The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-18
JUDGE MILLER'S LEVEE.
THE UNFORTUNATEs WHOSE NAMES
WERE SOUNDED TO-DAY.
The Judge Has His Day After st. Pat
rick's-He Gets Down to Business
and Rnslics IL to Finish.

and Rnshcs IL to q Finish.
"Oyezl oyezll oyezlll All persons
having business will now draw nigh and
give attention. The court is now in ses-
sion. Every one will answer TO their
names or forfeit their collateral"
This is the manner in which the Police
Court has been opened from the time of
its foundation. AS the Judge enters the
room Bailin Hooe shouts the sentences
in stentorian tones, the hum of voices
ceases, hats are taken of, and line of
prisoners emerge from the cell and are
led before his Honor. Then the work of
the day Is commenced.
Too Strong to Work.
John Beadlcs was before the Judge
again to-day, this time charged with be-
ing vagrant
why don't you go to work ?" asked
his Honor.
1--WE been at work." replied John,
rather surily.
"Where?h
John couldn't say and he will spend
the next three months in the workhouse,
where he Is not by any means stranger.
Ola and Regular.
She was old, and her dress was tattered.
A crazy.looking bonnet sat tineasily upon
her disarranged gray hair, and she was
charged, as usual, with being vag.
Perhaps three-fourths of the past
twenty years of the woman's life has
been spent in the workhouse. She is one
of the regulars that come to the Police
Court at brief intervals, and they cause
Judge Miller but little trouble. Like
Mary Watkins did this morning, they
look at him conlidngly, or boldly, or pa
thctically, as the case might be, and his
Honor looks them in the eye and muir
murs:
Ninety days"
They Refused TO Answer Questions.
Ollie Smith and Hattie Martin, the two
dissolutc women who were in Connells
saloon at the time Berdie Longfellow and
Mabel Waters were shot Monday even
| ing and who, 1t is alleged, were with the
man who did the shooting, were in the
Police Court this morning charged with
being Migrants. 1t is said that they will
not answer any questions regarding the
shooting, and maintain stoutly that they
| were not in the saloon at the time. The
| evidence. against the women was not
| sufficient to hold them, and their personal
bonds were taken.
| Something Always Followed Him Out.
Two weeks ago Raymond Robinson
went to store at . clock in the morn
ing to buy pigs feet without having any
money in his pocket This morning he
was in the Police Court charged with
| being asuspicious person. The testimony
| of the officer was to the effect that the
man had gone to n cobblers' shop wearing
pair of rubber shoes and asked if they
| kept paper collars there. A colored girl
Il a1u al Gatt
the same man came to the door of her
house and asked the privilege of being
allowed to fasten his shoes. She granted it.
when he came in" said the witness,
there was aclock on the mantel aud when
he went out the clock was gone"
why. Is II that You always get in the
wrong place" asked the Judge.
Use a stranger here, boss. an cherry
body's agin me. | jos been outer jail
foriy.eight hours when | was rested
agin."
"It-looks as If every place You "a into
something follows you out,n said his
Honor. You'll have TO give bond"
He Got His License.
Solomon Schaumberg winked blindly
at the Judge when the case of peddlina
without license was called against him
| and stepped into the dock. 1t transpired
in the evidence that he was the only sup
port Of wife and several children.
Cant anything be done in case like
this" said his Honor. won't Mr.. Trim
BILE give this man a permit"
There are number" said Sergeant
Boyle, "peddling on the streets now, and
] do not think there will be any diff
Guilty"
1t was suggested that Mr. Dumont Civ,
the man note to the license clerk, and
| when the permit was granted the case wa.