The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-17
BEFORE JUDGE MILLER.
THE MOTLEY COLLECTION OF HU-
NANITY HE HAS TO DEAL WITH.
The 0nicers Generally Observed ST. Pat
rick's Day, But the Prisoners Did
Not-IIow an Old Man Lost His OAR
ling by Giving Her Q Knife.

The Onicers Generally Observed ST. Pat
ricks Day, But the Prisoners Did
Not-How an Old Man Lost His OAR
ling by Giving Her Knife.
In the Police Court this morning IL
looked more like ST. Patrick's Day than
in any other part of the city. Irishmen
make good policemen and there is large
number of them on the force in Washing
ton. They appeared in court this morn
ing with the lappcls Of their coats and
the handles of their batons decorated with
bits of green ribbon. But the Irish pris-
oners in the dock, with one single cxcep-
ton, did not celebrate the day..
His Love Sent Down.
A blind man led by q little black boy
was led into court this morning. The blind
man was in love and his sweetheart, a
good looking colored girl was in the dock
charged with being n vagrant and also
with carrying knife, which the blind
man had given her. Her name was Ida
Williams and she said she suffered with
her corns. The blind man had lent her
the knife to cut these corns, she said, and
carving anyone. The blind man said that
shetold the truth.
Judge Miller reprimanded him for
giving the girl the Knife, even il she did
have bad corns. The testimony was to
the effect that she got drunk, and the
Court said that she might have used the
knife. The girl was sent to the work.
house for ninety days, and the blind man
was led from the room by the little black
boy with trcmble on his lip and tear
in his sightless eye for the love he had
lost.
They Lose Their Memories.
James White, better known as Freddy"
White, keeps saloon on the Avenue, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, and
he was in the Police Court charged with
keeping his bar open after hours. There
were two witnesses produced by the Off
GERS, both of thom drivers of might
liners" and when they were found loaiing
about the door of the saloon one of them
told the officers that he had drank in
"Reddy's"' place after hours. but when he
was brought into court he lost his mem
Dry and didn't know anything about it.
The other had no memory either and 50
for lack of evidence the case was dis
missed.
Chased Him With Pitchforl.
Austin Bailey, an ancient and battered
old colored man, was charged in the Po-
lice Court with assaulting his employer,
DR.. Summers, with a pitchfork. The
Doctor testified that Bailey had pur-
sued him for a square with pitchfork
and had struck him once over the face,
scratching it. The old man admitted the
assault, but claimed that he had been
struck first.
II was brought here in de wah-time,"
said the old man, IAN Pm dc one done it,
Jedge. drives de Doctor around de town,
and Friday we were out all day and dat
dere horse, ledge! Wy you couldn't 'er
telled him from q muskrat. He went to
Perry Carson an stayed dere or eatin'
an a drinkin' fer two hours an lcf' me
out in de rain till Token got tired an
went home. He come home an keclS me
in de side, he did an den take de pitch
fork an run him down dc street. an den
run him back again. Den he got he
pistol an say lie did, dat, if come on he
premise, he shoot, he would - an l
didn't CO."
The Judge put Bailey under 800 bonds
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