Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-10
FEMALE OFFENDERS.
A Field Day in the Justices Court
A Tale of Domestic Infelicity-
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mectiOns.
Mrs. Dixon is al obstreperous and
vituperativc female, and her drunken
TRADES on the streets for the past
month have afforded amusemen to
those who were not the subjects of her
abuse, but the few who have been the
object of her scrupulous harangues
have. as yet, failed to find the place
where the fun comes in. Mrs. Dixon,
in common with her sex, has a griev-
ance. After a brief period of domes-
tic felicity, in which cloves young
dream" was INDUCED in to the full
est bent, the sweets OF married life
palled on her taste, and portentious
clouds obscured the domestic horizon.
Hurricanes Of wrath and storms of
words pervaded the domicile until re-
lief was sought in the divorce court.
n ties hat bound her to her protec-
tor were rudely sundered, and Mrs.
Dixon is now a lone, lorn, unprotected
female, with ono one to love and
none to caress;" consequently, she
vents here anger on her late husband
olIu tioSO Sllt CDIlSiuC1S DIS Ills Alu6TS
and abettors.
CELEBRATING.
She took in tie Fourth by visiting
the Willows track, and, as she relates,
imbibed a couple of glasses of beer,
which had such an effect upon her
nervous system that she vas COM
pletely overcome-drunk, some people
who have no regard for the amenities
of the language call it; and thus this
female has settled the much vexed
question-"W Vii beer intoxicate ~
in the affirmative. She did not re-
cover for two days, and in tact only
fairly broke loose on the
fifth, when she proceeded to make
things very lively in the neighbor-
hood of her residence. To state
that her language was either chaste
or elegant would be transcending
the bounds of truth. The torrents of
slang and choice epithets that she
showered on the objects of her wrath
will be sought for in vain in the big
gest dictionary eve published, al
though current terms in the purlieus
Of North Buel street and the lower
levels. The gathered crowd seemed
to take more interest in the discourse
and paid stricter attention to it than
they generally do to one of Parson
Gray's lectures, but as the stream of
abuse increased in violence the officers
appeared on the scene and bore the
struggling, s%creeching female to the
Jail, where she was duly incarcerated.
IN JAIL.
She made a pandemonium of that
hotel for a time, and as there was
tnsthing in sight on which she could
intiict her tongue. she turned her at
tention to her costume, deliberately
shredding it to rags and Invested her.
self of all her raiment. Mother Eve
10 a fig leaf was full dressed in com.
parisou to her, and the shock inflicted
on our worthy Sheriff as he opened
the door to make his nightly rounds
vas a fearful one. His modesty over
came his devotion to duty and he re-
tired hastily. Even Joe could not be
induced to enter the portals of the
stronghold, but while locking the iron
door held his hands over his eyes,
with his fingers extended not more
than one inch. Mrs. Dixon finally ex-
hausted her strength and tongue and
sank off to slumber. Other arti-
Giles of clothing were procured and
deposited within her reach, and on
Saturday she was taken to the JUS
tees Court, where she pleaded ''not
guilty" The case came up yesterday,
and his Honor patiently listened to the
story of her domestic wrongs and
trials, and closed the scene by fining
her S75, or the alternative of 81 days in
the County Jail. Her capital was linn
tied to two dollars, but she offered to
soak a watch to the Judge, who, how
ever, was obliged to decline the specu-
lation.
ANOTHER D~ISTURBER.
Madame Laura Henrietta Lake, a
lady of distinguished connections in
San Francisco, allowed her ~vivacious
impulses and appetite for gin to get a
little the best of her judgment, and an
nounced herself last Saturday as "Ter-
ror No. l" for this portion of Nevada,
and established her reputation at once
by her frantic efforts to carve and
slaughter the entire neighborhood.
She stated to the Court that she really
could not decide as to the question of
ner gulit or innocence, put was Wiling
to leave the decision to officer Mckee,
as she had great confidence in his
judgment. The Court helped her out
of her dilemma by imposing on her a
fine of $50, or 80 days retirement. She
retired.
AND STILL
Mrs. Leach, a female who developed
beiligerent propensities under the in
f~luence of a drop of the ''craythur,"
was fined $50, or % days in the County
Jail. In consideration of promises OF
future good behavior, she was released
on her W recognizance.
Lecture.
Rabbi Wise, who lectures at the
Methodist Church this evening, comes
to Eureka by invitation of the Hebrew
congregation of this place. He is