Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-06

Mr.. Robert Russell, who formerly lived in
Schoharie County, New York now resides in the
city of Albany. Russell appears to be the VIC
tim of unproptious circumstances. Russell has
an unhappy faculty of doing business contrary
to law. On Tuesday last Mr.. Russell was arrest
ed for the eleventh time since Autumn set in
We give his examination:
- "Well, RUSSELL said the magistrate, "you
are here again, perceive
eyes, Sir. The fact is, Squire I'm u victim
Blow me if | care what Bobby 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? Before | got to the next corner
Barney Whalcn tapped me on shoulder and says
that's agin the law: What's agin the law?' l
replies: aud he says having dogs in the streets
without muzzles.' He accordingly arrested me
and brought me to the Police Court. The re-
suit of that piece of fun fine of five dol
lars. Well then what did dol?
"Can't say"
"Well, listen and I'll tell you. | sold the fox
hounds to one of Aunt Hut's friends for twenty
dollars. With the proceeds | bought five pigs.
| took them home, built a pen in the back yard,
aud thought all my troubles at end; but l was
mistaken. Officer Bradwell called on me the
very next morning, and says: Russell, keeping
uOpS Ill lne yaTu Is against tne llWI uOuDtcu
it. This riled Officer Bradwcll, who had me ar
rested again. This time | was fined five dol
lars"
"Well, what did you do then!'
81 sold my pigs, and bought horse and cart,
and undertook to draw wood. The very first
load put on drew the attention Of Policeman
Sckles, who said that driving cart without IL
censc was agin the law. He arrested me for
that offence, which caused me another fine of
five dollars"
'Wcll, what did you do next?"
Il sold the horse and cart and bought the
half of charcoal wagon.
"Well, what success did you meet with after
that?"
"The same old luck, Sir. The first day l
commenced peddling, Policeman Snooks took
me by the collar, and says: Russell, that is
agin the law, old feller.' What is agin the law?'
| said. He replied Selling charcoal in a wood.
en- measure That cost me 4 fine of five dol
lars"
"Did that drive you out oft charcoal busi-
ness?"
Eyes Sir. I sold out and thought I would
try my fortune in carrying baggage between
the steamboats, and railroads. What's the use?
| only commenced work to-day, and yet here
am again"
"What for, now?'
'For soliciting baggage without permit from
the Mayor AS | said before, I'm victim. If
should save man from drowning by jumping
into the whirlpool, dash my wig if don't believe
| .he first policeman met on coming ashore,
would come and say: It's agin the law, Russell,
| to go overheard without license from the Cor
| oner."
The Justice having heard Mr. Russell to the
end, admitted that he was a VICTIM aud let him
off without fine. Russell, left the Office, saying
that he would 90 and kill himself if IL were not
for one thing On being asked what that was,
he replied, that some policeman would discover
it was 'agin the law to commit suicide and under
take to collect the fine from his mifortint chill
| dren."
| Russell's case calls for sympathy.