The evening times., 1896-08-29

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| They We're men aud women, many OF
wnom had seen better days, who have
lost their hold on respectaiility through
the degrading influences of rum. Mainly
they come from the alleys, the purlieus OF
great city, where crime hides and in-
creases itself hundredfold in gen-
Grafton.
In this gang OF rum worshipers sat a
young woman, fair, and yet wicked. She
WAS Nellie Black, just passing sixteen,
| arraigned as a yagraut-
Nellie has the brilliant complexion aud
gray eyes that mark her as an Irish
| beauty. She has never known mothers
care or fathers protection, and from
her tOddling days has been a waif on
the town, sometimes cared for, but gen.
| orally not
The officer said Nellie met men on the
street, and her petite figure was a IA
| miliar one Oh the Avenue under the glare
OF the electric lights.
This girl is very young, your EOlor,'
said the officer, but she is hard, very
hard"
Step up here, Miss Black, sal ! his honor,
| land tell me why you frequent the streets
| at night
SHE. MEETS A FRIEND.
Nellie's rounded face flushed scarlet rs
she braycly turned her eyes to meet the
scrutinzng gaze of his honor.
Il go to meet "a friend" she said in a
.ow voice.
Il think it would be better for you to
| meet your friend at your house"
They won't let me- she said
How do you live, Miss Black" asked
Mr.. Pugh, the prosecutor
Il am In cigarette factory"
Have you any relatives?'' inquired his
honor, sympathetically.
Nellie pushed back from her brow tie
crimpy black hair, saying woefully that she
had not.
IF think.Mr- Pushs ,said his honor, this
is a case to be inquired into. This young
girl should certainly be looked after"
AT these words a matronly lady in the
audience arose and said she was the land
lady of the house where Nellie lived, and
would in the future constitute herself a
guardian for the girl. On the landlady' g
promise TO keep Nellie straight, the Judge
dismissed the case.
Bette King has come back Eettie, in al
the changing years, has rcver failed to
make her periodical appearance in the
Iolicc court The same old cause has
lowered Bette In The social scale. making
her what she is today. tired debauched
woman. whose future stretches straight
tn pauper's grave.
\ VICTIM OF MALICE.
Bette on the stand declared she was the
! most prosecuted of females, and said Ter
arraiGnment was due to the malice of the
pei!ce.
~ our honor said Bette, they always
keep me moving. They will never let up
on ME as long as / live"
Tho police tell me- remarked the court,
that you are incorrgible and cannot be
restrained from drinking
"Judgr,'' retorted Bette, Il don't drink
NJ ore than the lost of people,
THAT may be, said his honor, 'but you
seem to surround your dissipation with more
trouble than the ordinary person, and
think short time in the workhouse would
do You good
Judge demonstrated Bette, II amt
been here in years.
why, she comes here regularly, "said Mr.
Pugh. Il think Bette has given US more
bookkeeping than any one know off,
You think you are smart, don't you?''
snar!ed Bette. Il amt been here in seven
years"
And I am afraid, Bette, l will not soc
you againin fifteen days. You can go down
to the workliouse for that period, and when
you come out try and avoid barrooms, !"
said the court. :.
Hagan in court, charged with fast driving
Mcdonnell said that last night he arrested
Hagan at the corner of Eighth street and
Florida avenue riding horse at a reck-
less rate Of speed.
1t certainly seemed, from Hagan's testi-
mony, that the arrest was unwarranted
Evidently the judge thought SO, because he
dismissed the case.
Mcdonnell said that Hagan was going at
the rate OF twelve miles an hour
THAT might have been" remarked Ha-
gan, because the horse had become un-
manageable, and when got to the corner
the rein broke, and l jumped off to avoid
an accident because there were some chill
dren in the street."
II think" said Judge Scott, .'tbis case
is not made out. The defendants rather to
be commended for his carefulness and
thought of the public good. Accordingly
] dismiss him.
Armory Cole was arrested by Police
man VandeIscharf for disorderIy conduct
yesterday evening. The disorder con-
sisted in Cole objecting to some friends
taking him home. He was drunk and in
clined to be a little boisterous One of
these friends told Judge Scott he had
Cole within block of his house. when
Vanderscharf came up.
II asked him." said the witness, s.to
give us a show. and we'd get Cole home:
but he insisted on taking him in''
The court at irfst fined Cole S5, but
when hc strenuously objected to the SEN
tence, maintaining he was not guilty,
his honor said, II will make It $3.50"
was paid, and Cole departed
A UNIQUE EXCUSE.
Arthur Burgess, whose face is a IA
miiiar one In The rogue's gallery, had a
unique excuse for being before his hor.-.
Policeman Pat Creagh, patrolling Nezth
Capitol street, discovered Arthur savagely
abusing some men for tying, as he claimed,
q Tin can to his dogs tail.
When arthur was marched by Kepdig
to the rail today he still had the dog with
him. 1t was skye-terrier, with inky eyes
and feaisiery coat. The dog manifested the
greatest affection for Burgess, leaping on
his arms in an endeavor to lick his face.