The evening times., 1895-10-07

The docket. the court room, the witness
benches and the space set aside for counsel
were all crowded this morning and both the
upper and lower police courts did land
office business. As usual, Officer Mohl
was present, and bis case was the first
ca He'd.
Henry Middleton was his victim, and
was charged with disorderly conduct. Mid
dieton had been loafing on q corner, and
Mohl ordered him away.
"All right, sir; it's my move" said
Henry, and went into the store to buy
pair of shoes.
when came out OBJ de store he grabbed
ME and arrested me-" explained Henry.
Then VI OIL told his honor that Henry had
called him all sorts of names.
Ibid anyone else hear this?" asked
Judge Kiml,all, in doubtful way.
wen. shust would like to tink about
dat!
''AIl right; step back and think it
over" consented his honor.
Middleton, what did you say to him?"
Judge, your honor, 1 didn't call him any
thing 'cept Smoky Dars de name he
goes by"
why is he called 'smoky?' inquired his
honor.
Il believe he onced turned in a fire
anu Wucu tie tIlk1ntS CDlut ne Sstnl
he 'schnleIled schmoke.'"
.'Mr. Mohl, have you any witnesses to
this alleged bad language?''
II kin send for Won"
IAN right: do so. and I'll hear this case
later"
SATURDAY HIS BAD DAY
Robert Johnson, who had been arrested on
Saturday for being drunk and on many
previous Saturday nights for the same
thing, next endeavored to persuade the
court to let him off on the ground that
he was working on job with some other
men in 4 house uptown and had all the
keys to the premises in his pocket. When
his honor refused to let him go on that
plea, he asked for trust until Saturday.
No; We have closed up accounts here,
We don't keep any more books"
But, deed, Judge, L"
How often do you get arrested?"
''On Saturday night, once in while"
..Step back; five dollars"
One of the ''ladjes'' then had her turn
TO tell tale of woe. The officer said
she was drunk and cursipg and swearing.
but Hattie Williams declared tha . he
had Just come from across the river and
stopped in an Italian mans" shop to
get something to eat.
She bought fifteen cents worth and gave
the dealer a quarter. He then said she
had not paid him. She denied it and de-
manded her change. They had few
words and the brown-skjnned man from
the sunny cline finally handed over the
change.
AS Hattie was going out of the door,
though they both were exchanging COM
pDments and Officer Murray stepped up
and called the turn Hattie then burst
forth on the officer and continued her flow
of eloquence until they reached the sta
tiou houSp She got fifteen layS,
THREATENED HIS MOTHER.
Mary Stack, a feeble old woman, had
to have her son arrested on Saturday
night on account of his brutality and
threats. Her son Thomas came home in
state of intoxication and ordered his
poor mother out of the house, threatening
to kill her If she did not obey him.
The old woman got out and spent the
night in a neighbor's house and then asked
protection from the police
She told her pitifIl story to the court
this morning In reluctant way. evil
IDENTIFY trying to shield her son ali she
could.
Evary one expected his honor to give
him TIE limit for being drunk and disor-
derby. but as no one was present who
heard the bad language, he dismissed the
case.
A 6-months-old baby then caused a stir
in the courtroom. The baby belonged to
Mollie Darling, who was in the dock for
being drunk and disorderiy.
Not guilty" said Molte, and turned
her back on the court.
Come back here" said the bailiff, and
grabbed her arm. The baby objected to
this familiarity and set up howl The
baby had it all its own way for while
and finally Mollie told her story.
1t turned ont to be a case of too officious
policeman.
OVER JEALOUS OFFICER
This officer, whose name Is j. A. Nc
Donald, had arrested the woman for cali
ing for assistance and protection from her
brother-in-law, who was beating her. 1t
was midnight and she had made some re-
mark to him about his behavior, when he
Jumped up and struck her with his fist In
the eve. and the eye was very much in evi-
dence, too.
She ran to the door. the man following
and attempting to strike her again and
again, and called out, ''Murderi police!"
Mcdonald came to the rescue and pro-
tected the woman by dragging her and her
small baby in the middle OF the night to the
station house and locking her up as disor-
derly.
His honor let the woman go Immediately.
HE STOLE PEARS.
John Johnson, VINO mas taste Tor
pears, was in Judge Miller's court this
morning.
Officer Hill found him up pear tree
in the rear of 1922 T street northwest,
the residence of Mr.. James Loan, at 8
O'Clock Sunday morning. He ordered
him down, and johnson endeavored to es-
cape.
When the officer tried to place him
under arrest he resisted and they had a
hot fight, in which johnson got the worst
of it. He told wild and rambling tale
in which he covered Chevy Chase and
Takoma Park and the best part of the
city between the hours of 1880 p. m.
and 8 O'Clock 4. m. :.
HIS honor, however, was well posted on
Takoma geography and johnson put his
foot in 1t.
Mr.. Loan, the proprietor of the pear
trees, said that he had seen the signs
of the struggle and some of his pears
scattered about and Judge Miller sent
johnson down for sixty days.
TRIPLE CONRINE