Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1885 — A Woman Fined for Drunk-eness. [ARTICLE]

A Woman Fined for Drunk-eness.

That unique ornament to Rensselaer ! -society,, commonly known as Pel Jones, Was da a monumental old druuk, last 'Saturday Afternoon, by way of celebrating, it is presumed, the departure of the Wilber-Thrasher gang from town that morning. Her first demonstration which attracted attention was to charge through tne street, in a ctittor which .--he had got possession of in some way, and in running into a two horse sled stand 1 l.ug in the street in the neighborhood of Starr’s grocery. Two reputable citi sens, standing in the sled-as she pulsed, received a vicious cut- across the backfrom her whip, aud were more surprised than pleased thereby. A few minutes later her wrath was kindled by some mischievous bojs hitting her with snowballs. juaokmgm. the direction from which ke snowballs came, she saw Mr. Amos McCoy, of Jordan township, and of him she demanded who threw the snowballs. He replied that he did not know, and if he did he would not tell This indiscreet answer brought upon Amos’ own head the full weight of her .wrath, and. she poured upon, him such a volley of billing-gate and blasphemy as seldom was heard before from a • womaus lips; and she did not confine .herself to words alone, but fire 1 many a heavy blow at Amos' countenance, but all of which he managed t o Ward oifi Amos was too jraliani to strike. a woman, even suedt a woman as his a gallant, but ho was also too proud to •run, and lie, therefore, stood his grenn(l and'the performance went on, in Hie uresenee of a large crowd, until Slier fi I eouiati and Ids deputy', Mr. < iant, reached the scene, from whence, nfter much trouble; they -ueceeded in removing the furious woman to the JTt l. In the eveningsbe was taken before Squire Purcupile, and plead guilty- to th. charge of intoxication in a public place, and was fined $2 and costs* tiie whole amounting to about Si!. the money was paid by her friends, and she was released. At tee • -trial provoked ‘ the righteous anger of t3e truly good Mr. Mike Hallomn, by asking him to put up the money for her fine and costs, justifying her request by the- remark that as he, fldloran, had helped ‘‘Those other ivunerd. when they were in trouble with the 13. w, he ougiit to be willing to do the same for her. It was a touching appeal, but it seme how failed to touch Miae in the way that it was intended.