New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-07
POLICE COURTS
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IL. - drank freely Of brandy, when ne brought
81 hun from England three years ago. Fined siO
y. sroving brandy 10 remain unconsumed 90 long
or, lsm Darlington OF No. GO Baxter-s.. found
~ In Wnter.st living on the sidewalk. woman,
sI.o drunk, was found lying near him. Commtte'ior
r.: Csrlsnd was found lying drunk on the side
IL 4, payk.s,; she got her liquor at an acqnant-
snces in Mulbery.st. Committed for ten days Tor h''
No acquaintance. ,..,,. -. go. he
ronoy at ThonI ssns corner Of Baxter ana Chatham-
s,s Committed. r., ,, :;
John Brian Of Newton, Conn, found DRUNK N
Chatbam-si stated that he had no acua ~ Hu' :,5
IguOr IN Nes.York cry Johh Wa 'i'0'0' d" F-O
for having sharp eyes o.. ,,..,,.- u. 49,.
,eSenflv from Providence a tailor; got his liquor at
eveyv ehop in the Cry. Charles must have drank
sioni ei,ht thousand glasses. Committed.
James Gowder lives on tho flats in Long Island
mar tr sed BIN in Brooklyn, be-de which ne bought
q glass Of beer on this side at Fulton Ferry. Fined
Robert Long Of No. 337 Pearlst. staggered along
that street abusing people generally Rooer got his
LIQUOR az The Dutchmsn'- IN PeaIl-st
Michael Mead Of No. az Roseyest., got bis liquor
nj the conner Of Howsrk and Crosby-sts. Promsed TO
do better and on OF his having wife and child
tcoendeni and destitute was re'ense5.
jeremiah Petiingiil, whose case was TIE next one
called ,,as gentleman Of about forty five years OF
ne He hight fully six feet, bis form was very
spare his face thin his sharp and prominent his
and hair and his lace closely snaNen, Win
kled and sallow He dressed in plain black dress
coat and pants Of sty about three years Old His
,csf was Of black satin bis shirt bosom scrupu-
lonsy white black silk chCker wastghty developed
about he neck above which peercd dmiuutive col
lar which when il was put was without doubt q
standing collar but the starch bad not been made OF
such consistency as 10 render II consistent for the
collar 10 aud up against che udshenug eects OF an
August swc ating.
The JUDGE informed Mr.. Pettiugn that he was
charged with having been found drunk and inclined
10 be noisy In the street.
Mr. Pcifengill-Wel Squire sbOuldnt be
rrsed il was so the fact is my head aches at this
moment as il il ready TO bust and II feels ust
Il did once in my lifetime q good many years ago,
when took too much egg Dogg; that was full TWEEN
IS five vear AGO; for a while felt as If ! was ridin
10 Heaven over glairy ice down high hill on bob
LED with it, runners creased, but never got there;
know one thing sartain-a few hours after yard felt
ns II the bOh-sled had agin stump when almost
IN 10 the bottom Of the hill and the conclusion had
landed me into caul Ton-ketile full Of fever aud
rger and blacksmiths hammers, mixed together IN
equal parts il wasn't funny Squire; went right OIL
and iucd the church, and haint been blue since,
The officer confirmed Mr. Pettingis suspicious as
10 the poin, Of drunkenness. He sand that he net Mr.
T. coming down the street AT rapid rate describing
all sorts Of geometrical figures on the sidewalk and
making efforts TO sing the words of Yankee Doodle TO
the tue Of Old Hundred. (Slr. T. here suggested
that ii such were the case he had not the slight
est doubt OF his nebIiatiOnl Whenever he ran
ppaif At On avn ing post be would stop aud expos
tlatc with the post for It's want of civlity, and
would insist that the post had never been born, and
bred in the ~. Lawrence country, or 1t would have
shown more pOteness TO strangers. He was entirely
unable 10 account for the sudden revolution OF the
earth which made day and nigh. follow each other IN
such quick succession. When ne against q lamp
post he would look up 10 the light and insist that 1t
was dinner time, and would wonder why the old WON
an did nj blow the horn At that moment the Obcer
took Mr.. Il. into custody. Mr. + inquired Of the Of
hcor if hewas Merican OF British soldier and whe her
HI. rf.gf.. .Nf ..l.o
lad began 10 lombard Gen. Pierce at SeYastOpOl. |
Having got Mr.. r. in the Station-llouse, he wanted |
10 kund who karvern teeper he wanted TO take
drink of bed ard then 90 sleep in blass of graudy.
