National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-03
POLICE COURT SKETCHES.
CASEY TAYLOR


was handled without gloves by Nellie and Sarah
Ware, in Temperance hall alley. She was pass.
ing down stairs with q bucket Of Stops, when she
was met by Nellie Ware, over whose face were
stealing tho shadows Of . tempestuous storm.
The conversation was short, but exceedingly
lively. It was on the subject of rent, during
about the slops: It required but : passing mo:
into the adjoining Kitchen, and q very spriEhtiy
poker accompanied her back She took hold Of
the butt end Of that poker, and howled and
presence and assistance Of very at and escita-
bic mother-in-law, Who was pufhng and
as.t Nth , :. iron 0Sff ri, s
Out again rushed the infuriated Nellie,
Sisw, both fully determined in 70 Conquer Or
Al he S T.ssa IN npesy
Was suddenly transferred to the lower one where
the entire party had landed in . confused heap,
after performing some lightning revolutions
down the stairs. The mothcr-in-laW Was the last
to gain her feet. but when once recovered Che was
madness. Whom sis len the Kitchen Tie Gatiron
rible work. With it she smoothed the wrinkled
brow Of Casey Taylor, and fa,tened the prom
@Sss 2. ns ssms ne sngEs wes
superhumsn efIsrts to defend herself against tho
twain, commenced throwing chairs shd wood
%e if shs stpneF the .ae blS~
on the head, which transformed her puffngs and
wheezings into groans and piercing shrieks. The
poker and resumed hostilities with greater vigor
and did not cease her onslaught until she and her
daughter had stripped the clothing from Casey
Taylor 50 that when her husband arrived she
looked like Powers Greek slave with . little
more chain on. They were both lined u and
costs. - +.
MARY JANE HALL
returned from church Sunday evening, and found
circumstance. The rage Of an insulted woman
welled up in her throat, and the power Of speech
iadis Of hot water but the ire was out, 90 she
and suis,y pull Ter hand in her hair and and
cheeks and the anguish Of searching mortincationn
ranked her breast. At last her Voice came to
Ter, but 1t was for time suppressed and smoth-
crawled out Of bed and were performing come lively
pareI. Mary Jane again darted down staifr IN
in crumpled and trushed state, laid the finished
washings efgIz large families. She seized herself
by the wrists and shouted an agoniied yell. 1t
was not 3 yell With Which she hoped to bring as
sistance, but IL was like that OF heart-broken NO
% s
She cavorted about the room and pushed cut the
window, and looked under the bed, and raved, and
iumeu, anu 6WoIe, &uu-JusL mere . pOlIc0man
stepped in and informed her that she was arreeted
for profanity. She didn't swear any more: she
merely looked daggers ut thet policeman, put on
her hood and quietly walked down to see Judge
Smell, who tined her Is and costs. u
MRS. ANNIE wHIPrLE
Is ABOUT sixty years old, wears gold specs, was
Cnce blonde, but has become freckled in old age.
She called on Mrs. McCue Sunday, and they had
q disagreement. One wanted to scalp the other,
and neither was willing to submit to the torture.
They are both respectable women, but they used
enough, but When they compound osths with bias
phemy, and blaspbemy with blows. then angels
% M a1a aSs SSRiGsE,sSf, nE:f FsR! 0:s!
mustn't come in; and then The impulsive creature
rushed in, and found Mrs. MeCue with her sick
oaby, and circled about Ter for while, and then
laid violent hands On her, and for some time Mra
McCue imagined herselr passing rapidly away
from all things earthly. A good deal Of testi- |
n0ny was introduced. and case Clearly proven
against Mrs. Ann whIpple, who paid the usual |
hne very reluctantly. |