Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-09-28
Newton Falls Correspondence.
Sept. oath. 1853

Messrs Ediiors.-Last Sunday evening
our peaceful villagers were disturbed BY
the "clamor of war;" in the direction o.
the American House Things were lying
around loose generally, stove bottom sid,
up, show case demolished, chairs upset
bottles and tumblers flying around in al
directions, and everything portended agen.
eral muss. 1t appears that one Jane:
Cleary "a good enough fellow when sober
had got pretty tight, and wished to get
tighter, at the bar of the aforementioned
hotel. The bar-keeper refused him, and
he took this way to coax him to terms
Such conduct was thought rather presump,
tuous, therefore complaint was made to the
civil authorities, who Immediately investi.
gated the matter, and the result was, James
was compelled to shell out a Give spot
and costs, as collaterals for his innocent lit
tie pastime. Jim couldn't see why he
couldn't buy liquor at one time of the day,
as well as another, and being a little dis
gusted with the proceedings, raised his
voice and cried for vengeance. He brought
suit against the American" for selling IL
quor unlawfully, and as he got drunk there,
he thought it would be a difficult matter to
find a better witness than himself. This
case was put through, and the American"
mulcted five dollars and costs. The court
then proceeded to entertain a complaint en-
tered by a woman, who averred that her
husband abused her. He, in defence.
claimed that she abused him. 1t was evi-
dent enough, Qor they both claimed it,
that somebody was abused, but the defend
ant was too drunk to know which. The
Court understood herself, however, and fin
ed the husband FIVE dollars and costs. So
you see we have had a regular carnival of
whiskey, this week, and as patriotic, order
loving citizens, have FURNISHED the Offend
ing. protected the weak, and put into the
funds, the sum of $500, in the
short space of six days.
1 am unable to tell just how some ether
will turn up, but presume We may
that SIS, and 60 a V better" in 4
day or two. Our Attornies are much IA
and the Court herself, . little wor-
ried. by such a rush Of criminal business.
| am Of the opinion, that if our friend,
Judge Brown, could have foreseen the
amount of law to be used up here, he would
have granted the additional JUS
tiee he refused us about a year ago. though
We shall manage to get along after a sort,
the matter now stands. The Newton
Falls bar deserve, in this connection, to be
and ~honorably mentioned; though l
have only time to say, that when you find
jovial, tip-top, clever fellows, than
Attorneys Ensign, Barrett, or Earle, the
world will have moved some. 1 will also
i'd, (if it please the Court that our JUS
ice, Esq. Kellogg, is in every respect wOr-
by of his bar, and deserves a scat upon a
higher bench.
The aforementioned law suits, are all
he direct result of drinking so little water,
Nth SO much whiskey in it, which, 1 am
orry to say, is getting to be a very COM
non event But if all customers are so
lngrateful as was Cleary. it will become a
cry Improbable business to the seller, if
ie docs much of it: Hoping to be able to
how a better state of affairs in my next,
remain,
Yours, Truly, OBSERVER.