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P*Ilc* C«wrt*Business in the Police Court wu in a flourishing condition yesterday. Perry Taylor, who was arrested on 1 Wedeneaday up on the Rue de Hit- ■ cennes, for publicly associating with lt;the frail fair of that locality, reconsid- i ered his threat “to fight it out ou that 1 line,” viz: on the plea of not guilty. 1 He did plead guilty, and.the Court, in consideration' of his extreme youth, 1 only assessed the city damages at the 1 moderate sum of $15 55. iAbe McLaughlin was up, charged 1 with haying imbibed too freely of the ' “flowing bowl,” which caused a dis- ; turbance at Morris' saloon, in the lower 1 Fobourg. For this slight indiscretion 1 Abe was requested to lend the city 1 $7 75.John Burke, scion of the ancientBurke family and slightly related to Our Tom Burke, was very drunk and disorderly, which caused John to getinto trouble. John was requested to lend the city $9 75, but he had not 'disposed of his last year’s crop, consequently the funds were not forthcoming, and John will board at the State Street Hotel thirteen days, at the rate of 75 cents per day. N. B,—All boarders at this hotel do their own washing.Wm. Demar was complained of by one of his colored brethren, NoahSmith, who sayB Demar threatened tothrow him into Falling Biver from off the Main street bridge, which amusement caused a remonstrance from Noah, whereupon Demar damaged his frontispiece, as well as the majesty of the law. This fun cost the pugnaciousDemar $11 75.
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New Albany Daily Commercial
New Albany, Indiana, US
Fri, May 11, 1866
Page 3
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