The Evening critic., 1884-02-12
A QUESTION OF MORALS
Disturbs Bits Serenity ana Makes
Him PhiIOsODhizc


Bill came In from tho matinee at tho Tenn
pie to-day looking serious and took chair ia
an obscure corner OF the sanctum. He was
evidently revolving an important subject In
his mind, but finally artlculated as follows:
zone OF The worst abuses that exists In this
city, and one that needs tho attention OF tho
police and the vigilance OF largo class OF cit
izens, Is the locating OF
Had Women I'm Respectable Families
ana Neighborhoods.''
"whet do you moan by that speech ?" was
asked.
"why, simply this 1t is becoming common
spectacle families by representing that they
are married or widows, &c. Now they had q
case up to-day in which Mrs. Sarah Garland,
who lives ut d69 Missouri avenue, was charged
with keeping bawdy. house. The charge was
brought by o well.dreesed young woman
named Martha Ward, alias Robinson. 1t was
shown that when her character was discovered
the lady had her goods set out on tho street.
The case was dismissed"
Pleading the Diplomatic Privilege.
"They had kind OF a diplomatic duck
named George w. Brown In to-day. onicer
Jones yanked him In last night for being loud
and boisterous on the street. His Honor i'm.
posed o flne OF 50, and some lawyer fellow got
up and said that the defendant (who is col.
ored mani was connected with the household
OF the Minister from the Argentine Republic.
1T don't mako any difference whether he be-
longs to the Russian, British, Argentine,
Or Any Otner legation,
said the Court, he has got to behave himself;
$5.' The intelligent audience wore we'll
pleased by this setting down on Diplomatic
dudishnees and made some attempts at ap.
plauding the position OF the Court. This riled
the Boss, and he got mad and said IL It was 70.
pcated he would clear the court, for this show
would have to be
Run without Any EncOrcs.
~ guess hosdidnt understand, and thought
they vented him TO sing song or dance n Jig,
hnQQau haf
4ef9Iso told the attorneys 10 file warrants
Agkl&st the habltual loafers that hang around
the Court and he would send them down as
vags."
swell, yes, they had
Another COIOred wIfe-Beater
named James Carter, who gnawed an car Off
his wife Eachel. She said they had n row last
Sunday I'd he just grabbed her and took her
right earofr with his teeth. His sentence was
only $40 or S4ty days, but guess the Judge
w nc say ond by
T.. Burgess and John II. Shepherd, who were
charged with
Assembling George T. Gibbons, n Con-
stable.
The constable had an execution against Bur-
gees and he hired old Rach Maryman to help
him make the levy on tho barber-shop, corner
Eighth and streets, and when they got thore
they hred out on their heads and old Mr..
Maryman got his mouth mashed. Tho defend-
ant was fined SO in this case. Allen Kelly, a
mean'looking coon, was fined So for indecent
exposure. Then
Five Trampy.LOoIting Little Boys
named VIM. Bryan, VIM. Fairfax, Alfred Haw.
king, Walter Ford and John Simms were up for
y0gs. Onicer Kramer testified that they TOOK
possession OF house No. 42i Seventeenth
street yesterday, where they were arrested
They all went TO the farm. The next case was
| that OF Harry Golfer, who drives hill.horse
| at Capitol Hill, which helps TO pull the
herdic's up the hill. He was
| charged with cruelty to animals In driving a
| lame horse. Mrs. A. ID. Barker had the fellow
arrested and testified that the poor animal
was suffering while dragging mis- load up the
hill. Mr.. Eberly, the president Of the com
paDy, said the horse was injured In the front
leg, but did not suffer, he thought. give dol.
lrfs," said the Court. James Ryan won't down
| TO spend a few months on the farm. The next
| gang looked
Like u Sunday School Infant Glass.
| There were seven little ones charged with
being disorderly on the street, and one of them
was so small that he couldn't look over the
| rail, and tho Judge let him go. The rest were
| fined So each. James Bryan was sent down
| for contempt. He is tho fellow who was mar
ried last Thursday and his wife was
Sent Down for Contempt
OF court Friday. Now they are both In the
workhouse. Clara Solomon was In for wasting
Potomac water, and got or on her personal
bonds. John W. Baker was In on the same
| charge, and was fined So