The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-18
c0NN0RT00k 1HtntDGt
He Won't Drink Whisky During
the Next Five Years.
A POLICE COURT EPISODE
Fervent Appeal of the Prisoner Led
the Court to Let Him Off-Nurse
Todd Was Looking for Friends
When ArreSted-Little Colored Boy
Snapped Up by Policeman

know how yer ROin' ter git bilked in d.
next half hour remarked the lone on,
in the police court dock this morning a
Father Flynn handed around the sand
witches and coffee. There were just nine
teen more in the dock to be divided equally
between Judge Miller and Judge KimbalI
and there was not /; single woman among
them.
When the hour of came Judge X imbal
arrived with his usual promptness, Bailifi
Kcndig shouted "aIl aboard" and the
wheels Of justice started away like u new
woman on u bicycle.
James Common and Adam Todd, white
men, Were arraigned before his honor for
vagrancy. The officer who arrested them
said he had seen them begging on Four
tecnth street, near Rhode Island avenue
Il want 10 make u statement, Judge"
said Conner. .
He was given the desired permission and
then accounted at length for his move
mcnts yesterday. He had been drinking a
little, but not hard, he explained.
II have been Il drinking man," continued
CoDnor, but l am also Woodworking
man. | was In this court once before the
day your homer was installed. l was here
for drunkenness. You let me go and
took the pledge for year and kept it
eighteen months. Then drank again.
CARES FOR HIS FAMILY.
Il have a wife and six children ut home.
l don't care for myself, but do for them.
III you viii let me go I'll take the pledge
again for five years
Il Will let you co. said Judge Kimball,
''and, while l can't compel you 10 sign the
pledge, would recommend that you do it
and that you keep il. l wont even require
your personal bonds"
Todd had a French accent and said he
was nurse. He had been employed in Gar
fled Hospital, he said. He explained that
he was looking for work last night He
hoped To find some "r his physician friends
who would recommend him Ia n bedside.
The court dismissed his case also.
Willie Pride is Il little black boy of ten
An energetic South Washington policeman
saw him standing on -Four -aId-a- half street
near l. last evening watching a push cart
that contained u large bundle OF newly
washed clothes.
Il saw this boy standing by the cart"
said the officer, and when l asked him
what lie was going 10 do be made no an
swer. He acted suspiciousiy, like he would
steal the whole QUILT, He is a bad-iDuking
boy"
Dat WIS my mothers cart, an she
WIS de:ivcrin' her washin,' said the boy,
AN l WIS waitin' until she came out OF
de house."
Case is dismissed" said the Judge.
PRETENDED TO BE DEAF AND MUTE.
John Levi, alias Carroll, worked the
kindly public on the historic Avenue last
night as ucaf mute. He wouiu aDpruach
the policeman said and by
signs intimate that his stomach was as
empty Of food us a social !uminary's whisky
riask after sleigh ride in the country.
\ ..,-.
his story.
You're an impostor,'' said the man.
A what" asked The deaf Levi. Then
he wanted TO fight the doubling peies-
TRAN. and when "A policeman arrived h.
wanted TO fight him, too.
He cursed and abused me awfully,' said
the policeman.
I'm goin' To git right out of de city,
yer honor" said Levi.
We'll, you'll stay in the workhousc thirty
days before you co. said Judge Kimball.
Ten dollars fine"
George Harper has been TO the worshousc
many times in his life, the police say. on
leap years he generally stays there longer
than ON ordinary years. With the last of
50 he was released, Out lie was n little
late in starting the new year and did
not get back to court again until ills
morning.
He was drunk and swearing at the
orner of New Jersey avenue and street.
aid a policeman.
Il don't want TO go down to the work
louse, judge" pleaded Harper.
We'll, you'll have TO pay 50 or do it
or fifteen days"
TWO BOYS DISPOSED OF.
George Walton, 4 colored lad OF eight
ears. and Edward Dom, also colored
ged twelve years, were turned over to Mr..
-ewis of the Board of Children's Guar
.ians. with inst ructions from the ss,urt TO
earn whether they had any relatives
wing
Policeman Barry found young Walton
sleeping i'll a dry-soOds box on Ninth
trcet, near ID, last night. The boy said
lis parents were dead, and tina be had been
living as best he could for the last six
months. Dom was almost cxlia listed from
hunger when be was taken to the Third pre-
.inct station, where he asked to be taken
are of.
John Mercer and Frank Black, both of
he color minated by the latter's name, |
,asscd the store of Charles Butts, No.
$50 Seventh street. and saw n hand |
ONE shoulder OF pork hanging in front the |
tore. |
..Um, look at dat pork" whispered |
HACK.
Mercer looked md smacked his lips. 1
Then the pair went around the corner, |
nd laid out u plan for their campaign. |
When they returned Black went in the
tore to buy some nuts while Mercer
Tipped the shoulder under his overcoat.
he n both slipped away.
A policeman caught them half way down
ne block, though, and Judge Miller sent
lem both to jail for three months this
lorning 10 think ii over.