The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
TWO iNhIts N COURT
Told Stories Of a Row, But the
Case Was Dismissed.
BEGGARS ASK FOB CLOTHING
New Kind of Mendicancy Brought to
the Judges Attention, and He Was
So Impressed That He Took Their
Personal BOnds-SOlOm0n Adams
Was PrOfane Under ProvocatiOn.

The wheels OF justice slid along at a rapid
pace this morning, and by 1880 O'Clock
the dock or Judge Kinlball's court was clear.
Only thirty-two ndwiches and the same
number or steaming cups of coffee were dis
tributed by Policeman Flynn. and the pris-
oners who consumed that amount OF food
and drink were divided up between the two
judges.
Chas. E. Riley, an ex -protege OF the Cen
trail Union Mission, was the first man ar
raigned. Since he became persona. non
grata at the mission his nimble tongue
has twisted from the general public the
pennies on which he subsisted, but Saturday
he decided to stop begging and let the
District worry over his welfare.
I'D like to have lodging and be sent
Ia the wOrkhouse," he said TO the sta
tioE-keeper at No. 3.
The SiatIon-xeeper accommodated him
as far rs he could, q nd This morning Judge
Kimhall furthered his desire by announc-
ing ,h-t he cnuid spend the next five days
with n. stoughtenburg.
A pair Of nnies, both black and fat,
were the next To- lean against the fafi.
Their last names were Lrwndes and Mer-
Ger, and the Information. to which they
plea ded not guilty, charged them with
having engaged in disorderly conduct and
profanity in street alley. Two other
colored wome n were witnesses.
ANNIE STRUCK ANNIE.
"Dey wuz both fightn'. an black
guardin' in de alley, judge" said the
first witness Dat other woman strikin'
Annie Mercer"
Il didn' see de commencin' OBJ dis
trouble" said the second witness Wen l
got dere dis Annie Mercer. de fattes' lady,
wuz quarrelin' wild her husban' cause be
youldn' go in de house. She said to him,
.Yo' knows 1 kin whip yo', an I'll do it
ef yo' don come in de house Her husban'
WIZ in drink"
ledge. yo' honor, my husban' wuz
drinkin' an l wuz tryin' to git him in
de house" announced the latest lady
dis Annie Gums ACROSS de street an
says sompin' to him dat I can't hear, an
I tole her dat 1 wuzn't talkin' to her. III
kiss de Bible dat / didn't use no cursin'
language"
The other Annie made a little talk, deny
ing any profanity, and Judge Kimball dis
missed the case.
BEGGED FOR UNDERCLOTHEs.
Pretty near every conceivable kind OF beg
CARS have been before Judge Kimball, but
never until this morning did he sit in 1udg-
ment on men who begged for uuderclothes.
Charles Clements and Thomas Higgins, the
former from Baltimore and the other from
Philadelphia, insisted, however, that their
only object in visiting number Of fashion,
able residences in the Third precinct was TO
secure a much needed change OF underwear.
"Ibin wearin' thesefer two weeks, judge"
said Thomas. I'VE offered TO do some
work if they would give US a clean shirt :"
This is new SC heme," commented the
judge. What do you do fora living?"
4 gineraHy folly surface railroadin'," an
swered Higgins.
What do you mean by that-walkiug
ties?, -
TIE prisoner explained that it meant
working on street railroads. and when he
and Clements promised to leave vacant
the space they occupy in the city the court
ordered that their personal bonds be taken.
Solomon Adams, 4 colored hackman, be-
lieves that under certain circumstances
profanity is iustifiable. and this morning
Judge Kmban leaned a little toward his
view of the question. Solomon pleaded
guilty to the profanity charge and an
nouuced his desire TO tell the court how
it happened.
1T wuz dis way. satdy night l had
my banjo, an went up TO Nelson's. Nel-
son he keeps a cooksbop on Fifth street.
/ borryed a nickel rum Nelson, an tole
him I'd leave de banjo wild him twei paid
de nickel back.
"Yestiddy, do. wen / went up wild de
nickel foun' dat he had SOL de banjo,
And that's why you cursed, is it,"
said the judge.
YES, sab, / did cuss some den."
Judge Kimbali pondered moment, evi-
IDENTIFY weighing a darky's love for his
banjo as compared with his reverence for
things sacred, and finally said:
SUSPENDED THE SENTENCE.
"you are fined SIS, and the execution of
sentence is suspended
Solomon's face wore glad smile. as he
promised to be good in the future, and left
the court room.
When Pinkney Turner, a very dilapidated
specimen of the genus hobo, leaned against
the rail, Clerk Harper informed him that
since the first day of January he mad
been regarded as a suspicious character,
and seemed likely to become chargeable to
the District as pauper.
Pinkney acknowledged that there was
some grounds for suspicion by entering
plea of guilty, and Policeman Bowie; OF
the Fourth proceeded to explain. -,
I'VE have received a number OF COM
plants of a man building a fire and
sleeping in a vacant house on street
southwest. Last night We watched and
saw this man enter the kitchen, build