Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10
ABOUT FALSE TEETH.
A Suit That May Determine How The
Arr, IN Re Chased aA Pr0NerfY.

A Suit That May Determine How They
Are TO BE Classed rs Property.
From the Bangor Daily News.
A queer case Is now pending in the Calais
municipal court. Some morths ago man
ramed Smith, well known in the county,
who has boarded at different places on both
sides of the river, selected hotel In Calais
as residence, and for some weeks kept
his name good by paying his bills Saturday
rights. The Landlord, believing in the good
faith of the man, was not at all anxious
when informed one night that he had no
money to pay with. So he told Smith to
take his time, which he did with great
ease. Four five, six, seven weeks went by.
and no money came from the jolly guest.
who was from all appearances enjoying life
in the highest degree; but the hotel man
now arreared at times nervous. even some
times murmuring at Smiths remarkable ap-
petite and mode of mastication.
At about the end of the eighth week the
hotel man met Smith on the hall steps. and
with his own peculiar expression of deter
IMITATION said: How do you suppose I'm
going to feed you without pay for 1t?
With a soothing smile, showing his teeth.
Smith promised to settle things satisfac-
torily that very night and left the mouse
whistling. So things went along again all
right. Night came and so did Smith happy
as lark, but no money did he give. Now
this Smith, who was slightly delinquent in
paying his board, was not only queer about
this. but was quite odd in other respects
He was free smoker, treated the boys oc-
casionaily. displayed a bill now and then,
and had two sets of false teeth, thing I'M
common to most men. One set was kept in
a trunk while the other was in use, but at
night he usually removed them. And here
is where the law points begin.
The landlord knew all this. and, consider
ing self-preservation natures first law. de-
cided on a plan. So, watching Smith repair
to his room. he listened at the keyhole for
the flutter of his lips in the usual midnight
sonata to confirm the fact that the snorer
was in the land of nod. Here at the dead
hour of night the bedroom door was forced
open. as well as the lid of the trunk, and
the dreaming slumberer robbed of both
sets of store teeth.
The landlord was about to leave the
dreamer to his fate when the trunk lid fell
with a loud crash. Smith woke yelled
Murder. he,pr' and various things. Isl
lence," said the intruder I've got you now
1 own this house, and I've been a friend to
you. I've boarded you eight weeks. You
promised me money tonight but you didn'i
give 1t. aud now I've got your false teeth,
both sets. and, by gosh you've got to &C
and gum it now for while. You can't use
two sets of teeth on my grub no more, nor
nobody's else. till you pay your board. Gel
out of the house."
Poor Smith, turned loose in the cold
streets of Calais friendless, toothless and
penniless. courage all gone, walked about
till daylight. from Ferry Point bridge tc
Midtown, up one side of the river, down the
other, till the sun rose from behind the New
Brunswick hills. Twas in the morning
when a friend was told Of the nights hor
ror. Teeth gone. Smith lost control of hi:
tongue. and attempted to repeat the wrathy
words of the landlord. After giving the out
cast breakfast of Cruel his friend advised
him to see magistrate and have writ o.
replevin served to recover the teeth.
This plan was duly acted upon. Smith Il
an unfortunate man, but says he has ricf
uncle in Brattleboro, VT, who intends t
push the case for points. This question in
wolves the principle of right of attachmen
of artificial portions of the human body
such as cork legs glass eyes, rubber noses
etc.