The evening times., 1895-10-17

James Kelly, an iron worker, opened up
the game of blind mans buff that Judge
Kinball plays every morning in his at
tempt to get at the bottom of the many
queer stories that are unrolded before him.
Kelly was arrested on Pennsylvania ave
nue. last night by an officer in citizens
clothes, who charged him with being drunk
and begging.
Are you guilty or not guilty."
whats that? l can't ear very well,"
said Kelly, in a cockney brogue.
Mr. kendig, the guard of the gate Of free
dom, in stentorian tones, repeated the
question. and Kelly, as il affected by the
large volume of voice, yelled his answer
of Not Suilty" loud enough TO be heard on
the avenue, and began his TRADE against
the guardian of peace before he left the pen.
Yer 'onor, / does not see h has 'ow l
conld ave been a-besging. as five dol
lars hin me pocket now"
HE HAD CASH.
He put his hand down into his pocket
and pulled out five dollar bill and some
small money.
Il raid me fare down 'cre from Balti-
more, han doesn't as 10 beg when him
carryin' these things haround in me duds."
But the officer claims you were drunk
and used bad language," said his honor.
"Well, I dunno habout that" said
James, and he got fifteen days,
He saved his money, however, and went
down.
Charley johnson and William Alexander
got picked up on the flats last night, and
were run in as vagrantS.
"a complaint was made yesterday about
tramps ON the flats, and went over there
about 1 O'Clock last night and found these
two men around nice big fire with
plenty of victuals and cooking utensils"
said the officer who made the arrest.
well, that's Charles favori,e haunt"
said Judge kimball. II know him very
well. Do you want to tell me about it?''
Charlie was Indifferent, though, and said
nothing.
DO you'll know this other man. officcr?'
''No, sir.''
Neither do /. Come around here"
mister iedge, j was jis' comm along
from de ash dump, where i works." be-
gan Alexander.
ALEXANDER HAD A CHILL.
''Where did you meet Cbarliee" inter
rupted the court.
II didn'G meet him no way, sab. As
was tellin' you, 1 was comm along
on my way home and bad n chill, sab.
/ saw de fire and l went over dere to lay
down I'LL de chill was gone. 1 hadn't been
dere two minits befo' de man come up and
arrest u.s."
Where do you live?"
~ lives in Queen City, ober de ribber.''
''Well, the flats is a very bad place for
you IL you have chills and fever. ] guess
you better go down for fifteen days and get
doctored up. Charles can have three
months"
Daisy Brook alley and Barefoot alley
then played an important part in q fight
lN.E, tir,,,
ren was the Romeo's name and Bella Smith
played the opposite.
Bella had her adopted mother and two
or three other colored ladies OF Daisy Brook
alley as witnesses to her innocence in the
fight Amos was the aggressive party and
was fined $40.
Belle was rooming in Daisy Brook alley
and Amos came there drunk and forced
an entrance to her room. She ordered him
out and he refused to go. Then she
attempted to leave her room and Warren
attempted TO prevent her.
A tussle ensued and Bella was badly
treated.
PASSED LOVE LICKs.
He engaged me in fight, and he struck
me in my jaw. and on my hand" said
the girl. "Den ! got away and ruined
down stairs and asked for perfection, and
he followed me-"
Then Bella and her witnesses told the
court how Warren followed Bella TO
Barefoot alley, raised big disturbance
and cause a large crowd to collect.
.''rhe fight which started in my room
he kept up all the way down TO my
adopted IN mother's," said Bella.
The adopted mother also had her say
about Amos and that settled him. He
took his thirty days.
In Judge Mller's court this morning
George Taylor was on trial for threaten
ing his wife. Mrs. Taylor's pitiful tales
of his cruelty. and Taylor. who was so
intox cated he could not walk straight,
denied every statement of his wife's, i'll a
drunken bravadO style.
Mrs Taylor took the stand and told OF
repeated attempts to choke her, OF his
driving her ont of the house in her night
clothes, of bis kicking the children Out
of doors, and many other acts of cruelty.
He was made to pay fine OF $40
and give $500 bopd to keep the peace
OF go down for four months.