, 1873-03-16
CIIICAGO'S D0GBERRY.

Police Magistrate BanYcn Relieved Of His Watch h)
P:ckpockcts-1ho Job Done in State Street caT--un
secm'Y Conduct o! Augustus-Exc'amaticn Of pno a
His Friends "a Subject for the Mayor and counci
to Consider.
Tho Common Council and Mayor Medi1 having sa.-
isfactorily amended tho Board Of Police, TO the inca
eulablo benefit Of tho city it is time they turned thci1
attention to another branch OF municipal Iolty, aud
purified the Police Courts by the removal Of such Police
Justices ~ render themselves liable
There are queer stories afoat about Mr. Augustus
Danyon, who WAS appointed by the Common Council
to the position OF Police Justice Of the South Division,
stories which would not look well In print, they
committed to paper. ench thinga, however, OF
particular account, though scarcely conEctent with
the Office Of police magistrate. Everybody In town
knows now that Mr. Augustus Eauyon WIS robbed in
South Side car on Friday night Asudden e1poat-
ton of sleep, quite unaccoutable ar. Ban
yon. His nose assumed rubcundity quite foreign to
healthy proboecs, except in severe weather. It ia
believed from the unsteadiness OF Mr. Banyons
gait subsequently, TINT the learned Judge IVES was
tiPsy too often to throw any doubt upon ths zup-
position. Willie breathing his spirit In the car,
huh ttu % son tnow @ renevn @ E Of the
Auous weight OF heavy guld watch a1d chain. To
steal is NOT correct gencraiy speaking, but tho theft
locomotive and perpendicular powers were taxed to
their utmost limit in conveying hts inttstincs
from point to any other, Au that tho weight cs
anotcr drink, considerably less than that Of gold
watch would hayo proved too much FOR him. On sober-
Ing down consciousness Of his loss, Mr.. Ba1y
ic) uproar1oua in his dsmeanor. lie wanted to havo
tho driver search the asscngcrE and threatened to
fine them al for contempt unless they assisted Jehu in
his operations In f.c his behavior was scana.osla
to many Of thc- When ho left the In disgust he
staggered in Bachelors State street, to obtan
tst.nce-pAethsr fruuo Ills crpntcs OF his bottle Is
matter Of doubt. Such delicate points must only be
treated inforcntauy. Hence it may be sup
p.,sed that his main object was the bottle.
HIS loss troubled him gre:;ly. That watch Lad
beca given HIN by his friends and admirers" Jou
know, and 'ow could . face them Aafter such an
thcn however in condition OF something else be-
sides carelessness you know, and told ha tee Of WOO
to crowd Of crouics standing at the b@r- lie told 1t
with much mInutcncss Of detal where none was ncccs-
eary and luitsly omitted tho important ncn,VeGg-
1ncnt Of his conditcu-probahE beceHEe 1t Sas s.1u
evident to the ncst obfuscated observer.
It Is pzoba.1e that this narrative would DavEr have
been written but fer unucky expression made use
oi by Mr.. Johu Lawior, gambler, EAo tass:iy brt
s1oiilnely Observed: "Lost yoEr Tatrht old YOU
Good Cd, how funny. Why, subscribed $40 to
Nobody knew for certain that tho humorous
f1icnts OF the learned Judge were Can.bcrs although,
from his manacr Of dealing with :E.t fraternity on
different occasions, everybody thought co. ". LAM
lor Is the first gambler to mention lis
share In Tho transacton. rcrhars Some
othcsa dissatisfied with the healthy fines tsina4
cc1tainy, but like email people, healthy for ail
tha} imposed by Mr. Augustus D1nyop, would Lie u
tell portion Of what they know Of this model moral,
modern, and immodcrate Dogberry. Neauwhiic, tho
Mayor and Common Council mi.tat LOOK inso the