The daily gazette., 1882-08-10
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Hearings That Provoked smiles ana Also
Set Spectators TO Thinking.

Henry Wilson headed the list at the police
court last evening. Henry was drunk in
the vicinity of Front and Tatnall streets,
anu amused himself by picking up a;lstone
| and chasing some children. He was fined
Sl and costs for his picnic.
samuel Long, Robert Elliott and John
Hasford were drinking together on Tuesday
night, and Elliott laid under the table, as
1t were, finally going TO the Hall In a push-
cart. When he awoke he found his pocket
book and contents were gone Long was
arrested on the oath of Hasford, who swore,
last night, he had seen him with Elliott's
property. Long said Elliott had
cracked three bottles of wine and refused
10 pay for them," but made no denial of
the charge, merely saying he had left the
party. Elliott said he had $50 when he
commenced the bout, but all he remembered
was waking up in the cell the next morning
Long was held In $500 bail to appear at
court. @
Isaac Collins, about 20 years of age, who
claims that he is g one of the West End
gang" yesterday afternoon met Officer
Hennis on Adams street, near Elm, and be-
gan to abuse him for having done some
thing that displeased the young rough, con
tinuing his TRADE by cursng the whole po-
lice force on general principles. Henhls ad-
yised the young fellow TO keep quiet, but
the advice was not taken and the abuse con
tinued. The officer thereupon seized him
and started for the hall, when struggle en-
sued, and Collins was thrown to the ground
three times and the nippers put on him be-
fore he would go. On the way he called
upon some of his friends 10 help release him,
but the officer announced the fact that his
prisoner was going to the hall In spite of
everything, and the man who interfered
would do so at his peril. Collins went.
Last night he stepped into the dock smiling.
and evidently thought the whole matter a
good joke until " $40 and costs +" reached
his ears, when his face became long enough
to eat oats from a churn, and he wilted,
whiningly asking the Mayor 10 send for Il
doctor to look at his wrist which had been
cut by the nippers.
Lewis Boardly, gray haired black man,
came 10 the hall drunk yesterday afternoon,
with pitchfork IN his hand, and created a
disturbance. lie was locked up, and after
the evidence against him had been heard he
was asked II be had anything to say eyes,
sar, he replied, "plenty of #; yo' see was
workin' for Massa Gould, an he toll me to
work for him an as Fwas workin' becos'
he told me to work, was wet with de water,
an 1t made me mad when | was workin'
den had de fork was workin' with when
! worked, an got damp OBJ dc moisture,
an TO be consistent when | work got mad
an come to de hall because was mad an
wet when ] worked, an dat's JUS how de
whole trouble come when ! worked" And
thus he went on for full five minutes, until
the Mayor said he might finish his eloquence
In cell, 10 which Lewis shot forth broad
and ingenious "Ah 7"
A German baker inquired If he would be
allowed to give loaf of bread to poor
family on Sunday His Honor said such "A
philsnthropic individual would not be inter
Tered with. "Me an individual ~ exclaimed
the man. He was assured 1t was compli-
ment, and left with thanks, after some vol
luminous remarks.
The only cases before the mayor this
morning were druHks. One being a"wheel-
barrow" drunk, he was fined 81 and costs the
other uniortunates were fined 80 cents and
costs.