The evening times., 1896-10-30
W|FE's. PLEA UNAVA|L|hG'
Judge Held a Husband Who
Shot His Spouse.
WAsITACCIDENT OR Design
The Court Inclined to the Belief
That the Man Intended to Kill.
Bicycle Riuers Punished In Narf
GUS Ways-Aged COlorcd Man
Promised to XIII His Horse.

Abraham Mid lleton, colored, was ar
| raigned before Jud ge Miller today by
Policeman Yates, charged with assault to
| kilt.
| On the afternoon OF October Middleton
entered his home, at the corner OF Seventh
| and Z streets hur, beast, anu tired three
| shots AT bis wife, one of which entered her
| left shoulder, as told at the time in Tho
| Evening Times.
Yesterday ,nc injured wife, Gertrude
| Middleton wrote u lct,e. tu Prosecutor
Mulluwny, stating that the shots were iired
| accidentally by her husband and she did
MOI want To prosecute him
Mr.. Mullowny called Judge Milier's at
tenuun To this letter in open court this
morning when the case was called.
The wife, on the witness stand, testi-
fed that Middleton picked UP the pistol,
declared 1t was no good, and then II
Went oft. She had her baby in her arms
when the shots We're fired. one OF which
| entered her shoulder.
HELD THE PRIso NER
Policeman Yates stated that after the
shooting the man ran away ana was cap
tured with difficulty.
Judge Miller could not see how the re-
volver could go Off three times in success
sion accidentally, and held the prisoner
in 81 900 bonds for the grand jury.
Sergt. Daley ana his Long Bridge squad,
Policemen Bruce and WATSON, II al severalof
The alleged policy runners, captured III yes
tcrday's raid. a. prisoners III the police
court today.
Charles Wheeler. Colored. was first ar
raigned. He was oh arged with violating
the policy law from August Ia october
%. Policeman Watson. who Is detailed TO
capture runners and ''Dromoters" OF
the tickle game, testified that Wheeler v is
| Ia .'.i., iYN
forenoon, as he was crossing the bridge.
He had a package OF policy plays in his
hand behind him, and when Watson placed
him under arrest Wheeler dropped the
slips To the roadway, and tried tOcover them
up with dust. When searched, 80 OF 40
cents in nickeis and dimes were found III
the prisoners pocket.
In mis- own defense Wheeler testified that
he is employed by Ben. EinStein. and was
going to Jackson City yesterday to buy
some old iron from Bill Jackson, an aged
colored man, and that he never PLAYS
policy.
Judge Miller did not believe wheeler's
story and sent him To jail for three months.
Robert Harris, Culured, foreman OF 4
piano cUmpany's corps Of movers, was next
| arraigned. Sergt Daley and Policeman
Bruce and Watson told of his arrest, anu
finding policy slips ON his person
Harris had his employer in court to prove
play Wednesday and started across the
| rver yesterday to see If he had made
strike. While going over he was arrested
| There was some doubt about Harris guilt
and his honor gave him the benefit Of it.
Case dismissed" he said.
w Nashingtor Johnson cried Clerk Har-
per in Judge kimbali's court today. In
Response tottering culOredman, fully three
sCorr and ten years of age, answered,
Heah. sah,' and advanced to the front
O. the prisoners pen.
TORTURED THE HORSE.
You are charged" continued the clerk,
with cruelty torturng an animal OF the
horse kind on X street northwest Guilty
or hot euiity?''
Use g'ilty cb drivin' de hoss, sah, dat's
| all
The Humane societ y officers testified that
| the oid man nud attached To- ms ash cart
| an animal long since ripe for the bone yard.
| The mere act of driving the antique equine
in harness, the agents said, was cruelty.
| why. your honor said Reiplinger,
that horse is ready and willing to lay down
| and die at any moment"
Il wuZ goin' ter git sum mediCin' an
| druv de hoss To de doctah's to git IL. BY
dat means, sab could git dar quicker"
| TIE humane officers smiled broadly at
| this remark.
| why" said one Of them sotto vace, "the
biu boTSc ana lhc blI man are bpln on llc
| brink Of The grave and to drive the halt
| ing animal for medicine in an emergency
| would be n;luslaughtcr.
where did you get that old horse. Wash
| ingtnn?' asked his honor.
'B"ueht him. sab. an pay a five doliah
| bill for him
| Il Thought he was 50 horse com
mented the Judge. You must get rid of
| this decrepit animal or you will always be
| in trouble. 1t will be better for you to
| have the Humane officers shoot him
| "All rite. boss, dat is what I'il do"
| Have you any money to pay Il fine?''
| mo, sab, not n penny
| The old mans personal bonds We're
taken and he departed promising to
turn his crippled and aged steed over
to the boneyard authorities.
The bicycle police were kept busy yes
| terday arresting violators of the bicycle
regulations, and as a result there were a
number of wheelmcn before Judge Kim
| ball
John Neuppond forfeited So collateral
for scorching on Pennsylvania avenue.
| For n similar offeIse Frank Romain was
| fined So; John Jones forfeited So: Percy
| H. Russell, So; Charles Mccoy, So; John
Biggs, fast riding. 50; Paul Won Beck
mons, scorching, So, and Willis BOYD,
, the same charge and fine.