The evening times., 1895-09-24

honor dispersed Justice with quicknsss
and decision and q lenient hand
One of the first whose dignity was in
1ured by being charged with disorderiy
conduct was George Hays.
George had been shooting crap with
some companions, and Officer Lynch
caught him in the act Of throwing dice,
while sitting on tho pavement
"Are you guilty or not guilty.
equity of what?" innocently answered
the injured boy.
Loud and boisterUus conduct"
Loud n boistous? No indeed" an
swered George.
sstep up" eaid his honor; now tell me
about this crap"
II amt been shoOtin' crap; amt seen
no dice; didn't have any"
what were you doing on the ground!
wasn't ON no ground"
''Tcn dollars"
George was then lined up again with
friend twelve years old called John Brown.
George and John had been stealing milk
and bread from the doorsteps early in the
morning.
They were caught on lumber pile in an
alley.
Where did you get that milk"
1T was layin' right there when we sot
down."
where did you get that pint Of whisky"
FOUND THE WHISKY, TOO. 4
1--WE found dat underneaf de wood pile,
too"
What were you doing In that vacant
house so early in the morning."
I'VE Jes' went around to wake up two
udder boys what was in there
Thirty days each" said the judge
Rosa Diggs, whose name is as well known
in the court as any of the officials, got
fixed for three months this time.
Rosa appears In court about three times a
week, always on the same old charge. Rosa
is a goodlooking girl about nineteen years
old, but she will appear on the streets.
Rosa was in court yesterday and got off,
but this morning she was unable to convince
his honor, and he sent her down for three
months.
John Lewis, a light mulatto, was caught
on Sherman avenue in a crowd OF about
twenty men in front of speakeasy making
a disturbing noise.
The other nineteen ran when the officer
approached and got away, but Ohm wastoo
drunk to appreciate his opportu nifty, and
was caught.
what were you doing in front of that
placer"
well, Judge, was going to church and
made mistake. l bought ticket to
go to Washington Church, on Meridian
Hil, and started to go up to Washington
Church on some other hill"
Five dollars-find out next time where
you are going before you start out"
WAR OF NATIONS.
The result of an entanglement of four
nations was aired before his honor, They
were Henry Hail. Itanah fruit pender;
George Roe, a coiored huckster: Officer
Sullivan, an Irishman. and a German, whose
name was inpronounceabie.
Hall and Poe both bought bananas from
the same firm, and yesterday morning
both claimed the same stalk. When the
officer arrived on the scene, the Italian
was pounding the African over the head
with a banana stick. and the German was
trying TO get mixed up in it to the best of
his ability.
what were you fighting about?" asked
his honor, of the African.
''Dis fellow took my bananas and den
seben or eight OBJ his friends jumped onme."
Ibid you hit bim?''
'.Deed, sir, I'd kiss a thousand Bibles"
what has the Italian got to say?'' in
quired the court.
HE tooka ma banan'. me tooka him back,
he hita ma head banana stick"
The German then stepped up and said:
II shust vas dere init meinself, ven Elm,
zwei. drei-de two men vas all up mixed
NIT de udder."
the court. Five dollars for the Italian"
HIS LOVE WAS GONE.
Walter Pickett and Eleanor Winters,
two young colOred people, got into trouble,
and Eleanor had Waller arrested. Eleanor
has been sweet on Walter, but Walter got
tired or Eleanor changed her mind. The
exact state of affairs or the cause OF the dis
agreement was not brought out.
"Jedge," said Miss Eleanor, 81 was GO
ing down the street wild two other fellows,
when he came along and hit me and kicked
me-"
Didn't you follow him and want him
to go with your" asked Walters lawyer.
what did want W id him; didn't 1 have
two already?'
Walter had a pocket full of love letters
from Eleanor, which he put in evidence
Eleanor showed her black eye, which Wal
ter is said to have given her.
The love letters and the black eye were
two things that the Judge could not under
stand, and he gave Walter the benefit of
the doubt and took his bonds.