Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-18
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PHILADELPHIA, April 10.
The corrupt manner of enforcing our laws by
the official authorities of Philadelphia has at last
been taken up by the clergy. Last Sunday night
batteries OIL the State House Row and completely
annihilated TER occupants. His sermon has
been the chief gossip of the week, and one or
two more Of such efforts will bring somebody to
his senses. The preacher understands human
nature quite US well as he does his Calvin and he
also knows the corrupt and disgusting manner in
which our laws are un-executed. If ever our
Mayor received rap over his public knucklcs 1t
was last Sunday night; whether he did or did not
deserve it is question for those to decied who
know whether or not drinking saloons are kept
open on 1.-THE first day of the week commonly
called Sunday Let me give You an individual
instance of how the police system works. Two
months ago person named Costigan. poor
Irishman, was arrested in a drinking saloon for
earring concealed deadly weapons. He went In
one of those low yillanous saloons that line
Seventh street above Fitzwater, the character of
which and the freedom with which they sell
liquor on Sunday render every policeman on the
beat indictable for not doing their duty. Patrick
was drunk, no one denied that, and while he was
drunk he drew pistol from his pocket to get at
book which contained about fifty dollars. A
runner who saw the operation and who thought
there was an eminent opportunity for him to share
the spoils of his arrest, started out for police
man. Moses McAfee was the first officer whom
he met and telling the circumstance with consd-
cradle addition lie accompanied Moses to the
saloon, where Patrick was arrested. The Irish
man was not brandshlng his pistol hut had quiet
ly restored Ii to the pocket. Moses searched him,
and found the pistol. AT the hearing before the
Alderman, Moses made the astounding statement
that he would not prosecute Patrick, If Patrick
would pay the costs and allow Moses to retain the
beautiful pistol valued at twenty-eight dollars.
Patrick refused and when the case came up for
trial he was sent to the Tombs for thirty days.
Our papers are afraid to comment on these things,
and the hope is that the pulpit twill cry aloud
and spare not.
| The celebrated Hosea forgery case resulted as
you are aware, in the conviction of the unfortu-
nate young man. His sentence of four years will
not be carried out, for l very much question
whether he will live three months. He is COM
pctely broke down and is scarcely able to sit up.
Public opinion in his case has nearly oil turned in
his favor, and 1t is belived that he has been made
the tool of designing persons. A compromise
was effected by his counsel, in which the two
charges of I" bgamy,' and " false personation'
were recalled. His wife is said TO be very i'll with
the typhoid fever She has the sympathy of the
entire city, The counsel employed for Hosea
were Lewis c. Cassidy, Charles w. Brooke and
A. Watson Atwood Esqs.
Patented articles seem to be all the rage just
now. We have patent artificial ice invented by
Mr. NJ. c. Campbell of this city, which promises
to create quite furorc when once thoroughly In
troduced. 1t Is made of chemicals which being
exposed to white heat are laid upon fiat surface
where they harden, and form screen, tough and
impcnertrable and excellenty adapted for skating
purposes. 1t is certainly one of the greatest In
yentions Of modern times, and will be used even
in winter, where natural ice would be discarded.
A floor covered with a surface three inches thick
will last five years, without chipping and will re-
main glib and clear.
That is patent which will interest more espe
cally the denizens of cities We have, however
another that will work a thorough revolution Ii
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