The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-06-26
A.wICrIMr TO TYRANNICLE Laws.

A"WlCI1M' ~ II AhANNASAE LAWS
Mr.. Robert Russell, who formerly lived in
Schoharie county New York, now resides in
the sity of Albany. Russell appears to be
tho victim of unpropitious circumstances.
Russell has an unhappy faculty of doing
business contrary to law. On Tuesday last,
Mr.. Russell was arrested for the eleventh
time since spring set in. We give his exam
nation 81 ....-. r..sl. s.. .s.stfs..- asIs
well, RUSSELL said the magistrate you
are here again, percieve.'
'Yes, sir. The fact is, Squire, Pm vic
tim. Blow me if care what Bob Russell
does, he is sure to violate some law or other.
When come to Albany, say to myself,
Russell, my boy, we viii take hunt to-
morrow and try them fox hounds. Well,
sir, out goes, and what do you think !?
Before l got to the next corner, Barney
Whalen tapped mo on the shoulder, and
says, 'That's against the law whats
agin the law p replies, and he says, shay
ing dogs in the street without muzzles.' lie
accordingly arrested me, had me brought to
the Police Court. The result Of that piece
Of fun was a fine of Eve dollars. Well, what
do do then p *.'..'..
sWell, listen, and I'll tell you., I sold the
fox hounds to one of sAunt Puts friends for
twenty dollars. With the proceeds thought
a SOW and FIVE pigs. l took them home,
built pen in the back yard, and thought
mistaken. Officer Bradwell called upon me-
the very next morning, and says, sRussell.
keeping hogs in the yard is agin the law ,
doubted It. This riled officer Bradwell,
who had me arrested agin. This time was
fined FIVE dollars .....
well, what did you do then p
81 sold my SOW and pigs, and bought n
horse and cart, and undertook to draw wood.
The first load put on drew the attention Of
policeman Sickles, who said that driving a
cart withous license was tagin the law he
arrested me for that offense, which caused me
another fine of five dollars r--' .@
'Well, what did you do next p .-
4 seli the horse and cart, and bought the
half OF a charcoal wagon.
SWELL, what success did you meet with af
ter that = a.-s. .a-
'The same old luck, sir. The first day
commenced peddling, policeman Shocks took
me by the collar and says, Russell, that's
agin the law old fellow 'What's ngin the
law!' said. He replied selling charcoal in
a wooden measure.' That cost me fine OF
three dollars.
'Did that drive you out Of the charcoal
business =
Eyes, sir. sold out and thought would
try my fortune in carrying baggage between
the steamboats, and railroads. What's the
use? p l only commenced work to-day and
here | am agin.
'What for, now?'
'For soliciting baggage without permit
from the Mayor. As 1 said before, I'm q
victim. If I should save man from
drowning by jumping into the whirlpool.
dash my Wig if don't believe the first
policeman met in coming ashore would uT
and say: 1T is agin the law, Russell, to 60
overheard without license from the coron.
err
The Justice, having heard Mr.. Russell te
the end, admitted that he was svictim,' ono
let him off without paying the fine. Russell
left the Office saying that he would 60 and
kill himself, 'if it were not for one thing.
On being asked what that was, he replied
'that some policeman would discover that il
was sagain' the law to commit suicide, anG
undertake to collect the fine from his smis.
fortunate children.''
Russeli's case calls for sympathy.