St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-26
SURPRISED THE LOAFERS..
The Gang Of Police Court Lounaers Run
in as Migrants.
JUDGE EMERY's METHODS.
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How He Deals Out Justice, Throwing in
a Word Of Advice or q
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believe that all the saloons in Mime
apolis were Theoretically sealed'' Sun-
day. Judge Emery was on the bench.
and he eyed the offenders SO hard that.
they trembled and dropped their heads.
Benjamin w. johnson headed the list.
He said he was too respectable to be
punished for so trivial an OtfenSe as.
getting drunk. and held that it was part
of printers duty to fill up with whisky
every Sunday. He failed to impress
the same views upon the mind of the
court. and was sent up for fifteen days.
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John Johnson. who wore big red
scarf around his body in place of shirt.
admitted having been under the lnf1u-
ence of liquor.
''Well, you are fine man." remarked
the court, looking johnson straight in
the face. ''Here your wife and two
little children are sick at home, and
there is but one loaf of bread in the
house. You ought to be ashamed OF
yourself: Why don't you save your
money?''
II did not spend any money on this
drunk, your honor"
"Oh, guess you did,"
mo. sir. did not have any to spend.
got full at some one else's expense"
''Well. johnson. on account of your
wife and babies. / will let you go this
time; but if you come UP here again
hOme."
"Were you drunk. Olaf Nelson?' asked
the court of blue-eyed young man
from the land of the midnight sun.
Z c., i,,f
animated response.
Judge Emery looked wild for a mo-
ment, and then called Capt Ness as an
interpreter. Nelson was found guilty
and fined $40.
When John Burnos was aked what he
wanted to say to a charge of drunk, he
looked beWildered and then said:
"Jedge, yen have to talk a mite
louder than that. Pm deaf. [ am, and
can't hear ye."
The charge was explained to him and
he pleaded guilty. .Ibut asked to be let off
as he had a ''good job,'' which he did
not want to lose.
David Stewart, a tramp. said he had
been in Minneapolis for two years, off
and on, and could get no work.
Where were you when you We're
Off?' asked the court.
''At the workhouse."
"Well, we will help you TO find work
again. You can go and break stone for
John West for sixty days. l guess.
Albert Hall mot the assistant cityat-
torney) was arraigned Oh a charge of
vagrancy. He kept one eye on the
Judge and the other on the clerk. He
SAID he had had a good situation at,the
Workhouse.
Ibid you like it?''
mot very we'll, your honor, but 1
guess | ought to go back again. Lam
not fit to be left at liberty"
IAN right-ninety days.
81 stole "a coat, sir, because I was
starving," said Dan Kearney, big.
stalwart six-footer. II had to get some
thing to eat. / had nothing for TWO
days and began to feel bad.'' g
You can go to the workhousel for
thirty days." sg@
please let me 60 and will leave the
city,, .,.,.. r., Il,
you up for sixty days, and the violets
will be blooming when you come out
again."
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When the arraignment of the
''drunks'' was over the crowd of loaferS
standing in the back part of the room
prepared to go.
''Oh, don't leave us yet, boys" eX-
claimed Court Officer John Byrnes.
"Renain here short time-we @ill
have lunch in few minutes.''
The crowd looked pleased, and when
Byrnes and Wash Pierce marched them
up into the prisoners dock they could
scarcely contain their mirth. Suddenly
Judge Emery looked up. and called out
to the clerk:
"Mr. Clerk; what's the charge against
these people?"
Court Officer Byrnes had been watt
ing for this. and before Clerk Rice could
reply, said:
''Your honor, have 'em here as vags.
They are here every day and have no
business"
This paralyzed the crowd, and the
court, who sized them up for about a
minute, and then said:
"You are here this morning charged
with vagrancy, and | am going to give
you some fatherly advice. None of you
have any business in this court. yet you
come here every day to school your
selves in crime. l have no doubt but
that nearly all of you could be convicted
of vagrancy, as you lOiter around with
out any visible means of support. But
I will give you a chance. If you are
found up here again i will send you to
the workhouse. Get out, now"
At this some of the remaining specta-
tors in the rear of the room began to
laugh.
"Oh. never mind laughing" spoke up
the judge. taking in the situation, that
means the whole lot of you, and you
will find it so if you don't keep away
THE MUNICIPAL INCUBUS.