Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-24
LIFE IN A GREAT CITY.
Some Of the DOings Wise and
Otherwise Of the Colored
People OF the
Wicked City by the Lake.
ROBBED THE r cAproR.

Detective Fish, of the Desplaines
Street Station, while taking couple of
disreputable Colored women to the sta
ton Saturday night, was robbed Of his
gold watch. His prisoners were hand
cufed when they robbed him.
WANTED 70 DIE
MIR, and Mrs. Deer who live at 44G
State street quarreled Sunday morning
and Mrs. Deer determined to die. She
took a large dose Of Rough on Rats
and was IN good way to shuttle off. this
mortal coil when the doctor came with
his stomach pump and saved her life
She says she'll make sure next time.
WOULD USE HER INFLUENCE.
Perhaps for the thirtieth time in q
year Amy Julian, rather elderly
looking Colored woman, walked brisklv
before Justice Lyon Monday morning
and clapped her hands. Instead of her
usual surly end morose demeanor, ner
every action betokened great happiness.
We'll, Amy, why such a display of
hllarity? The sheet shows that YOU
were brought in late last night, for in
dulglng IN one of your periodical
brawls." Judge l viii use my influence
to have you made minister to Africa if
you'll let me Off Make it So, replieI
Justice Lyon.
BoUNyED FOR CROOKED WORK.
The Thirteenth Ward Colored Repub-
slcan Club met Tuesday evening. After
routine business Ginger Fields and G..
w. Flowers were called before the bar
to answer a charge ofdishonesty. These
men got money from both Democratic
and Republican candidates by t Hing
them they were the leading men in the
ward and then instead of dividing it
among all the patriots they used it for
heir OWL benefit exclusively. Lloyd
Curl acted us judge and R. Harris Jr.
was prosecuting attorney. The culprits
were found guilty. Ginger Fields was
expelled for two years and &. ".
Flowers for six months.
a COLoRED BooDLER.
A miniature Doodle scheme, neat in
execution and clever in design, was ex-
posed in the Chicago avenue police
court Tuesday morning, James Shop
pard, bright-looking Colored man,
was the alleged boodler and the Chica-
30 Farnish company was the bodied
corporation. Sheppard delivered coke
for Peabody, Daniels (: Co, and used to
take fuel to the varnish cempany's
works at Ravcnswood. OF lat the
cashier was astonished at thean,ount Of
coke used as indicated by the bills
presented and collected by Sheppard.
These bills purported to be for coke de-
ivered ut Rayenswood and were
''Ok'd" with the initials the en-
gineer. Investigation, it is alleged.
showed that the initials we're forgeries,
and that Sheppard had collected about
slo2 for coke never delivered.
A CoLoRED LIEGUIsT.
During the trial of disorderly Italian
at the armory police court Saturday it
was necessary to furnish an interpreter.
Officer Green volunteered to find one
and brought i'll Colored man from the
bull-pen. The man and the Italian held
fluent conversation in the latter's native
tongue, and great was the wonderment
when the officer explained that the
man spoke eight different languages
with ease. His name is Celestina Mar
quette. He says he was born in Madrid,
Spain, of French mother, and has
been all over the world. He speaks
German. French. Italian, Greek, Eng
lish and several of the Indian dialects,
while his native tongue is Spanish.
He speaks English without the least &C
cent, and is equally proficient in the
others. He was under arrest for rob-
berry, but the complainant failed to iden-
tify him and he was honorably dis
charged.