The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-06
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

How Police Justice 10 Administered IL
New York-An Unfortunate VOcalist's
Experience Amoug the Policemen-Cost
ofa Observation-Disclosures Baby, and
What Came OF It-Wllere is NIcGovern?
Tho Perils of Life in the Metropolis
The Roldest Highway Robbery on Record
$4,000 at q Single Pull-The
on q Rampage.
New YORK, July 80, 1881.
EDIToR CulEF:
Two weeks ago ruffian was captured
by the police after most desperate re-
sistance, during which two policemen
had their clothes nearly torn from their
backs. 1t took half dozen of them to
get the ruffian to the police station, and
while standing in front Of the captains
desk, he made violent attack on the
officer who arrested him. Next morning
lie was brought before q sapient Police
Justice; the ruffian belonged to q class
known as ward heelers-that is to say, q
brutal rufffan who commands q lot of
brutal ruffians like himself, and when a
Police Justice is to be elected, gangs Of
these villains hang around tho polls
ready to assault, or kill, if necessary, any
decent citizen who dares oppose them.
III the arrest Of the ruf6an spoken Of
above, it became necessary to use the To-
Gust, and never was it used in worthier
cause. If they had killed the villain on
the spot, they would have laid society
under deep obligation; but next MORN
ing, when lie was brought up before the
Judge, l suppose he recognized friend
who controlled some votes in the ward,
SO Mr.. McCarty was instantly acquitted,
and the policeman who interfered with
his amusement-knocking down worthy
citizens-rcceived good lecture from
the magistrate, who apologized to Mr..
McCarty that he had not the power to
put the policeman in prison.
On Monday evening, All old man in
tattered garments entertained large
crowd with selections from the opera,
rendering in style not often heard
among street singers. Somnambula, Tro-
vatore, Der Freichutz, the Bohemian
Girl, Pinafore and Rillee Taylor, each in
turn furnished amusement for the crowd,
which grew dcnser every moment. At
last a policeman turned up and under
took to disperse the crowd, at the same
time roughly collaring tho unoffending
singer. 1t was then perceived that the
wig and whiskers worn by tho aged man
were false, and Immediately, as if he had
been guilty Of some terrible offence, the
crowd rushed upon him with cries of
"Kill him!" Hang him." Shoot him!"
and all the way to the police Office they
acted like lot of cannibals. He was
thrown into a filthy cell, along with
thieves and tramps, and next morning,
when he was brought up before Justice
Bixby, he told story which if the Judge
had a single qualification for his Office,
would certainly have inclined him to
mercy, instead of which he acted like
brute, and taking advantage Of his little
brief authority, he sentenced better
man than himself to six months in the
penitentiary. The story is a very simple
one, but unfortunately there are counter
parts Of it here every day in the year.
Mr.. Henry F. Fairweather of London
arrived in this city a few weeks ago,
bearing letters of recommendation from
persons in England, as singer and or
ganist, which position he has filed for
several years, in his native land. He
made several applications, hut it was an
season Of the year, and after
disappointments, he vas finally
reduced to his last penny. He was too
proud to beg, so he thought he could go
ont in the evening, and as he possessed
a fine tenor voice, if he disguised himself,
he might make enough to pay for his