National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS.
TUESDAYS HO uRK At THE POLICE
COZ ut SRETCHED.

COO 1T SKETCHED.
LEONAAD HrYCK's LITTLE UNPLEASANT
EF>6s M,JLLIE DEMURs WITH VIGoR-
.soLoMp'E LIVINGSTON IS oYERTAKEN BY
A Brink IN THE FAITHFUL DISCHARGE |
OFBIsDUTIRs-UTHER CURRENT EVENTS. |
Noble @. Chsmberlin has o neat little figure, |
An6 happy way OF clothing It with the furbe- |
lEHs of present fashions, and as she pranced |
AEently into the courtroom yesterday with her |
little ward in one hand and lace dollar hand |
kerchieFin the other she presented all the e1- |
terror appearances of q woman created by nature |
for sphere Of usefulness with q tendency to wo-
mans right Molhe has had vast amount OF
trouble lately. The unsettled state Of her do |
mestic affairs has caused her much anxiety, and |
1t was while she was seeking for quiet seclusion
from the care AID poster of active lie that
Leonard Huyck wouldn't let her rest II was
during the evening twilight that Huyck made up |
mis- mind to disturb her. 1t was evening, ana the
shades Of approaching night were thieEenlns win
their usual CELEBRITY and the silver rays Oh the
full moon stole through the shghtiy-parteo
curtains Of Mollies sleeping apartments
they dimIy lighted up the couch and
reclining form Of the care-worn and exhausted
woman. She was cogitating upon the past pres |
ent and future and in the opposite corner sat her
gentle little masculine ward musing over the
starry wonders which bespangled the heavens
with sparkling brightness. 1t was o quiet, re- |
freshfng rest that they were having, but the &C.
-eentrioties Of Leonard Huyck spoilt the whole |
affair. He came to the chamber door and re-
,Quested adnittance, but Mollie wasn't inclined to
admit. He remarked that he had something of |
personal interest to tell her, but as Molie didn't
desire to drop from the celestial musings with |
which she was employed to the dry things Of
-Huyek, she Kissed gently through set OF we'll
filled teeth, ''Go away, tell you" But strange |
to say he didn't, not exactly. He elevated bis
right foot about forty-fve degrees, performed |
semi-clrclo with his heel and sent it with re-
sounding crash into the chamber door. Then he
suddenly caught up the same foot and carries
an agitated bunion, making some emphatic re-
marks about "blast It" and kindred terms. He /
had one able-b bodied foot left which found its way
into the panel with better results The door few |
open, and Leonard darted in as if vigorously |
kicked from the leeward. Mollie was nesting |
meath black and tan counterpane like fright
ened gazelle, full or misgivngs or nightmare.
Leonard approached the bed side. 1t was none
Of your careful tp-toe approaches, either he
rushed. Most any other friend would have gently
moved q chair to the head Of the bed, sat down,
end inquired about her health or perhaps exam
ined the pulse and sympathetic tongue, and then
concocted pleasant stories to cheer her up, and
after teasing her in this way for some time he
would have arisen and glided out. But Huyck did
not take any chair. That wasn't what
he was after. On the contrary, he gathered up
Mollie's dainty little wrists in one hand, while he
twined HIS tanned fingers around the deltoid
muscipulanium of her alabaster neck, and mar
INJURED in plaintiVe tones "ollie, If you were tied
to a stake should have NO hesitancy in touching
the match If you ever breathe another word to
any living soul (this did not prevent her from
telling spirits) about what have done to you, or
said to you, will" At this iuncture Mollie
screeched in such penetrating notes for him to let
up on her throat, that the remaining words were
unintcIgble. He didn't loosen, however, until he
was caught under the chin by stray toe nail, and
bit his own tongue. This act Of carelessness on
the part OF Mollie induced him to remark that he
would smash her on the spot. He didn't say what
spot but Mollie understood him. She knew that
all he dared to do was to choke and walk her and
perhaps swear, but, as for smashing, she knew 1t
didn't run in the family; and, consequently, she
merely kicked little, and silently prayed for
better days. They have come now. Oficers SUIT
ton and Dubois brought them to her. They
called on Leonard, after he had left that little
chamber, filled with tine pride Of having done
something serious, and was busiIy engaged min
CLING himself with the hurrying throng which is
ceaselessly marching down the Avenue about
sunset, and invited him to headquarters, from
whence ne was moved to the Police Court, where he
willingly gave $500 bonds to keep the peace which
the woman was crazy, and that hewas shocked to
hear her tale The court smiled, and took up
other business.
SOLOMON LIVINGSTON
had spent pleasant evening at Georgetown
bail, and was gallantly escorting two young Ia
dies to the street-cars when he was met by three
rufans who were intent on initiating him into the
mysterious ways OF their order. The first thing
on the programme was for John O'Connor to per-
form. He stepped up slyly behind Livingston and
swept lis beaver hat cavorting across the pave
ment in a manner that would bear frst-class CON-
petition by ablebodied gust OF wind. 1t was
a new hat and aneat fit. This created q great deal
of anxiety on the part Of Livingston for its vel
fare, and he Immediately started in pursuit,
but before reaching it he was oVertaken by q
paving brick, and before he had sufficiently re-
covered to inquire who had thrown that "last
brick FIRST" the trio were gloatiDg over "stoVe-
pipe" OF lager around the corner, while q vigiant
officer stood on the pavement outside waiting for
them to finish their drink and accompany him TO
the station-house. He was successful in taking
OConnor, but the other long-legged frauds had
too much speed and lost themselves to the officer
in the shades of an adjoining alley. O'Connor
was fined $50 and costs.
TWO sTOVE.PIPE CASES.
John Croft and VIM. Beuchert were charged
with having sold liquor in quantities less than a
pint without the proper license. 1t appeared
IRON the testimony introduced InaL DOtl OF the ,
accused had been in the habit of vending the bev-
erage in Etovepipe glasses and that these glasses
hold pint, and as this fact left the charge un-
substantiated both wero dismissed, smiling in |
their sleeves at their escape from the pen
atty OF the law.
EAsTER's EGGS.
On Monday the grassy slopes which adorn the
Capitol grounds fairly sEarmed with the little
men and women of the city, engaged in the eI-
citing pastime Of rolling eggs down hill, standing
on their heads, turning handsprings and scream J
ing. William Woodland happened there acct
and being Of a equity constitution and
incapable Of enjoying the life and happy merrI-
Inent Of the frOicking children, he was moved by
q spirit Of deepseated meanness to catch q little
girl up by the arms and send her unprepared on 6
the back-handspring- action down an embank-
ment Of several feet in height injuring her quite
He was Immediately taken into Gus |
tody by Lieut.. James johnson; but before he
could firmly secure him, Olmstead Holmes, a {
"pGrd," sneaked up behind the Lieutenant and
knocked him down, without even obtaining per-
mission, and ran. Holmes was arrested and COM s
rnitted to jail in default of $500 bail. !
THE LIBEL CASE.
The counsel Of A. g. Buell., charged with pub ,
fishing libel on Senator Chandler, appeared at :
the Police Court, and asked for q postponcment
OF the trial until Tuesday next, which request
was granted, much to the disappointment of
about fifty persons, who had assembled at the
court anxious to hear the facts Of the case.
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