The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-04

What this court lacked in quantity this
morning, was made up by the quality of
those who were present interested IN its
proceedings. afs . l1t.
The. ".Jestis" looked fresh and fine, as if
he had slept easy and quiet, despite the ef-
forts of IS" to defame him. H
Sergeant Chalkley was all smiles for those
around, except for us, whom, he imagines,
have disturbed his hitherto quiet repose on
his favorite seat. We, at glance, discoy-
cred the cause-it was owing to the exhibi-
ton of so much finery, indicative of numer-
GUS fines and plenty of money with which
to meet them. Alas for human calcula-
tions
Richardson, the clerk, who never smole
smile, was as sedate as usual, while the
immense array of counsel sat bewildered
with the flattering prospects of gathering
few Of Mr.. Lincoln's photographs. The
detectives and policemen were there in in
Vulnerable quantities, all seemingly anxious
buttons, freshly frightened, in anticipation
of the presence of number of beautiful
young ladies. .s..,., ..gy,fr,t..g.,.
On entering the louzy, filthy, chinchy es-
tablshment, kept so by a costivc City
Council, our eyes fell upon quite number
of closely yelled females, representing all
ages, and whose dress represented distinctly
all colors of the rainbow. So closely were
they veiled, we dare not express an opinion
as to their beauty, but all of them exhibit
ed a weakness for kid slippers with shining
buckles, which mischievously peeped out
from beneath their skirts. @af
The first case called was that of c. w.
Tyler, who was charged with having a
more than natural affection for M. WAL
ley's ''dorg." 1t was proven the dorg was
worthless cuss, unable to pay his taxes
long, lean, lank hound, better, suited for
the nitre-bed; but as Mr.. Alley was de-
votedly attached to him, the "Jestis" re-
spected his love for the animal, and gave
him in charge of his lawful owner. pf
The important case which had caused
the presence of so many beautiful ladies',
was that of Mrs. Louisa Griffin, charged
with assaulting, beating, maltreating, and
abusing Martha j. Roe. Martha, had for
some time occupied the position of servant
in the household of Mrs. Griffin, who
imagined she discovered in Martha a weak
ness for her liege lord, Mr.. Griffin, whom
she supposed was similarly affected towards
Martha. Prompted by the green-eyed
monster, she determined to settle the mat
ter by giving Martha good sound thrash
ing, and then, should she refuse to renounce
her allegiance, she would be revenged by
depriving her of mortal existence.
Numerous witnesses were called and ex-
amined, some of whom were emphatic in
the declaration that Mrs. G. had beat Miss
Martha, and that when Mr.. G. attempted
to quel the disturbance, even he came in
for his share of a jealous woman's fury.
Mrs. G. even went so far as to declare
she would shoot both Griffin and Martha,
and then marry car driver, as some lady
across the street had done. Good gracious
After a patient hearing of the evidence,
and listening to an amount of talk such as
only a woman can furnish, the Justice fined
Mrs. Griffin $3.50 and bound her to keep
the peace in the sum of $500.
Mrs. Griffin's appearance was that of a
mild, modest lady, too attractive in her per-
son, to be jealous of SO small and unattrac-
tive an individual as the plaintiff. Who
could be deceived though after the eloquent
and learned argument of friend Noise, coun-
sci for Miss Martha. He exhibited his client
in the light of wronged and injured young
female, against whose..character no breath of
suspicion had e'er blown. The house was
deluged with tears as he pictured her sor-
rows and wrongs-there were no dry eyes,
save those of the savage policemen who
never feel for anything or shed tear. of
sorrow, except when political change of
municipal administration occurs. ~
Col. Darlington, the counsel for the de-
fence, in spite of his acknowledged ability
and legal learning, was unable to make any
inn, thos nft thr
bled. The word "guiltyo was bound to
follow the flowing eloquence of the counsel
for the prosecution. --, ,,er.r...g.a vss
At the conclusion of this interesting case
Elzey Payne, flat-headed, grizzly-faced,
crop-haired, snaggle-toothed, cat-eyed, dir
ty looking creature, was called from the en-
close of honor to answer the charge of
beating his wife. Mrs. Payne, an un-
healthy looking woman, wearing upon her
face the marks of honesty, came forward
and testified that her husband was WORTH
less, drunken brute, and that he seldom
gave her anything to eat. His daughter,
possessing some intelligence, disliked to
speak against her father, but declared that
his treatment of her mother was such she
must tell the truth. Detective Dan Wren
knew him as the habitual beater of his
wife, and that he had seen him whip her
while her six weeks-old baby was in her
arms. Payne has been up before the JUS
tice half dozen times upon the same
charge, and when last let off requested him
if brought up again to send him to Jail and
the chain-gang. l.se.l,s H i,,i..i ,s.s..
After the evidence was heard, the JUS
tice reminded Payne of his request and in
formed him of his willingness to grant his
request unless he could find security for
his behavior for six months. Payne could
not comply, whereupon, he was ordered to
the chain gang for that length Of time.
We think special gang. for all such
brutes should be formed at once, and from
late accounts, this city, aided by Norfolk
and Petersburg, quite crowd of them
could soon be gathered.
Payne's case closed the proceedings this
morning, leaving the sergeant in an i'll hui
NOR and the lawyers disappointed at the
scarcity of fees.
A Noble Soldier Goae.--Augustus Barry,
who received medal of honor for devoted
services to his country from the United
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