The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
NOT MUCH POLICE BUSINESS,
Hut Good Deal OF Gossip About
the District Attorney.

INV OhbtHACb hNtOEheIs
"Manager snells matinee was monstrous
lonesome to-day" was tho sad tldiugs Bill
brought In this morning.
'Wlow long is this thing going TO lasti II you
can't have n performance, or get come news
nbout the District Attorneyship, you'll have to
earn your living running messages again"
solve fellow chance and I'll tell you
few good pointers on the District Attorney.
ship. I've got onto the whole racket now.
smart little lawyer named John o. Clark was
telling another barristor that the reason Ben
brewster Is trying to get some other man in
the place, Is because no is under fire himself
for hiring special counsels and detectives and
alleged thieves and spending-ohi I don't
know how much. amt much on figures, but
itso n Ike all the money in the world"
"You needn't talk about mo being green eny
more; you wouldn't tumble II the Washington
Monument would tumble on you. The lawyer
said IL Bon Brewster didn't say something
about Colonel Corkhiil, or try TO keep him from
being reappointed, Mr.. Springer's committee
would say, III Corkhill is good enough to DO
District Attorney what was the use OF spend.
Ing all these thousands OF dollars trying cases
by special COUNSEL don't you catch on nowY"
"Thaps not bad for one point. But were
there any United States caees to-day ~
eyes. Charlie Moore was on hand this morn.
Ing ngain. Ho looked like he was up all night
electioneoring. The FIRST case was chubby
littlo colored girl, charged with housebroak.
ing. She didn't look like q regular burglar.
She only sneaked in and hooked some thing and
ran out; but tho now law makes II hard
who lives et G99 oR Rbode Ia,ana sysn mes ss,
che sneaked up his back stairs and stole half
adoZen cigars out OF case, and he caught
her and gave her TO Of1icer Jefrries. The girl
said they were her cigars, and sho smoked
three Of them In her cell. She told the judge
that she washes and irons for n living aud
smokes half a:dozen cigars every day. OF
course Mr.. Smell didn't believe her, and she
was sent TO the grand Jury. He couldn't try
THIS case, ibecause. sho was arrested on
warrant and he didn't have 10 make out any
Information"
"No assault casesY
Eyes, Berry Brown, tho bob.taii car driver,
was iried-no mean he was half tried; they
heard the Government Witnesses and con.
tinued the case 10 hear what the defense had
TO say. Charlie enid this case was made out
before the term OF tho District Attorney OK
pired, and he could try IT, Thomas Dorsey,
the ticket ecalper, was tho party assaulted,
but he didn't show up, and Brown Is going %
have him arrested for assault.
"Ed Hudson threatened to Kill his wife and
was released on his personal bonds not TO
make any more threats, but that don't keep
him from killing her oil the same. You know
that received the carpet that was stole from
Mre. General Bealee, that told YOU about the
other day ? Well, Detective Ran gave her the
collar ngain last night for stealing q bolt OF
flannel from Mr.. G. d. Burch's store. Sho won't
be tried before next Tuesday.
"John Gray, muscular. looking coon, was
behind the bar for nearly killing little col.
ored girl named Lizzie Thompson, and q GER.
tlficate from doctor said how bad she was
beaten, but she made up with him and denied
| that he hurt her at oil. He got on. Then Mr..
Moore continued the case or Pat Ktlroy, but
| they got that wrong; he tried TO kill Joseph
| wills. He won't be tried till Saturday, aud
| not then II Chef don't give US District Attor.
ney."
| "what's the matter with the thieves ?"
| "They are scarce, Arctic Jones was In for
lahooklng bowl from John Thompson, and the
II case went over till Saturday, and Mr.. Williams
| wanted TO know II We wouldn't have District
| Attorney before that"
"Many District casos p
"Even them was scarce to-day. II It WASH I
for them fellers talking about Corkey ana Bon
Brewster and Chef, I might as well stay
| home"
swell, what about the District cases %
"They are like the District itself-they are
| fiat. Lew Eskridge amt going TO let anything
keep him out OF the Hotel do Stoutenberg, and
| he got a week for cursing. Alexander Adams,
| colored vag, got three months, and when he
| gets out II Will be warm enough for him 10
sleep anywhere IN the sun on a sand
| Hen Brown, young coon, got on on his per-
| sonsl bonds for being tramp. almost forgot
| to tell you how yaller dude took In poor
country Niger. You better spell the
| Niger with big N; II you don't ali
| the hightoned colored people get mad. Well
this poor country fellow went down below the
| Avenue and they asked him to treat, aud
| he said he didn'thave any change, and Gus Hill
said he would get change, and snatched n So
| ID. said he would make him restore $40 10 the
conntryman, or go TO jail for thirty days
Dudes don't have any money, and he took the
\ thirty days."