Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-11

POLICE MATTERS One James Davis was ex-
amned before Mayor Maxwell, on Saturday, for
stealing two horses from Bowlan Harper. near
Wavery Davis was dressed soldier, and
probably thought he was authorized to levy con
tributOns from the good citizens OF Morgan coun-
ty. In company with another man, he stole the
horses from Harper's farm, and brought them TO
the stable of Oliver Johnston, Offering them for
sale. Oliver hesitated about buying them, and
when Mr.. Harper came TO town in search of his
missing stock he showed him the horses. Davis 5
comrade escaped, but he tried TO braZen il out,
asserting that be bought the horses in good faith
His different stories would not hang together,
and Mayor Maxwell recognized him to court in
the sum of 81 900 lie was committed
stranger appeared before the Mayor to seek
the aid of the poll in searching for an abscond-
ing wife and runaway trunk. He bad married
in Huntington county some two weeks ago.
His wife was, OF course, all that man could de
s:re-young beautiful and aflectonate. He ar
rived in our wicked city on Thursday, on bridal
tour No cloud, up to that time, had cast the
slightest shadow over the sunshine of their mar
ital bliss On Friday. he had business at the
camps that would detain him nearly all day. He
parted with his wife at the Spencer House in the
morning. Her parting kiss was as warm and af-
fectionatc tlat given at the bridal altar, and
the pearly tear drop trembled in her eye he
turned away.
When he returned in the evening to the hotel
she was gone-his idolized one-and more than
all. his trunks had gone with her. In answer 10
his eager inquiries he told that his father in
law had arrived. paid the bill, and taken his
daughter away. \ dispatch Immediately
forwarded To the old man, and reply received
that he had not left home. and knew nothing OF
the whereabouts of his daughter. The only so
luton of the mystery Is, that some old Blue
r., ka. oil int ha atfn ~
the gentle vile. and now has her and the trunks
in same old castle where il will be hard 10 let at
them Alas, what wicked world we live in.
People will skedadde whenever il suits them.
The next applicant Tor justice a woman,
six feet in hight ami built from the ground up
in other words. we'll proportoned. She had on a
Glove of a bonnet" and her dress was rich and
costly. She told her story. She was from Dan
\ vile, we believe, and had come 10 the CITY on
business She called at the Office of Mr. -
and inquired for him She was told by person
seated there that Mr.. not in, but
would return in few moments, and was 20
litely invited 10 take a seat. The man then
locked the door. put the KEY in his pocket. and
: without word land violent hands upon her. She
struggled. she said. and resisted resolutely until
, her bonnet vas nearly smashed" when, 20 save
I it. she submitted. he man then gave her Sit
! BILL and she left
4 The first store she called at refused tn. note
l saving il was not bank bill at all as il had no
signature aud was never flied out She pro-
/ duced the bill His Honor wanted know the
nature Of her complaint, whether II was for vic
lence to her person or having a spurious bill
passed on her that she aggrievedI She Wa
evidently after the money, but the paper Wa
not A counterseit--not n bank bill at ALL nothing
could be done for her. aud she was dismissed
There were several other amusing cases up
such rs DRINKS and small fights, which were dis
| pose.i of in the usual way.