The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-31
LOCAL NEWS.

THE ADVENTURES OF A MEMORY STRING.
For years, nothing has delighted the little girls
OF the country more than the possession Of a
"memory string" Each 'strove TO see which
could succeed in securing the greatest number
OF buttons OF yariegated hue. frequently lit
tie odd matters were mixed in With them, as
they were received from the hands of friends.
This morning one of these memory strings
figured rather conspicuously in our Police
Justice Court.
We desire to hold up to public scorn and in
dignation one of the actors in this case, who
has proven himself more brute than man, and
who should receive such condemnation from
this community as will drive him from among
respectable people with whom there can be no
possible conReniality. A creature, known by
the name OF L.. Levy, some time ago EMPLOYED
in his store little girl named Willie Mayo,
fifteen or sixteen years old, whose face and an !.
pearance indicates her to be honest and res
spectacle, although poor.
During her stay with him, he gave her a
small brass breastpin, valued by him at fifty
cents, which she placed among her buttons on
her memory string, and where he must have
seen it every hour in the day. Deciding to
leave him, she demanded her pay, the balance
due for her services, which she claimed to be
S2 60. He refused.to pay her, when she had
warrant issued for the amount, which was
tried before Justice White. He gave a iudg-
ment against this heartless wretch upon his own
admission that it was justly due her. Not
satisfied with attempting to withhold the mo.
ney from this poor girl, he demanded the re-
turn OF the breastpin which he had given her
the demand was Immediately complied with
whereupon, he swore out a warrant for her
arrest, charging her with having stolen the
pin.
The case was called this morning before Jus,
tice White, who upon eiciting the facts, as we
have stated them, Immediately discharged the
biushing girl, and administered whitening
rebnke to the horrid creature regretting that
he was not able to punish him as he deserved.
Justice White declared that this case was one
of more malignity than any which had ever
presented itself before him. Considerable feel
ing was created against Mr. L. Levy among the
bystanders; and if they had have administered
genteel threshing on his bare back, it would
have been no more than the foul fiend deserv-
ed. 60 away from God-fearing people, you
heartless, cruel, malignant, soulless wretch,
and disgrace not this community longer with
your foul presence.
Mr.. W. G.. FREEMAN. If it is possible
for us to secure the evidence upon which we
stated that this gentleman was a Republican.
in time for our issue of this afternoon, we
shall publish it if not, we will have to defer
it until Tomorrow. We had, and this morning
the assurance was repeated, that Mr.. Freeman
had visited in carriage reliable gentleman
OF the city, and who is a member elect of the
City Council, and requested him to urge the
publication Of just what we did say.
We have also been informed that commit
tee of Republicans had waited upon Mr.. Free
man, to whom he declared his political senti-
ments to be those of Republican, at the same
time Indignantly spurning the idea that he
was Democrat or Conservative. If these
statements are true, and he authorized the pub.
lication of the cards of this morning, which we
do not doubt, we don't think either party need
be quarreling as to which party he belongs
since these statements, so contradictory, con,
vinces US that he is unreliable and not entitled
to the confidence of either party.
We have just been informed by one of the
gentlemen referred to, that he will furnish US,
in writing, for Tomorrow, all the proofs neces.
sary in regard to Mr.. Freeman's s declaration, as
well as other matters not now before the pub.
lie.
II people will persist in attempting to de-
ceive the public, we shall not hesitate to ex-
pose their tricks, whenever we deem it neces-
sary to vindicate ourselves.