The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-05
STRICTLY CONVIVIAL.

/ A pleasing and significant episode WAS
chroDicled In yesterdays papers. 1t appears
that we have In our midst q young woman of
color named Anne Warwick, and that she.
being Of risky and sportive temperament.
made away with certain jewery and valua-
bles belonging TO her employer. For THE Of
| fense the fair but frail Anne was arrested and
In due time tried. There was the usual array
Of talented witnesses and hard working coun-
sci, and that noble institution. the jury OF
peers, sat pensive and majestic Ia the box
The result, however, was u mistrial, and the
further result was that the muct-iDjured
Anne went forth free, II slightly mil
| dewed In thKt ma OF reputation. So
far there Ia, we NIT, nothing unusual
In this little history. Attractive young
colored women have been suspected OF rob.
bling before this-have even been subjected to
the indignity Of arrest, Incarceration and to
subsequent transportation in the Black Maria
to and fro between the calaboose and the re-
corder's court. Attractive young colored wo-
men have, similarly been set free heretofore,
as the consequence Of acquittal or mistrial.
There is nothing startling In all this.
But, unhsppily, we have sequel to unfold.
mistrial and release of Mademoisele War
wick. as aforesaid. q snug little supper was
given ut one OF our numerous restaurants,
on which occasion party OF four choice
spirits assembled round the festal board Let
us skip the customary metaphors OF the flow
Ing bowl, and spare our readers ex-
tended comment upon the voluptuous gombo
and the soul-stlrring jambalaya beneath
which the table groaned. Enough to say
that this princeysrepast was given by the en-
gaging Warwick, and that her guests were
three eminent white citizens who had a few
hours before been jurymen In her case One
OF these is reported at Police Head
quarters rs being named Ii. Schu-
macker, another rs James A. Healey,
but the third has thus far been unable to tri-
umph over his native modesty and to identi-
fy himself. He is therefore hidden from an
from the police It is known, however, that
the select banquet took place as stated. and
the DEMOCRAT, not to be outdone by the So
clety chroniclers OF the Hcdynne and Times,
hastens to record the aristocratic particulars
In full. Indeed. we do not withhold the de-
nouement Of this great social event, which is.
that when the playful Anne went down into
her stocking for the money wherewlth to foot
the bill. and found there nothing-at least
nothing In the shape Of legal tender-she
was compelled to compromise with the base
unfeellng restauratear by leaving with
him q valuable ring as security. Nor
do we seek to suppress the exciting fact that
this same valuable ring was next day identi-
fled by the myrmldons Of the law as one OF
the very rings of stealing which the gentle
Anne had been suspected. And after telling
this much we presume 1t is unnecessary to
moraline upon the specious air OF connection
between the different events In this train of
circumstances.
We are dealing with the incident merely as
great social ubheaval and to show our
neighbors that we too know what ls going on
In the upper circles IL we only choose to tell.
The authorities may regard the matter In an
other light and act upon 1t In another spirit,
but the DEMOCRAT takes a strictly convIvlal
view of 1t, as will be seen.