Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-03
EVENING STAR.
A Victim" to Tyrannical Laws

Mr.. Robert Russell, who formerly lived IN
! och0h2Eic county, New York, now resides IL,
the city f Albany. Russell appears u be the
victim Hf unpropitiOus circumstances. Rus
sell has an unhappy faculty Of doing business
contrary 10 law. On Tuesday last Nj. Rus
sell was arrested for the eleventh time sine e
autumn set in. We give his examination
"Well, Russell, said the magistrate, you
are hero again, perceive
Yes, si1. The fact is, Squire, / m q vie
tim. Blow mo if | care what Bobby Russell
does, he is sure to violate some law or other
When comes to Albany, L says to myself,
Russell, my boy, VIC take L hunt Tomorrow
and try them fox hounds. Well. sir, out
goes, and what do you think! Before l got
to the next corner, Barney WhaIen tapped me
on the shoulder, and says, "T That's sgin the
law. What's asin the law ?" replies;
and be says, = having dogs in the street with
out muzEles He accordingly arrested me,
ana brought me TO the police court. The re
SUR Of tha: piece Of fun was ine Of frc dol
lars. Well, what 10 DO then
" Cant say"
Well, listen and I'll tell you sold the
tex hounds TO one IF Aunt Puts friends for
twenty tvnars. With tho proceeds bouCht
sow aud iTe pigs. took them home built
pea in the hack yaId, and thought all my
troubles were az ap end, but I was mistaken
oihcer BradHeli called upon nIe tae very
next morning, and s1ya Russell, keeping
hog. ia the yard is n.Ein the law / doubttl
it. rh. riied officer Bradwell, who had me
arrested again. This timo 1 was EGcd Eve
dollars
"WoI, what did yoa Go then
| SOD Inv SOW end pigs, and bought @
.g1So a"i cat and undertook to draw wood
Tho seIy Inst load put ~ Drew tho at.en-
ton f pOiic emdG >.ckiss who SAID that d =
Ing cart without license was 'agin the Law
lie arrested me for that offence, which caused
ne another fine OF i've dollars"
We'll, what did you DO next p
Il sold the horse and cart, GrI houcLt t'.c
half of n charcoal Wagon -
We'll, what SUCCESS did you meet with az
ter tha.''
"Thc same old luck, sir. The first day
commenced pcddiirg, policeman Suocks took
rae by the collar and says: Russell. that's
asia the law, old teller Whats agin the
law, aid. lie replied selling charcoal in
a wooden measure. That cost HE fine Ui
three dollars
"Dii that drive you out Of the charcoal busi-
n6ss2'
Eyes. sir. ] sold cut and thought 7 would
tsy my fortune III carryins baggage betwtcl
the steamboats, and railroads What's the
use? l only coinnlcnccd work ~ day. aal yet
here an again"
"Who' for, row!''
r or so!icltiEg baggage without permit
from the MsyoI. As / SAID before l N A vic.
tin. If should save a man from drowning
by jumping into q whirlpool, dash my VIZ if |
Gon believe the Etst policeman I met in
coming; ashore would up ard say It's agin
tho law, Russell. TO 60 overheard withoul Z
iicsn@e Ffon the Coroner"
The justice, having heard Mr.. Russell TO the
end, admitted that he was "A " victim. ani
L. him cf without paving n fine. RGsson
I.sR
mud Hi hinsel, - il it were not for one thing
Ca being asked what that was, he repIe, Il at
SoaIc police:aan would discover il was agin
the law to cU.ni;.it ea;GiGe, and and crtRkc to
collect the tine from ii. - misiortinit Chlidren"
Russeii's case oalls for sympathy.