The evening times., 1895-12-07
ELOcUT|OAlsT IN COURT
Roberts Flow. of 0ratorY Inter-
ruptethy aPoIiceman.
he PAID I. A SMALL FINE
Richard MIA ney. the Friend OF Great
Men, Was Arrested in a Theafer,
But the Judge Dismissed the Case.
Pensioners Still Spending Their
Money In Foolish Ways.

1t cannot be denied that some pensioners
are frugal and careful. About half dozen
| of them saved their allo wances of the first OF
| the week until yesterday to spend It,. Three
or four whole days was IL saved up, and
| thus was the tinienonored plant that the
pensioner could not save shattered like the
hopes of the orangc-blossomed bride, when
the groom IS delayed permanently from at
tending his own wedding.
Patrick Stanley yesterday spent his por-
in oud and xg snd he
Patrick Kenny invested in too much
whisky and other guut-prtducing luxuries.
he was not accustomed to them. except
son all went tn bis head aud set the wheels
In what threatened to be perpetual mo-
ton. When he began making circular m''-
items with his feet Policeman Slattery ar
rested him. Ninety days We're placed to
his credit
Richard Nancy, alias James Finnigan,
was arrested last night for disturbing the
performance at kernan's Theater.
FRIEND OF GREAT MEN.
.This man was yelling aud whooping."
said the officer who arrested him. "W hem
ever the names of some Of the great men
OF our country were taken in vain by the
performers he would swear and make
much noise Especially did he yell when
which, you honor, l don't think was ex-
actly right"
Was Il applause he was giving?" asked
Judge KimbalI.
.'ldon't know. but do not think 1t was.
He was very noisy.
Il admit, your honor, when the third term
business was mentioned l laughed heart
ny. but Isdid not make enough noise 10 be
arrested. Tney put a picture of Mckinley
up and l called for one of Reed"
Five dollars" said the court.
LET nue. sit down n minute;
A stones got into my-shoe.
nnp't Won commence yolir ciISsinf.
amt done nothin' 10 you.
Yes I'm a.
"Get up; move on was the cruel, cruel
remark of the policeman. who could not ap-
ciate the sentiment the famous poem, and
when he tapped the soles OF Henry Roberts
boots as he sat In the Capitol grou ntis re-
citing as above the wearer stopped short
his elOcution and turned bis volumfnous
eyes off1cerward.
"He has been here before" said the
.He had better go down for ninety days."
At this point Nancy, the theater en-
thusiast meptioned above, was recalled
to the stand.
TOOK HIS BONDS.
"a reporter has told ME since l SEN
fenced YOU" said Judge Kimball, THAT
1t is not at all uncommon for applause
such as you gave to be given at the the
ater you attended. I never go there my
self and have no personal knowledge about
II. VIII let Tie matter 20 tuie tluc
and will take your personal bonds"
"Thank you, judge, thank YOU" ex-
claimed Nancy as he grasped the reporters
hand.
Katie Stone, a cs,mely little girl OF seven
teen or eighteen summers, whn liyes with
her mother IN Thirteenth street, nad
sweetheart many months ag,i. His name
was John A. Waggaman. John and Katie
blushingly acEn0 wiedged that they used
to like each other when they were before
Judge Miller upstairs this morning.
But love left them last April or May.
Katie had real pretty sword pin then, 1t
cost fully a drllar, and John, too, thought
it was pretty. : He touk 1t and kept it .
month.
Katie said she saw him have 1t nearly
every day and asked him for IL once, but
John liked It 81 we'll that Katie couldn't
insist, SO Ire kept the pin.
Then Katie'sCmother wrnte HIN a note.
They had HIM arrested. Katie and John
don't speak nsw. -
Miller, when he heard the story.
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