Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-07
POLICE COURT LOVE.
As 1t Was Brought Out I'm a Curiou.
Case,


Case.
Every once In a while there is a romance
hat comes 20 light in the Police Court, bu,
this morning love story was developed
that was quite different from the ordinary
run. and that had some decidedly novel
features about II. Cupid's work was found
out, too. In an unusual way.
1t all came about through an assault case.
A tall white man, by the name of Maurice
Bresnahan, had three young colored men In
| court, charged with assaulting him on Shep-
herds road. Bresnahan was about forty
five years of age He was not at all a bad
looking man. and his face was set off with
as fine pair of flowing whskers as ever
Lord Dundreary sported
According to his story, his principal as
sailant was a man by the name of Alex.
Thornton, who he said, had knocked him
down., while the other two kicked him after
he fell. and then took IS. % In money out of
his pocket.
why. this is clearly a case of high way
robbery" remarked Judge Kimball, but
Mr.. Mullowney assured him that there were
eXtenuating circumstances in the case.
Then, by the line OF questions that he pur-
sued, it was easy to see that the prose-
cutting attorney took little stock in the
story. Little by little all the facts in the
case were DTOuSnt out, out not at al as
Bresnahan had described them. Mr.. Null
lowney read aloud a letter, and the COM
plainant admitted that IL was one he had
written to a colorej girl named Ada Thorn
ton when she was in Jail recently.
Ada was in court a witness for Thorn
ton, with whom she has been living for a
number of years past, although they had
never gone through the formality of a
marriage service. She was about as ugly
and unattractive colored girl as often
gets into court, but, just the same, the let
ter from Bresnahan showed that he was her
ardent lover. 1t pesought her to come back
to him when. she left Jail, and not to have
anything more to do with Thornton. The
letter was Iull of endearing phrases, and
assured her that while others might refer
to her as jail bird the writer would ever
be true and kind to her.
Piece of Spite Work.
Through the reading of this strange
epistle Ada snickered away at a great rate,
and seemed tremendously pleased at The
discontinue of her admirer. Then she took
the stand. She said that she loved Thorn
ton dearly. and had always been true to
him, while Bresnahans attentions were in
the nature of d persecution. When she was
in jail he threatened that IL she did not
come to him he would make trouble, and
on the evening of this occurrence he had
assaulted her in fine style for not leaving
her Alex and coming to him. Thorn ON
she continued, came up Just as Bresnahan
finished his attack upon her. and forth
with proceeded to lay her white Romeo in
the dust. The other two boys who were
associated with Thornton in the dock we're
not present when this happened, and the
whole charge of robbery against her lover.
she insisted was but piece of spite work,
done by her white adorer for revenge
The evidence in the case certainly made
1t look as though this was a BILE
explanation, and as Mr.. Mullowney said
that he would not even ask a conviction.
although Thornton had admitted striking
one blow, Judge Kimball dismissed The
case Alex and Ada left the court DOM
| arm In arm. and Bresnahan was compelled
| to 20 out alona-