Hard party.
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James T. Leathers,
Lucy Leathers,
Sarah McKinney and
Caroline Lehman were arraigned before the
Mayor yesterday, on the complaint of
Peter Blackburn,
John W. Beveridge and John Clash, residents of Brooke Avenue, who charge the parties with using vulgar, obscene and indecent language, to the disgust of people having occasion to pass their respective domicils.
The evidence exhibited the party in an unamiable attitude as good and law-abiding citizens.
The ‘"muss"’ that brought forth the accusation was between
Sarah McKinney (aided by old
Mrs. Leathers) and
Caroline Lehman, in which language was used not fit for ears polite.
Old Leathers — a well-tanned specimen of the article — was also around, while the women folks had rocks, sticks of wood, and collies of strong expletives to back their judgments with.
He told the
Mayor he came here from
Orange county, and ‘"came to do better."’ The
Mayor told him it was the worst place in the world he could pitch on for any such encouraging task.
The old man replied with more truth than poetry, ‘"I believe so myself."’ It appeared that there were several other persons, equally as obnoxious to decency, who lived with the
Leathers family.
Orders were given the police to arrest them, as the house complained of was the scene of disorders innumerable.--The
Mayor said the father of the family was too old to be put to work, but that he should take measures to send the parties from
Orange thither again.
On promise of amendment,
Caroline Lehman was discharged.
The females of the
Leathers family (including
Sarah McKinney, who had an infant,) were sent to jail to await preparations for removal, while old
Leathers was allowed temporary liberty to dispose to his worldly effects and bid farewell to his neighbors.
