The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-08-07
COURT-A LADY ARRESTED FOR
OBSTRUCTlNG THE SIDEWALKS.

brought before legal tribune was witness.
ed in the Police Court on Saturday. An OF.
ficer complained of young and remarkabl,
handsome lady for obstruciing the side
walks of Washington street by too great 4
display of erinoline. As il is understood
that the lady Is highly connected, we will
call her Mary Smith, and not expose her true
name.
Before the complaint was read, Judge
Russell inquired as to the whereabouts o.
the prisoner. The officer replied that the
lady was waiting in the entry; that himself
and two others had endeavored to squeeze
her through the door-ways, but they were
too narrow, and he wished the Judges ad.
vice in the premises.
The Judge said that it was an extraordi-
nary ease: the Constitution guaranteed u
every one an open trial, and he would not
hold session in the entry even TO please a
! lady. Under the circumstances, he recon-
mended that Miss Smith be moved from the
entry to the front door, and he thought that
she must spread considerable not to be able
to take her place in the prisoners dock,
The experiment was tried and found to
answer admirably-the door being some
twenty feet aide very little comprising was
needed-and with a frown of indignation
upon her pretty brow, Miss Smith found
herself face to face with the Judge, and lis
tened TO the complaint which was read to
her.
The officer testified that half dozen
times during the week he had been obliged
to step from the sidewalk to enable the de-
fendant to pass. Once he cane very near
being run over by passing carriage, and he
inquired of the Judge whether tie city gov
esnment would have allowed n pension TO
his widow in case he had been Killed.
| The Judge said that he should reserve his
opinion until some time next week on that
point, and inquired whether the Grcumier.
enre of the lady was not produced b. natural
causes.
The police officer said sthat he vas the
father of sixteen children, and if ae was
lucky, he expected an addition to his family
next month. He had never known hh wife
| to occupy half so much space rs Miss Smith,
and he hoped she never would, as lie eislik-
ed twins.
The Court rebuked the levity Of the man,
and told him he must trust to Providerce.
The officer said that he should, but il
Providence continued to favor him he meant
to petition for an Increase OF salary, and he
thought he ought to have It.
The Court lntlmated that his remarks
were irrelevant to the case, and inquired If
ne had anv further testimony to otfrr.
The officer said that he had. He had re-
| quested the prisoner two or three times not
to stop on the sidewalk, MS people were un-
| able to pass without going into the street,
which at times lnconvenlent TO ladies' wear
ing paper-soled shoes, owing 10 The outrage.
Gus manner in which the thoroughfares were
wa,ered:
The Court IN summing up, SAID that the
evil was one OF great magnitude, and should
be checked by vigorous measures. There
was no statute under which too great dis
play of crlnollne came, but he should take
the responsibility OF 'nfi'ctlng hne OF 10
and costs, and lie hoped thatit would be
warning.
Ih's hne was promptly PAID, ana MISS
Smith was discharged boston Herald 2Oth.
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DoLDIi 'N'D "o ,,''".no'u Nou'" '''
the following paragraph IL rolls ike The
voice Of n rising thundercloud:
.IfMr. Buchanan entertoins the ;dea that
he can trae with the feeincs of the Soutb.
ern Democracy and NAV safely defy their
yenueance. he is at liberty to undertake. the
experiment. But il is hardly possibl that
80 sa2aclous politician can mistake the
apoiogetlc lone OF lew pacemen for the
genuine voice OF 'ne oouihern pecp,e.--