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Show Police Court Another lively day for business at this place, yesterday. Peter Miller, arrested for destroying property, was discharged. Thomas Washington Thompson and wife were arrested ou Wednesday evening for fighting. Be it recorded as an evidence of the eupsriority of tbe sex that Mrs. Thoma-j Washington Thompson came oil victorious. Sbe firBt playfully banged him over tbe head with a tea pnt, cuttiug bis cheek bone, and then smote bim on the other cheek a strict observance of tbe Christian rule with a poker. Now, mortal could not stand this, nor could Thos. Wa.h. Thompson, so ha struck her, just by way of sulf defence. Then tbey both proceeded to tbe yard and were making presouti of rocks to each other in an interesting manner when arrested. Tbe judge lined them $2.50 each and let them go. Enter Wallace Higgs, charged with swearing, beiug drunk and disturbing the peace, for which he paid $10, and for destroying property, $8.50. James David James wavfiud $3 for a straight "tight." |
