The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-29

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"Then fetch a barrow"
The man spoken to came back in few
minutes with wheel.barrow, by which
time the bailiff seemed in q state Of hope
less collapse, and remained so when
he was lifted into the barrow.
"Don't laugh" whispered one man as
the other held his sides, and stamped
about with mirth, to see his companions
efforts to get the man in position, for he
could not sit down, nor lie down, nor be
placed sidewise. Once he was in sit
ting posture, and seizing the handles
the man started the barrow, but the
bailiff slowly slid down till his head
rested upon the barrow wheel, and
ground against it.
"sit up, blame you!" growled the
man. "Come and hold him, Tom, OF
lash him to the handles or something,
lad. Blest If ever did see such an old
| ielly-fsh. Just look at him; he's just
as if the liquor he's taken had softened
FALL his bones and there goes again.
Hold up, will youP Just put hand to
him-do, Tom"
The man appealed to seized the bailif
by his arms, and. hauled him into the
end of the barrow, propping his back
against the barrow, but the next mo-
ment he was down again, and when the
barrow-driver lowered the handles and
leaned forward to drag him up again, to
his intense astonishment the bailiff
sprang up like the essence Of elasticity,
and planted blow in the drivers face
that made him stagger back and growl
fercely.
"P'r'aps you'll wheel him yourself
next time" he grumbled to his laughing
companion, who stepped up, seized the
collapsed sbailiff round the waist, and
carried him in his arms as easily as a
girl would carry baby, till he reached
the village public house, where lie de-
posted his burden beneath a cart-shed.
where the peace of that end of the vii
lage was disturbed no more until morn
| ing.
The next morning there was an appli-
cation to the magistrates respecting the
nets that had been stolen from Pengelly's
store-nets to the value of over one hun
dred pounds having been removed to no
one knew whittier. Nicholas Harris was
taken to task as having been seen with
the bailiff drinking; but he swore truth
fully, that he had gone home directly he
quilted him, and had lain in bed all the
next day with a fearful headache. His
nets were amongst those taken. Pen
gelly proved that the other nets taken
We're Trecarns and Pollard's but upon
their places being searched only some
old nets were found, while the men them
selves had put off for sea early that
morning. However, upon the magis-
trate learning from Pengelly that every
article belonging to him was safe upon
his premises, he turned round and
whispered for some little time to his
clerk, and it was speedily arranged that
the case should be adjourned.
That case was adjourned, and as the
sequel proved, sine die, for no further
notice was taken. Daniel Pengelfy got
into difficulties, and his goods were sold
Tom Trecarn purchasing some of his
rets, whilst it was observable on al
sides that both Tom and bis friends were
in excellent spirits, though that might
have been owing to the large take oi
mackerel they brought in. AS to the
proceedings of that night, the morality
is very questionable; but still, by th'
way of excuse, it does seem hard tina
under the present state of the law, even
if man can substantially prove tina
goods upon defaulters premises ar
his own, he must still lose them, as many
poor man has found to his cost. How
ever, allowing for change of names, tn,
above narrative is fact, and ones sym
. pathies cannot fail Of tending toward
the stealing of the nets.