The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-24
TO BEER OR NOT TOBEER
How an Old Honest Teuton
Took Too Much Tank
Which Lead Him to Take
Other Peoples Property,
For Which He il Taken for q Thief
Before the Squire.

"Whst's the news to-day? querried q
Faber flasher, rs be entered Justice
Halstead's court, yesterday.
mot thing" said the genial Judge
'sorry C, mt help you."
The scribe hesved weary sigh aud wss
about to saunter forth when the portal;
OF justice we're thrown wide open and a
low, heavy set German, Carrying q we'll
| filled satchel In his hand, add about four
| suits of clothes on his person, entered ioI.
lowed by Officer Wentzelmsn.
"Here is q man, your honor, for whom
l want q commitment" said Wentzelman,
addressing the Squire. Every vel" said
that worthy, as his features moul ded
Themselves into a look of stern oficia!
dignity, aud wiping his glasses on his
coat tail he picked up pen, What is the
charge"
"Stesling" ssvsgely replied the officer.
what are the part;culsrs" demanded
his honor, drawing forth blank state war
rant snd dipping his psn in the ink.
"We:l your honor" said Wenlzelmap"
this man arrived from the west ysstsIday
morning and cl .imi z t. be brewer 10
search of work, was dir ci' d to ihe Sedalis
bre VERY, where Mr.. Hoffmeister etc.
ployed him 10 60 to work this morning,
but he got drunk and Hoffmeister
discharged him and told him TO 20 M
stairs and get his clothes and leave. He
went up stairs ard got them and also lot
of clothes belonging 20 al osher man. The
theft was discovered before he left and |
wss sent for to arrest him.
During this conversation the prisoner
hsd stood q mute listener, with downcsst
head, but when Wenizeiman ceased he
Stepped up before his honor and said
f. "Plesse, mister, is you der shudge % 81
an" replied the squire. SWELL, shudge,
told you how dis sss. vas Switzer and
don't talk much good Eoglish. and some
times don't undertand some dings, bot
vas no ief. tole you dot, shudge. !
comes to Sedslia yesterday and i SIX Mr..
Hofimeister do he yaBt some hands, snd be
told me vos brewer. told him dot
yos, and ne say yes, he gift me some work
Dis morDin be send me nit de cellar 10 fix
some dinss, ind de man vot work dere he
vas a Swi'z:r, too, md he gif me some beer
to drink Two or dree times. vas not drink
some beer for two or dTee weeks, uRd dot
beer il mske me drunk, und Mr.. Hoffmeister
he tell me / must fill some kegs from
Il
me vas dot der way do, you fills him? You
vas DO brewer, und tole him dot / fill
him yls't Ike he tole me, und den be tole
me und den I do it dot way, und
be ssy guess / don't vaut you,
und tole me 10 go mp stairs und get nv
tings und git oud, und 60 up stairs und
see some dings vat put in my s,tchel,
md don't know 1ey vas not mine. uDd GO
down stairs NIT my satchel, und puriy
soon right away dot countrymsn of mine,
be come down uud tole me vas stole some
dings val vas his, uBd l vss an tief / tole
him / guess no.. und he say I vss. und
den / gif him his tings. tole him / rot
know il und Hoffmeister he say vas
lief und he knock me dowr, bat / tole you,
,hudge, vas no tief. vas drunk uDd not
know IL. s.r
Here the poor prisoners feelings over
come him snd he cried for some time tuI
finally mepaged to say, vas
no lief your honor, i haf wife and four
children in Erporis. Kansas. und come
hsre to get vork, und if you viii excuse me
lis tune, will 20 away uni neffsr come |
pack 10 Seds liza ii | leef Won hundred und |
eefty years.
Here he began to cry again and Squire |
Halstesd called Wepizslman aside and !
held privs 0 conference of several min
ites, after which that functionary ieil.
The Squire resumed his chair sad mseis-
erial dignity and said 10 the weeping |
reutoD: What is your name?"
Fired HaDpt, please sir, said the cul-
1rit
"well, Fred" said bis honor, "you have
been guilty of very bad conduct. You
irst got drunk among strangers and then
appropriated other peoples property. i |
suppose you have no money and no work." !
yes. your honor" said Fred sobbing.
"And yon have family to support ?"
YES, cir" Where are they ?" I'm EN-
,oria, Kansas" "Well, don't you think a
reek or two in Jail 10 rest up aud reflect on
rour conduct would do yon good %
Fred iurpsd terribly pale and then began
o CRY g. though bis heart was breaking,
md ell effort to get snv word from him as
lis honor continued to lecture him vas of
10 avail, even when bi said, Fred, will
,ot send you 10 Jail" The poor fellow
ould hardly be aroused to comprehend
hat was passing and IL was with the Ut
most difficulty he could be made 70 under
tand he would be allowed 10 go free on
ondiiion he would leave the ciy. Bnt
hen he did come TO himself he thanked
he Judge With streamirgeyss and departed.
he amount of his taking was two shirts
nd four collars as near as could be |. aTU-
d. i. - osT
But that he is really thief the Judge is
onvincsd is not so, and his apparent
hame ADD grie! and his general appear
nee indicate him 10 be an honest tsu-
on, whose chief clay in taking too
much beer. owns q
What Is ftp H
The little Axe sheet published 10 the lit
e 2x3 town, by the grace of Missouri's
,ne suffering charity yclept the capital,
ents its special spite sgainst the BAzoo
,r daring to raise Its voice in favor OF the
apital removal, and by way of answer TO
open manly truth, cries
lsnder and begs Sedalians TO strsngle the ,
'Azoo. 1t would be natural to suppose
Il r.