Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-22

sPoLIcE CouRT.-There were but three
cases of benzine before the Mayor yester
day, two male and one female. They wer
disposed of as follows:k ~ kEkk
Charles Meyers was drunk woefull,
drunk, horribly drunk, frantically, fear
fully drunk Charles is a philosopher, am
claims that If man never gets drunk,
is impossible for him to tell when he l..
sober. To find out if he be sober, he get,
drunk. Itis pleasant way, Charles think,
of inquiring into facts. But it's costly
For carrying his Investigations too far, h.
was fined So and costs. Not having so
many portraits OF Chief Justice Chase, b,
goeth into the stone-smashing business.
Dennis Sullivan occupies high place
a benzinist. He is capable of histing it,
Vulnerable times in the course of twenty
four. hours, and walk off with it. 3 Blu
there is point beyond which no man ca
hist without danger. Dennis reached tina
point, and the consequence was that h.
found himself before the Mayor yesterday g.,
who fined him $5 and costs, and in defaul
he went to the chateau de Wakeman unit
the same be paid. s.;Y b7e
Elizabeth j. Walker has been a good
looking woman, but sorrow and dissipa-
ton have SCARED her once fair features ano
driven the color from her cheeks to htl
nose. She came to the city but a few week
since from Steubenville, where she ha
buried her husband, mother and children
To alleviate her sorrow she sought til
doubtful consolation of strong drink, ant
was found on the streets night before las
In an utterly helpless condition. She ha
pawned her rings, her handkerchief, evel
her net and braid for the means of procur-
Ing liquor. As she stood before the Mayor
trembling Nike an aspen from the effects o.
her debauch, hardly. able to stand alone
our rimagination pictured her as the pet
and light of a household; as the young
and blushing maiden, her fathers joy, her
mothers pride; as listening to the frs
low tones Of love, when all the angel il
her nature welled up into her face, causing
it to shine with the radiance of hap
piness; as the young wife, breaking loos
from the old home ties, and leaning conf
IDENTIFY on the strong arm; of him who hao
sworn to love, cherish and protect her
going forth with him to aid him in the
grand battle of life, to be his counsellor.
his monitor, his wife, in all the fulness OF
that glorious word as mother, new
fount of love opened in her heart, a new
joy folded on her breast, we could see heI
happy smile, could see the undying light
of a mothers love shining in her eyes, and
she gazed in pride on her offspring; as an
orphan; as widow, two of the chords OF
her hearts harp which had given such hap
py music, broken, and the sad wall of an
afflicted soul the only sounds produced +;
as bereaved mother, her treasures taken
from her by the remorseless tyrant, death.
hope gone, love gone, nothing left but de
spair. Now stands she here with bloated
face and bloodshot eye, suffering the deep
disgrace of being arrested as drunken
woman. The Mayor held her until he
could learn more of the truth of her story.
he said, but we suspect more to keep her
away from temptation until the demon,
drink, was exercised, for he has kind
heart, this Mayor of ours, and often pre-
tends to be most severe when his thoughts
are bent on mercy. Il srrr