The Evening critic., 1884-01-21
TITS TlREsoME BUSINESS
Waiting for II District Attorney In
RuaIl.a fiaurf

WuhtAuk hOE ~ ANtOEueJ
Smells Court.
"whats the matter 2 You look all broke up
to-day" wo remarked 10 Bill as no came In
this morning. "No fun at tho matinee 2"
"Don't mention SHELLS matinee TO mo very
often, unless you know where you can hire
aroiher journalist. Tho lawyers had sort OF
n Matchmaking down there this morning
about the situation; you know they don't got
airy feef, now. fellow that wanted - DO
funny said tho Early bird would catch the
worm. He meant John L. Early, OF South
Carolina"
what about tho United States cases1"
"rhats tho most singular thing about the
whole business. Tho people are
Not breaking Any United States
Laws
here now. Thieves is sharp people, and thoy
can catch on TO n racket quicker than anybody
ter who gets arrested they have to go to Jail
and walt until we get District Attorney.
Dan Cahill put In his Jaw to-day again. You
can bet yonr d. d. that the weather Will be-
very frigid when he gets left. Dan said he
was In favor OF Corkhill because no was good
man and had good assistants, and he DAM
Could Quash His InfOrmations SO
Easy.
''You know he had all the United States
cases thrown out OF court. Dams good man
and they say it's a wonder he Amt nomi.
natcd."
"Casesi casesii hurry up, or I'll send you
HILL"
''sayi wait minute. No wonder there are
so many people want charity; there are so
, Sss' idle. There were enough .'l'.oo'''n
In the Temple Keeping Warm
to-day to build steel cruiser or n railroad.
Why don't the Government hire them 10 I'M
prove tho streets ?"
81 am not hero TO answer conundrums; tell
me about the matinee"
"They had funny corporation case this
named Robert Godfrey YIN in for ' profanity. He
said he fell down Saturday and the prisoner
cursed him. You know Block is fat man"
"What Of that"
"Hold on now. whole lot OF witnesses for
the defense said Mr.. Godfrey was sitting in his
wagon at the Centre Market and tho fly cop
came prancing by, and whom no got In front of
Mr.. Godfrey's horse his feet-thnt 10,
Blocks Feet,
slipped, new up, and he took a tumble In n
mudhole, and everybody laughed, and the Of
hcer put the young man under arrest. The
young fellow admitted that he said some-
Thing, but he didn't swear. Mr.. Smell said he
guessed the cop thought the defendant cursed
him, but he would have to dismiss the case.
Too Much Married.
"Charles Lewis, dime museum giant was
behind the bars-not at the museum, but at
SHELLS show-for assaulting Mary Tyler. The
woman told tho Judge that she had been liv-
Ing with Lewis and he got tired OF her and beat
her. IBIS lawful wife Is In court, Your Honor,
said the barrister, ito testify And then His
Honor shot OF his mouth and paralyzed the
lawyer He said, And so is his unlawful wife
here; that's Just the trouble. These unfortu-
nate people generally get too much married."
Then a Good-Looking. Young Man
about eighteen named Redmond was up on q
bad case. He was charged with house-break-
Ing and larceny. The case went over till Sat
urdsy. Detective Cox arrested him, and said
he broke In ID. p. Slater's house, No. 1925 New
| York avenue on the 22d OF last month and
stole an overceat and several small articles,
1 He gE00 hail ralaaapH
You're wasting time, be quick"
"Fappy Towles will ind herself In bad
box ;, when Judge Smell gets hold OF her."
l, "she's one of them thieving servants. His
Honor must have been robbed by ono during
| his lifetime because he's so hard ON 'em. l
| guess no Is right though; he generally Is.
| He says peoplesl got to employ servants, and
| they get the confidence OF their employers and
| must necessarily have access 10 everything
| most, and they are the
| Meanest and Worst Kind OF Thieves,
and they have got to BIO fewer II anythin he can
| do will bring about reform, and you can just
| bet he can do good deal. This one Is charged
| with robbng Miss Lincoln, OF 1888 Q street,
In whose house she was servant, OF a silk
| dress and n so jersey. Then she Is charged
| with two CAGES OF larceny In tho house of Mrs.
j. II. Smith, OF 1924 Fourteenth street. Onicer
Rhodes arrested her and recovered all the
| goods. Jim Harris was also taken In by the
| came ofIicer for stealing $40 Saturday night
from Lucy 4. Lloyd, ITO Fifteenth street
1 Fanny Smith, alias jackson, was In for grand
larceny OF u gold watch and chain worth S75
from Alexander Beall. All OF these cases wen
| over.
"Dldn't the cold wave drive few tramp:
INF"
~ should say so. The first was very aged
| and feeble white man, with no shirt OF any
| kind on, named Thomas Robinson. He thank
| fully received his term In the workhouse, and
| as he ambled below on his cane fellow said
THAT elbows that age and want Is m Ill
matched pair The next on the pro
| gramme was u tramp-looking boy named
| Oliver Thompson. He owned right up to being
| q vag, and got all the law allows-ninety days
OF corn bread and Potomac robins. Mary Mich
| olas, who gets ninety days for vagrancy foul
| times year, was in again to-day. She has
| been out nearly week now and she was very
\ indignant and said the officers that arrested
| her has been after her for years. l don't NEAR
| TO arrest her. She got the usual ninety days