The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-04

Police Court. 'a
The Police Court, of late, has become
the center of attraction, and holds forth
to good houses every morning. Yester-
day morning the attendance was large,
both of the disturbers of the public
peace and spectators. The following
cases were disposed of: rvr-r, III
,a4 WAR OF THE RACES. ...-
Lafayette Bywater was up for as
saulting A. J. Jackson, an American
citizen of African descent. The affair
occurred in the Mcclure House barber
shop, and originated in some remarks
made by. Jackson in regard to Bywa-
ter's "girl," he having called her "fast
'faggot." Bywater stepped in the shop
where jackson was sitting down and
called kim out in another room, when
he demanded an explanation of the Of
fensive language. Jackson reiterated
it, when Bywater hit him on the head
with brick. The darkey was sure it
was brick, for he said ''no man living
under de sun could knock me down wild
his fist" and considering the proverbial
thickness of the skulls of men of his
race, we guess he was correct. jackson
was anxious that his chastisement
should be believed by the Judge, for he
said, "As shure as de ole man sits on de
trone / isn't tellin' lie, Judge, and rs
willin' to swear to it on stack of BIZ
bles as high as dis Court House" The
Judge couldn't Ego back" on such strong
testimony as that, so he fined Bywater
S. and costs. -.,...a d
FAST YOUNG MEN ON A SPREE.
On Friday night Thomas Mcclure
went into the sprigg House billiard sa-
loon, and being little hilarious, walk
ed up to table where party were
playing "poor and took ball off the
table, remarking that none Of them
were going to play unless he was let in
the game. Thomas Owens, keeper OF
the saloon, demonstrated with Mcclure
upon his conduct, when Mcclure heaped
upon him some choice epithets and
dared him to come out in the street and
he would whip the audacious keeper
who presumed to interfere with his fun.
John Sturgeon, McLure's "pard," inter
fered in the argument and volunteered
some gratuitous advice in the premises
which was couched in language more
forcible than polite. An officer was
called in. who put stop to the dis,
turbance. Mcclure was fined $50 and
Sturgeon S..
A NYRPH DU PAVE AND HER ADMIRERS.
Mary Campbell has a slight dash Of
abandon in her manner, and long ago
discarded the conventional manners Of
ladies when upon the street. Mary is
also rather fond of the stimulating
liquid, and on Saturday night was in
rather loose condition. William
Haines is an admirer of Mary's style of
beauty and morals, and also of "distill-
ed damnation." This we'll. matched pair
were guilty of raising something OF
row in North Wheeling, to say nothing
of shocking decent people by their Ian
guage and conduct. They spent Sunday
in the lookup, and yesterday morning
Mary was fined 81 and William S..
PAIR OF DRUNKEN DIsoRDERlIEs.
Andrew Holmes and William Coates
agreed in their love for the ardent, and
with entire unanimity Of opinion, got
on a glorious disorderly drunk Satur-
day evening. They were fonnd by the
policeman in sadly demoralized state,
and taken to the lookup, where they
confessed their guilt, made many peni-
tent promises, and were let off with $50
each and costs. = ia 2I,fIHN