Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1856-01-15
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Mr.. Russell formerly resided in Schoharic.
Ill now hives In Albany. Russell appears to
b. the victim of unpropitous circums ,ances.
Russell has al unhappy faculty of DOING
business contrary to law. On Tuesdly, Mr.
Russell was arrested for the eleventh time
xincI Autumn set Ia. We give his cxamln-
anon:
.Wvll, Russell, you are here again, per-
cci,e.'
'Yef sir. The fact is, squire Pm vic
tim BIow melt care what Bobby Russell
does, he is sure 20 violate some law or other.
Wheu como to Albany, says u myself, Rus
sell, my boy, we'll take Il hun 10 IN ,rrow,
and try them fox hounds. Well, sif, OUT
goes. and what 10 yJu think? Before | cor
to the next corner, Barney Whaicn tapped
me on the shoulder aud sad, old fe Ter tna.
q gin the law 'Nhai agln the law | re-
plies; and he says, shaving dogs IN the streets
without muZzies. lie acc riding arrested
me and brou int Inc to the police court. The
result of that piece Of fan wasa fte of live
dollars. We'll, what DID lido ihen?'
Can't say
we |, listen anl I'll tell you. sold the
fox hounds 10 one Of AUNT Puts friend,
for twenty dollars. With the proceeds
bought "a SOW and five pigs. Took them
home, built pen in the back yard, and tho t
ali my troubles were at al end bat l. was
mistaken. Olh5er BraiWsll called upon me
next morning. aud says, Russell, kee ,dag
hogs in the back yard is agin the law
doubled il; this rallied officer Bra iwell. who
had me arrested again. This time was Gued
i've dollars
'Well, what did you ID then p
4 sold my SOW and pigs and bought horse
and cart and undertook TO haul wood. The
very tirst load put OH drew the attention of
policeman Sicklcs, who said driving cart
without license, was agin the law. He ar
rested me for that offence which caused me
another hne of five dollars
SWELL, what did You do next?'
Il sold nay horse and c,rt and bought the
half of charcoal wagon
well, what success did you meet with az
ter thatr
The same old luck, sir. The first day |
commenced pedilins, policeman Suooks took
me BY the collar: and says, 'Russel, that's
agin the lax, old feller.' whats a,n the
law said He replied, selling charcoal
in wooden measure That cost ne hac
of three dollars
Did that drive you ont of tho charcoa.
business y
Yes, sir. | soil out and thought would
try my fortune in carving baggage between
steamboats, and railroads. nat what's tho
use? anly commenced work to-day, AID
vet here aIa again
sNhat for, nos?'
'For soliciting baggage without permit
from the mayor. Is | said before, I'm "a
victim. If isiioull save :, IN IN from drown
ing bv jumping into whirlpool, dash my
zig, II | don't bcheye the first policeman |
snet in coming ashore would up and say, it's
agin the law, Rnsssll, TO go overheard withou ut
a license from the coroner
The Justice having heard Mr.. RUSSELL to
abe end, admitted he was victim and let
him ID this dime without paying fine. Rus
sell ieft tn. Office. saying that he would 80
aud kill himself II It were not for one thing.
o., being asksi What that was, he replied
taA il Was so,pe policeman would discover
that il WAS f..gin the law 70 commit saicide,
AMI untcrtaks to collect the fins froA his
sinistortinit chiIdron.' Rus-eil's case calls
for sym,athy. We hope he will ctis,-Al-
banyl'siics Gaz,