Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

A Young American In Serious Trouble In
Frnnce-The Inconvenience of Thrnshing
Paris Policeman's Head.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
Times writes in his last letter
Lately young gentleman from New York,
on a visit to Paris, boxer, and boy of
great physical strength, INDUCED himself in
the luxury of thrashing, after coachman,
first one, and then three policemen, and was
only carried to the lookup by the aid of a
reinforcement. He was intoxicated, and
when in that state, lost complete control over
himself AT the station he was treated as
rudely as If he had been criminal, and in
fact was ranked in that category. In the
morning he was carried TO the Conciergerie,
aud thrown into cell with noisy, filthy,
petty thief Two or three days were ex-
hausted by the Juge d dInstrUction "a secret,
preliminary Court in arranging the evil
dence and the indictment for the Assizes,
During this time our prisoner had complained
of bis companion TO the keeper, and the lat
ter, who had heard wonderful stories Of the
Americans pugilistic powers flor the affair
was the talk of the place), told the thief that
his comrade was an American, and a famous
boxer, and if he did not keep etill he would
give him the privilege of pitching into him. I.
| However, the complaint had gone to bead
quarters, and next morning the jailor told
the American, while removing the thief, that
they were going to give him countryman
| for companion, and soon returned with a
neprol and q very bad specimen at that,
| from New Orleans. Our friend was in no
way an amalgamationist, not even an Aboli-
| tionist-he is less now than overland he
| demurred, much TO the jailer's astonishment,
| louder than ever Fortunately there were q
| great many people brought in that day, and
| he was transferred to the prison Mazas, far
| away up town. To arrive there he was hud-
| died into one of these cellular vehicles class
ically known as "Black Maria" in which the
company is generally more numerous thar
select. For proud scion of New York
| upper-tendom, this was not exactly u brilliant
deaouement to the affair with the coachmar
| and policemen To add to the humiliation
he was kicked and cuffed by the underling
of the police as if he had been a dog withou
a master; in the dark and mysterious wind
ing of the Conciergerie and the Palace o
| Justice, he was not told which way to direc
his steps, but was pushed and showed arount
corners, collared and dragged up and dowr
steps.
When he came into the presence Of q Judg
or superior officer of any kind, "a fact whicl
he could not be expected to know always,
and did not at once take off his hat, it wa
unceremoniously and very vigorousl
knocked off He was fortunate enough O
uazas to get political prisoner for cell com
panion, and here prisoners are treated YER
much better than on the island In the mean
time so many friends had been demandin
thc liberation of the young man, that the au
thorities began TO think that perhaps thei
prisoner was not so bad nor so dangerous
subject as they had taken him TO be, and q
last, upon the direct interference, but in a
unofficial way, of the American Legation, h
was discharged with an admonition on th
gravity of his offense, on the severity OF tn
law against attempts at resistance to th
, armed force, and with a charge to leave th
country within forty-eight hours. The mori
of this history is short, plain and very pract
cal: Don't attempt any high games on
French policeman