The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-16
GOSSIP AND COURT BUSINESS.
The Inactivity In Judge Smells Court
Gives n Chance for Talk, aud Our
Hoy Keeps His Ears Open.


The Inactivity In Judge Snelrs Court
Gives Chance for Talk. and Our
Hoy Keeps His Ears Open.
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=, i, Di,,' u' w. ouai9
~, Iooklns ulsBusteu' "plil 0holl ana Ohorle
Moore and all the thieves are all broken up
lust because Ohet won't give some Teller tho
District Attorneys place. guess wei have a
new District ATTORNEY inside OF three DAYS, be.
cause Charlie moore said he'd continue some
cases for three daye, and he guessed that was
long enough to be kent in this dreadful OK.
pense."
''You mean suspenee?"
az guess know what I'm about; no said
Expense because no Is doing it ali free
gratis now"
"Did no have many casosP"
"You can bot your life tho thieves Amt 10.
ing to be left; they know they will have 10 20
10 Jail now II they are arrested, and they're
keeping dark. Alawyer
sr,o,. :,
ihoagh.
"Well, out with II; what could anybody say
about tho Colonel. Editor Ramsdell says he's
the best gentleman In the city.
tnought mere Wouia nave peen nRnt or
liar, because the fellow said right before
Charlie Moore'a face that the Ransom the
thieyes don't eet arrested now ia because thew
don't know who will bo the next DIstrIct Attor.
nov. n tbev Enew tbnt Corkev was soing h
he reappointod, they Womb 20 Fight along and
ateal no ,suai, hut fbev arc afraid acme 0ther
ieio" in'sn. ~ appo,n.eu ~
.,, - = ,o $500 -.
were thorc no Uhitod Statos cases In court
'o;a oS yes. tbev got ,no,r work IN on one ,n,o,
but II was her own FAULT she pleaded guilty.
she was sneaky-lQohing yoiiOw girl hansd
Carrie Fowler. and she stole gold watch ana
chain from Mr. THOMAS sheridan. rms case
was sent 10 me grand Jury under Fooo opnds
and che was sent TO Jail"
The case OF Henry shoomakcr, whose house
WIS rhiueu seVetal unys oBo 10. pelng gym, Nm,
,ing mouse, was w again, anu Lawyer VIII ~,
Goyelnmont wasn't ready 10 try ihe else was
there today, hui the case had 10 be continued
for a whole week."
UWhat elseY"
uThore wns n notorIoua coon named Andrayy
Shorter, alias Smart. Ho was in tho dock Tor
stealing a SI5 cyorcoat from Mr.. Douglass
Harris. Mir. Moore said no wouidn't neeI nm
oyercoat until tho 23d, because the case would
have TO 20 over iii then. Joseph warren ne.
saulted Annie West and went down until the
10Th srhis is a sad commentary on the Dis.
trict Attorneys oiIlce,' said Mr. Moore. trhere
is not as much crime without q District Attor.
new ne there was with one"
More Abov, Cor,.h,I,
AVA, ,''
"Dld anybody else say anything ABOUT the
Dlstfict-httorneyr
fee, lawyer SAID the reason THAT Corknill
nSs Was
lug another Teller said. man wanted e
know why no could be against good mar
llKe the COLONEL and tho lawyer said because
there were SO many special attorneys TO TIL
cases. Dan Cahill SAID that didn't make any
dlnerence, FOR the special attorneys nlwayi
lose the cases, and II Corky wasn't any goot
why didn't Ben Brewster say so first. Agen
tleman SAID he would ike TO see the Oolone
get IL BACK Just Tor tho sake OF his assistants
| Hugh TagRart, MIR. Coyle ana Charlie Moore
| who are all good men."
Wake your muddy boots on those OK
| changes and tell what they did with the Dis
| trict cases."
All About u Dude.
,I was surprised when the frat ono wa,
| towed in. Ia wns n dnde named Frank Rad
| mond. II looked inst TOO fnnnv ~ seo one n
| the thinea behind the har tbongh,
| was M tho Dime Museum Iookfne at n swhat
| is.it y Tbev are scare now Won don't oftey
| ace ,em on fbc street. I rneas ',t's too cold -
| sDudes are inofrensiys. They can't do an,
HARM
| uThis waa n had ono. he wns in for,curains