The Trinity journal., 1856-02-02
WEAVERVILLE TRINITY CON NTY CAL. SATURDAY MORNING. Fl

"A WICTM' To TYRANN1CAL LAws.-Mr.
Robert RUSSELL who formerly lived in SEQ
haric county, n. Y, now resides in the city
of Albany. Russell appears to be the vie
tim of unpropitious circumstances. Russell
has an unhappy faculty of doing business con-
trary to law. On Tuesday last, Mr.. Rus
sell was arrested for the eleventh time since
autumn set in. We give his examinations:
"Well, Russell, said the magistrate, ''you
are here again, Ipcrcciye."
Eyes, Sir. The fact is, Squire, I'm a
victim. Blow me if | care what Bob0y
Russell does, he is sure to violate some law
or other When | comes to Albany, | says
to myself, RUSSELL my boy, we'll take hunt
tomorrow and try them fox-hounds. Well,
Sir, out goes, and what do you think? be-
fore | got to the next corner, Barney Wha-
len tapped me on the shoulder, and says,
that's agin the law Whats agin the law
| replies; and he says, having dogs in the
streets without muzzles' He accordingly
arrested me, and brought me to the police
court The result of that piece Of fun was
a fine of five dollars Well what did | do
thenW
Cant say"
"Wel, listen and III tell YOU Isold the
fox-hounds to one of Aunt Puts friends for
twenty dollars With the proceeds bought
a SOW and five pigs. | took them home,
built pen in the back yard, and thought
all my troubles was at an end, but | was
mistaken. Officer Bradley called on me the
very next morning and says: Russell keep
ing hogs in the yard is against the law l
doubted it. This ricd officer Bradley who
had me arrested again. This time | was
fined five dollars"
'Wcll what did you do thcn?'
81 sold my SOW and pigs, and bought a
horse and cart and undertook to draw wood
The very first load | put on drew the atten-
ton of policeman Sickes, who said that dri-
wing a cart without license was agin the
law lie arrested me for that offence,
which caused me another fine of five dol
/ lars"
"Well, what success did you meet with af-
ter thatY
"Thc same old luck, Sir The first day |
commcnccdp pcddIing, policeman Snooks took
me by the collar, and says: Russell, that's
agin the law, old fellcr.' Whats agin the
law?' l said. lie replied Selling charcoal
in a wooden measure That cost me fine
Of three dollars"
"Did that drive you out of the charcoal
business"
eyes, Sir, sold out, and thought
would try my fortune in carrying baggage
between the steamboats, and raiIroadS--
What's the use? only commenced work
to-day, and yet here am again"
"Nhat for now?"
"For soliciting baggage without permit
from the Mayor AS 1 said before, I'm a
victim. If | should save a man from drown
ing by jumping into a Whirlpool dash my
Wig if don't believe the first policeman |
met in coming ashore wonld come up and
say: It's agin the law, Rasscll, to go over
board without license from the Coroner"
The Justice having heard Mr. Russell to
the end, admitted that he was "wictim,"
and let him off without paying fine. Rus
sell left the Office, saying that he would go
and kill himself, "f it were not for one
thing" On being asked what that was, he
replied that some policeman would discover
that it was "agin the law to commit suicide,
and undertake to collect the fine from his
msfortint children"
RussclPs case calls for sympathy.