Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-27
REMARKS OF Nix. TUKHEs. in the Common
Council, on Tuesday evening, on the Blouse

Such is the report offer for tie consice'a::2I
of this Board l sincerely regrr. ths: '!Hl'
TO myself p duty to this Bosrt, snG " -';'i :"
yrrr.iitv and cood order, dellanGs >GG:. " -
port It would have been gratifying - me u !
hsTe coincidcd with lny worthy a.sccIatet ~ -
quit the accused Of violation OF the Huho'y
snl minor laws hut tms proof is too glazing,
too positive to leave doubt as to the lhIehI,u"
Of the accused to pay no respect TO The
no respect to law, and no respect - th' 80 !
name Of our city; but, on tho cont arg, :: lAcO
determination on his part to defy the ic2at ~
lhorities, to open his house at all hours 81 ''
Sabbath to good bad and Indifferent. MAZE A''G
| female, temperate and intem perats, OF! ':hu
| Young to all who had the dimes, ana " lhiIi
| for the contents Of his lar. J regret that surA
| il the sad picture before us; l regret that lt:e
accused has seen tit to press this case before IiS
| Eoard week after week and month after !nohVn
! with i frmness worthy of u better cause. PEI
ter the accused had paid ten time; hlty u''i:'tI
IN Gnes Than to opcn afrcsh, md make still
moro cons icu0us such I'll rGh!bIi"'' "i '"'''""
depraVity. :: .,,;o, ,,.s ,.,.<ad .,r
tho 18th Of January, 1860. On the loIn OF me
month Mr. BG 9@ was " yioano '''S 0n
the lGth OF March following, Mr.; Blouse was
again arrested, convicted and fined Tor ths
| same offence, and on or about tho day following
the accused was again ARE. It'd Tor M "S=Eu'I
| on u pcaceabo citizen, because that citiIah h'9
|
| ccmpolod to testify that on IL certain H:;h"iy
hc the witness, had bought and drank l!IuOr
at the house Of Mr.. Blouse ana l2r this ASSENT
the accused was put unC.' bonds $lOV I" Keep
the peace towards all citizens, ana espeGlal'5
towArds said witness. These arc Stubborn IactS,
and for further particulars ref to the records
Of the Mayo, and OF Justice John Moor"
We now come 10 the case At issue On the
28th Of the following May, Mr.. Blouse was
sgsin invited TO the Mayors odiC- to answer L" n
o4;,,o tIo SD pIaC M IA
The first Witnesses called were Harriet AIS
and Fanny Walker. Objections were mauo 10
these witnesses on account OF their BAD chArac.
ter; and bad indeed must be tho character OF
any female who VIII r NIrt u salooHI anu '' III,
rooms on the Sabbath day to drink an! get
drunk and fur worse must be the houS" oi rh-
tcrtainmcnt open for the reception of snrtt Gus
TONERS
Blu, with all their faults, tio cviLcnre OF
| these picls hnyo /. &embInnce "t trEthinihe&s,
and when CORRECTED with other testimony OF
unuuestionablc authority iurnish positive PROG;
Bear in mind that tn SO < iris did not '''!nn
lccr t. como forward and testify against the
accused They had no motive or dnsIr; |" m
lure him. They appeared before the MnJ"r
be-, an:e they were compelled To appesri ana
thew testified because they felt compelled t. do
50. Who believes thai they came l':.":o Inc
Mayor with fixed purpose to S"erf I" - o.
liberate falsehood?
| Both swear that on tho Sunday in Itl"atI"n
they went 10 Herhner's garden early III The
| evening; remained there but II short time re
turned to King street again rotuThr! |" t""
garden, and renamed there "hti' hn'HL "l'E 81"
| O'clock then returned and went t" El6"sh 5
house al entertainment. Does any "hn tiHb-
+ the truth Of this part -! tI&lr story '"'' T.
look lisu premed itaLed ial=cno"d
Now comes The imr0rtnhI part Vi t,''T
LIQUOR ~ HlOusos before the hour al 70 clock.
! anl remained there ali might until IL "c!""k
Monday morning. In ORDER I" make "iit Il csc
""'' - i io.,rI,,.i i.,,c,. line ,.r, II
drnGf I''"t oH hc;. ,n ~, Ter .si
l,i.,i, ;,ncnrsis,en, &c SC. The in.n,..is l.
M ,H "1i,nr :ija If iLn question, ~ s.i,p
0no w;tnass swrmr. lhnt 1T : q. m. Harriet a..t
Ennnv we're vt liza ysrdnu: another swenrs that
hrtwGen ths hours Of 3 ana i ho saw them III
nlou:e's ward in y leiplcss condition, II, / able
Ia cr.wI much less walk. The question now
.ris.s low did these Urls yc. in Blousc4 y.ld
- tL,. hnur IN tho m9rnints in that lileIr, .nn-
;;,;,m Dnn Of iwn 1hinos src cnrt,in. either
tI,n rrorrintor Of sad garden 90. them in That
Jrn,nrI.sn .,,ndi,i,n snI thru in u bacI wagon
art nr w,h nnIhurr,'v cuv.vr,l tL.u 4, Hlu,j:a'
"hn,,so nr nnt"rt,inm.ns y und Mr. g. in the
! LinJmnsS of liz LnsrI tnnI, them in. ar rs.li,y
naI rnmoinnI 81 TIn.sns alI nioht soJ VI his
h"u;o not ,hair Eber.i suuplv. Now which
horn OF The dilemma does rlir friends Of The NC.
nU. ~ ,- .nu 90 iaIn3
TO Ict 20 rryew Mr. aI,i-,,,'s 1s.1;,uouy
| tonnb;rir th;s rn;nI Mr. A. * mr. r,us - n.yt
| door nn,oIh,r nnI his reultstioJ. for ruth has
not becn Questioned, RIO swoars that OH or
| oLort Inv hresil O., ssi5 nondav morning. in
lnotin1 ont IF his bsck window into Blousc;s
va-I ie saw TOO Icmslcs-Harrirt Nails and
| Emmy Wslker-jna besstlv state Of intoxica.
tom HnabIe "a walk or cyrn stnnd on their feet
AnJ further no would not wake up his family
| for fear thew would see the disgusting spectucr
Now ifsuci testimony is not Sufficient to cstnL-
| I.b ,,inieIinn nf thc SUNDAY Inv - yi,laii,n
81 oror1 daI lsw =. v;iniinn - rn,ur,r,, dc.
u ',S,,,d I;n ~ no,y what ,y,',,ij cam.
| Itmcy' "'"'N any " N'''" "N'''
stl ;W;eL oi'c hi,, >.,.,. .yo,,-
1o, h H. NJ AIIis"n n,nn1J ,nt GAIA nm lis
inmiIy to SEQ tho disrustinr SHIT: de- Won won
der that even Mr.. Blouse was ASHAMED of his
| coInn.rv nni thrust them Ont Of si2ht in tho
manner he ali? A"ain do you wrnler That [
| refused to sign :, rennrL ryonrratj1r NJ. Blouse
| md refunGimr tho fine nn1 c.ll;ng into uuns
lion the integrity and official cauncitv Of or
| worthy Mayor? God forbid.
| Now a word in reference to tha. repor. rrs.