The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-14

Mrs Buchenberger was again be-
fore His Honor on a charge of as
suit and battery on heighboring wo-
man. 1t appears that the two women
live too close together, and are con-
tinually atwar with each other. while
their respective husbands are on very
good terms. The charge on this oc-
easion was that she had thrown hot wa.
ter on the complaining witness. The
evidence rather muddled the facts, and
the Recorder took the case under ad-
visement. and requested the two hus-
bands to call upon him early this
morning in the hope they could ar
range the matter satisfactorily.
Thomas Kelly, drunk and disor-
lderly-so much so hal His Honor
thought it would require So 90 in the
shape of a fine to heal the fractures
of the broken ordinances, and Sc 20
to remunerate the officers offthe law
for polite attentions and to pay wit
ness fees. Thomas paid it up and de-
parted.
j. johnson was also drunk as,
drunk, probably, as a distinguished
namesake of his was on "Inaugura-
ton Day" he was, moreover, dis
orderly and lewd in speech. A fine
of 81 90, with 81 05 costs, suficed in
his case. zsum4I
Benjamin Elliott was drunk on the
streets, for which he was required to
pay 81 80.
A prominent aad enterprising bus
mess and manufacturing establish
ment had neglected to take out the
usual license required for running an
express wagon. As this neglect was
more from inadvertance than a dispo-
sitioa to avoid or violate the law, the
parties were let off by paying the costs,
amounting to 81, and taking out IL
cense. -fasSA
Billy Sabberton-not the dray.
man-was drunk again aud as usual,
when under the influence of liquor.
abused his family. This is, We be-
Iieve. the third or fourth time he has
been up for "a like offence, and Jtos
prove to him that the way of the
transgressor is hard, he was fined s.,
with 81 Is costs, and not having the
money was sent to jail and will be. set
ITO workfon the street. 80
Henry Lohmeyer, for the second
time within a week, was drunk and
abusing his. si~ster-in-law. This time
his fine was. fixed at $40 with 81 s.
costs. butras be could only raise IS in
addition to the costs, theifne was tenn
pered down to eosrespond with the
state of his finances.
Geo. Groves and Charles haywood
were drunk aud were charged s7s75
and Sc 95 respectively. t'" .se
Geo. Klink was c~hargedwith resist
ing an officer. and called to his aid
Gen. ShackeIford and a jury oftwelve
men. It ishardIy necessary to say he
was acquIl;Tu-T
We have no doubt that the jury
were honest in their convictions, but
as we saw,the whole affair, we could
scarcely concur in their verdict. 70
Dir. Klink fs,a very clever gentle-l
man, but he sometimes allows his
temper to- get the better of his judg-
ment-5El But whatever was the provo
cation he may have received, he could
not be jasti6ed in attempting by force
to carry his point, or to assert his
right If his rights were wounded he
should have appealed to the law.
which is ample to protect him. There
should be ordinances passed de-
iuing specifically the rights of
seamboatmen and draymen upon the
wharf, as well as the duties and author-
ity Of the wharf master. We never
before saw a difficulty between steam
boatmeh anaothers that was con.
dpeted without profanity but during
This whole, tumuft we did not hear a
profane word from either party We
Know that one witness Aswore to a
great string of profanity thats1ahe
imagined had been usedsbut the same
witness and another swore that the
river was rising, wh%ereassato the
knowledge Of every one who gives the
mattersauy attention, it is swell known
that it has been falling sinceIBeoasono
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