This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: AGNEW, CORNESS, DRIPPS, ELLIOTT, ENGTON, GALLAGHER, HOLMES, MANGEN, O'DONNEL, ROBINSON, TORBET, WARD Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.jackson/6791/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, January 3, 1872 POLICE PICKINGS. The Shades of City Life as Revealed in the Police Court Yesterday. Monday morning is generally a prolific day for items and evidence of that cast of character that partakes at once of the sad, the sorry and the ridiculous, but when that Monday happens to be "New Years Day," and the close of a week of jollity, debauching and holiday, surely no one can be surprised that the City Recorder should have a harvest of petty crimes on the MORNING AFTER NEW YEARS. There was a slight variation of common drunks yesterday. For instance, there was Miss Maria ENGTON, a "flab-sided," brazen piece of baggage, with frowzy hair, and attired in habiliments that would disgrace the "wiper" of a locomotive. Maria had left her man's bed and board in "Happy Hollow" to wander forth like a bee, sipping the honey where her unchaste mind might dictate from the flowery kingdom of intoxication. Officer DRIPPS found "Riah" walking unsteadily along the railroad track, and brought her to her happy home. Her excuse this morning was HER NEW SHOES PINCHED HER FEET, and it being leap year, she had taken the liberty of asking herself to indulge --- which indulgence cost her just $5.75. Then there was Tom MANGEN. A nice youth is Tom. He married a little widow and a full-stocked saloon at the corner of Main and Twentieth streets, about nine months ago. Tom has distinguished himself often as CHAMPION WIFE-BEATER, and a full-blown sunflower on a "high." Yesterday Tom was mistaken by Mike GALLAGHER for a tender chicken, and chawed up in such a frightful manner that a mad dog would not bite him. Mike is indulging his biting propensities in the solitude of the "jug." Tom will probably be FITTED WITH A TIN EAR to-day. Martin O'DONNEL is also another brave "bye" --- one of the "right sort, yer know." He believes in doing as he pleases with his own; hence he takes a delight in using his surplus strength upon the fragile form of his hard-working little wife. Poor thing! HIS FORM AND FACE IS ONE MASS OF SCARS AND BRUISES. But Martin is her husband, and cannot see how it is that he should lay in the jail a week, while his wife makes enough to pay his fine and release him. J. H. TORBET is a genteel youth with a rubicund blossom upon the tip of his "head-light." He carries a damaged peeper at the fore, and is a specimen of a disorderly character. HE HAD MADE A SLIGHT MISTAKE and thought it was the Fourth of July. Officer GALLAGHER makes an extra half dollar by TORBET's mistake. Who would steal rags? Not I, say many, but nevertheless it is done very frequently. Railroad firemen have a weakness for rags, and so it appears had J. C. CORNESS, who was last evening ruthlessly incarcerated with the common herd because HE LOVED RAGS. But this does not imply that he was one of those impecunious individuals whose wardrobe is ever more holy than substantial. To the contrary, this J. C. CORNESS is a delicate youth of fastidious tastes, whose sole ambition appeared to be a desire to rise in the world and to MAKE HIMSELF A NAME as a public character. In this he has thus far succeeded admirably, since he was duly arrested last night by Deputy Marshal John AGNEW, at an aristocratic "hash factory" on Walnut street, charged with stealing six bales of rags, the property of ELLIOTT & ROBINSON, paper dealers, and valued at $125. There is no pity for a man who FOUNDED HIS FORTUNE UPON CAST OFF APPAREL, but there may be some for the young twelve year old incorrigible, Jimmy WARD, who was yesterday "just tryin' to get me hand in yer Honor," and stole Mr. George HOLMES' fine saddle from his barn. HOLMES is magnanimous. He declined to prosecute the future hero of a two-column hanging tragedy, and Jimmy went home to old Jake Daniels. ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo10 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.