Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-17
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Or, Paddy Regain before the Court


From The New York Times.
Since the Police Court Magistrates Of our city
resolved, with the aid nf his Honor the Mayor, to
make an eIectual effort not TO enforce the PrOhb
tory Law, their Courts have afforded, il not the
best, at least very fair opportunity Tor studying
tilapidated human natuIe, Ill many OF its varieties.
Before these Magistrates nearly all criminals WHO
are detected are made to appear and undergo what
is called an examination. III the Vast majority OF
cases, however, examination reveals nothing
more than the progress the prisoner has made III
crime. ThrUe are seldom any personal PECULIAR
ties sufficiently unique To command special atIeu-
| 'iun- Now and then, however, There is an agreea-
/ bic Change Case not caused by habituul irIrgu-
Iarity or crime, but the consequence OF heated
| teTm.'
One of these cases appeared, by compulsion,
before one OF our District CUurtS yesterday. The
case named Patrick Regain, better Known
so he informed tue Judge-as Paddy Regan Of
Mulberry street.
Paddy Regain had been enjoying bit OF Scrim.
image with John D0Otey, lately from county Kerry,
Ireland. But, rs 10 the matter OF that, many'S
the beautiful scrImmage PahdY Rega., had had Ito
his honor be 1t spoken) without being, i'll COnSe-
quence, obliged 10 appear before Magistrate, OF
10 answer all sorts of impeItlRrut questions con
ceruns his personal identity and conduct. So
Paddy Regain was not at all pie SGD with his new
situation, as will appear from the tenor of some OF
his replies 10 the MagSleriaI queries.
Magistrate, Sitting eIect)-N ell, sir, what's
yowr name?
| Paddy Regain, Smiling like well boiled potato
from CHS own native lSle'l-Wcll, now yer Hon
or, an is II here yes brought NE 10, till disgrace
NE before all my acquantanc, and yes don't know
| me name! How the dIvil 10 yes SNOW that IFS
me yer wanIin tiIl spake till, at all al aI-eh!
Magistrate, somewhat Observation-Disclosures
sir, give me your name Immediately, or Iii commit
you for contempt. We pe,mit no nonsense or
mSoence here, outside the bar
Paddy Regain, (SeTiOuSlyl-Och! yer Honor, an
de y7 think that IT'S likes " me, IuSat the present
| time, That nd be harborng contiupt fur yes. sur!
Paddy Regain come " dact Mt family, every
mdu knows, that knowd the ReganS of Kerry, all
at the back iv that, Sur, Paddy ReganS san Ameri-
can voter, N it's not fur the like iv him, that he'd
be harhOnng mOISeI OF cOntlmpt tur any one ling
III this blessed coun'ty-good luck till lI-baulu
the Know NVthings, the vagabOneS.
Magistrate, Slightly angIy)-Come, come, Sir,
no more CAB What's your none!
Paddy Regan with cme eye closed knowingly
Now, Yer Honor, yer Quare man, indeed ye ale.
! Dye think its me that dISn't know my lneleana
BILE rights! Don't know that before yes could
legally bring me here, the pOlaceman should have
n pace of paper i'll his hand, and lie should say 10
NE, StanIn up before NE, says he, wild his wan
eye on the paper, an the other wan, If be'S open
on myself, and Wit. the voice of an orathur saws
he 10 me, "Paddy Regain" says he, otis your
own darin self want, for TILL We go Till the Court
| fur we've broken.the law an John DoOley'S head"
| says HSB So COLne otOhgI says ne 10 me- says he,
''Wharein don't fail at yer periI,' sass he; ana
in couise IT'S come along wud, fur Paddy Regan
niver resisted the authority, yer Honor.
Magistrate, [sm'llng)-Welt Paddy Regain, as
you say your name is, you acknowledge that you
broke JOhu Dooey's head. What excuse have
| you for such understandable conduct!
| Paddy Regan, (PIeudlngly)--Now, yer honor,
| Dye Gail that the dacent thing? Ye wUrmed that
out ~ NE, 50 ye did, without me manin to say wan
| word " 1t. Och! but lis tue larmn that was al
ways getting the better OF the ReganS.
Magistrate, (settling down comfortably in his
chalrl-Well. Paddy, are you innocent or are you
guilty OF breaking the head OF JOhm DooIey?
Paddy Regam, [SUIlUqWZlns) lies am |, Paddy
Regain, guilty, or am |, Paddy Regan, innocent iv
the moGtnl sore head that poor john Dooley has
on hun. Och! Paddy, Paddy, am is it to this yeI
come at last, ye graceess william, ye? WiaI'Il
| Bridget do9 and wharaII all the chiider dOl an
WON'T the U'DOugherty'S be Ieioien in their
hearts an goin' blind drunk out " rale delight,
when they hear that Pandy Regan'S sint to the
prison, TOT tie simple, plain an innocent dlvarShun
OF bredkn tue head Of John d, obey. Bad cess
10 them, but its itst the bare ihnkin' iv it that's
breakln' my heart, so il is paddy Raglan weeps.)
Magistrate, considerably modliieG)--WeH,
Paddy, what have you 10 say for yourself? You
DON'T seem 10 be hardened criminal, so I'll be as
lenIent with you as the circumstances we'll per
mt. What did you break John Dooley's head
| fOr9
Paddy Regain, (sobbing)-Well, now, yer Hon
CT, yer Honor's dacent nau, So We are; We have
heart Ill ye that's lookup out oil the two beautl-
full eyes Of ye, wild rale eeIin for Bridget anu the
chlder. Don't | see it lookin' out aud sayin', as
PLAN as pike staff, ''Paddy Regain, ye va gaboue,
go home to yer family an gut the drink, an i'll
ever yes here again, IT'S to the prison Yell
60" know yer Honorll say that, for it's the
raIe just man that ye are, au' It's we'll ye know
that it was but an accident that happened to John
Docley.
Ye see, yer Honor, John Dooley am misel's from
the same counly--the county KeIrl--well John
DOoley an myself was worEim all the whole day
on the ThirI avenue. an when We was comm
home, says John DoOley to ME, says he, "Paddy
RegaH;" says he, ''come IN till Tim ReiIly's, an
get drop O. dunk to kape the life in ye.'' Says
u 70 hIm, al wiiI,' says I: an so in we wnt, an,