Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-16
AT THE BAR or susrICE,
The Hearings Last Saturday Night
-AVariety OF Cases.

l. The Hearings Last Satu rday Nigh
r -AVsriety OF Cases.
When Mayor Wales en- tered the ha
: Saturday night wherejustice is dispen
i ed to offenders, his eye rested on docl
d filled with offenders. 1t was Il motle,
4 crowd, some old and possibly long uset
y to oking upon the wine when i
> is red,' others young and just com
l mencing to talnper with the teInp,er
: The first case called was Joshua Hut
D ton, who was very drunk around tn
Y Railroad. An! officer testified to thes
Y facts, and upon the Mayor asking
! Joshua what he had to say he admit
1 ted that what the officer had said wa
true but he was sorry for it, so am l.
l said the Mayor, $50 cents and costs"
ANOTHER PLAIN DRUNK.
Alexander Gracey, keen.faced little
man was charged with drunkenness by
an officer. "You are charged with being
drunk, Alexander" said the Mayor.
That's all right, its so," replied
Alexander. 81 was drunk" The
Mayor balanced his pen for a moment
then wrote Il few words and softly said
- 81 cents and costs.
RUFFLED DRUNK.
! Andrew Whitaker, the itinerant
scissors grinder, who was fined 80 cents
and costs at the morning session was
back again in the evening. An officer
testified that he saw Andrew about
dinner time gloriously drunk, WANT ng
to ilght, and otherwise acting in "a dis.
orderly manner. When the prisoner
heard the officers evidence he becaIn e
very much ruifled and said it was not
50, and tried to convince the Mayor
that he was one of the most pea bic
men in the world. The eftior however,
was a failure and he was fined s. and
costs.
! A MUSICAL DRUNK.
The next customer was a large man,
whose hair and whiskers looked rs
though his toilet was the least of his
troubles. He was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and the officer
testified that he found him un the street
drunk and singing in loud voice.
When the prisoner comprehended the
enormity Of the charge, he stood for Il
few minutes 'dumbiounded and then said
i deny the charge what, me drunk
and disorderly? why it's impossible. |
was born in Turkey, the son of clergy
man and it is 50 inconsistent with my
character that it is an impossibility. 1t
is not consonant with my nature, sir, al
though | did take a few GLASSES, and
might have been overcome, but | was
not drunk and disorderly." The Mayor
explained that the officer said that he
was singing in the streets, and he re-
piled, "well that was harmonious. " The
Mayor thought different and imposed
fine of 81 and costs.
A PENITENT DRUNK.
When the name of Timothy Dono-
hough was called, gray haired man
stood up trembling in every limb, with
dark streak of dried blood down the
side of his face. The officer testified that
he found him lying drunk in the street,
where he had fell down and cut his
head. Timothy admitted being drunk,
but begged the Mayor to let him go
home, rs he said he felt very bad. The
Mayor thought it better to have him
taken care of little while, and imposed
hne OF 5O cents ard costs.
A DIsORDERLY DRUNK.
William Allison was not only very
drunk on Saturday afternoon, but hewas
also disorderly. An officer warned him
several times to 60 away, but William
would not listen and was landed in the
hall. The Mayor listened to his expla-
nation, and az he did not consider it'll
sufficiently clear imposed u fine of 81
and costs
a REVOLVING DRUNK.
Luke Mealy has earned the title of a |
revolving drunk. lie revolved to his
city from Hockessih last Thursday ,and
after revolving around the streets drunk |
halted at the hall long enough to be fin
ed 80 cents and costs. He started ON
another revolving trip on Saturday |
morning. and evidently took in heavy |
ballast of whisky, as he revolved into
Market street store and insulted lady,
when All officer revolvcd him to the
hall. The Mayor imposed fine Of 81 |
and costs, which, as he is now dead
broke, will probably revolve him to New
Castle for the next two weeks.
TANTALlZING PRISONER.
Mr.. Lewis, a Hebrew, who keeps
store at No. East Front street, has
been very much annoyed during the
past two weeks by Il colored man, who
would come to his store and tantalize him
in various ways besides calling him
d-d jew. On Saturday afternoon he
came back again and Mr.. Lewis had
him arrested, and the Mayor imposed a
fine of 81 and costs.
A PuGNACIOUs PRISONER.
Frank Sanner, native of sunny
Italy, was charged with kicking small
boy named James Lawess. The priso-
her said in defense that "de boys make
much trubble all de times, tell 'em
but they no stop so | kickee him." The
Mayor charged him to be careful how
he took the law in his own hands in the
future, and exacted fine of5O cents and
costs.
SATURDAY NIGHT DRUNK.
James Murphy had one plain Satur-
lay night drunk, which caused him to
spend part Of the night III II stone bed
2hambcr, with the soft side of plank
or bed. Yesterday morning he had
nothing to say, and was politely re-
luested to hand over 50 cents and costs.
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Dots.
Plenty Of amusementa this week.
Twenty-nine deaths in this city last
week.
Five games of base ball in ono week
y II little too much.
The Legislature will probably ad-
ourn sine die this week. lC
Smyth Post, G. A. H., attended the
'wedenborgan church last evening.
Rev. X. Il. Cook baptiscd four persons ,
asst evening in the Second Baptist ,
'hnrch.
The fair of the Fame Hose Fire
company opens this evening, in Odd
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