The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-14
SEEKING WARRANTS
How the Injured InnOcents Apply
for Them. ~
The Experiences Of the Clerks Of the
Police Court with Troubled
Humanity.

terday afternoon. You'd be surprised at
the number of people that come here seek
ing warrants. Why. if We would issue
warrants to everybody that wants them,
judge Wilson would be engaged trying
cases eighteen hours out Of every twenty
four. Just stay here in the Office an hour
or so and see for yourself how they roll in. E"
The reporter accepted the invitation.
Hardly had he thrown himself into chair
before the door opened cautiously, and a
middle-aged man, badly beaten up, felt bis
way inside. He threw his head back on
his shoulders thus enabling him to gaze
out from under the bloody handkerchief
which bandaged his eyes.
He opened his mouth to speak when ii
was noticed that he had been having den
tai operation performed. His left ear had
also been worked upon, for the operator
| had branded his trademark on the lobe ol
| it, in the shape of teeth-marks.
"Well, what's wantedT' asked Billy
Doyle the sandy-haired (e3euse US, the
sandy whiskered, deputy CLERK.
The man approached nearer to the voice
he had heard, but whose possessor he was
unable to distinguish. He opened his food
trap and expectorated about pint of gore.
Louder, if you please" said he; ''he
sound of the humping he gave me still lin
gers in nv head"
whats wanted" yelled Billy in such
high tone that the mans mouth few
open and out fell tooth which he had
been try ing to save by keeping his gum
compressed. - ..
II want q warrant for the man that
pounded me up this way" replied the
muchly-pounded man after recovering
from the shock produced upon his system
by Billy's bawling.
WAS the assault unprovoked~ asked
Doyle.
Eyes, sir. Very much so. I was paint
ing the front part Of my cottage when the
ladder I was on slipped suddenly and up
set bucketful of yellow ochre. This fell
low that want the warrant for caught the
inverted bucket with his head. After get
ting the ochre wiped out OF his eyes he
pulled me down off the ladder and pounded
me up this way. What makes the assault
unprovoked is that tried to get away
from him by climbing on the roof, but the
ladder wouldn'tquite reach"
"Will You appear against him in the
morning if give you warrant" asked
Doyle, "or will you compromise the matter
by buying him a new suit of clothes and
he agreeing to pay your Doctor bill?"
mary a compromise for me" replied the
unprovokinyly assaulted being. mo, SIR"
Billy took his word for it, but made his
word more binding by compelling him to
put up 50 for the document.
The victim of another mans wrath hobbled
to the door, and had not much more than
made his exit before in stepped colored
woman probably thirty years of age She
had undoubtedly taken out warrants be-
fore, for she stepped up briskly to the
counter, slapped down a couple Of trade
dollars and demanded warrant for the
arrest of her husband.
.'For abusing familyT' queried Billy.
running his eye along the row of pigeon
holes in which are kept the blank aft
davits.
"Yes, sab, fur 'busin' his family, me an
his six chillen. 1t am scan'lous de way dat
man do Nebber home only at meal-times,
an dem when de copkin' don't suit him he
| list starts de roof often de house. He raves
round an cusses, draws back liken he were
gwine to hit me, an jist keeps me skeered
half to deef. wish to goodness he would
emigrate TO Libeery."
"Did he strike your" asked Doyle.
mo, lie hadn't nebber struck me yet"
"Well, can't give you warrant, then
not unless he strikes you."
"Look here. mister, is yer foolin' vic
me7 You mean to tell me dat Use got t.
let DAT man beat me before kin hab hin
'rested?"
That's what I SAY" replied Doyle.
Very well," mnttered the gingerbrea,
brunette; "you kin git dat warrant mad
out, for If don't 20 right home an max
dat man beat me till I've got to come her
in an express wagon my name ain't Sal
Brown"
After passing this resolution she skippe
out and down hearted German entered
He looked as though be had been bor
with troubled mind, judging from hi
corrugated brow. He said:
II lif down stairs and dis oder woman
lifs up stairs. She upd mine frau no ge
! along got t"gedder. She call mine ol
woman one olt red-head all de time. Di
mornin' dey vas fussin', ven vent out lik
de beace-maker. and said to mine fra
Coon .e.rein, Katarina.' Ycos when sa
dis down coom't whole pucketful of 20
, fee Grounds botato peelins and deesh vatel
t Mine wife got purity near drowned. D
beace dot was in me went out yoost 8
qnick like lidening. Uf l could hav
cote ed d t vomans I would ringed be
neck yoost like chicken. want varran
now for dot voman."
Cant give it to you," said Billy, 18th
: law makes no provision for one perso
throwing dish-water upon another. blu
t wait minute, let me examine Wilson
/ Criminal Code to make sure 0. it." and il
: hastily glanced over tine pages of that va
: liable work. He shook his head after bi
and said: mo, nothing about dish watel
The best thing You can do is to move ou
of the house, or if you don't want to d
that, why keep sharp lookout abov
9 whenever you 20 in the yard, and il yo
IS see anything coming down. dodge it."
l. With this consolation the disheartene
"a man left the Office swearing that he " oul
= never undertake to play the part of peac
9 maker again. A lapse of probably fi,
s minutes ensued when robust elderly lad
If entered. Billy Doyle complained OF beir
tired and Mike Spaeth took turn at Il
l. business. although not over-anxious to d
l. so, seeing who he had to Geal with. 81
n was one of those long winded custome
whom it took about twenty minutes to te
fbof NJ ub;ch could ha told in tv enty word