The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-03
po,, corRr.-There was an extra

large number Of cases on the Police
Court docket yesterday morning. There
were new galoots, old fusileers and
plain snd complicated DRINKS in abund-
ance.
Godfrey speigel was found in a most
dilapidated state of periodic inebriety
near the Washington mill, on Saturday
night Godfrey is an old man, too old
to enlist in the army Of fusileers as
recruit. He might do as veteran
He was required to pay 81 and costs.
Andrew Lantry was arrested for hay
ing larruped his better two-thirds on
Saturday. The evidence being very
contradictory, the hearing of the case
was continued until this morning, when
additional testimony will be procured.
The charge against Joseph Grimes
was dismissed on the payment Of costs.
A charge OF disorderly conduct against
VIM. Eckels was continued until this
morning.
James Barr was found on Water
street very drunk. One might think that
there were enough bars on Water street
without James going there filled with
whiskey to set himself up. He was
fined 81 and costs.
The hearing of the charge OF dru nix
enness preferred against William Orr,
was continued until this morning.
Joseph Piles was wandering up
Monroe street on Saturday night in
company with the Gentle Gooseberry.
Piles declared that he wasn't particle
drunk. The Court seemed willing to
believe that he could not be drunk and
be in Gooseberry's company. Piles
wished the case continued until he could
get Gooseberry as witness. AS luck
would have it the Gentle G.. was right
there and was sworn to prove Piles
sobriety. We knew Gooseberry wouldn't
tell lie. He would rather have $500
in cash than to tell lie. we don't
know just how many hatchets the
Gentle G. has because of his Washing
tonian principles-iu regard to lying
So we knew that when he testified, the
conundrum, was Joe. Piles drunk,
would be answered. Gooseberry testi-
fed that "Piles was bulgin' drunk" and
Piles was fined 81 and costs. He was
we'll satisfied that the Gentle Gooseberry
knew more about it than piles on piles
Of Pileses.
James Strongs strong point is strong
drink. Leaving the pleasant hills Of
Fairmont where appetites are strong in
proportion to the lack OF opportunity OF
getting fusil oil, apple jack, or those
other pleasant beverages the sale Of
which is forbidden:,in Fairmont, and
which no one there takes on the sly,
James tackled the critter on his arriv-
al here, with vigor and persistency.
Though he was Strong, Wheeling ben
zine was stronger, and he fell, as many
another hero has fallen, lengthwise in
the gutter, near the Merchants Bank.
He was fined 81 and costs and left for
his native heath with a huge, horrible,
heartrending headache.
The Pestiferous Boose, which is n
Leasure, appeared before the Court in
a new character. Heretofore his chiv-
alrc soul has scorned to stop to any
thing but whisky, worth fifteen cents a
quart. His noble nature despised the
meaner sins OF his less lofty brother
galoots But on Saturday, after an
over-indulgence in his favorite benzine,
he might have been seen crossing the
Suspension bridge in fantastic zigzag
style. Two ladies were coming to.
wards him, these he stopped by play
fully dancing across the bridge, hold
ing out his arms. The ladies' screamed
and Boosey, fallen from his high estate
was hurled into the calaboose. 81 and
costs was the modest fine assessed. He
couldn't pay it, lie now meditates on
the chivalric characters ofthe Knights
of olden time, as he hammereth stone
in the geological academy.
The charge of disorderly conduct pre-
ferred against Charles Ditmer and Jacob
Kull was dismissed on the payment of
the costs.
John Long came into Court a nice
looking boy. Wealways admired black
eyes. John had two Of them. Harry
Paxton presented him with them, on
Saturday night. 1t appears that when
Paxton and two other boys were com.
ing out Of Rusts bakery on that even.
ing, Long, filled with fighting whisky,
attacked Paxton and struck him in the
face. Paxton piled into him and fogged
him. Long was fined s and costs and
Paxton was discharged.
William Huey was going along the
street Saturday, swinging his hat around
and looking for fight, full as goose
and caring for nobody. As as old Ger
man named Gotleib Dickoff came along
Bill banged away at him. He was fined
s. and costs.
CoRREcrIoN.-It seems that a misap-