Indiana American., 1855-08-24
an Tuft:rtiins StOyr.
From ihc Police reports Of the N.Y. Tribune.
OF KICKING A HAT
WITH A STONE IN IT.

short ana ms lace WAS CLOSELY snaNcn
He had rotund form. His nose wa
remarkable one:it was Natures in
tention. without doubt to have favor
ed Mr.. wragg with nasal protuber
ance which could be classed undel
one Of the numerous heads (not fore
heads) descriptive Of that ornamental
feature Of the human face divine. Tn,
probability is, that Nature was only
paid slop-shop price in making vi
Mr.. Wragg's outer man, which lee
her not to pay much regard TO harmo
ny ofproportion. Mr.. Wragg's sneez
ing apparatus was certainly an anon
ally. IL was not Roman. nor Grccian
but decidedly unclassic in all pariicu
lars. It was not bottle-nose.l becaus,
il was not big enough, albeit bostl,
may have had something to do in Civ
ing IL scsrlct tinge. Indeed IL wa
hardly Of sufficient size 10 be called 1
pug. lor pug is nevertheless une
quivocally a nose. IL ifr. Wragg'l
proboscis could be classed at all |
should be under the head of miscella
neous nasal ecccntricilies. Their,
was no upper or middle part to tfe o.
gan. But there was small xcies
cence about the size of u chesnut 10
Gated an inch above the lips which II
the absence Of something better coo
be called nose. Without doubt Mr.
Wrage flatIers himself that he has I
nose, and when he looks in TIE glass
and sees the diminutiye proloberapc,
on his face he knows his nose. NJ
Wragg's dress too was not little &c
centric. He seemed TO delight IN
picturesque patterns for his vest ant
pants-a weakness which seems e
pervadc n greater number Of persons
than in former times.
Judge-Mr. Wragg, you are charg
ed with disordcrly conduct in th,
street.
Mr.. Wragg-I. sir. lehargcd will
disorderly conductin the street!-l
who In my private capacity. humble
though IL be, have ever been n love-
of law and order and an earnest con
scrvator Of the public peaeel Sir.
should sooner have expected TO heal
that Sevastopo was taken.
Judge-Such, Mr.. Wragg. Is th,
charge entered. Who are the wit
nessesy
Nobody responded The judy,
called over the names Of the witness
es ON the list. but still no one respond
ed.
"Sirangel' said Judge. "Docs nm,
officer here know anything about thi'
CHARGE
An officer stated that be was pres
ent ut the station. house when Mr.
wragg was brought in by three or feul
citizens. who made charge agains
him and who promised TO appear anc
give testimony the next morning. H'
said further that Wragg appeared
quite excited ut the time.
Mr.. Wragg-Excited, did the oil
Ger sav? Yes sir, was excited /
is n virtue to be excited under sucl
circumstances and | shall fall bacl
upon my constitutional right to be cx
cited Mt such times and such placen "a
chooscl Who would not get excited
when an attempt is deliberately made
To subvcrt the institutions OF our coun
try? Sir. small oaks from little acorni
grow, and the tools ofdespotism coulc
not begin their work better than b.
striking at the rights Of the citizens
Sir. my grandfather camped out a
Valley Forge when Liberty seemed
sick unto death. When everybod,
else despaircd. he hoped against hope
He went over the frozen SHOWS from
one tent TO another. encouraging th'
men. lie was barcfotcd and bare
headed. lis sainted breechcs wrs'n
whole enough.to keep his shirt.tai
from fluttering in the December
blasts. Yet. Sir, Il will be attempted
to controvert my inborn right 10 be ex
cited. | insist upon being excited.
Judge-Mr. Wragg there seems 4
be no evidence againstsyou. -
Mr.. Wragg-0f course there amt
my prosecutors darsen't face the mu
sic. Sir. my case illustrates the cor
rectness of the sacred text which say
that "truth crushed TO earth will ris'
up again." il will shine It's way VI
through an avalance of error.
Judge-Mr. wragg. Ill you stat
the facts connected with your arrest
Mr.. Wragg-Ccrtainly. Sir. Las
night about 10 o'clock | was goinl
along the street quietly and unosten
tatiously. with my mind occupied il
profound meditation; suddenly m.
thoughts and visions were simultane
ously arrested. not by n member o
the police. but by pn old hat whicl
wrs lying on the sidewalk Now "
a deep aversion TO old hats. In fact
might say that the whole world has
a rooted antipathy TO old hats.
may be. because old hats are emble
malical Of n man going down the hi
Of adversely. Men under such cir
cumstanccs, and old hats receive tn
same kind Of treatment, namely, Kicks
Now nine men out OF ten seeing tha
old hat lying there, as l did, woul
have given Il kick. and that. Sin
was just what / did. kicked tina
old hat, and not only that, but kicke'
a frightfully large stone which was in
side Of it; | felt myself falling forward
and unfortunately, fell against ia
woman with sufficient force to caus
her to fall; in falling she knocked dow
n ladder: one end of which struck mt
the other hit cart horse; the hors
gave jump and the carman wa
thrown of Of his cart; he fell on a bu
dog; the dog gave nyell and bit th
carman who rolled over on me; mig
ger rushed out ofan alley and kicke
| the carman for falling on his dog, III
] carman picked up stone and threw