The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-01
po,,cu coUar-After a week

POLICE CoURT.-After week Oh
rather slim attendance, the Police court
opened out yesterday morning, big.
There were all sorts of people, charged
with all sorts of offenses in the DOCK
and all sorts of people hanging on the
rails looking and laughing at them
William Alexander Burkhart OF
Burkett. or Bucket (and it's pro-
nounced in all these ways) was up,
charged with walloping his mother
Aleck is q gay boy, but he has had his
troubles. A short time ago the mother
of A!eck, which she was awidow, was
wooed aod Won by the noted Goose
berry," who thUs grated a new Goose
berry on himself, there to blossom and
grow. To this arrangement the du-
teous Alex entered firm but tilial pre-
test. 1t was Of no avail, for "wnen a
woman will" &c. On Saturday the
newly made Gsosebeiry went TO her Tor
mer residence, the domicil If her s1a,
and commenced taking away her prop
city. Among other thing, she wa
about 10 remove the coffee pO-, when
Alexis fond heart and stout arm &C.
sisted. He remembered that coffee pot
when but tiny boy. Around that COT
fee pot the Lallowel recol'ectiobs OF q
life time clustered. Before his mother
ceased to be Bucket to become
Gooseber1y he had shifted the acom1
that rose from the nozzle of that coffee
pot and perfumed the morning air. In
that coffee pot had been prepared the
morning. draught Of the author OF hls
being, the late lameuted Burkett, Buck
hart or Bucket as aforesaid. His lion
heart could not abide the dissertation,
and his grief and muscle were terrible
He arose in his might, seized the dear
coffee pot, snatchcd it fiom the newly
made Gooseberry AID talked her on the
head with it. lie was fined SO and
costs therefore.
John Rose, an eminent rag artist g
the Fourth Ward, got into 70" VIA =
woman from the Land o Cakes
named Mrs. Hannah Flizsimmons,
whose use of the English language Is
confiaed to its most expressive parts,
and whose tongue moves with freedom
wonderful to hear 1t couldn't go faster
fit was lied. She called the female
Rose all sorts Of names, on the pvinci-
pie, perhaps. that "Rose By any other
name would smell as sweet" She got
mad at John and his horse, aud threw
knives, forks, spoons. cups, &c, at John
and bricks at his animule, patient
beast whose best hours are devoted to
rags and sawdust. John didn't mind
the names she called his wife, did MOI
fslter under the bombardment OF uten
sils, but whom the horse of his heart was
made the victim Of womans oppression
and bricks, then his Teutoaic bload
boiled. He grasped her by the throat
and shouted, 'Tugotlsria'nspitzpoo-
yrowtuw and his noble heart broke.
Mrs. Fit1simmous was fined 8 aud costs
and Rose 81 and costs.
Peter Perrang soaked his hide with
beer. on Saturday night, and felt so fall
of noise that il rose to his throat like
the Gas from his libations. II went into
a saloon on John street, and made 20.
much noise that il was necessary to
send for policeman. He was tinel s.
and costs.
Fred. Nciman was on a plain drunk.
on Saturday night. lie spread himself
ont on the sidewalk in front Of Rust's
bakery, where an officer diskiverel him
He paid 81 and costs for his plain drunk.
Thomas Davis. is a young, short
haired, fighting euss from hold h'Eng-
land. Tom has not been very success
tul as fghtist, but as hy ,tor of hen.
zine, he is success. He was captured
on Saturday night between II and Il
o'clock, in Webster township, fUl! as q
goose. He paid the penalty Of pain
drunk, 81 and costs.
John w. Kite was captured on Sa'nT-
day night, near Reed & Kratt's drug
sto.e, shedding himself of oa,h$, which
fell rs thick around aim Us snowiiakes