The evening times., 1895-09-27
Judge kimba|l Dacided, HouaIsiI., I.
That Smith Had No Spouse.
THREE MONTHS FOB FRAUD
Charles Williams and Brass Spec
tacIes Get Into Court-LtttIe Row
Over Rent Adjusted by His Honor.
Light Docket Came With tue Cool
weather. -


As the weather grows cooler The number
of disorderlies seems to grSHeasss.
These females were given the sprefer
ence. and Lizzie strickner was first called.
''where do you iive?'' asked his honof. y
Il lives with Mr.. spriggs in Pakoma.
PARK she said.
what do you do ther
II cooks" sif.c fsi., ~ = - =
How often have you been drunk lately?"
''weIi, jedge, amt had nothh' to
hurt me till yesterday TO- a long time. an
l wants to ak yo' honor to-day
Take her bonds" said the court.
Charles Williams, &C yoang white man,
who claimed to be q hcckster, was ar
rested by Officer Hutton on a charge of
being a suspicious person. Williams. with
two potatoes in his hand, would go to a
door. ring the bell and ask il the resident
would want to buy potatoes.
Then he would pull a pair OF brass
glasses from his pocket, say they Were
gold: that ne had found them, and offer to
sell them cheap.
what about these, glasses. williams"
sternly asked his honor.
II bought 'em for sixty cents
Where did you buy them2'' -, .,-,--
From a man in the market"
why did you throw them away on your
way to the station house," .,.. -,-a... -.,i q.
II didn't, Judge: dropped them out ofmy
vest pocket getting into the wagon"
well, you be more careful next time. Go
home and don't mix your business"
AN uNLUCKY AGE.
Isaac sekuiski. who keeps a second hand
store on ID Street, had a colored boy named
William Willis up for stealing hat from
a dummy in front of his store.
We'll. boy, how old are you?'
Thirteen
How often have you been arrested?"
Three times"
what fore''
Proving stones and fighting
what did you steal that hat for?''
Judge, your honor, aint seen no hat,
and when de officer caught me, didn't
have no evidence of no hat
Anybody know this boy"
Lawyer Chase said ..,-........ ..--.
Il do, sir; have defended him two or
three times for stealing and other things"
''weiI, I'll send him TO the reform school
IL can get him tn
unique case of fraudulent begging then
amused the court for ten minutes.
Il found this man begging money to bury
his dead wife. Your honor said the off
Ger. Il watched him, and he would use
the money for drink
step up here, William Smith, -,
Have you wife?"
NO, SIR
''Is she dead?' .. ...t -.- e.-
NO. SIR
But you thought she ought to be
buried. anyhow. did you?" ar-
Yes, sir; but didn't do no beggin', and
T.
You can have three months to think that
over. That's the lowest kind OF fraud.I
ever heard Of" said Judge KinbaIl
OFFICER OVERHEARD THEM.
Charles Waters and David Kilgore got
into trouble about some rent, and used
bad language in the house they werc-living
in A passing officer heard the racket.
stepped into the house aud placed the col
Ored men under arrest
Your honor. he owed NE three months
rent, and l was askin' him for il and he
swore at NE. an den sweared at him"
We'll. madam, what do you know about
this?' asked his boEor of a feeble old wo-
nan who lived III the house
We'll, sab, Use Christian wcnian, and
can't lie. mus tell de truf. Dey was a
cussin one to de odder''
There isn't enough in this case. Go
home
Henry Maekal was charged with OBJ
stHlctiEg tie sidew ak with a horse and
buggy. The officer saw the horse stand
ing across the pavement q .r4.- -
'.Are you guilty or not guilty." asked
the clerk.
1t took Mr.. Mackal several minutes to
make up his mind and it W as difficult to
understand then whether he said guilty
or not;
His honor took ii for granted that lie said
guilty ard allowed him to make an expla-
nation
Your honor, 1 left the horse standing
in the street and stepped into house to
collect a bill. and ! ,.urpesed the. flies
bothered The horse
We'll, you are responsible for your.
horse, ard must protect him from the flies;
five dollars