The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-13
POLICE REPORT.

ShsN 0us sVWAty ASSVcs
POLICE REPORT.
And now comes Marshal John Gray
and makes the following report of
casualties for the week ending this
morning :
Thomas Fletcher comes first, who
went to the Swiggett over night and
paid 50 Is the next morning into the
city Treasury.
John Waltham drunk; and fined
81 As, which he paid in manual Ia
Dor on the street at 81 so per day.
Jake Rush up for assaulting Sam
Burris, with the intent of putting
a head on him." Jacob languisheth
IN the County hotel. until tools can
be procured when he has kindly
volunteered to work for the city,
$1l 40 worth, at 81 SO per diem,
which is cheap enough.
Robecca Carpenter 'soiled dove"
from the classic shades of Happy
Hollow, on Wapello Street, arrested
for prostitution, and fined SIS go,
which Rebecca paid and departed
with the admonition to 60 and sin no
more, all Of which Rebecca won't
do. ~
Patrick Burns, q veteran old bum.
mer Of Milesian extraction, who has
never failed but once in having his
name appearin this report, was drunk
as usual. and rs usual with him,
pounded ont 50 45 for the city.
John Thomas, 'soiled dove of the
male persuasion, got 10 jail for keep
ing q house Of prostitution in the
famous Happy Hollow, and John
Thomas is reforming in Jail because
he con not find $14 IS about his per-
son wherewith to mitigate an out
ragged and viclsted law. As soon az
John Gray gets another car load Of
shovels and picks, he will put his
John Thomas to a better purpose
than running . bawdyhouse.
VIM. Doberry, drunk; 10 Jail; paid
81 As, all in money and scooted from
a city where tanglefootism costs so
much money.
Dan Bond made bonded ware
house of his abdominal cavity, which
cost him 81 45, wherupon he was re-
leased from Swiggett's bond and is
now fleeing to better country.
John Aud loaned the mayor $7.4
for plain drunk. Cheap enough.
H. l.. Reeves, perennial dead beat,
etaid in Jail over night, and paid the
minimum rate for straight drunk
and nights lodging in the Swig.
gett to-wit: $7.45.
NJ. McMain got drunk, got in jail
and got out again on the minimum
rate as above. Rts5
Thomas Fletcher makes his second
appearance in this report, and is rec
tifyiug his fourth of July whiskey il
Capt. Swiggett's rancho.
Henry Riley paid S7.45 for nice
quiet little spree, and is out and hap
Ply.
James Kinney was stranger and
got taken IN, for the cheapest known
drunk in Ottumwa, to.wit: $7.45.
Cornelius johnson, drunk bolster
GUS Dead Best, in Jail for $9.4s
worth of intoxication. He has hired
to work in our cutters for the next
six or seven days.
Peter Peterson, from Sweden,
drunk, in Jail, and paid $7.45 and
still he is not happy.
N. Morrison duplicated Peter Pc
terson's bill in every particular.
Luck Luous duplicated N. Morri.
sons account.
J W. Foster, ditto ditto.
Clark Williams an old and wealthy
offender took $9.45 in city bonds, for
patriotio bust.
J. G. Chappell followed suit.
Michael Roos
81. L. Cleveland took q $7.45
drunk.
John d. Campbell is in Jail await
ing the arrival of the aforesaid tools,
that he may work S7.45 for city, all
for wee bit Of q shindy wild whis
key.
John Dunn got done out of $7.45
for drunk. He was no impecuni-
GUS hummer, and paid it, and lit out
Of these temperance parts.
A party by the name of Smith
whose handle is James, brings W
the rear of this report, and out O
respect for the numerous and respec
= table famfty Of cmfth,1, paid his nne,
and departed q poorer, but it is no.
ped wiser man.
ITO be continued
SUICIDE.