The Evening critic., 1884-02-11
ApARK-sKINNEp DUDE
In the Police Court To-day-OthC
victims OF vice.


Bill came in very wot to-day. But no was In
good humor, and after drying his clothes at
the stove he inquired OF the nows editor
whether he had over seen a regular colorod
picnic dude. The editor replied that ho had
seen them on valentines and illustrated
papers, but the real article was scarce.
"snell had one In the jsg today ,o ssd me- ne,
roe!ical editors chair and deposited his feet
on the desk.
chilly for o dude. dude has to be short.
wasted, With pipestem legs aud long feet and
q face with
No more Expression In It thau u
niind Pig.''
swell, such people would naturally bo In
offensive, and not calculated 10 get themselves
In the iron grasp OF the law"
His name is CHARLES Jones and no was charged
with assaultiDg Henry Jennings. jennings
said he was the steward OF a colored church,
and Inst Wednesday night they had some kind
Of an entertainment at Galllesn Flshermon's
Hall In South Washington, and tho defendant
wanted TO come In for ten cents, when the I'D
mission was fifteen cents. Then he presented
a bogus ticket, and because It was torn up be-
fore his eyes he got mad and struck Witness In
the neck. Jones said thnt Jennings struck
him with sword and drew pistol on him,
one OF the sisters struck Him with
n Spittoon.
"The Judge alnt got no moro blood for
dudes than he has for chicken thieves, aud tho
defendant tripped back behind the scenes In
his littlc stingy-ailed coat, tight pants, tooth
pick shoes and scarlet necktie because no
didn't have an X In his clothes. The next ono
announced by Bailifr Barton, who acted as re-
ception committee, was a tricky old white
man named John Bronson, from Georgetown.
Georgetown Is
A Quiet, Innocent-LO0ling Place,
but they have got as many fly crooks and vags
10 the square Inch as any other place. Bron.
las. no ca
from Assistant Chief Engineer W. o. Drew. He
came TO MIR. Drew's house yesterday and said
he was hackman and that his vehicle broke
down on the Tennallytown road and the black
smith would not let him have his carriage un-
| I'll he paid the full price for fixing II and he
| was 65 cents short. Mr.. Drew found out after
| SIX Months for Being SO Very
Tricky.
"Conrad L. Bennett was before tho bar on
| the charge Of assaulting Charles Hoover. The
latter said the defendant assaulted him be-
cause he was occupying little shanty on tho
| oyster wharf that he (BennetD claims. He
| showed that he rented the house In q regular
his personal bonds to appear when called
| A CoIored Woman. .Beater,
| named Robert Brown, was the next prisoner
| dragged in. Martha Falknor said he knocked
her down with chair. He got two months 10
Jail, in default OF 800 John Garter is a bad
| man. He pleaded guilty this time to assault
| ing Henson johnson and Thomas Bird, anc
got fifteen days In each case"
| A Variety of Cases.
"Arthur Scales and John wamser had
Sunday fight and dropped $5 each into tn,
Golfers OF the court John Bell was also rs
seesed So for aesaulting another colorod clti
| zen named Joseph Patton. John q. Gilmore,
ahungry-l looking coon, was behind the bars TO
,iHhooking n bucket OF mincemeat from Henr!
I Krous In the K-street Market, and got thlrt!
days' FREQ board at the jail.
| "vags Can't Stand the RenI Cold
or wet weather, because their clothes are no
made for It, and they are very careful abou
getting the rheumatism, because u lame tramI
will get left every time. The rain Is telling OF
them, and in the dock today were found VIII
lam Wilson, white boy, who tramped herr
from Chicago. He was released on his per
sonal bonds TO leave the city and left with tn
avowed intention Of beating the railroad
John Robinson, coon, who got on on tn
charge OF vagrancy Saturday
by the Skin OF His Teeth,
was in the pen again to-day, and, seeing tina
the Court recognized him, pleaded guilty ant
got all the law allowed hfm-ninety days
Charles O'Connor will also spend the mex
three months on the farm Henry Charlton
the veteran vag, had the hospitalities OF til
Government farm rendered him for thre
months. John Peyton and Vim. Daily ais
| went down on this popular charge. Boil Dlpo
and Dan Reardon were up for profanity, an
| got seven days zach. The charge of refusin
| TO let a detective oficer examine his good
| against Hecht, the D-street second hand deale
| went over for trial"