Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-10
LOCAL NEW $.
An km0rOus Lawyer and q Chased
school Girl.

HE EaIsariRg Hays get Atss isbo Trouble.
There j. a % limb Of the law middle-aged
gentleman, whose shingle il 4RSJ,Iayed ON #
street, he,wasn tive Treasury Department and
ale Io>; Office. ard who's business cards are
distributed Prufu~ely about the city. bearing the
int, rIsation THAI the Publisher prs ctices ia all
the courts IF the District Of COluR Ria and the
SuI RENE Count of the United States prepares
DE-, -. lCaScs- cusaUacts, and legal papers of all
kiul~. collects debts, and buys and rents real
ESTATE II aPpCa-s that the extensive business
thu advertised does rot occupy all his time,
he 'suu.d not have appeared at Lieut. kelly's
rtati"n-EOUse last Thursday morning, 1ader the
q, BicTaiizing circumstances here set forth. II
aII ears That
PRETTY AND sFRIGHTLY MISS,
a 81 hcul girl al ont fourteen years OF age. daugh-
ter 81 highIy respectable parents, gho five
in he ueishbOrh0Od of the Northern Market
house. was sent by her mother on an errsnd that
ma ming To- house ON Capitol Hill. She OBJ
ssrytd scon after starting out that some person
was following ON alter her, and fastened her
sped 10 increase The distance between HERSELF
AMI her YGr-ler, hut finding this Of NO avail she
SUdi, rly S'ackened her rate OF speed TO let the
fellow lf>s. This he aid. taking
LOSG IsfPUDENT LEKR
M, Il her bonnet, and - hc passed few steps.
the Young girl took sudden turn. going out OF
her way To- BE well rid OF him. The school girl
cha, however. changed his course after her a
VIDp, icr speed with eye glasses funny adjusted.
He soon managed IL come alOn 9side, at n rather
unirgGUent q spot and tapping her on the shout
dsT uIus nc cd insulting remarks. suCII as good
=. Mss. Vhat makes YOU walk fa-t;
can't Won 20 With me to nv Office? j wish to
sc yCu there" Hardly knowing what to do she
Ms - much frightened. she stopped short and
turr..r.E to Inn lOckCd him fun ia the face and
rCI ist. II dent KNOW YOU. sir; am going on
bus 49, for my nCther-why do YOU insult me
IN .i> manner Go on, or you'll find Yourself
in t-outle." This did not NJ all put him aback,
ami a. she started oil, Ee again urged her tO &C
many hlln TO his office, telling her that he
Ead
PIExTY OF GREESBACKs,
frf1 .s4r her
Wcl..s we're repealed with foTked lightning from
the black eyt> cf the indignant girl, aud she
IUTuc her course onward down New jersey
avenue towards the Capitol, with the No. boots
Of tie attorney -at-laW gathering on behind. Her
eOUrSc led past the seventh precinct station
Lou~C. and seeing OFFICER German sitting by the
open window she called to him and toll him that
a mGu was following her, and asked Eis prOtec-
ti,D. 10 took few minutes 10 explain the case
fo tie officer, aud Iy tIls time her pursuer, in
passing. began to smell q mice, which had the
eject OF acCeleTating his speed nightly. The
Sergeant called an officer, and dispatched him
st once to arrest the man. and the girl. pale with
fright. was invited tO await the results. Seeing
the officer was 'fgOing for him. he suddenly
discovered that he had urgent business up an
all, y; but the officers mission being more urgent,
he soon standing before officer German,
face 20 face with his acCu$sr, expressing the
mOst profound regrets that he should have made
great mistake and offered al sorts Of aPOl-
orir~ which she declined to hear. Mr.. German,
aiter list, ming 10 the girls story, asked his
name at the same time telling him that he
would have to send him over TO Judge Smell to
answer.
- PARTY BY THE NAME OF JOHNSON"
He desired TO be set down on the docket as John
-'JCInsUn.' which does not match either with
the aforesaid shingle on street, or the cards
IrGi usely disc minated. Finding there was no
help for il, he gricyOUsly consented to walk over
Ia a Z police court in custody of officer Dins-
more, rather than take passage in the BLACK
Maria" Here he managed to leave a collateral
for appearance yesterday morning, but rather
than meet that stern officer of the law, Judge
Smell. he sacrificed the collateral by not answer
ing when the case was called. This was no doubt
the shOrteSt and cheapest way to get of, a. had
Judge Smell heard the witnesses he wOnld have
eCms To grief. besides running the risk of having
his Tame reported IN the police court proceed
ingS.