New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08

Wss hungry, knew II Ves wrong 20 S'sa4 Do. Fte''y
" Polly wanted cracker 90 she took a. discharged
Oh paying the baker.
charles Felter. sailor. was brought in for beng
Gisorderlv said be liked TO get drunk; made him
feel rich enough to buy schooner snd pay the crew
IL advance; bad tried 20 get drunk the day before.
but the LIQUOR wasnt strong enough he liked 70 get
drunk and be ddnt care who knew H. sorry he
wasn't drunk COW; had tried to be, but Couldn't get
ANYTHING but beer which woadn do the business for
him tie flesh was williyg bu; the spirit was weak
the beer wouldn't make the drunk come; sent uP Tor
ten days
Ffwsrs Donnely. seafaring msn Of very peculiar
sppearar CO. possessing some remarkable chafac'er
istics OF manner. dress, speech and looks nov came
forward He was charged with being drunk. In the
way OF physical beauty Edward was decidedly dam
aged sric'e He had lost one arm by snake i,e,
and been deprived Of 81 eye by me prsnat ae expo
son of pistol which broke his sPecaces At the same
tine il eNingusbec hs sinister Optic The unexpected
descent OF a shpmse from the tops upon his head h.d
turned tis neck 30 that re seemed 10 be keeping per-
petua look out over Ills shoulder with his remaining eye
His resembled hali-Tlpe tomato. and pan OF
varty excrescences hung upon his face es Il some one
had shot couple Ofmsrbes al him. which had stuck 10
him for life. His complexion bore close resemblance
70 the Outside OF huckleberry pudding His teeth,
which were unusually long, projected backward as
thew had taken start 20 grow down his throat This
last peculiarly undoubtedly one cause OF a re-
markabe siugulartv Of speech. which seriously i'm
paired bis natural facility of conversation. some
ciosyncrasy OF disposition probably had also some.
thing to 90 with this lingual embarrassment-but
certain II i that Mr. Edward Donnelly answered
one question unit, he asked another to which last
he would give the reply intended for query number
one Whether his mental faculties needed always
second inierrogative punching up, or whether tie
fsngs projecting downward retained one answer unul
displaced by another this deponent knoweth not but
heiruly believes thar inquiry pr0pOGnded 10 III
ward Donnelly aforesaid rema.neG unanswered until
6oonstsy unless a second QUESTION followed the trst
A transcript OF a conversation between him and the
Clerk Of the Court reads a. follows
CiCrE-Nhefe were YOU born
The prisoner removed bis solitary orb from its guar
diar-hip over bis left shirt sleeve, rolled it slowly
roUnd until commanded fair view Of the quesnoner
but said nothing The Clerk, nothing daunted, con.
tnued
How long have YOU been in this country
The face assumed took Of intelligence, and answer
No. came out
PrSOntr-Irelaud
Cielk-HOw old are you
Prisoner-rRO years.
Cerk-How long have you been drunk
Prisoufr-T hirty-our years, seven months and nine
days.
Ierk-Where cid you get your liquor
Prisoner rolling his ere toward the Judge.-Been
on q spree four days.
Judge. very indignant-Did you say I've been on
fPr;sorer-Od Mother Bidewells down in Mor.st.
Clgk-Do YOU mean hereafter to treat this Court
respectfully
Flisoner-No, Sir: hope not.
Officer with red hair-If you amt crazy I'm jack
ass
Prisouer-Ycs. Sir of courae.
The excited Judge here commenced making out his
commitment but the Clerk who began 10 see the fun,
thought best 70 ask him a few more questions first
and accordingly inquired Of Donnelly what he traded
in as he seems 10 own sloop. The prisoner who had
been coeAng upon the last remark of the red-hared
officer until be had waxed wroih, burst out;
Jackass jackass yes you are laekasS' not
doubt oft.
Clerk-Come tell me what kind Of liquor did you
drink yesterday
Piisoner-Soap. Ddes, coifee, bar lead, chickens,
coal pine kndlIng God, smoked hams, aud white
wood shingi 3
Judge M erferingl-P isoner on are only getting
yourseli ilto trouble Ny patience will give out. /
ca ( stand everything. Do you think I'm made OF
patience
Frisoner-Wi isky nothing but whisky, Sir. upon
my honor.
The last an swer proved too much for the gravity OF
the Court TIE Judge The Clerk the attendant OH
cers. and al smiled audiby whispered word from
tie Clerk explained 20 the Justice the true state OF the
case Edward was discharged and as he departed
fr0m d Cou t-rOOm officer two blocks away heard
him. in answer to a request for penny preferred by
little girl, give what undoubtedly intended as a
detail ed reply TIE last interrogative remark OF the
Police Justice.