Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-09
EVENING STAR.
The Sterx of young snooks.


rha -o,ry nan Is An only son, the father
very rich farmer. During the month ol AElh
the farmer and his wife iOurneyea 70 some Ss
tant town to visit relative, cSns the parents
xere zone a week when one night al the Wltcc,
inc h0ur of u q ghOstly shrek rang OUT anu
walked the neign Ir Dol sncoks IN his shirt, big
s-,atrb on both hands, and his race covered
xVitb blood which flowed from his nose. Rob
bers thieves, and, from Young Snooks appear
60 murderers had been at work. The house
robbed 500 IN gold belonging to his pa-an old
revolutionary .'turnip," valued very highly
oil The silver belonging to his ma-and quite an
assortment OF jewelry belonging to the whole
crowd was stolen by the thieves. lie (SnoOksl
had made desperate resistance, had
been OveryOwered, banged, beaten and lsft
fer dead, but coming to blew his whistle,
let of his steam, and reused the country
Folks were telegraphed for, and the old man
had a thousand OF 80 descriptive dodgers printed
and circulated through the country lime HoIe
on; no track of the thieves Was found, Dy June
IL got To be an oil story. Norng SnOO2S re-
covered from his injuries and vas SEM . IIAlOil,
y. Y, - visit an aunt ~ reward OF inerit'
The DIST Of june There's not iay-the iODs-
est not the 2lst OF jane A. Byron say sees
half the Vickedness as GCes ne LiColi, IN
2Ist was exceptional The wealthy old papa 90
a telegram from New ora, or sihA-II sS4lt "
the cher OF Police IN PunksntJSn. Inc Olu
revolutionary pensioneT, the sOld ldThlP o.
his -TaT dt.fher, had turned up az pawn
brokFr-- ia New York. Broker haG had de
scriptiye catalogue from PunAlntoWnj ne
mpIairt. chucked him in the TOmbs and
teiegraphed as before stated-Old gentleman
tickIed 70 death, telegraphed his son in lihOn
10 meet him in New York the next day, and
set of that Il ght for Gotham; early next morn
ing he viewed the property and found il was
tie id5u, zeal old watch; then visited the TOOm0s
and demanded to be placed face to face with the
Tuffan ami find out what had become OF the
rest OF the property. Through gloomy corTl-
dOTs, past the Changing doors, he peers through
the CRATES Of cell IOl Sitting oeJectediy on the
-r...V hat A heah ahntHR
of his OLD age-the upT1ght!-the now thor
oughly upset, young Shocks. statement was
made-the old man piled back to Earle's and
found in his sons trunk the balance OF the
stolen gOOds-the $500 was gone. Young SnooSs
had eniOyed himself so heartily that the spout
ing of the heirloom watch had become neces.
sity Old Shocks pOnied up, took young SRooxs
home in pSnitence; but these things leak out,
and that's the way / heard it.-Ns'0 York Letter.
A SAD Casa Larger Charged NTH Being
q DruHkdrd Acting HIS OJgH Adr0cGts.-The
most amusing and still the sadiest scene
which the new courthouse in Pittsheld has yet
witnessed took place Saturday, in the presence
OF an interested multitude. John g. WOlcOtt,
of Cheshire, a member of the Berkshire bar,
lawyer of great natural abilities and more than
ordinary professional skill, and, when in his
right mind, gentleman of culture, was tried on
an appeal case for being a common drunkard,
and appeared in the triple character of adyo-
cate, criminal and principal witness. Mr.. Vol
colt first endeayOred to secure pOstponement,
the ground that the jurors would be in
IuenCe0 DIV the newspaper WHICH
they had read about him, and afterward offered
SIX reasons why the Indictment should be
GuaShed, but the court Overruled both motions.
The defendant has always been noted for his
original and entertaining manner OF crOSs-eX-
aiming witnesses, and being a highly in
teresting party in this case he added
much 10 his reputation in this respect.
Dr. l. j. Cole, a former selectman. and a num-
Der OF merchants and other citizens Of Che
shire, were among the witnesses, and the at
ttmpts they made TO describe - the Jury how
the defendant acted when drunk brought
smiles even TO the face of the prisoner himself.
when they told OF his silly behavior and foolish
songs Mr.. WOlCOtt volunteered the information
that he was once offered = go to go with a cir
Gus as clown With no enemy but himself
this unfortunate man tired 10 show the jury
that the whole town of Cheshire was combined
TO crush him. His plea was a rambling and I'M
connected. though eloquent effort, while that OF
District Attorney Stearns in reply was most ap-
prOIrIate 70 the occasion and extremely touch
ing in Yathos. The jury returned just before
the adjournment of the Court Saturday after
noon with a verdict OF ''guilty. "-S priHgfelI
tNdss.) RepE5licCH.
E-A yiuegar-hearted old bachelor says he
always iOOSs under the head OF Marriages" for
the news OF the tgs1t.
HvMiss DrummOni, the Quaker preacher,
was asEed whether the spirit ever inspired her
with the thought Of getting married. 'NO,
friend" said she, 'but the hesh has