The Wasp — 1878 — page 138: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **text content rather than illustrations**. The main article discusses a Police Court examination of gentlemen charged with assisting an escaped prisoner named Duncan. The Wasp criticizes witnesses for declining to testify, using this as satire about courtroom proceedings and witness reluctance to cooperate with authorities. A separate section titled "Let Justice Take Its Course" discusses a political cartoon the *Wasp* previously published mocking Police Commissioner Duncan's escape and subsequent capture. The page also includes a poem "High Old Water" and notes about a new workingmen's journal in Oakland. **No clear political caricatures or figures are identified** in the visible portion of this page.