The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
POLICE MATTERS.

CnRrsrrAN-Not Christian, the story of whose ardn-
pilgrimage has been graphically and truth fully
related by long dead John Bunyan-bu Christian Slack
whose proelivities for John Whisky led him to seek
little rerreshment at drinking establishment Water
street. John Whiskey being rather uncongenial
companion for chrstian Christian andLe didn't agree
pretty wsll Whiskey affected Christians head and
stomach and the Squire says 'Se him cutiin up
all manner of shines unsuspicous of the Marshals APP
proach The Nj rshal Of course couldn't consistently
with his feelings be apahetic spectator So drawing
to Christian, he politely requested the pleasure OF
his company to which Slack graciousIy eded. Yes
terday ming Slack and the Marshal paid their court
to the Recorder, who very uncourteousy levied buek-
sAeesA" Christian to The of SIS and costs. Chris
tan being minus the 'wherewith,' to Jail to board
it out Decidedly "a way paying old debts" Its
owing B. $50, but being unable to supply the cash,
and too honorable to repudate, a concludes to go to
B. and6Oard it ont. Good idea tllat for debters.
II On Saturday last Esq. Kempf found himself call
ed uon to soemnly adudicate the matter of theState
Jno. J. Morris, who arrested the complaint
of john Brne the charge ofhaving in 4 rude, &c.
manner, touched, &c. him the said John Brine,
rary, &c, 1t appears from the evidence THAI O'Birne
interrupted Morris in his work else Morris interrupt
o'Birne don't recoIlct exactly which; however,
Morris informed Brine that he said Norris Prov
ess, superiorto hsn THE said o. Birnes and at the
time gave to the planning Witness practical
demonstration of the fact O'Brne thinking relation
of the matter would be interesting justice of the
peace, sent to his honor Esq Kempf and told all about
it, and appealed 10 the State of Indiana Vande burgh
county, Set. to interfere in his behalf which it did and
Morris required to pay so cents and for his
part of the fun.
Morris is industrious and peaceabIe man. Some
prior provocation which not broughtto light atthe
trial instigated the affair.
= The next case on his Honor's docket was a very
interesting AS darkeus the atmosphere, when the
lowering tapestry the thunder pals the skies
thickened the deep gloom, which pervaded the
solemn pre- Cnsts Of Squire kempf's office, when Eth
iops ebon passed in through its haowed portals,
and shed from each ustrous visage doubly intensified
duskiness. Stood there in awful array before his
or the Squire, VIM Richardson and John Lot, accuser
and accused; each with ready tongue, eoquentin Grim
inaon. High heaved each painting breast with up
indignation and falling. sweled again in rapid aterna-
onlike the fleeing pillows ofthe tempest lashd
and that in peace, lit by fires of love, rival in
sofness those of the meek eyed gazelle, flashed
the lightning of their smohe red wrath play those
poIeniOus unearhly fires around the quick'nng vol
canos crater lille yet its lurid depths hold chained
the impatient eruption. Sw IRE Richardson then his
black right band raised heavehward. and under the
sanction of his oath, told how Lot-unfeel yLot-the
sanctty of his private sanctuary lid on the 18th day Of
June A d. 1866 invade and with felonious mind, APP
prOprated to his own, individual behoof, SIS and a
pair o. socks Told he then, his first asseveraton
sustain, how that to his certain knowledge LIT was
strapt; in other words of funds, had been
heretofore, and testified that the 14th
the month, wretched Lot (mOst wretched Lott die for
himself new apparel provide, for which he paid the
cash. and how could he prompt have been he had
not the funds and then from whence should he
these funds else, than by stealing them from him. the
witness.
But all the Squire heard this tale and there in
with his shrewd observation, discrepancy, and inter
rupting the accuser, said: Thou lest sable friend
for on the l4h, $50 thou dost say the clothes were
bought and paid for yet. by thine oath. malignan
man, was the money stolen until the 18th, anC
of the socks provost nothing perhaps he needed
then,
Thy story will not stick. Lot, thou'r free, and VIII
liam, before again you venture into court study wei
and plan your story. Constable adjourn the court.
OF The -Fillmoretes have been hav
ing nice time Of it at their Convention. They
are Americans who have become so much abo
litionzed, thatFillmore is not good enough MAJ
for them. So they are running Banks, Ere
mont, Stockton and Mr.. johnson, for
nomination of their own-any one of whom
in their judgments, is better man for the mex
President of the United States than Millar
Fillmore! America will soon be known a
the great political assdom of the universe.
POPE.-
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