Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1909 — Drunken Tailor Has His Measure Taken In Justice Court. [ARTICLE]

Drunken Tailor Has His Measure Taken In Justice Court.

“This suit will cost you said Squire Irwin to . William Briggs this Monday morning. That is a rather cheap tailor made suit but it, seemed to fit the tailor and he paid for it mostly in cash, depositing his watch for the balance. Briggs is one of the Briggs brothers, who formerly had a tailor shop on Washington street. He came down from Chicago Saturday night, where he is now working, and was slightly rum befuddled when he arrived and he had a supply on hand. He rented a livery rig at Porter's barn and drove out in the country, from whence came word that he was so badly soused that he needed attention. Mr. Porter went after the rig and found Briggs fast asleep and the horses waiting patiently for directions. They were driven to town and Briggs, who was now entirely down and out was taken to the jail to sober up. He was very penitent this morning and when the court had fined him |1 and costs, he said, “Thank you Judge” just like a polite Judge would do when his tailor had made him an especially well fitting suit. Briggs went back to Chicago on the 10:05 train this morning.