Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-27
He Signed the Pledge.

A MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO WAIT TILL HE WAS
SOBER.
An intoxicated man staggered into Justice
O'Nears Office yesterday. He had, from all
appearances, been out in the rain and snow for
several hours and was soaking wet.
81 want to take the pledge" he muttered.
"What for2" asked the justice.
"To keep sober, of course" he answered.
'You had better go home" said the justice,
Sand come back when you are SOBER
Then l won't sign the pledge" said the
drunk. am drunk now, and know it, and if I
sign the pledge won't take another drink 1
own house now, and if take the pledge to-
day I'll keep it, but if don't away will go the
house."
How long do you want to take the pledge
for?" asked the justice.
lone year." he replied.
The justice then made out the pledge The
drunken man signed it, and swore that he
would not touch another drop for year. After
the man had gone the justice explained that
this was not the first time that the man had
taken the pledge. He always takes it when he
Is intoxicated. He usually takes the pledge
home to his wife, and when he is shown the
pledge the next morning he is sober enough
to understand it, and is man enough to keep it.
From Rockville.
WHAT Is GOING ON IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
COURT MATTERs-NEEDs OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, Nov. &c, 1888.
One Of the most exciting trials of the circuit
court at this term occurred here Saturday in
the case of the state agt. Mrs. Airy Grimes,
charged with entering the house of Mr.. Jas.
A. Waters, near Travillah, and taking therefrom
a large amount of household articles num-
Der of witnesses were examined, among them
many ladies from that locality. The goods al
legged to have been stolen were found in the
house of Mrs. Grimes, upon a search warrant
served by the sheriff. She, in her testimony
claimed that they were purchased from a Mrs.
Louis Hendley. The case was tried before the
court, who rendered verdict of not guilty.
In the court to-day, the cases of Holman Of
futt and Mace Butler, for violation of the local
option law. were tried, and they were found
not guilty. Thos. Shannon, indicted for sim
liar offence, was found guilty, and a fine of $50
imposed, which he WAS unable to pay, and was
sent back to Jail. Several other cases for vio-
lation OF the local option law were submitted to
the court on pleas Of guilty, and fine of $50
imposed in each case. The case of Geo. Brown
colored, for manslaughter in shooting and
killing Thomas Neal, colored, near Gathers
burg, in May last, WAS tried by the court. and
verdict Of not guilty rendered. H. T. Heb
ron, charged with placing distractions on the
track of the Metropolitan branch railroad, was
acquitted.
A motion was made to-day by the counsel Of
Edgar N. Watkins, charged with killing Edward
Trail near Middlebrook in June last, for the re-
moval OF the case to another court. It is
thought the case will be removed to Washing
ton county. Court will probably adjourn to-
morrow or next day, as but few case remain to
be tried this term.
At meeting of the county commissioners to
be held tomorrow a petition will be presented
to them by the trustees of the Rockville public
school asking for the enlargement Of the school
house at this place, which is now too small to
accommodate the large number of pupils in at
tendance.
Mr.. Nicholas Dawson, aged eighty-three
years, is lying dangerously i'll at his home near
Dawsonville, this county. S.A NJ