The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
JUSTICE IN A QUANDARY.
How the Changes ON .sslanx" Fuzzled ia
Jefferson Market Magistrate.
IN. z. Herald

The envoy that came from Patsy Burnt
saloon yesterday to get warrant for ne
proprietor was hoarse, squat and bill
necked. He leaned across the bar Of the Jel. 5
ferson Market Court and whispered eCn6.
dentially, Say Jedge, Patsy Burns wants q
shut down on kid that's been skInninv
IA kid! skinning him? Impossible III
his honor. Where Is the animal?'' "a
ssHe's young rooster" the applicant Werf
on, 'what dishes out the booze In Patsy1
drum"
His honor looked perplexed. "Oh, It's pouI.
try you're complaining about" he remarksd
II thought you said 1t was a kid Just mon.
Well, what OF the roosterY M
The applicant took long look at his h0ux
and fumDled his hat nervously. Then BIZ
gan again with an air submissive hk
hSay, ledge, don't play me. I'm givin rs
to you straight; honor bright. Patsy ~
dead sore over the thing and wants the YOU
terrier hurled up before you"
The Judge dropped his eyeglasses heR
lessly: Look here. my. friend be blultsl
whole menagerie, say 80; but this paradN
OF flesh and fowl is distracting. Let Il.
understand each other. Kid, rooster Of d.
is Patsy troubled with one or al?"
The applicant looked about him hopelaadt
And then said:
sThis looks like dead open and shut. n
don't seem to tumble to me at all. Here's tfts
scheme. There's jigger behind Patsy n
that's crooked, and he wants him takent
See?"
"Oh, Patsy has saloon. It Is the per-
who d1ispenses the beverages he has trout
with"
"Thats the racket, Jedge," and the spyl
cant stamped with delight you've e0 ny
dead to rights. You see, Patsy sets I'll
bloke In his shebang a sending along The o.
stuff, and everything goes hunkeeduee
he sees his nins sporting super and toe1
| fly, he Is, and he dropped to the caper. Nole
| spotted tie Teller, and to-day he catched IT,
working the damper."
working the damper?"
! Eyes, collaring the Doodle"
"Collaring the -. My friend, for heaya1t
sake, BIS explicit" His honor moaned.
| do you mean"
/ The applicant turned the quid In hlsnncuq
over and over again despondentIy, but MI
no reply. At last he blurted out In despair
Hang It, yedge; it's clear enough. =
TRAPPING the iii ?" and his honor stopp
to reflect. Then his face frightened FL
sAh, see," he said. "He was approprisi1
the receipts to his own use in the proprietNs
absence"
THAT'S the talk" roared the appllo1
appropriately the receipts Is the go. fgM
BOI ~ u0WH lille, JeuSt. Iud6 WA0yy s
codger did-appropriated Patsy. Burns 81
ceipts. So Patsy sent me round to see III
you wouldn't give him the collar and MN
him produce. He's bad lot, he Is, and IN
ought to give him stretch
"WhatY cried his honor, would YOU
SO barbarous as to have me hang q
MANI" 81.
who's talkin' of hangin' ?" asked T.
other. What I said is, he ought TO gess
nip" :.
s'Get nip?'
Yes; go up the river"
j." see, see,' groaned the justice. seo
Sing Sing. My friend, we will try and AGO.
modate you. But this conversation - W.!
: to a man Of my constitution. Go TO &C.
Z Burns, I beg you. Tell him to bring
grievance here in person, and for HeSscs
sake let him bring little OF the vernacs
, along"
, The applicant bowed his head sullenly,
. MAYBE you're right Judge" said ne
, may be you aln't, but it does seem rouels5
. citizen and taxpayer Ii he can't get u
unless he's swallowed lore dictionary
! crammed down jawbreakers fit to bust IT,
So long" and he staiked gloomily aNs5
. quest OF Patsy Burns.