The evening times., 1896-09-03
JUDGE klMBALL's RETURN
Prisoners Got Short Shrift at
the Bar of Justice.
FINES GIVEN NEARLY ALL
Michael Riley Held Up Pedestrians
and Got Fifteen Days-Mamie John
lowed to Depart Unmolested-TwI
Men Fought for Whisky

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court today. After an absence of six weeks
| Judge kimball returned, and again dcnne,i
the ermine of his office. AS he iounged in
his big easy chair behind the stalwart ma
hogany desk he commented on the absence
OF Mr.. James L. Pugh, Jr., the prosecuting
] attorney.
At1the same time "a train bore his honor
TO the scenes OF his labors, another carried
Mr.. rugh TO his famous chicken farm in
Pennsylvania.
His honor, after greeting the newspaper
| men and the bailiffs cordially, said, Where
! is Mr.. Pugh today?'
Absent, your honor, said Kendig. lies
on his vacation"
And Flynn
'Gone, too replied the balliff. He then
called the first prisoner, Charles Henry.
Charles comes from Dixieland, and has
been visiting in the North. On his way
southward ne became stranded, and. unfor-
tunately for him, asked for assistance last
night from several passers-by.
He was apprehended by Policeman RI-1-
pie, who, with Kindness OF heart, said a
good word to the Judge about ms prisoner.
on Henry's promise to go Immediately 10
his home n Richmond. the Judge accepted
his personal recogniZanocs.
Michael Riley, in an attempt to recurer-
ate his worn financial condition, held up
people going 10 and from tie Baltimore and
Ohio depot last night for money to buy
drinks.
IF your amer lets me off this time"
said Michael, I'm never be here again"
His honor refused and gave Michael
fifteen days.
Mamie Johnson. a colored woman who
has never been arrested before, was charged
by Policeman j. R. Evans with disorderly
conduct
THE CULPRITS ESCAPED.
Evans said Mamie wa cursing and swear
ling, statement to which she gave the lie.
She told the court she was carrying some
clothes home, and met, on the corner, a
man and woman who were qusrrelng. al
her endeavor to pacify them some noise
was made, and she was taken into GUS
tody, while the other two escaped.
when were you here last?' said his
I've never been here
Then You are dismissed" decided Judge
Kirnban
Albert Colbert, coIored, lost his watch
last night, and in accusing some strangers
of stealing it, he became so loud and bois-
ferrous that Policeman Simpson took him
to the station.
His attorney, Lawyer Kicks, prrbed tie.
officers testimony, and succeeded III find
Ing that the latter was more than a block
away when he heard the disorder.
NOW, sir said Mr.. Kicks, wasn't
this man singing Jesus. Lover of Ny Soul"' ="
II didn't understand him that way"
replied Simpson.
: Then, SIR declared Kicks, ''you mean
to say you understand the language of
profanity better than the language Of
music?'' ~r-
1T seems so,'' said Simpson, cooHy.
Colbert told the court he was hard
working man, and had a wife and family
to support, and had not been in trouble for
ten years.
"0h, yes you have,'' said Judge Kim
bail, I've had you before me in the past"
Gilbert declared his honor was mistaken,
but nevertheless he got fifteen days
FOUGHT OVER WHISKY
Policeman Auldridge arrested yesterday
evening two hard characters, Leonard Led
ercr and Thomas G. johnson, who were
fighting over the contents of a pint bot
tie of whisky.
Both Lederer and johnson pleaded guilty,
and threw themselves upon the mercy Of
the court, but Judge Kimball having Just
returned from the frigid atmosphere of
Maine, after little consultation with him
self, gave both men fifteen days.
Addison johnson, who has in the past
been constant visitor 10 the police
court, was there again today. 1t Was the
SAME old charge OF yagrancy, and he got
his usual dose-thirty days.
Judge Kinibalrs presence on the bench
seemed to awe the prisoners, and they
were very stupid and slow in making
their responses Nearly all nf them we've
fined and but two dismissed
After terminating the grind of bis own
court his honor went upstairs TO adJudi-
cate United States cases.