The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

SHyd gu up lIidl NohNA W
coort FIR to settle tn back yard quar-
among tn nations " tn al tn. 'twud b
tn end iv war fr good and all. Il
looked all right to me. Why not? l.
be amy chanst l get mesilf full iv mis-
conduck IN so ar-rourd thryin' to
collect me debts with a gun an camp
out in somebody's house an won I
lave. tn polio take me down to Deer
in sthreet station an throw me in
among tn little p4aymates " tn GRIM
inal, an in tn mornin' I'm befure
me cousin tn chief justice, an he con-
iscates tn gun an S.ndS me up tn
bullyvard f r thirty days. Why not tn
same thing FIR tn powers when they
go off on a tear? l thought Id be
readin' in tn pa -apers: Judge Oolen-
boff at tn Hague ooort had a large
docket yisterdah mornin'. Thirty
Numbers iv tn NOTORIOUS HapsUurs
family was STINT UP r VARIOUS terms
an tn polls think they have COM
pletely broke up tn gang. Tn king iv
Spain was charged with non-support
but was dismissed with n warnin',
III Impror iv Chiny was 1t off with a
fine fr maintainin' a dope int, n
warrants was issued FIR owners iv tn
primises; tn king iv England an tn
Car iv Rooshya. TIL sultan iv Tur-
key, alias Hamid tn Kick, alias tn
TurribIe Turk was charged with poly
gamy. TIL coort give him tn alterna-
tive iv five more wives or IN rty days.
Whin these cases had been cleared
away, tn bailiff led into tn dock three
NOTORIOUS ch~arackters. TIL first was a
large, heavy-set German who proved
10 be Bill tn Bite, less known by his
Z
L. NJ. n. 0. P. O.. r. S. T, etc, Ho-
henZollern. By his side was an un-
iarsized little dark man, tn NOTORIOUS
Emilio Casthro, n pro-fiss nal dead
beat an imbiEZler an a stout party
be tn name iv Albert Edward or Ed
wards, who is sold be tn i~ntarnayton-
al coils to be behind sor1e Nv tn big
gest CRAFTS that have been run through
fx tn las twinty years though nlVer
90 far caught with the goods on. Ho-
henzolIern was accused iv assault with
intint to kill. robbery, blackmall'
earryin' concealed weepins an raysist-
m an officer Edward or Edwards
was charged with maintainin' a fence
FIR rayceivin' stolen property an carry
IN concealed weep ms. Casthro was
charged with vagrancy. mllntalnln a
d~ieordherly house an fraud.
"Th' attorney FIR tn prosecution
made out a sthrong case @ga.n TN
pris'ners. He said that Hohenzo!lern
was q dosprit character who was con-
Stsntly a menace to th' peace " IN
wurruld. He had ne sympathy fr IIo-
thro who was an idle. Dangerous ruiz
van an he hoped tn ron-f Wud dale
.everely with him. lie :tv"r II fis
debts an none iv tn neighhors chick
ems was safe firm him.. He was q low
down. worthless, mIschief-makln loa1-
err. But CasthrO's bad character did
not excuse tn other pris ners. 1t seems
that Casthro, who niVer PAID anyoouy
anything, owed a bill with tn we'll
known grocery firm iv Schwartheim an
Hicks which he rayTused to settle.
Hearin' iv this, Hohenzoilern an Ed
ward or Edwards con-spired together
% go to Casthro's place undher pre-
tinse iy cOllectin' tn bill an throw
Casthro out an take possession " his
property. Hohenzollern was tn mora
vilent iv tn pair. He appeared carry
in loaded revolvers which he fired into
tn windows iV Casthru'S shop, smash
I'D in tn dure an endangered tn lives
iv many innocent people. He was ar
rested afther a struggle in which he
severely injured wan Nv tn internay-
tiopal polls foorce an was carried Of
in q hurry-up wagon. Edward or Ed
wards was caught in tn n"aiChborhood
He pretinded to be All innocint specta-
tor but whin Sarched was found 10
have loaded revolvers in his pocket as
wall az Address. to tn Christian
nations iv tn wurruld justltyln his
conduck an ~denouncin' his accompiice.
Casthro was taken into custody on
! gin'ral principles. Tn prosecution ask
ed that an eXomple be made iv tn
pris'ners. Afther tistymony had bnon
~inthroiooced shown tn bad character
iv tn men in tn dock. Hohonzoil"rn
was put upon tn stand to testify in his
own defense. He swore that he had no
inm;ty again Casthro but
theim an Hicks was a German frlnd
iv his an he Wint down to see thai no
injustice was done him. Did he ask
We to go?" ast tn coort. NO" avs
tn p%ris'ner, but me prestige as a
| slugger wud he in danger if / didn't go
over an punch this little nayeur, he
says. "Niver, niver shud it be said
that a German citizen shan't be able
to collect his debts anywhere but in
| Germany" he says. 'Th' mailed fiet,'
he says, lis liver raiscd fr tn protic-
| ton" mo more iv that says tn
Judge. This is a coort fv law. Ho-
%henZollern ye're a dangerous MN.
Ye're noisy, riotus en- offensive. I'm
! determined to make an example iv ye
al l. SiIIl-4iNS y W
fr tn rest. iv yer nachral life an may
| tn Lord have mercy on ye'er sowl. IS
FIR We, Edwards, ye're even worse. l
will hold We without bail ontil tn polls
! can collect all their ividince again ye.
Casthro ye're DISCHARGED. Tn worst
thing I cud think iv Dir to We is to
sind ye back to ye'Ar beautiful VIM
wala." TIL pris'ner Hohenzollern mNdo
| a dimonsthratio n while bain' raymcved
firm tn dock. 1t is undhershtud that
Edward or Edwards has offered to tell
all he knows an promises to inpilcate
siv-ral prominent parties"
That's tn way l thought 'twud be.
Be Hivins Hinnissy, l look forward
to tn day whin if IA king. imDror or
car started g rOuch houee tn blue bus
wud come clangin' through Tho sthreets
| an they'd be hauled off to Holland fr
thrile. I looked to see tn United
States sinit pulled ivry month or two
an all IL officers iv tn navy fueiFiveS
firm justice. I thoueht tn coort wud
have a kin iv a brideWell built where
they'd sin tn intern9ytional dhrunks
~, 1~icor1bIica an whore va cu6 go