassed Dye"
"That is telling the story properly" said
the Squire. "Now, young gentlemen, are you
very anxious to go up before the criminal
court?"
81 aint," said Dyonisius Moggs.
"Nor MOTHER" said Joe Bowers; "nor
wouldn't a-come here eff it hadn't a-ben as if he
tackled me for nothin."
"Nothing" exclaimed the Squire with emo
ton. "What, sir, is it nothing to insult a man 2
No honest man will loan out his newspaper.
He would as soon think of carrying you and
your horse in his arms through turnpike gate.
Borrow mans newspaper! you might as well
think of spanning mans lot of ground with a
high arch, and claiming the right to build over
it. because the abutments rest on your own
lands Borrow a newspaper! Why, sir, you
thus ask a man to connive with you at cheating
the publisher Sir, no provocation can justify
On assault; but if any could, this would be the
one."
"Well, Squire" said Bowers, II didn't look
at the subject in this light my own self; but l
reckon you got the right hang of it. SO, if
it's agreeable all round, I'll jest go half the ex-
penses in this here case, and scribe for noos-
paper for myself-the american Telegraph, for
instance"
| "Good as old wheat" exclaimed Mr. Dyo-
nisius Moggs "Tll go tother half churfully,
and no grudges. Let me shake your stealers,
joe"
Good y exclaimed the Squire, and "good!'
responded the crowd, as the two young gentle
men shook hands together. And sure enough,
we have written in legible characters upon our
route-book the very respectable name of Jo.
Bowers.
INQuEsT.-Nace Snowden, 40 years old, and
Incorporate, a slave of Miss MCPHERSON, OF
Prince George county, Maryland, died this
morning from injuries sustained by fall into
the canal on Sunday night. An inquest was
held at his home on the Island, by Thomas
Woodward, esq, Coroner and verdict rem
dered in accordance with these facts.
CRIMINAL COURT. - Charles Brantz, alias
Bentz, was this morning found guilty of perjury
in certain landSwarrant case.
STEAIING.-James I. Barclay, a young man
aged about twenty-five years, was arrested yes
terday by that vigilant police officer, William
Martin, of the fourth ward charged with steal
ing cloak, the property of Jacob F. King,
which he afterwards disposed of to Mr.. Utter
muhle, tailor, of 7th street. for the sum of three
dollars. He was promptly committed to jail
by Justice Dom, to take his trial at the next
term of the criminal court.