National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-30
POLICE COURT SKETCHES.
ABOUT BEN WzRREx's PHYSICAL
Abilities

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HOW AND WHY HE AND DAN BLACKSTONE
CAME ToGETHER-THE RESULT OF THE
MEETING : JOHN sHEEHAN AND JOHN
DINsLAw GET INTO TROUBLE "UNBE-
BEKNowEEs,' = THE DIFFERENCE BE
TWEEN MARGARET MAHoNEY AND
BRIDGET CLARENOY.
BENJAMIN Warren is O well developed fellow,
with q black eye and chin whiskers. He has
got the fiber and nerve through his whole
frame that don't make his actions when mad
RESEMBLE Q lamb in the least. Yesterday
while be was walking along one Of the streets
on the Island, he met Daniel Blackstone, Just
the man be wanted TO see. He didn't care TO
detain him long, but while he did stay he used
every effort TO make II warm for him. Said he
my good name, which Is more to me than
many fine rubiesl Sarah simms said you SAID
thus and soly." Daniel, at this juncture, at
tempted to dodge out one side and get home
to breakfast, but Benjamin demurred, and
gathered up the rear of his coat collar, and be-
fore DanieLwas aware of 1t he was reclining on
the pavement with some pain. Dan collected
he yociferated with wild and violent gestures,
ssBen Warren, do you want to be pulyerized in
puhlici" Ben remarked that he didn't see any
pulveriZing machine around for the occasion,
but he had scarcely finished when something
attached to Daniel jumped into his face, with
the energy of q bran-new pile-driyer. He
didn't fall, and neither did Daniel get in
another pile-driyer. There was simply little
rustling, little more shutting OF feet and
swinging of arms, and then he struck out for
Daniel with much fluent profanity and two
brass knuckles. The sequel Is nothing sur
prising. The first man who rushed TO pick
Daniel up wrung his hands and cried aloud,
"Hurry up, he has been struck by lightning
and rained on" The next shouted, che has
been literally smashed. Its no use, boys, he
can't live. Take him to the hospital" A
lady, at this juncture stopped, and gazing
pitifully on the scene, whined In mournful
tones, aPoor mani Jest look st him, why he's
been Eanderfn' around through the grinding
holes of grist mill, head first. wonder has
he rot wife and little ones.n It was q ter
ribie sight TO see Daniel Blackstone borne away
to his home with both eyes closed for repairs
and his nose knocked endwsys. Warren plead
guilty when arraigned before Judge Smell, and
paid the $40 fine with apparent satisfaction.
JOHN sHEEHAN AND JOHN DIsLAw
didn't know any better, at least they said they
didn't. 1t was hot and dusty, and the brick
Movements of the streets burned and blistered
their naked feet, and they got tired Of drinking
ice water, and concluded 70 90 down to the
Potomac for o swim. What lie there more
tempting than the broad expanse of water
stretching far away towards Fort Washington,
and dashing its restless waves against the pleas
ant and shady shores on either sidei Yet with
all this temptation the little fellows resisted
sufficiently TO comply with the law respecting
bathing, and kept their pants on. While they
were diving and plunging about among the re-
freshing waves Of the river and the sun was
blistering red the bach qf their necks, Officer
Dunnington came Suddenly upon them and
placed both upder arrest. Two small boys in
bathing with their pants on, screatipg no dis
turbance whatever, and breaking no law in
existence, because the law can only be inter-
pretsd to mean that they shall not expose their
person; and both arrested and imprisoned for
having done this simple thing. Well, we won
der what next Both were fined one dollar
and costs. ~
MARGARET MIHoNY
was returning from the friendly old pump, on
the corner, with pail Of water IN one hand,
sun-shade in the other, while both feet were
bare. She didn't Just know how it happened,
but she is satisfied that It did. The first change
in the surroundings that she noticed was the
presence of Bridget Clarency, Just in the rear,
tearing away at the back Of her head with both
hands, and swearing rhetorically. The next
thing she saw was Pat Mahony, her other half,
coming down the alley at full tilt, but before
he could reach them Bridget hed scattered the
hair-pins of his wife to the four winds of
heaven and was on the point Of sending Mar
garet in search of them. Pat experienced
some difficulty in extracting Bridget's fingers
from the back Of his wife's head, and during
the operation he told Bridget that II there was
any of that kind of business going Oh he'd like
TO do It himself. Thus were both arrested,
and after Q thorough investigation 1t appeared
to be q little mutual exercise merely and both
were dismissed.