The evening times., 1896-03-30


seemed to choke and stick in the lhroats
| Of the prisoners.
The sacredness of the event yesterday y
must have exasperated the wicked to bias
phcmy for the ma jority of the Information
bore the charge OF profanity. The morbid
| curiosity of some women was exhibited
| during the progress OF Il case unfit Tor the
| ears ofman or woman. Oneof them dressed
| in black, arch and coquettish, beat a hur-
| ried retreat with flaming cheeks, while
her sister spectators, many OF them re-
| spectable appearing, remained.
Costigan and Hogg, crowded at the end
| OF the bench by TWO young men wearing
| velvcteen waistcoats and pointed shoes,
| deplorNd the ruling and sometimes running
| passion of the other sex.
| ''If Oi was his 'anner, Billy" said Costi-
| gan, I'D say. 'Durin' the progrcsshun OF
| this case all the Ia ydees will phase lave the
| courtroom B'dad, they'd empty the place"
Hogg agreed with the Machiavellian Ter
| ence, and said he was glad that fate had
| never allied him 10 pctticoats.
Don't say petticoats, replied Costgan;
'that's out of date. Faith, an it's bloom
! ers ye name"
| Cos Went Oh to say that he had been mar
| ried twice, and ii was the drearicst period
| of his life.
Hogg said scientists argued that married
men lived longer than single ones.
Bob sneered Castigan, they're all
liars. It's not that they live longer; IL
| samcs longer, that's ALL
USED THEIR CLUBS.
Two policemen used their clubs yesier
day-Officcrs Trussell and Pat O. Brien.
'Brien lost his case, and was severely
reprimanded by the court. TrusSclrs pris-
Oner was convicted. During the progress
of O'Briens case Policeman Butty" Yer
million, who was fined S25 for clubbing
man by Judge Miller not long ago, sat
near and listened TO the testimony at
tentivcly. AS Judge kimball began roast
ing the policeman for using his baton, Yer
million had urgent business outside the
court room.
Last night O'Bricn arrested W. II. Lee
and Charles Russell for disordcrly con
duct on Galagher's Hill, near Twenty
fourth and ii streets northwest. O'Brien
testified TO the mems disorder, and said
lie had considers bl" trouble getting them
to the box. Russell had very little de
fense to make, and the judge ordered him
to step back. Lee, short black man, with
his ragged calico shirt TOOK the stand, and
denied he had been acting disorderly.
How did you get that blood on your
shirt, William?' asked the court.
Dat policeman hit ne wild his club"
Judge Kimball bridled up AT this state
mcnt. and recalled O'Brien, tall, broad
shoudered. heavy, towering way ab0-e
the prisoner.
How about this, O'Brien? Did YOU strike
this man,
Yes, your honor, had TO, replied the
policeman; "he hit me and fit me-
How many times did he hit yon. Lee?''
asked the court. Lee said twice, and
Brien swore 1t was only once.
AT any rate, ii was unnecessary re-
marked the Judge, severely. You, o Brien,
are Il great deal larger than Lee, and
don't think there was any necessity cr hit
ting him. Russell is fined 50 and Lee is
released
O'Brien walked out with flushed face:
next time lie will be careful in using his club.
'ChlubS air not trooInps this ma wn;n'.
Billy whispered Costigan. glaring virGic-
lively at one of the young men with liam
boyant vest crowriing Tim, and mutjer:ng
about peanut-head iudcs.'
HARRISON'S ARRESTS.
Policeman Harrison, who used to wear
Svengali WHISPERS until he shaved them off
Saturday night, went on n quiet little raid
carly Sunday morning in boston the
tough quarter OF Georgetown, after the
deniZeDs there who were violating the i>T
against profanity. ON his first trip he ar
rested Nancy Naylor. Nancy is u weli-known
character. and WIS engaged in the small
hours of the rev day, when babes are born
and old men die, in taxing her brain FOR
for her husband, W illam.
William, ,paraly zcd dir unk under the squalid
bed, rolled around i'll Il futile attempt 10
get up. Every time he succeedde in getting
Oh his knnes, Nancy banged him down again
with her foot. She poured out a yoliey
of oaths, Tousing the neigbborhOOd, and
reaching the ears OF Harrison irudging
through the heavy rains'orm with ears OH
the alert and eyes peeled for night inspec-
tors. With considerable difficulty he got
Nancy to the patrol box Once there she
stretched herself on the ground, screaming
and cursing like crazy woman. Nancy
gave the policeman plenty OF work putting
her in the wagon. Allthis initiated against
her this morning.
1T wuz dat man of mine what was |
cussin','' said Nancy. He gifts his jag on |
an Gums home 'busin' me-"
what did you do at the box?' asked the |
court.
Il seq list wun bad word.''
1t was a costly one for Nancy.
Ten dollars fine,'' said Judge KIM
ball.
On the same charge Harrison got in
" Boston, william johnson and Ode Ridg-
ley.
They were in a house on Ma rket street."
said Harrison, "cursing, about l o clio ck Sun
day morning. There were four or five of
them, but ] can only say for sure that
these two were swearing
Judge Kimball looked little puzzled.
How are you able to swear positively to
these two?" he asked.
Harrison smiled and said he was well
acquainted with the voices of the two de-
PENDANTS. Johnscn rer.sed to say anything
and was fined.
Odie. a bright mulattO girl, dark-eyed
and nicely dressed gave the remarkable ex-
planation that she was holding the head of
one Cora Lane; that Cora had spasns, and
the most efficacious remedy when Cora
became so afflicted. was to give her thbr-
pugh "cussing." Ode maintained profanity
acted quicker and better than all the am
moniated, CanIphOrated smelling salt rem
edies known. Possibly the latter remedies
would have been cheaper. as Judge Kinlball
imposed a fine OF So. The girl with the
spasms afterward paid it.
BELLIES FROM GEORGETOWN.
Georgetown was full Of devilment yes
ferday. The next case imperiled the repu
tation aud liberties OF young woman
who lives with her parents on Water street.
She was brought in some time after the
court convened and allo wed to sit outside
the rail and not fostle in the dock with the
other prisoners. Her name is Elvin Craigen,
Ind barring one eye, set obliqueiy as a
Japanese, she is rather pretty girl.
Ilvn's broad barred red plaid waist, with
cross of palm, ID de her the distinguishing
dot of color in le duh old tribunal. She
wing around n revolving chair, EN-
'arrassed byJ /surroundiugs.
Elvin was hrged with cisorderly con-
luct and be /trOus talking, on a warrant
worn out 6y Gustia FrielaDd. Gustia
5 tall, ar,f has a flaming red nose and
wen refder cheeks. This scarlet glow
ever knew P mot, or any other of the Paris
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