Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-13
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A "CASE" IN COURT.

The New York Tribune is reporting scenes
in the Police Court Here is one of them:
The Judge called out the name of Carrolton
Clappertongue. Hardly had the last syllable
of the name been spoken before the Here"
was uttered with spasnodic jerk, and i'll an
instant queer looking customer sprang some
steps forward and brought himself up standing
against the rail.
Mr.. Clappertongue possessed marked indl-
viduaty in feature, form and dress; he was
a representative of himself and himself alone
his features were sharp and tim; his large
grey eyes had look deeply penetrative; they
were restive in their sockets, glanclng ior
moment at given object and then changing the
object in an instant he would stand for mo-
ment in given position, and then, with no
seeming cause for change, would jerk himself
into another attitude; his hair was OF bright
yellow, uneven in length and unccmbed; on
some portions Of his head it stood out at right
angles; his dress was remarkable stake up"
for an eccentric comedy character. The vest
was long-waisted, Of red groundwork, inter
sperced with fancy yellow diamonds. His coat
was dlapidated black shanghae full OF small
defects. Around his neck he wore red ban
danna handkerchief, over which laid quantity
of dirty linen gotten up in accordance with the
Byronic cut. The pants were of Il grotesque
pattern, very greasy and threadbare Judging
from Mr.. Clappertongue's general appearance
We should set him down as person OF rapid
thought and active temperament, who acted
from impulse and lacked stability. lie was a
steam-engne without a governor, a watch with
out balance-whce q boiler without 4 safety
valve, Il hair-trigger pistol ready cooked, an in
diridua built Oh the steady-leg-jerk principle.
Mr.. Clappcrlunguc,' said the Judge, you
are charged with gross intoNication III the
streets"
Mr.. Clappcrtongue replied to the Judge in
the following words, with rapility lrighttu
to shorthand reporters. In everything Mr.. T..
preserved this uniform rapid uttcrancc. Said
he:
"Julgc, YOU needn't fear to take several
oatls Oh sc.c cral Bibles before several mag
tralcS that the charge is true in point Of fact,
for was ncontncntly elevated, incbriated, in
toxicate, drunk, very drunk UaS. plead
guilty and plead for mercy in the same identi
cal breath--I dD"
"WLcre did you purchase your liquor? ?"
I'm divers >undry. various, and different
premises wherein ardent spirits, distilled, fer
lnented and malt liquors are given away III the
city and country of New York, not to say ,jer-
sey City, because the jurisdiction Of this tribu-
nal doesn't happen to extend over the North
Riyer-H doeS'L"
DO you know the name OF any one OF the
persons who sold you lquor2"
e do not, though might state tue proba-
bilties and give the reasons therefor. \ iact
is there are many Smiths and Browns in the
world, and it is not improbable that some oil
the Smiths may sell liquor, and by no means
impossible that | may have purchased from
them-u isn't"
"What is your business q
cit has always been suited to the cxiscncics; !;
in early youth my time was divided between
kissing the girls, marbles: tying tin-kettles to
dogs tails, blowing quill-squalkcrs under pious
peoples windows, stealing apples, setting traps
for chipmunks, mumble-'t-peg, putting tar on
the backs Of individuals who would insist, in
contrariety to a good custom, on carrying in
vincibe yet heavy bHicks in their hats, ham.
stringing rats, and various other innocent and
childish frivolties-it has" '