New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17
POLICE COURTS
AT THE TOMBS.

not small portion Of the persons who ara Ne
for drunkenness are persons living in the ueiyh.''
counties where the prohibiiory law is - well s.s
that they can obtain no liquor there. Under ,h.Sse
sure Of appetite the soGSers are compelled % ~ rs
the City when they desire TO enjoy the luIu,S y
drunk. "s,
The returns yesterday morning showed ,h.,
iorib OF the arrests for drunkeoDoss we're OF nas
not resident in this City. One Of The offender. s
that they were stTic. in the enforcement az hSet
in bis village that since the fourth OF July be hal -
compelled TO make drunkenness periodical ga
and go he came to New-Yo'k once a forpi,s',aer,
crowded fortnights dissp patton into ii gle d. ~
this care the individual was mulccd in slo - -
amount; he was unable TO pay ami so sas connslnaea
accept the alternative OF lying ten days in prison
6IS AND CAYENNE PEPPER.
Joseph Beesely of Westch' ster County wa niol.,
up in the Second Ward Drunk. lie SAID tia, 6,y;ss.
the premOutory symptoms Of What he supposed ). -
the cholera he took a s'rong dose % gn and c.,s,S
PEPPER The Gin went TO bis h,ad-'he esyesrs =
bis stomsch The dose be verify believes s,oo,'J'
simultaneously his disease and his locomotiOu thsssS
the latter effect be did not bargain for The GO
pepper saved Mr.. Beesely life aud his liberty A..
Had he imbbed ein gin cocktail schnapps, or s;r =
any Of its noI medicinal fOfms, he would have ~.
permitted 20 lie IN soak for ten days.
A MoURNER SPIRITUALLY DISGUISED.
John Hennessy vent 10 funeral and &C ,omvar;.,
the corteee 10 Greenwood. On he return Of tie nm.
CCfsltn john stOpLCN III kON cOtle
which be swore most precious bad liquor. and n
got drunk. John was fined $40 Tor not controlling h,
appetite Until he could patrOnze Neg-iork whiska
shop.
AN AMALGANfATfOSIST.
Mary Jane Brown, native of Iceland, was chaesl
with beirg a bad imitation of Desdemona. Ii va
proved that she cohabied unlawfally with 4 colosa
man. which The Court srued into evidence of Nan
Jan being a woman OF doubtful reputation. Sent !,
for three months.
RIG TALKER.
The Judge called out the name of Caroton ClN.
pertoneue. Hardly had the last syllable of the nsn,
been SPOKEN before the HeIe" was u tered al.
a spasmodic jerk, and in an instant queer lookio,
customer sprarg 10 bis feet. lie made three rapis
steps for ward and brought himself up standing a,sar
the rail.
Mr. Clapportongue possessed marked individuals,
in feature FORM and dress he was representative a
himself and himself alone his features slarp and
thin; bis large gray eyes had look deeply penstrs
tive; they were FESTIVE in their sockets glancng for
momei.t III n given object and then changing the Oh
ieet in an instant; he would stand for moment in
given POSITION, and Then, with no seeming cause fOr
change would jerk himself into another s'titak;
his hair of bright yellow, uneven IN length All
uncombed on some portions of his head II stOoi
out at right angles his dress was a renirksA
4" fake up, for an eccentric comedy chgrscte
The vest was ngwasted, OF red groundwork inteS
spersed with fancy yellow diamonds. Ills coat va
a dllapidated black shanghae full Of small defecS
Chief over which laid quantity of dirty linen so,iu
up in accordance with the ByTonc cut. The para
were of giotesque pattern, very greasy aud thes&
bare. judging from MIR Clappertongues general q,
uearance we should set him down "a Derson OF spa
thought and active temperament, who acted from 10
pulse and lacked stability. lie vas a steaul-angn
without governor, watch without q balance-whee
a boiler without a safety valve, a htr trigger ps,s
reaoy cooked, an individual built on the seady-eg
jerk principle.
A. CIa,nar,op0ue said the ,JudCe Won arr chsy,s
will gross intOxcatiou in the streets.
Mr. Clappertongut replied TO the Judge ia the ollov
ing words which he uttered with rapidly fnghti
even TO Shorthand reporters. In every thing Nc. G.
preserved this uniform rapid utterance. Said be;
Jucee YOU need nj fear to take several osths on
era Bibles before several magistrates that toe charge
is tru. in point of fact, for | most ncontlneng
elzvaed, inebratd, intoxicated drunk. very drunk
-IUas. | plead guilty and plead for mercy IN TIE
same ide ntcal BREATH DO
Where did you pui chase your liquor
In divers sundry, various and different premisa
wherein ardent spirits, distilled, fermented and met
liquors are sold given away IN the City and CourF
OF New. York not 10 say jersey CITY, because ID
jurisdiction of this tribunal doesn't happen TO exier
over the North River-it doesn't.
Do you know the name of any one OF the persons
who sold you liquor
do not, though might state the probabilities end
give reasons therefor fact is that there maaJ
Smiths and Browns in the world, and is not inprok
able that some OF the Smiths and Bro sns may oil
lQuor, and by no shs impossible that | may have
purchased from them. II ISN'T
What is your business
II has been alwaS suited 10 the exigeucy; in earlJ
youth my time was divided between kissing the giri
marbee, tying tin kettles TO dogs tails, blowing qal
squabeIs under pOus PEG rs windows, steaiing
ap les, setting traps for chipmunks mumole@t -peh
putting tar on the backs of individuals who wodd
insist, in contrariey to good custom, on carrying n
visible yet heavy bricks in their hats, hsn-strngg
rats and various other innocent and childish fvoua
1t has,"
mean what is your business since you have become
grown
First essayed out a collector Of bils, bat ha''
ING an moro mate passion for old rye, one day got %
spree during which time spent 800 or theresbodz
belonging 10 other people, ard The pumps pretendefp
say that was not peeuniarily reliable, and as tbg
failed to give me any more bills 10 collect CAVES
business up in dsgust-l did.
What have been your professions since
Numerous, very numerous as the maternal mocnJ
remai ked on o. occasion when she picking yerrn
from the hide of an ipfante monkey. Ny profescs
are divided subdivided, redivded, resubdiyided nf
divided again-they are. | wre ecr0sucs losr
letters, valentines, epIaphs for tombs,ones, olsa
boots, furnish skeletons OF sermons 70 Minister'S tedA
dancing and vocal music, blow the fiddle scrspe @
trombone sing in chorus at the English opera, gu
patent slver-plating stuff warranted 10 make ons
look like silver for hour and half and after tes
Ike rusty copper; my own invention, Judge; nsPg
10 sell you box at the regular discount male 70 ~
uade-aId sell you, TOO, bad, when you Duy 80.
corns, bunny ans and warts teach writing on ~
principle, operate the magnetic telegraph when ~
of the operators sick or drunk or 80 .tapi
that they can't strike dots, impart knowledge
short hand to aspiring young reporters, play PSF
Accomplishments TO first fiddler at dancingparnes Or
tribute tracts, engage 10 manage all suits 70 " .
tenants from premises, and keep the tenants 10 ID "
of the efforts of landlords who are eccentric %.
think that rent should be paid give counsel to Pefo
desiring TO be divorced, keep an Alphabetical Is y
nurses, translate Pennsylvania Dutch into 60 s.
lob TO furnish evidence to swear through any PoI,
necessary in a trial, help my wash womsn 20 poasI
oloiLes on Monday morning. o-Y charcoal whea@