The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-26
THE coUnr sAHs MsERK xMAs.
and Then Deals Ont His Gifts With
Liberal Hand.

! And Vnen Deals Out Ills esIAtS win y
Liberal Hand.
When Judge Stilsing entered the riekety
court room over police headquarters yes
terday morning there was happy smile on
his face. and he greeted the spectators with
a CHEEKY
SHERRY Christmas to you, gentlemen"
His next exclamation was:
"Dan, bring in the gang"
The frs man on deck was Thonaf
Rowen.
Thomas, the officer says you were
| abusing your wife last hight. Is that so ?'
s'Yes, sir"
sWell, Thomas, under ordinary circum-
stances you are good citizen, and as this
i Christmas morning l don't mind making
you little present. Go home and let your
wife alone. I'll see you again some time
"Come, Dan, bring in the next"
The next wal Mary Collins.
"Hello, Mary, show are you? Same old
thing suppose. Poor widow with fourteel
children, the oldest six months old, that's it
isn't it?' said the Judge.
"Hsppy Christmas to you, Judge, and
may you have many of them"
''Oh, well, happy Christmas, Mary, but
I'm afraid your happy Christmas is not the
same as mine! Would you like to go home,
Mary
"Sure would, Judge, to my poor little
children"
Well, Mary, being its Christmas I'll let
you go. Next"
swell, George, how do you dor" said the
Judge to George Messenger, slough nut"
I thought you had gone to Germany,
hoped you had, you said you would the las5
L
are drunk and trying to steal a red hot
| stove"
81 wasn't at all, Judge. was only
drunk"
s.Wsll. IN bound to believe the officer,
and as stealing red hot stove is serious
offense, I think I'll have to commit you TO,
| trial. Don't want to be committed, did yoA
say? Take him down next"
"Charley Walz, Sergeaet Wolhelm says
you were insulting ladies. Is that SO?
Who was the lady? Miss Kennedy p"
Well, are you mad about it? If you are
won't ask any more questions. It's Christ
mas morning, and I'll let you off for S.
He paid it and left.
Theodore Tanning, you were drunk
last night, and if you don't get out of here
in less time than it takes to say it, I'll as
| sist you"
| It took Theodore a minute to realize that
he was free, but when he did he got out of
the door SO fast that the Judge said some
thing about playing marbles on his coat
| tails.
.'John Shine you are bad boy, and the
officer found this bottle OF mug-juice in
| your pocket. The officer says you stole
something from somebody, and I'm going
to give you Christmas present. You can
have Christmas dinner in the County
Jail. Take him down."
Thomas Brownson! Bring Thomas
| in"
Thomas was brought, and the Judge
looked at him. .rhat's not Brownson,
he said, ssthat's Brown, plain, ordinary
Brown, the old State Prison chestnut
Brown. You are just as bad as you ever
we're. won't examine into your case.
You are held for trial whatever the charge
is. You are bad enough for anything.
Chase him down, and bring in the next"
''John Roe, your father says you were
trying to kill him with razor. Your
father is not an angel, or I'd hold you. He
is worse than you are, and you are both
| bad enough, Heaven knows, You have
! got two hours to get out of the state.
Sklpl"
Then the Court buttoned his coat around
him and stole away.