National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-19
LOCAL POLICE SKETCHES.

LOCAL POLICE SKETCHES.
EGULAR REchfIAS"
At rHE POLICE COURT.
TpA FRAZER BLOWS THE LIGHT 0o ,~.,s
WALrsEs INTO ANNE ROY >N~.S
fvy1ofn DoG-FIGHT-HoW 'AAAe NooNNS
WuNr HuNTING-NlcHAEL sCANLoHe
. ,1,pas OF MAULlSe. AND eTHxR CkiAE
80. Rov belongs to that class ofWomsn VINO
d. % .ntit,ed % o dover. She lives with
Tss,r.. Frazer outside Of lawful wsdioek
- made of an extensive heA Of domeeuc
t-nhIe. The cloud u var has eoounuaAiy
,.sovn its o1inous presence sbovs tho hoff
nm of them ehappinees, and thers are scafoeH
sour days iaN month in which she enjoys . goso
,sous-e meal Toms freaks Of brutal eccentricNy
ss E, 2 az 4
1rtncipaify 70 the natural s6ty Annie pcs.ss;esa
. s1 Nv SIutsii.ine s1prss.sas and tricks
Oseastosally, 1t would be ct The orea.' yo"iS
when these spasmodic bursfs o. HasSoos .o.iS
occur curing which more or less crockefy Moulo
ru;sed Seven sugar bowls are known TO have
either anssed or hit Annie In their angry n,s@ss
and showered the floor with fragments 9, P1!, Un,s
AEs
In fhe coffee wasn't hot enough TO blister, tum.
bsrr chair .STd 90 sssss With the
sa%s sxSerienee Tom eSncindsd that this mutual
"a q
ing on the contest. Last evening - he sat Dy ne
fifchep table dispute arose about certain dim;
Ss,,y sn shsS ana this SeinS golden opportu
nifty, Tom ret his new plan In operation: he oiew
the lamp ont, leaving the room in total darkness:
Annie vas, but she was net there: He suppressed
= strsng desire to utter . profane SHREK, sn ~
crawled slowly towards the corner IN search n y,
was heard save the tfampIng Of rats over ne ne
chamber rafters. Again he moved on, feeling ms
way with the care Of fat man nur m an into
projecting cupboard or sharp-cornered WOOD -1ox;
be merely pressed his lips n5msr, an1 ny
room, but the woman, where WAS shef Tom
climbed into his chair and listened patientiy 70.
. noise-gnaving rats, and nothing more. Inc
s.i,ion EIasusiy took hold Of his mind until he
became nervous, and finally coucluoed 70 stfike
light. He reached cafsfuily for the lamp Hn n,s
He started suddenly out Of his chair and shrieked
HEureks." Annie had carefully stepped upon
table the moment the Light was out i ana h ne
fast. Who it was he wasn't certain, and be-
ing wsrm with wrath, he gave the I'D 90.
ssSSsi . tipesd ana Annie in her Efforts to catch
Aerself lost her balance and shot with yeloSity
and sbruptness on to TOMS head and botn ,eI. 70
~ word used, g Toms right foot searched
SiEoeously for the struggling womans TIDE ma
# vas the same word that brought asastance. a
pus. and On bursting in 1t the back, be matched
the frst object that came within reacn. Mnien
happened Tom and htea hi% intT ~ snS
houee that night and for once Annie Roy passed
4 quiet night In the arms of Old Morpheus In
order not TO sS ,n Nigh! s Ie but has re-
and faithless banks. Tom was fined BY Judge
Smell s5, and required to give bonds 10 keep inc
peace. .... ...
rousER VS.. BINGo. r.... ..
While Dan Grant was passing up street on
An indefinite mission, he noticed two weii-Dullt
dogs standing on the pavement engaged In &c
the established rule In the disposition Of spoils
but this care was an exception. The spoil was .
bone: divide it they couldn't, and silence isn't IN
said that {. was altogether matter Of taste with
HIM" but this was all Grant heard, for at this
Instant he thoughtlessly cried sic EN-, ana nGs.
Utilities commenced. The first blow struck brought
q thrilling yelp from Bingo and about ten other
dogs TO the rpot. All appeared to be interested
in the fight and acted accordingly ,,,
The moment o dog arrived at the scene ne would
roll Up his lips and walk in with vim without
asking y no was to blame or even tnquirfng the
price Of admission was estmatea tina, enes ven
blocks OF the premises: with the exception OF two
Invalid iapPups Whose presence
owners unsPeakable anxiety. The fight ended,
as is usually the case with city dog-aitercations
the battle and with boots and batona, dispersed
the crowd; and, it might be here incidentally re-
marked, arrested the unsuspecting Dan. Grant
n these TWO wordr. ..sic 'em," cost Grant $50
each. how much will halt an hour OF such tax
amount tor
ONE CHICKEN LESS.
James Noonan is not q law-brcaking man by
any means, but there are times In the me OF tne
best-disposcd man when patience ceases 10 be
virtue and shot guns are good furniture 70 nave.
james had planted some early vegetaple seede,
With the determination to have come Of me nrst
after Office hours. and Also fortunately Just after
Mary O'Hare's chickens had gone to roost: The
he 60, up Sh to ohi
tie bed in the corner Of the garden to see II any
Of the seeds showed signs Of sprouting. An ex.
mficiently large enough to plant Thomas cat
in. He examined 1t closer, and found several
chicken tracks. He thought twice before he spoke
~"ltad hack to the house and told his wife to get
him The gun and ask no Questions.
The next time he was seen he was skulking PIP
the alley in the direction Of Mary y Hare
n seeds In her crop sat on the fence
cogitating on the possibility Of clear day. This
was Just what he wanted, and in fact itched for.
and the trigger was pulled for the last time. The
fusee hung hrc and then kicked. The hen dropped
from the fence, and Mary O,Hare, who was giving
s her sss ssfss If TsS IA
Through the Kitchen door just in time to miss the
lively old COW, who had reversed herself. and
thrown her heels almost at the same instant,
while James, flushed with triumph, picked his
marched home to tell his devoted wife what he
knew about farming Judge Smell considered
it minor offence, and fined hin but Is.
- cATaARIxE scANLoy
was washing when Mike, her husband, came in
and wanted 10 know what she was doing That's
. pretty question:" returned Catharine, FOR
What hsn' ond II eps aood 10
enough in itself. but Mike took an exception TO
= ~ s,AaseA ground to the other side Of the
ESp!a. ?s.s lan ia
Sosb asss into the side Of hi; Vile
sending her with q yell and Jump through me
back way to her neighbors. Nike s,a'eu 10 the
probably Increased the fine. 1t was IS and bonds
TO keep the peace.
ia n backman. He was charged with having failed
70 deposit q satchel which was left In his hack ~
articles found by hackmen in their cabs shall be
left at police headquarters under penalty Of $zt,
which was imposed.
MINOR OFFENCES.
Michael Nolan, charged with selling liquor
without q license, fined sos; Charles Alexander,
charged with the larceny Of basket and 10 cent?,
0l0 and costs; VIM. Williams, larceny OF q pistol
worth AIS from o hostler, who allowed him the
privilege of sleeping with Kim, go and costs.
TILE GALLLEAN F7SHERMEN.
MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMIT.
TEE.
The general committee of the Grand United
Order of Galtlesn Fishermen held Q meeting on
Tuesday night at their hall, on Pennsylvani,
avenue, between Third and Four-and-a-hal
streets, and permanently organized BY electin}