Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-27
CITY AND STATE ITEMS.

Police MATrERs.-Ye sterday rather dull
on the streets. aud but few items OF interest were
to be gathered there. but the police courts were
lively. Human nature Is about it used
was" before the war broke out men having the
same passions and making the same exhibition of
them they did before Davis, Stephens n Co.
commenced kicking out OF the traces. An hour
in the Mayors Office on a brisk morning is the
open sesame to great many secrets of the hu-
man hive we inhabt that would never be known
To those who frequent only our leading streets
and at proper hours Sumo of those secrets
should never be revealed, but the comic as often
presents itself there as the filthy and disgusting
Sometimes, too, cases OF destltCton are presented
that call into play every generous emotion OF the
heart. and virtue struggling with misfortune l.
occasionally revealed. In u prosperous city like
this however cases of the last class rare, for
in city in the West Is industry and merit more
apt 20 meet with reward than in indianapolis
Yesterday a lair average day work The
Mayor enters the hall of justice. calm and disni
fed. The loom i scrupulously clean, and. tor "a
few moments after His Honor has placed his cane
in It's accustomed and settled his spectacleS,
quiet reigns. Som the usu Il l0ungers saunter in
aud lean over the bar nil the chails within it
The City Attorney, with his broad, good hundred
face-smllng like IA Nav morning on Hover
garden, waddles in and bustles up to the table.
and in an instant has every book and aper upon
&c are turned t0psy-turvy. lie looks up, when
there il nothing more before him To look into,
and finds seated before him gentleman, double
hissize almost. and with iace Tar more brilliant
than his own. and with an eve that wrinkles with
fun. "Ah, SINS, YOU herer" SAYS the CItys At
torney. nodding Familiarity. You'll find me.
siri replies the criminal lawyer and by this time
the cases are ready to he called.
The first is a trial set for that morning on the
complaint OF seedy looking individual whose
IL a Ill.
allowed To single specimen of the human fami-
IT, against one of our most esteemed citizens
for keeping a nuisance in front of his house.
The complainant Is sworn and required TO give
evidence. Nv ell YOU see me and another young
lady was walking along You and another
young ladyf' says the Mayor. ''les. your hon
Or-another Young lad, and me'-the spectators
laugh but. he procce is-''was walking along be
fore Mr. - house. the other night. when we
went squelch in bucket OF Stops just thrown in
to the gutter" He enlarges ON the misery OF
his Mary Aun and the condition of her white
stockings, but on being cross quest his
story j. 50 fiim-y and improbable that himself
and his case are summarily dismissed with an
impa,;s:t call for the next case
Numbers two and three habitual drunk
who take their call To the bar matter OF
course aud chatter about the charges ana the
costs as they would over the counter Tor a
drink.
Number tour. however. is different stripe
He Is young. modest looking and evidently got
into spree OF which he is heartily ashamed,
and he slips quietly up, pays his tine aid costs
and takes his leave ia hurry resolving in h 5
own mind that he will be caught no more.
The next is knock d0wn-an aggravated
case SAYS the Prosecutor, at which his Fighter
antagonist for the defense sneers. The parties
come forward the witnesses are called and tor
an hour the two legal gentlemen parry and
thrust like sklliul swordsmen aud finally wind
up with eloquent appeals. the one on behalf OF
the outraged American eagle and the other on
the rights Of man why should the law suffer
one man t. call another a liar without giving tie
siandered the right TO knock the slanderer dOwur'
Echo answered why
The belliserents were disposed of. when there
WAS stir in court. ruStling as of the falling
OF MANY leaves was heard and aqueenly woman,
whose skirts sweft fifteen feet in diameter sailed
majestcally Up tie room A chair Wa handle!
her. into which after adjusting her hoops with
great care. she finally sank. The charge against
her vas for keeping house OF ill-lame, and Il
was evident she had monev To make a strong
defense. The papers were carefully prepared,
and the lawyers. the day beng warm. stripped for
the contest The testimony was clear. but the
deleuse was wide awake. and made points enough
from some OF the witnesses. sho were all careful
10 swear they had never been IN the house. TO
found thereon an able forensic Effort. The law
WAS INDICATED. however. after desperate strus-
gle. and thus ended one morning 10 the police
court.