, 1880-07-25
:jUSTICE:SHoP SKETCHES;
An Alleged Libel Case for Which
There Is No Precedent.
Philomena Imhoff Believes Charles
'~. Winter DETAINED Her.
The Defendant Proves an Albi, and Is
Discharged. -.

| Mr.. Charles Winter was both IN power
trouble and Judge Prindiville's Court yester
| day morning. For q period OF years MI
! Winter has followed the profession OF mixing
| drinks, aud In it has seen the ups and down!
| Of life to degree quite remarkable, having
| risen from the position Of second assistan
| rinser of beer mugs to assistant tapster
| thence to deputy corker and adjutant OF the
| cocktail division, whence gradually his stal
Of fortune led him higher, until it tiamed
| upon him as chief toddy and punch artist
and finally, from its zenith. let floods Of glory
.ta9-,,, ~, ,,i-,, e.~,,t,,g oa ea1oonkeener and
a.t oomn ~ n.1.a ~ az az *'f> 'o@.->0@
Soma little while ago, however, the blind
goddess turned cold and forbiddfng shoul-
a. ~ Ar Winter md I,is customers dropDed
40 ~ - ,.,, - - Wa1tanhroea and
his lii business a t' I gradually grew worse, and
worse, and worse, until 1t might have been
sajd metanf1oricaIly. that it nearly ap-
a@1' arnao,,ad =, pns,;t,. ,is or,r hest whisky.
ptuaeneu - ~ w. u1r sooc1,
in the Wintry career that an acquaintance
sprang up between him and one Mr., Imhotf,
~ acnna1ntanca .yhich hudded. bloomed.
ana: r;nanaJ ;n+o fnt;,,oov within that
marvelnns'v m 1fprhvu short s1' t time known % ony
- 1..,,aeF .,os 20 +,it,r.
Mr: asa 1mhof nGf' was M fond n Of beer; MI: 1mhoG
was given to occasional prowls, and in the
cnn,se of nne of these tortuous expeditions
ta st1,,h,ad nnon ..onprnia1itv chean heer
~ and NJ W;ntar 1 81 n,,<s and tha some- time'
Thenceforward Mr.. lmhoH would drop IN,
rs It were. on hfr. Winter with cordial fre-
ouercv and swan f;ctfon over Mr.. Winters
as. '.ta anu t ,;,@t,a ~ ~ W;rtor,e >roct-ars
and praise Mr.: Winters beer.-whieh showed
him to be q man Of Immense resource, 72nd
doff d dropped f out asaih tie reciprocal winter
and , Would % Sometimes chalk 'eln down. 81
MI. Imhoff lad left bis change in his other
pants, and would even occasionally, at long
and glorious but spasmodlc intervals, ssset
lem up,'-a process never known to fall in
bringing about confirmed and devoted at
tachment when assiduously persevered in. :,
It was likewise about this time that small
cloud Of trouble loomed UP il, the Imtoff
ianst f.vo t;e~rs each NAV to - de1ree awfni
to think of' Mr ImhoT lnd in Years zone
hy Ied blushingly to the railing Of Justice
nf, the Tence d rare and ratIiant maiden
whom the angels called Philomena, and who
real stock Of the Algothsbuud, powerfully
numerous family ton we'll known In his,
fnry to need cumment When this
interestino event occurred. creiita-
h1e and comDetent witnesses sav
that Afr. Imi1ofT vowed in q naroxysm Of fer
yor and hroken Enclish to :" luff unit ter1sh
mt brotect his little Phiiomena until
deat1, .shonid then, port He did this. say
these seIfsame witnesses wifi sn much affec
tim % and Ieer aboard that no 10 one could pos
sihly s,,snect him Of haying one mental eve
onen to tie avenue of t]le iiyorco Statute.
Int such is ficKIe. naughty mani fiji the
cnurse Of a few brief uonths
~, ~ -o,SrD,taa,1 ~" D,.e1 ~ r,,r
Ihs AoSEaAoos L. x '1 ~ " fn1Aoas ia11 t.as;a 49,.
darkfned GOWN @ less gnu less, nhtIi, on !ne
day sue presented aer lora win Donncing
ana Vocl1erous p!eass OF her atectlon. 1t
nau Waned oeyond even tne Most
fetchlng telescope ksn; IN pace OF 1th1s
shlmmerlng D4I anreMaM9 lnmlnhfy Inere
uaWned upon tne lMnot HoQseho!o InItu ~
and a!togetheI peli!setant planet. nader tne
aspect OF Wnlca, " apogee nhd pellgee, we
happy memories OF Fhllomena were Aung III
e1ligy.
NOW, whether Mrs Phllomena 1mhot, nee
Algothsound, was qnq10rlN enough 10
expostniate With at mnott W1th q Tolllns..
pin and too much ylgor On the occasions Or
his aosentrmlndcqly coming 70 oeo Win ms
boots on, or whether it was Nr: lnihotf who
recklesly interrupted me serenity OF their
mutual career, Is lns1gnlhcant now: Suffice