On being asked if he had any mOcey him he pulled |
out thee cents from his vest pocket, and on searching
him hat was oil the moroy that found on him.
lie ihen locked up for the night.
Mr.. Pcttingil-Wel, squire the Pettingll stock
will due to bet on after al. hadn't got money
FerhoIsio'. squire III 'ou You a trek before get
tlrOulh.
Judes-wcll. Sir, am fearful you viii have to pay
dear for the privilege II the law here 10 hne man
so who is found intoxicated.
MIR 4. But Squire you haint Lecrd the hull story.
come 20 the City last eNcoiug from Albany in the
Railroad, and when got 10 the shed where the rail-
road stops got ont. got out and Teller stepped
MP to me as important bantam cock after II mas
ciowed for The frat tmc and asked me where 1
waited 70 20 ? told him | wanted TO go 10 a first
rate tavern. He said that idea was ridiculous, that
they never allowed distinguished strangers to 60 TO
faverns and, unless be was misiakoo, 1 was
eOmeih'pg above the common folks from the
rooral doesiricis. i told him ! Supervisor of
the town where L born and brought up, in
The Saint Lawrence country. He said that he
teundrin glad 10 bear il, he was something of high
Cockalolum Of New-Yok. lie insisted upon my githn
into the carriage and gOin 10 his private dwcn, as II
would be vulgar to 90 the teVerns. asked hun II the
~. Nicholas was common. He said that nobody |
oe those no WASH great shakes ever went theIe.
We finally 10 real big, purity stun house. and the
man iuml cd of fom the carriage. lie told Inc again
that II be rich he wasn't proud and was way he
hac of alwaysrdin OutsCc and drivin told alwavs
done so, only In the concern | had they all rode !
outside for the reason that thoTe wamt no inside.
Will that he lOffcd and said all folks did MT have Jest
The same ways of dOin things, and we went TO the
door Niger came and opened the door and we |
went IN. There about twenty genlement fixed |
or TO kill a. table sot with bottles and everything
IS slokCry as could be. The man who bTOuht me !
took me TO fne-oolNng gentleman and told me |
that lie was his brother that he was obhged |
60 60 out ON Business connected with bis |
Office bit thBt he would be back by IL o'clock; he |
sand bis brother would see TO ana do the scTump-
iious while he was gone well, set down TO the |
table: be was awful kind, for he helped me to every
thing BE could on the -chcken-hxens and GIN |
Cer-bread arrangements; he then asked me 70 take q
lass of wire told him was little too much OF a /
femrersnce man for that he said certainly be wouldn't
ask me il had any scrupes against lti he asked me II
I WINS ouposed TO dTnkin cider; l said no. II II /
was sweet lie said that they had got IN about
a week before barrel Of sv Get cider which had Just
enough snap in il TO make IL taste good he told the
Niger 10 tax bottle OF wine up stairs TO hrs SICK
ncrhew and TO bring pitcher full of cider up stains
from the new barrel the Niger leit win The bot'ie
and the pitcher and in abouf tve minues came back
into the room with The pitcher fall OF the slekest euler
ever seen: | drank some OF H. AID 1t tasted 50 good
that drank more; when | had taken almost enough
the gentleman asked me 20 90 iuto the back room
where A lot of men was a setting around table
hOldin little round pieces Of bone IN their hands and
putin EN- down, and another man fumbhng with |
some pieces Of paper; l asked him If they wasn't