The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-10

A merchant on Main Street was
fined 81. with 81 s. costs, for hitch
ing his horse in such a manner that
he could get upon the sidewalk.
Three working men, Of generally
industrious habits. in attempting to
beguile their WEAKNESS after their
days toll by a few mugs of beer on
Monday night, unfortunately mis-
took their ealiber, and took too much.
They became drunk, then noisy, and
while being conveyed to the lookup
By the police, who gobbled them,
made a general attack along the whole
line, but were repulsed. and handed
10 after one of them had received
pretty rough usage. Yesterday they
were INDUCED in an interview with
His Honor, who fined them each so,
with 81 costs.
While in the " lookup" they de-
stroyed and Injured the property of
the city to. some extent, which cost
them an additional two dollars each
A bottle of good wine drunk at home,
With an hour'sreading OF some useful
book or a good newspaper, would
have Afforded them an equaLamount
Of rational enjoyment, and would
have been far less expensive.
Thomas Roach was charged with
having been drunk. Geo. w. Me-
Bride appeared as his counsel. A
jury Of twelve men was selected. The
case was stated briefly by the Re-
corder, and McBride made an elabo-
rate opening of the defense. but when
the witnesses were called not a Wit
ness could be found. The Recorder
announced that it was manifest there
was no intention to prosecute and
discharged the prisoner 1fa tie jury,
much 20 the disgust Of some Of the
latter. who did not see where their
fees were to come from.
Pat. Boyle, a rolicking Irishman,
as we could tel from the wink of his
eye and his jolly good humor, and a
poor, cadaveroGs. sicklyf looking
Buckeye, named Robert Umphrey,
were presented on a charge of being
drunk. Pat. took the matter coolly
and confessed to the soft impeach-
ment. Robert melted under the Sc
we're look of His Honor, and while
eonfessing his short coming, with a
lucubrious voice, declared that his
mother was sick, and he wanted to go
home. He had been down South,
as far as Atlanta, and was
just waiting for boat to go up the
river. A mar was talking about hir.
ing him to work, and had invited him
to take a glass of beer. He took it. and
was then asked to take q glass ofwhis-
Ky. which he did, and the two liquids
not agreeing well got to wrangling in
his stomach. aud flew to his head, and
hat was the last be knew until he
was shaken out Of a sound snooze, in
an alley, by the police. and he would
therefore like to go to his mother,
especially as he had no money. This
was his first drink. and should be his
last.
Pat. seeing the Recorder giving
away to this pathetic appeal, took his
cue and declared it was his first APP
pearance aud should be his last. and
hoped His Honor would be so kind
as to let him go to his boat, which
was about to leave, as it would do no
good to keep him, by the same token.
that he had no money, and was not
worth a cent in the world. This was
efFectual and both were let off. the
one on a promise to go to his mother,
and the other on a promise to go to
his boat.
-AsPat. was-descending the stairs,
with a cunning wink, he remarked.
slyly, 1 did not want to talk too
much for fear he'd catch me-" and as
he stepped out upon the pavement
and looked up to the window, he con-
tinued. aLs faith, I believe I am
hardly sober yet"
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A SINGULAR AcoIDENT.-While a
young man. employed in the. store of
James Smell, Jr., en- Locust Street,
was yesterday engaged in lowering a