The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-06
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
POLICE MATTERS.


II Lamaseo has lad nearly all the fun to herself for
the last or three days HerpopulatioR to be
enng from their lethargy; signs of life
ing visible and the Magistrates Office is becoming quite
an interesting scnoo foz the study of human
generally, well to learn the manners and customs
Lamaecovites in particular The Justices docket pre-
quite history thurman wrongs against
human rights and the wrong ways that were taken to
redress them which brought them under the cognizance
OF the Lanasco judiciary. Justice Chute, presiing.
We will make our stories short that if they should
prove uuinteresting readers will not be bored and
II they should couain interest shall be
liable TO give offence.
CASE lsr--Lorenz Comfort smiteth, J. E. Tomlinson
and the State of Indiana takes cognizance thereof
Tomlinson member of the police corps, and being
duly authorized in writing endeavored to the
person of Lorenz had been behaving unseemy and
a froward LorenZ resisted and striving with
the of authority did commit unlawful violence
his person for which sdjudged by the Magistrate
that he should pay Inc of So and the costs.
He paid the fine but the costs and was let go out
OF the hands Of the officers.
CASE 2sD-Mrs Comfort assisteth her husband See.
ing her husband strive with the officer fearing
he should be worsted, Mrs. Comfort interposed the
physical influences pertaining to her Individual SELF but
was overcome and placed in bonds. When however
she had paid into the treasury, 81. She at lib
srty.
CASE 3D-Peter Knapp getteth himself into a diff
lculty, showing how he got out of the same-Peer la
bors for the understandings of the people, provides
his customers with very good article of boots and
shoes. But alas Peter looked upon the wine cup when
il red, and at last it stung him like adder. The
evil spirit that lurked in that cup his throat
took possession of his bosom, kudled of NAL
ice nd Pei heir han If vii rit
did ince his little to throw briekbas his gran
mother itch was highly Unwrong. Mrs. Wavison, the
lady pelted made complaint before Justice Chute and
Peter Knapp investigation, found be about
much TO blame the old woman and divers others of
the same family about much 10 blame either
of them, and all considerably blameable. and
great shakes neil her in consideration of all of which
Peter WAS amerced in a fine Of one cent.
CASE 4rH--Shewing how R. A. Riede chastsed his
better half,and hereupon what happened-Red being
a "wOmans rights man, determined that all wo-
men whom he had control should be right, con
Chewing his wife to be slightly wrong he undertook to
right her by oderate mDisratiOn of conjugal dis
cplne much to the horror of Jno. Wayman who inter
fered and planned behalf of the Riedel
fined S5 and having nothing ess than 1000 bill
with him just then it thought advisable that he
should become guest of the city of Evansville. He is
now a sOjourncr III the ''Safe''
CASE jTn.--Shewing bat Mrs o Brien did, and then
what the squire dd-Jas. u. Anderson, constable.
stretched forth his hand to who bad offended
the law. Mrs o'Brien conctivibg that he was about
deprive fellow mortal of of those inaiena BILE
rights guaranteed to every by the Declaration of
Independence made pass at him, which passed very
near to his dome of thought" And il to pass
that when he had made end of arrestng the other
man, he slraghtway complained of Mrs. O'Brien, and
IN little while she mulcted in three dollars and
| costs.
CASES 9Th AND 7rH--Jas Curry and Kirkpat rick
found in bad company and matters apperaing thereto
On Sunday last Curry and Kirk patrick were found in
very bad company, that to say they in the COM
pany of each other and more like 'em.
| Henry Eter like the unfortunate magpie found
in the predicament. Henry the possessor of
five dollars and silk handkerchief, which to
Curry and kirkpatrick, the goody Bah! lonsh gar
ment and the wedge of gold TO Achan,
ed thing, and wrought upon their cupidity. Strong
drink heightened their fancy for the the articles and di
,ninished the vigilance of Eter, in consequence of
which the twain became possessors of the valuables,
giving the unfortunate Eter In return, only drubbing
and storing his handkerchief The latter generous
act prompted by fear that poor Eter would be
found suffering the state of men.a agony that his
ilusrious predecessor N. P. Willis experienced
day when pocket handk erchies in demand, but
scarce article.
Curry fined Ave dollars and Kirk patrick two dol
lars but neither having funds-are standing
mitted