Iowa Old Press

Weekly Times
Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Jan 2, 1862

CITY NEWS
     ARRESTED AGAIN - The cantankerous Quinn was brought up again yesterday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He will have to learn an honest trade yet under the instruction of the State officers at Fort Madison if he keeps on at this rate.

     DEATH.- Helen Phalen was found sitting upon a lounge in her house yesterday morning dead.- The Coroner's Jury brought in a verdict of death by apoplexy superinduced by exposure. The neighbors say it was death from drinking too much whisky, but the Coroner ought to know. She left two children, her husband had gone to the war. She lived between 17th and 18th streets on Clay.

    ASSAULT, ETC. -  There was a very lively case before Justice Noyes yesterday afternoon. Pat Nugent, a roaring, roystering broth of a boy, got his keg full of "pisen whisky," and kicked up a devil of a row.- The first we knew of the matter we happened to drop into the Justice's office, and there found a young scion of Erin (Nugent) somewhat "how came you so, arraigned by Mrs. Julia McCarty for bating her wid a tundering big hammer, so he did between her shoulthers and all the way down; the bloody spalpeen. And he broke in me doores and windys, and me a poor woman wid no one in the house but a little gal, the d__n raskil. I'm afeard of me life wid this man, so I am, etc, etc. She went on in this strain in spite of all the Squire could say to the contrary.
     It appeared she had been complained of previously by the defendant in the above case, who averred the "murtherin' ould rip threw scaldin', bilin' wather all oover him, blast her eyes, savin your most worshipful 'onors prisence." There was a heavy hammer shown in Court as the weapon employed by the ungallant Pat in settling up old scores with Mrs. McCarty. Pat employed considerable time in consulting with his lawyer, insisting on having a private room. He lovingly turned his arm about the neck of his counsel, and breathed whisky smelling complaints into his unwilling ears.
     Mrs. McCarty made out a most touching tale, she did indeed. The counsel for Nugent asked: "Mrs. McCarty, where do you live?"
     MRS. McC. I live on First strate so I do, an I've lived there this many a year, as ivery wan knows as knows me.
     COUNSEL. Whereabouts on First street do you live?
     MRS. McC. I lives on First strate, an' that's all the place I lives. There's no use of axin' me where I lives, oos I don't live anywhere else only on First strate, and that's true, so help me God.
     COUNSEL. But whereabouts on First street, do you live? Between Main and Locust streets, or between Main and Iowa?
     MRS. McC. (vehemently.) Dere's jist no sort of use of you axin' me that any more. I don't knows if it is between Main or Mahony strates. All I knows is I lives in First strate. So don't be a talkin' all manner of nonsense to me any more.
     COUNSEL. At what time did you say this trouble happen?
     MRS. McC (still more vehemently.) I don't knows what time it was. I'm no scollard, so I haint. I can't read and write and cipher. I can't tell nothing about histhry. I don't know fwhat time it was, only it was to-day. I don't know anything about histhry.
     JUSTICE NOYES. You must answer the questions, Mrs. McCarty.
     MRS. McC. I've no moore questions to answer him nor to ax him. I'd jist like to know fwhat he's got to do wid me anyhow. That's what I'd like to know, so I would.
     COURT. You must answer the questions asked by the defendant's counsel.
     MRS. McC. (at the tope of her voice.) This man Nugent is the man I'm afraid of my life of. He kem to my house an' kem in, and abused me like any pickpocket, as he is. He called me a _____, a _____, and a _____. D'ye all of yes know fwhat that is? I jist thin threw a small sup ov warm wather on him, jist a wee drop av little wather I had thre to do me little business wid and wash my things in. It was jist luke warm, so it was, and wouldn't hurt a louse much less him. He wint out av doores thin, an' I locked it, when he wint and got a big hammer an' broke it in agin' an' trewed the hammer, and hit me on the hip, that he did.
     The Court fined Nugent $5 and costs, and on trying Mrs. McCarty for throwing the hot water fined her also $5 and costs, and ordered them to jail till paid.

DUBUQUE VOLUNTEERS' AID SOCIETY.-
December 25th.
     The regular meeting of this Society was held at the usual time and place. Very few members were present. Officers present as follows: Mrs. Solom Langworthy, President; Mrs. Poor, Vice-President; Mrs. McKensie, Treasurer; Mrs. P.H. Conger and Mrs. C.H. Wright, Directors; Mrs. J. Clement, Secretary.
     During the afternoon a box was packed and forwarded to the 12th Regiment Volunteers. It contained the following articles:
     5 comforts, 2 cushions, 11/2 dozen shirts, 1 /12 dozen towels, 1/2 doz prs drawers, 1 can blackberry jam, 1 can preserved cherries, 1 can plum butter, 1 can tomatoes, 1 can peaches, 1 can gooseberries, 2 dressing gowns, 3 pin-cushions, 6 bottles wine, 3 bottles pickles, 1 bottle jelly, 9 cups jelly, 2 papers farina, 2 papers corn starch, 3 lbs pearl barley, 1 roll linen.
     A box received from Alden, Hardin county, was opened and re-packed in this box. Some of the following articles were from the Sewing Circle, and came from the ladies of that place:
     6 quilts, 10 sheets, 1 dozen towels, 7 prs pillow slips, 5 prs drawers, 2 handkerchiefs, 1 pillow, 2 papers pins, 5 wrappers, 5 prs socks.
     There will be no meeting of the Knitting Bee next week, on account of the numerous amusements during the holidays.
     The members of the Society are especially requested to be present at its next regular meeting next Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, as business of importance is to be transacted.             Mrs. JESSE CLEMENT, Secretary.

DEATH OF IOWA SOLDIERS. - We learn from the St. Louis Democrat that the following Iowa soldiers died in the camps and hospitals of that city, between 14th and 21st of the month:
Enoch Randall, Co E, 3d Cavalry.
G. Bellegard, Co A, 5th Infantry.
A.N. Wade, Co. L, 2d Cavalry.
A. Wagoner, Co D, 3d Cavalry.
David Park, Co I, 13th Infantry.
John W. Brown, Co A, 12th Infantry.
John Lewis, Co B, 3d Cavalry.
Jos. Goodsen, Co B, 3d Cavalry.
D.C. Pearcy, Co B, 3d Cavalry.
Geo. Corner, Co B., 3d Cavalry
K. Peterson, Co D, 3d Infantry.