Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-09
Beauties Of the Liquor Traffic.

boautlcs VI INC LIZ uof lIhnc'
Last Monday night. about ten o.
clock. the neighbors Of Mr.. Sands. q
German. were called upon by Mrs.
Sands. for protection. He had driven
her out Of doors, with an infant in her
arms. though the ground was covered
with snow, and the weather was about
the coolest that has been experienced
this winter. He had then opened the
stove door so as 10 GIL the room with
smoke. and locked mp several helpless
children who must have persisted Of
suffocation had not help been given.
and then he LEFT. A writ was pro-
cured before Squire. Kilgore. and serv-
cd by Constable Kennedy, and. much
against bis viii he was led of to the
Burnet House fer safe keeping.
Il is remarkable how instinctively
people call upon their gods in time OF
trouble. Not fancying the quarters to
which he was about 10 be conducted.
he begged piteously to see "Mishter
shones de Lawyer" But The Con.
stable having but little faith In "Mr.
Shones's power 10 save him. refused
his prayer. lie however conducted
him 10 Mr.. Wheat's "Saloon. "and call
cd up the landlord. who went his bail
for good behavior and appearance be-
fore Squire Kilgore. the next day
lie was Hospitality entertained by Mr..
Wheat. who informed the officer and
the friends who had aided in the ar
rest. that "peep!es better mind dare
own pizncss. and not be looking after
de pirness Of odder peoples at such
late hours"
Now won't some Of US laugh, in
about month or so. when II shall be
Constable Kennedy's "own pizness"
10 march the Liquor sellers Of this
town to that new stone jug? Better
believe We will. But what willbeeome
Of their Gods? When there are no
more spirits within them, and no bars
ut which they can practice, won't they
be ID. DIS. for certain? Which mean
eth. according 10 John Smith. Esq.
Dead Dsorun's, or In palmer dutch,
Dirty Dogs.
Horrible Sequel.
The above was prepared and put In
type on Tuesday. supposing tina, the
affair would terminate as usual. The
trial was set for 7 o'clock =. NJ, and
we supposed tina, learned'and able eoun.
sci would appear In his behalf and
prove his good moral character, and
turn him loose again TO abuse his Wit,
and kill her. flor no had. the day be
fore. threatened TO kill her and The
children. and then hang himself. which
he was probably preparing to do whoI
6rst arrested for who cares for
drunkard's wife, But II terminate,
differently. The Court met at the up
pointed hour. and' his learned eounse
was In waiting. but the accused cam
not. Instead Of calling the security
and making him forfeit his rccognI
sanee. the Constable was sent at tina
hour 10 hun. Sands. Ills wife had lel
him At homo but a short time bofor,
and ihilher the officer wen. In searel
and there he found him. ssspsadsd
rope. and DEAD.
OF course the 'Coroner's Inquel
brought In a verdict that he was yerIl
dead. and probably thAi he came to b
death by his own hands. But IL III
trueg IL he no, a MURDERED man.
The good sense Of every sober ma
can so easily trace bis death TO II
maddenlng bowl Of which he had drar
freely. that the verdict OF all sob
people will be that he was MURDEl
ED. and every honest sober man W
henceforth meet and regard the liqu
sellers Of this town as they wou
cold.bIooded murderers. They a
such. and lawyers and others that pr
tect and uphold them are rartiee
eriminis. But we must forbear. Nh
Sands and her children are now o
jects Of the tenderest sympathy.
ever we allude TO them hereafter. ,
will be a cruel hyena ruthlessly u
burying the dead and wounding /
living. and the very learned and al
CONSUL who was waiting the appei
anec OF his client. to turn him loo
again upon society-who stood rea
to confront the trembling. helpl,
wife and prove that Sands was an he
est and harmless man. that her fel
were uniounded. will publish US as
heartless wretch. We will add. no
ever. that II the Legislature fails
make the forthcoming law IMMEDIAl
Iy operative. an enraged and incen.
community will enforce natures Ia
at the peril Of life.