The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-07-15
A WESTERN POLICE COURT.

all lie, sir" exclaimed Susan Wilt,
as she was walked out.
Gently, Susan, DEAR" replied His
Honor; "the foul breath of aspersion
is afoat on the morning atmosphere,
and if you have any evidence to kill
the demon SANDER | shall cheerfully
hear it. Now, then, go on" Il
"Well, sir, l wasn't drunk" she
said, II wac going out in the hot sun
and | took a drop of blackberry cor
dial, with white sugar in it, for fear of
sunstroke."
Susan" said the Court, as he lean
ed back and opened his jack-knife,
Susan, l am an aged man and very
tender-hearted, but | have had my
eye-teeth cut, and | don't believe
you" 80 ~
"Please, sir, I'm forty. three years
old and the mother OF seven children"
she whispered. I 4f4aU
"Ahl that makes difference" he
replied. "Now you come down fran
blackberry cordial to the mother Of
seven children, and you strike ten
der cord. think I'll let you go. You
are pretty old to be sent to the Work
house, and l don't want your seven
children hanging over my front gate
and crying for their mother. But
don't do SO any more. Susan, smash
that bottle of cordial and let the chill
dren cat up the white sugar. Go now,
and remember, as long as you live,
that water boils out Of potatoes just
twice as fast whenever there's going
to be a spell of damp weather"
Joseph Labelle said he was march
ing on when a policeman took him for
vagrant. He marched, but he came
around to the same corner again and
again, and finally he was brought in
and questioned. He hadn't cent, no
friends, no home, and they had made
a charge Of vagrancy.
Can | see you privately for a few
moments? ?" he inquired, as the charge
was read over to him.
"No, sir ~ answered his Honor; "if
you have anything to say speak out
boldly and let your clarion tones be
heard all over the roem."
"Did you say the charge was steal
ing hens?" inquired the prisoner, his
face expressing great anxiety.
mo, vagrancy."
"Ah! Yagrancy? Nothing said
about stealing sheep?"
"No, sir-clear case of vagrancy."
"Ahl yes. We'll, l suppose | can
have three days to get out of town p
mo, sir, not three minutes; you
are sentenced to the Workhouse for
three months.
"Three months?'
"Yes, sir"
with leave to appeal?'
"Yes, sir, you can appeal to Bjah
to get you seat over the front axle
tree of Black Maria, where you can
get the worth of your money as you
90 over the cobblestones.
Thomas McRay, charged Will
drunkenness, insisted that he wasn't
ready for trial. He said he wanted
his boots blacked, his hair cembed anC
new paper collar on before he woulC
appear to defend his case. And ht
wanted Mrs. McRay there to sweal
that he wouldn't drink drop of whis
, ky for any mans house and lot, anC
one of his neighbors then to swear tina
the very sight of lager made him g
into convulsions.
"Then you weren't drunk p inquired
: the Court.
"Not within forty miles of it," an
f swered the prisoner.
"Thomas, did you ever hear CT Gen
, eral Washington" ?"
"Yes, sir"
"Well, he couldn't tell lie. Meth
er could Thomas Jefferson, John Quin
cy Adams, Franklin Pierce or Genera
Taylor. They never stole the boot
of the feet of Truth. Thomas, the
loved Truth-they gloried in expound
ing her merits-they had truth serve
up three times day and then warme
/, over for luncheon"
did they? ?" asked Thomas.
"They did"
"And then what p
"And then" answered the Court, q
he made some marks on a paper, "an
then Thomas McRay WAS sent up fo
: sixty days,
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The Legislature Of North Carolin
has passed an act which provides "thi
any person who manufactures, sells {
deals in spirituous liquors as dTinl
containing ingredients poisonous
the system, shall be punished with fly
years imprisonment in the penitenti