The evening times., 1895-09-17
tLUBDED THE PRISONER
Policeman Gets a Sharp Re buk
From Judge kimhaII.
MAN WAS IN THE WAGON
His Bonds We're Taken as a Salve to
His Lacerated Head-Family Row
BillinGsley's Case Continued-Dis-
charged q Youthful Prisoner.

How many this morning, Mr.. Offioer?'
asked The Times reporter of the poles
foust doorkeeper-
4 "Forty-four-fiye white .vags., eight fe
males and the rest are colored men OF al
ages.
augustus Parker was the first victim
Parker is a six-foot negro, and he had beeI
to "parlor sociar' on Twenty-second
4 street last night and got into fight The
evidences of tlr~sussle were still visible
on his shirt front, some one apparent
having tampered with his nose
Parker showed bad cuts on his bead
and arm, which he claimed were caused
by the policcmans club.
II wasn't doin' a thing, Jedge," he de
clared.
But you are pretty badly used up,
said his Honor.
Yes, sir. The officer hit me after !
| was in de patrol wagon
| REPROvED BY THE JUDGE
| There is one thing sure" said bis
Honor, Il think this man has been beaten
| more than is necessary. II you struck
| this man after he was in the patrol wagon,
| -ou are liable to a charge of assault,
| I'll take the mans bonds"
The next was a family affair
Mrs Henrietta McKiggin charged her
husband with threatening to kill her. Mrs.
McKiggn claimed that her husband, Dan,
was a violent man, and that whenever he
got drunk he abused her
"Wbat do you abuse your wife for?"
asked the judge.
.sT don't knnw did and ~ I
did. sir, don't know nothing about it,"
replied the man.
'They say you are a dangerous man."
said his honor.
'well, if you'll just look on the top Of
my head, where she beat me with a
club"
the Judge.
saftey," said the wife.
Take his bonds for q hundred dollars"
BICYCLE THIEF HELD.
John Moore, who was arrested at Ma
nassas, Va, for stealing bicycle worth
S75. was then held over for the grand jury
In $500 bonds.
Louis Cook. a small-sized thief, at
tempted to rob Mrs. W. II. Davis money
dra wer. on the Tennallytown road. Mrs.
Davis found him behind the counter in
front of the drawer, and grabbed him
In the tUssle the boy dropped a ten-cent
piece. and then got away.
Mrs. Davis followed him to his house,
and Louis blamed it ON some other boy.
DO you know what becomes of little
boys who tell Iies?'' asked his honor of
one of the Kindergarten witnesses.
'Yes, sir; they go To the bad man"
"I guess he can testify said the judge,
smiling.
great deal of the evidence hung upon
the question whether the boy had on a red
shirt or not.
Mrs Davis claimed he had. and the boys
father brought In a shirt waist which had
never been worn. and claimed the boy had
it on at the time. Il
The boy had very narrow escape, but |
his honor had some doubt in bis mind ant |
discharged the lad.
GRANTED A CONTINUANCE.
Manager Billingsley, of the washingto |
Coupe Company, who had scrap" with |
Charles Rivers, former cabman, in the
lobby of Wizards Hotel, about 8 O'Clock
ditetnoon, dppedfeu DeioIe JuuSe
K kimball, little the worse for wear. this
morning, and asked for continuance until
Thursday, in order to get his witnesses.
Mr.. Niles. the attorney for the defense.
agreed TO this delay, and the judge granted
/.
Rivers had been in the employ of the COM
,any, and when Billngsley became manager
lie discharged the former. Since then the
wo have not been on friendly terms, and
while Rivers was talking to one
# the company's coachmen in the lobby
3illingsley stepped up and called the coach
nan away and told him not to talk to
sivers.
This treatment Rivers objected to, and In
he alteration between the manager and the
abman the latter showed the former his
bjection in an effective wa
Billingsley later on swore out warrantfor
Is assailant, and Rivers was arrested and
1T $50 collateral for his appearance this
lorning.