The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-28

The holiday rush in police circles is about
at an end, and until the glad New Year is
ushered in, there will be few new boartiers
for Mr.. Stoughtenburg. This morning only
about twenty were locked up.
Florence Bergen is one of the newest OF
new women. She made her debut in the
police court this morning, in charge of
vagrancy, it being the second time she was
arrested for drunkenness in two days.
Precinct Detective Hartigan preferred the
| charge. ~ $50. .s,s..
y Thursday night with her hat set jam
txtily on one side OF her short auburn curIs,
"a cigarette stuck at just the proper angle
between n pair of pretty red lips, ard Il
Fswagger that only frequent dallance with
red wine could give her. Florence walked
down Pennsylvania avenue. 1t was very
date and nearly all good people had gone
to bed.
= She passed Policeman Haynes aud he
| asked her where she was going.
Its none OF your business" replied the
i girl.
GAVE HER A MATCH.
~ want to know what you're doing on
the street at this time of night"
'Humph, do you own these streets? Say,
now, gime Il match, won't you?"
The accommodating officer handed her a
the patrol box and sent her To No. station
house, where she WIS locked up for the
night. In the morning, however, Mr.. John
Garner, the station keeper, released her.
with some paternal advice, and had Flor
ence followed il she would not now be In
the workhouse
Last night when Precinct Detective Har
tigan was on IFS way home he saw young
lady whose peculiar style of Professionalism
attracted his attention. 1t was Florence,
and she had a tag, as fully developed as
the one OF the previous night.
a what are you doing here this time of
night" asked the detective.
z Florence was as reticent about herself as
before however, and H artigan finally
took her 10 the station house and locked her
up.
''She was very drunk, your honor" said
ethe detective when the prisoner was ar
raigned this morning. land refused TO give
any account of herself whatever"
= FIFTEEN DAYS FORFLORENCE.
DOCS she want To make any statement"
asked the judge.
mo, she doesn't want to make any state
mcnt'' replied tie girl.
Fifteen DAYS in the workhouse," was the
sentence of the court. and Florence walked
Jauntiiy back through the door to the cell
room.
Thomas johnson, with one eye badly bat
tered and generally weary expression.
was arraigned as IA suspicious character
Thomas was very elaborate in his defense.
calling the judge and officer captain and
friends, and addressing his remarks to the
whole room full of people.
Abort $50 O'Clock last night / was
told by a coupe OF men that this fellow had
followed a girl to their ho.se and was
trying TO get in said Policeman Pierce.
He was very much under the influence
of liquor when l arrested linn. His name
is Wiley, Instead of Johnson"
F what do you want TO say. Wiley?''
MY friends, had a watch, an loaned
ii 10 colorcd friend of mine, who loaned IL
TO this girl. She wouldn't give II TO me
and ] was followin' her last night TO
try an get It,"
who is the coIorcd man?'
His name Is Haas Deskins.'
Where does lac work."
FRIEND DOES NOT WORK.
He don't work at an
''And you loaned your watch to such .
man.
YES, sir; did il because he's par
ticular friend of mine"
We'll, l must say, / doubt your story
very much, but III take your personal
bonds.-
Mary Hart and Helen Masterson. colorcd
women, We're arrested on Florida avenue
northwest and charged with disorderiy con-
duct. They were walking along arm in arm,
singing and making various demonstrations,
and fought the policeman when he arrested
them.
Judge" said Mary, II was on de stree.
waitin' fer ear fer home: lives in Chevy
Cbase-w'en dis policeman Gums along an
grabs Helen. i had her by de arm, and
he pulled her away. Den he cum back an
took Hfesi--iss== 7ss-.ss.~
Have you ever been arrested before
NO, sir, never in my life"
Helen also declared that this was her
initial appearance before the tribunal e
Justice, and Judge Kinball took the pei
soDal bonds of both girls.