National Republican., 1874-06-02
POLICE COURT sREToREs
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS AT THE Po
=. LInE nHAMRER OE JUSTICE.

MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS AT THE PO-
LIOE CHAMBER OF JUSTICE.
Ben Cooley,s guests occupied the major portion
OF the dock yesterday. Their glossy beavers and
shirt fronts contrasted strangely with the blear-
eyed, sullen countenances and shabby outfits Of
the rest Of tho prisoners, who help to make up
the police harvest of Saturday and Sunday. A
man, to be passable gambler, must dress well
and wear q diamond pin. II they haven't got one
Of their own they should wear some other fellows
These bagged dice-slingers seemed TO lack but
this one important item OF the gamblers makeup.
One fellow had the framework, but the stone
was gone The rest wore pearl buttons or modest,
%femsrsed % among themselves & % tSs, station: house use
bedding lacked the properties OF softness ana
sleep. Respecting the furniture they were COM
that it consisted Of one chair leg occupied by SIX
reaches and bug. The latter appeared tn ex-
ccllent spirits, but said nothing. The night was
morning the "Biaek Maria" called and asked
them to take q ride. The route was direct to the
Police Court. They expressed their opinion about
the conveyance rs soon as they reached the dock.
They have seen better on the Brightwood race
course, and agreed that 1t should be abolished.
Sarah Marias will do, but Black NaTia's' never
They are too heareeI,ke and liable to attract at
tention. Small boys follow 1t and always set mp
q sarcastic howl whenever q passenger shows his
faced evils Of our republican form Of government
and they proposed to make some one smart for
their afhtctions while in durance vile.
Ben. Cooley was arraigned for keeping q gam
bling house in violation Of law, and his attorney,
]. D. Miller, plead guilty TO the charge and
waived an examination. The bonds were placed
at 81 900. The guests Of Cooley, who were cap
rured with him, were then released they having
been retained as witnesses.
1T NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH
The current OF their lives didn't-the lives OF
Johanna Miller and Mary Dobbs Unfortunately
they were placed in little cabins adj j1iHing each
other, with c very delicate line fence between.
the line fence had been constructed with bricks,
and Duilt ten feet high, with reversed nails on
top. They would have met and fought II out on
that line all the same. 1t was sacred ground !;
that is, II solE Esacrice and lighting for ones chill
dren can make thing sacred. It was blood
dripped from bunged noses and bitten fingers.
These children had grown up with instructions to
guard that line fence with 9 Eealous care. Their
zeal hlled those adjoining back yards with ever
varying trouble. Sometimes Johanna would
heave tub Of soap-suds through the kitchen win
dow with q dash which would send It over
the line fence. Immediately Mary Dobbs'
back door would fly open and very mad Mrs.
Dobos would rush out and seize an imaginary Jo-
hanna by the hair, and dash an imaginary Jo-
the sides and then walk on her and cry "come out,
McAldufy, ye spalpeen, ye, and I'll be the means
OF ye." Then the washtub would drop heavily to
the floor, and scarcely u moment pass when JO-
hanna would appear In the back yard rapidly ap-
preaching the fence. Thoy would meet exactly
inch planks subdivded, and 1t was while they were
subdiyiding these pieces into smaller ones over
each others heads that they were arrested.
Alter a protracted hearing both parties were
placed under bonds to keep the peace, and warned
that On the next they will be sent to jail.