National Republican., 1874-06-08
Police COURT SRETOHES

FOLIGE COUhI. ShEIUhEh -
Washington is q vast laboratory or strsngs,
mysterious and novel things, Obscure In the dark
and loathsome corners Of Its alleys lie buried an
intsrrninable mass OF wrstchedness, want and woe.
Day after day and year following year crimes arc
being constantly committed which seem at time.
70 cast deepening shadow through the moral at
mosphereof the connunity--a shadowso baueful
and bnghting in Its influence as TO almost para
Aye the inner feelings Of refined humanity. The
places seldom meet the case Of those who move
in the circles Of intellectual culture and social
refinement and appear TO be only known TO their
meersble inmates and the polfce force Now and
then members Of this force, while In the faithful
discharge OF their duties are conpeiled to e1poss
TO certain extent, the misery which hovers about
some fallen woman, some aithy Vsgabond or
hahitnx drunkard, and Aurrylng them into the
courts Of justice, where the Wan and dirty efea-
lures stare yacantly through the dock window
upon the court are arraigned, plead gsIltY inya-
risbly, and then are carried of 70 the workhouse
CT the lRfl. ...rsy ..tf.g
Georgetown is the atllcted place d this sketch.
Old sutiquated Georgetown, With all It's richness
Of history, beautiful shade trees Aau picturesque
niouIty ~ NC Georastsgn bas slrssss aSamSiy o. q
man who walks on his knees, cripple who Is
noterlous for his physicist strength and rough
e sOca 10 ,1s Know nj,
creature with the ssras awe and dread which
thrilled the peasants Of brittany while In the
ths fose.t OF Le ssndraie He is fasniIiariy Known
as the "Short Man" and lives among the lazy,
jdia, lounglng crowd which swsrHs on the filthy
their earthly existence In the pest pools or
aniq1tty and SIN On Saturday last tho cripple
met sith q terrible accitent-s righteous judg-
deaf Of . domestic night when 1t overlook him
HIS vile had crossed him. A erppleor dwarf ahen
tsProgs eiy sngstsa y sald 60 .: the very e;
"a bis uatiiss bs took odsnes readily and enter
sainsd ii. nts IA sere!ssd manner H.
Isdn,,. Nss h..iis ~ 1 a. ,, q
ashort heavy cane, aud now pitching an -adioin-
tng boot jack OF rsIling pin At her with unerrlny
eonfusiou snd woe. A llyafed iamp stood on. q
small dss- table In the ,oruer OF the rooni and
tbe Womaa having been driven into this eosasr BIZ
the LAM 2 In sell defence. and thrust Il saddsnly
into hiI iace. The lamp broke ~ ,t struck him.
an, and innsdiatsly ihs man bieaGae . .hot hosi.
alive BY the hurried application or q large guam
tity Of water When &c appeared ~ tho Police
sSoert. S0 % Sst1rdss. he yass slght to behold
rnpt pile driver. IL would have ruined the
I mot raysaoas. % appetite az forty rods, nrst
ap shop and i1dsaniteiy po,tponsdp S Sus,ss:s ss.I
whjo hlf LETT one had gone into deep but respect
ful, mourniny: His nasal organ had been biis-
the perpsndleulRr form inte second ass riaht.
angle. One side Of his face wore balls |
Of Meuphis Gotten, saturated with pain killer
AID staek on with healing glue, The other sids /!
was highly oTnam ented with small mounds and
Pouitices, resembling the facial expression Of 81
defeated Pugiiiit multiplied by siI. He didn't |
cause his mouth was swollen, shut. He couldn't |
hear Fsty we'll. because one ear was nlIed With |
kerosene blistefs and The other was burnt TO |
crisp On the whole, the wretehed creature pre- |
sented spectacle 50 repulsiys and sckening that
several members Of the court were seriously |
while many Of The practicing attorneys
were seen 20 steal suddenly out Of theeourthousel
and make hasty tracks around the corner towards |
the cripple and his wifs were charged with a. |
sault and battery, but, upon examining the case 1
closely, the United States district attorney en-
Tered q aoils prDseQnt In tho case OF Ruuthe but |
held his wife, whose trial will come off to-day.
osE MORE uxFoRrus6rE. .gas
"Muzxle OF not uugzie.S That's the question
which has long received the patient and impartial
Of the Board Of Health pay alter
lay rs we advance more and more into the hest
and depressing influences OF midsummer days We
sci less secure because the comnunlty stiil re-
nains exposed to ths onslaught Of Vicious and I
lnnnzzled dogt The oniy remedy they appear
o have 10 70 wait until tfey gre bitten and thea /
bring their Complaints before Judge Shell. Here l
sined, the death warrant = eeepy signed Il yeu
IRE ulsrc.ui, and me Isi5 NIsA ,flsfn removed be-
yond the Dofdefs OF he Blstsict-Evay from all
ompiations 70 bite--tat enrl VA atalsi y give
wi disappear sOrfhws fis II 1ses. ss
. af as X zees, But lshn Heb,nson t6Ih E1 it i
lss> 80 ts1se. He ueut up 70 call On Msry
y wins shvss time since, and found ali Of Lhe
Ilnt blinds lieSsd Asd ssveHsy-nvs pound eross