The Evening critic., 1884-02-05
now SIZE MASHED A WASHER.
The Narrowing Tale Told by Israel
summers-The lash Well Laid On


summers-The lash Well Laid On
Other Police Court Matters.
''Hurrah for Judge snell" shouted Bill
as he came Into the oflco to-day and throw
his hat at the skeleton OF Gditeau, which We
keep hanging on the wall. "Hurrnh, say,
for SHELL" repeated Bill. "rhe Hon. William
d. is my friend, now, henceforth and forever,
world without end"
"whereforo this enthusiasm q" inquired the
"Didn't he sit right down on the reckless
drivers yesterday And didn't he hold the
scales OF Justice even in tho bobtail car casel
Wnen't that glory enough for one day."
well, but what did he do to-day"
"wby, he
Sat Down on Washer ana Mashed
Him.
That's what he done to-day. He had 10 deal
out Justice, but he did II in euch n way that
the maeher must have wished he had not tried
tho mnsn racket. Tho Judge to-day assumed
his seat with that bright CHEEKY smile that
makes the most c1ntankerou5 prisoners &C
cept his sentence with good grace, brushed
back ono OF hia hyperinn curs, nodded pleas
nntly to tho clerks and officers, and was then
ready TO polish on vil.doore In STYLE"
"Thats enough OF enthusiasm. Now go
ahead with tho facts"
"All right; and you may set It down as q
feet that William D. Smell is big factor Ia
making facts for the newspapers. Well, about
this case. Tho follow who got so completely
eauelched this time was slight.looklng young
Lsstreet, In South Washington, and no was gawk
enough TO have tho lady arrested who horse
whipped MIN for insulting her. The defend.
ant was good.looking young woman named
Eta Beach, and sho was defended In
The Horrible Charge Of whipping N
Masher
by MIR. Frank CLOSE. Mr.. Summers took the
stand and astonished everybody present by
stating that ho had been married for two years
and was nineteen years old. His testimony
was TO the effect that on tho 22d OF lat month
the defendant came TO his house and asked to
see him. HIS mother invited her In, but she
preferred to wait outside. When he stopped
out eho said she wanted him to apologize for
an insulting messeg 20 he sent her, and on his
refusing she began TO
whale Him with Some Kind OF q
whip or Reed Cane.
"on being crossexamined, he said no had
never had an Introduction to tho lady, but
| had sent message to hor TO meet him on the
| corner, and they would have some fun. But
| she changed tho programme, said his Honor,
'and met him at his re ,idence.' He donied
| that bio asked another young lady whom Mrs.
| Beach's husband YVES away from home. While
| she was laying the cowhide on, he said he
| would apologize, and In the ARRAY gentle
man companion OF the lady
Struck Him u Stunning Blow I'm the
| Face.
"Miss Sadie Pennybaker, OF 30S Virginia
l avenue, young lady OF about Id years OF age,
| said Summers wanted to call on her and In.
| quired when her father was away from home,
and she referred him TO her father. There
| was n plain case OF assault made out, and aa
assaults are not 1ustinable under the law,
even under such circumstances, the Court said
he would have to impose flne, but It would
be a very light one
About One Cent.
'In the next act the scene was laid In George
town. Georgetown is q sleepy-looking place,
but they have some fly people over there, and
ioway. A cop said Henson Keeps barber
shop In onehalf OF a store No. 1888 street.
and the other half is occupied by bar.room
and on sunday there are more people 60 into
the barber.shop that get shaved. The defend
ant was charged with violating the Sunday
law and was fined So. -
''The. Next Victim
towed in by the collar was sneaky coon
named Sam Lewis. He was charged with rs
sault and firing pistol In the street, and also
with housebreaking. The evidence showed
| that he attended a concert Mt q colored church
| on M street, near Seventeenth, and got into q
row and commenced firing his pistol or ir
church and on the street. They made 1t toe
| warm for him and he ran away bareheaded
| and rushed through August Doehrer's saloon
on street near Eighteenth, and hew up stalr'
| 10 save his life."
aBut that wasn't housebreaklng; he oni,
| went In to save himself"
Mold on till explain. You see, some o
| these coons
CouIdn't Help Stealing If They
Were In Heaven.
| He saw pair OF socks on the stairs as he wa
dushing up for his life and stopped to pic
| them up, and as he went through q bedroom
he hooked n few more things, which wer
found on him when he was captured by MI
Doehrer."
"UniontOwn Didn't Get Left To
day;
she was represented by Henry L. King,
vicious little colored boy. Charles Holly
| another colored youth, said he was In Fow
ler's store last evening when King walked II
and said no could whip any man that wor
boots. witness said, pSpose you try me,
wear boots and then King pulled O 'deyolper
and shot him In the nose. or course the littl
coon said he didn't think II would go on an
the Judge said no could goofr to jail for thre
| months.
"SwampOodie Was There; 81.
you can Just bet she won't get left; in fac,
| there couldn't be tirst-clas3 matinee withou
her help. NJ. Cudmore had the honor OF repre-
senting this festive land OF goats and geese an
| got two weeks for interfering with an ONCE
who had the check to attempt to make an al
rest In these sacred precincts. Tho vags wer
John Easton, Olus Johncon and Margare
| Burke. Ignatius Nau forfeited $105 for Keep