The critic., 1891-03-25
THE JUDGES GUEST.
JUDGE KIMBALL WATCHES JUDGE
MILLER's PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
Getting Points on How to Run the Ad-
ditlonal Police Court-What Visit
TO an Officers House Cost-Dots and
Dasbes Cleaned from the Record.

ditional Police Court--What q Visit
TO an OHicer's House Cost-Dots aud
Dasbes Cleaned from the Record.
The new Police Judge, Ivory G. Kim
ball, sat on the Bench beside Judge Miller
this morning in the Police Court and took
his first lesson in dispensing justice. He
watched the cases tried very attentively
and now and then would ask his associate
question about the law. Judge Kimball
is a big, portly man, with flowing beard
and he has habit of leaning over his
desk when listening to the testimony.
The two judges will go to work at once
and formulate set of rules for the use of
the jury court, the first session of which
will be held one week from to-day.
what visit TO the Omcer Cost.
Mr.. David Crouch, who was fined yes
terday by Judge Miller for keeping an
unlicensed bar, was in court again this
morning. Officer Cotton charged him
with disorderly conduct, and said that
the defendant had come to his house last
night, knocked at his door, and when he
was reused and came out Crouch struck
at him. Cotton was the officer in the
liquor case of yesterday. Mr.. Crouch
said that when his wife left the court
after the trial Cotton had told her that If
she didn't go home he would run her
in." He resented this, but said that he
did not 20 to the house TO have difficulty
with the officer, but to collect beer bill
of eighty-five cents, Cotton denied that
he owed the bill, and said that he was
treated to all the beer he ever drank in
Crouch's place. Judge Miller imposed u
fine of 50.
His Half Shaven Face Got Him on.
jeff Stewart stepped into the dock, put
his hat down on the floor and admitted
to Judge Miller that ne had carried ra-
zor. One side of his face was shaven and
the other was black with beard.
Your Honor" he said, II carried q
razor to shave with; my brother lent it to
me; but when found that II was so dull
put it in my pocket and went out to
have it sharpened."
But as Ill luck would have it, he met q
| friend and they took drink together,
| and then another, until he got his brain Il
| little muddled and became disorderly. He
| was arrested, and the razor found in his
| pocket. His half-shaven face made the
| Judge put credence in his story and the
| charged of concealed weapons was dis
missed. For the disorderly charge he
| was fined So.
Provided with II Home.
She wore a silly smile on her good
natured face and a Widows cap on her
| head. Her name was Mary Hill and
Officer Pierson found her sleeping in q
| stable ON the commons near the Bound
| ary. She had no home.
"Let her spend time in the work.
| house." said Judge Miller. Some cold
| blooded person has turned her out now
that she is too old to work. Help her out
| And the old woman tottered back to the
corridor.
He Was Too Dangerous to BE at Large.
| The light of reason had died out of the
eyes of Wesley Lee, and when the Judge
asked him whether he plead guilty to thu
charge of yagrancy he smiled and said:
| Huh ?" and looked admiringly at .
| girl in the crowd.
We've had the boy at the station snct
Thursday" said Officer Pierson, land W,
don't know what to do with him. III,
lounges about the streets and frighten
women, and several times he has pursued
them. He makes practice of it, and W,
believe he is dangerous man."
DR.. Frank, the sanitary officer, sale
that he had had the boy examined by
Drs. McKim, Leach, and Strickland. Drs
Mckim and Leach both agreed that tn,
man was dangerous and should not bt
not agree to give certificate.
well, Pm not going to let him go. He
may do damage at any time, and dom
propose to give him a chance. No on
knows when he may become violent AM
perhaps commit murder. There's but on
| place ! can send him, and he must 60 /,
the wOrkhouse," said the Judge.