The evening times., 1896-02-14

81 never saw so few here remarked
Judge k:m5all. as he gazed upon a half a
dozen misunderstanding mortals, who occu-
pied the dock In the police court this morn
ing. Two vagrancy and four disorderly
cases were disposed of in short order by his
honor. and by 10 O'Clock the court had ad
Journed.
Use guilty, jedge," answered John
Wilde, the leader OF the procession, to a
charge OF disorderly conduct.
This is another one of those crap shoot
ers," said the officer In the case.
Ten dollars
Humphrey West" called Clerk Harper.
A coIored boy, with an oval-shaped head
and widc-spreading lips, stepped to the
front. He was charged with yagrancy, and
he pleaded not guilty.
He was trying vestibule doors in the
neishborbood of Thirteenth and streets
northwest" testified Policeman McGrath,
land ! Chased him 10 Tenth and II streets
before ] caught him. i have seen him
around there often, but have not said an y
thing to him. He has no home and sleeps
In buildings. He was arrested and sent to
the workhouse some time ago for sleeping
back OF the CorCoran building
step up, here. boy said the Judge.
"Tell me all about it,
HIS EXPLANATION.
Il ala; guilty Oh notnin'. iedge, yo'
honor said West. Il Ibis down Souf
Wash'tou wild my sister and las night
man ASK me II wants some Oh his lunch
that was left over and he did'n' eat. ]
says yes. apd den went up 10 a door OBJ
q house what nobody Ibis in To eat IT. Me
N a nEl.der boys sees de Officer and ]
says We had better took out he might
'spicipn US and lock us up. JUS den he
chase me and catches me-
Are yoI sure this is the same boy
that was arrested around the Corcoran
building" asked the court OF the Officer.
Il am, sir. 1 know him. I've seen him
Q dozen times"
MIR. Cote, look up the record of Hum
phrry West anu let me know" said Judge
Kinbln.
biiITi Cole went out, and returned in a
few minutes with one case against the
boy, but it did not happen to lie the one
to which the policeman referred. There
was no rec I'd OF the arrest around the
Corcoran building.
Well, take his ponds" was the decision
Of his honor.
Kiuic Lancaster belle OF BloOdfield
society, peaded not guilty to charge OF
disorderly conduct.
She wis drunk and cursng and swearing
on I street southwest at some boys who
were calling her 'Klttie Cat :" said Sergt.
Daley. Il had j great deal OF trouble with
her at ,he box. and at the station she was
very disordcrly."
Five IolarS or fifteen days
COMES FROM BALTIMORE.
Joseph cGiium, a colcred youth, was the
second vasrInt- He was begging Oh Thir-
ternth street mort invest last night, and was
taken in. He pleaded not guilty and took the
stand.
~ here do you lye?'' asked the court.
I'm Baltimorc." he replied.
What are you doing here?''
"Nothin."
what did they send you away from Bal
tlmore fOr?"
"ney didn't send me away"
well, are you ready to go back again.
"Yes, sir
You don't appear very anxious. You had
better go to the wOrkhouse for ten days"
John NJ Donovan, the vetera n soldier and
offender, was again up, and this time for
disorderly conduct on PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
mot guilty" he pleaded, as usual.
Policeman Herndon spoke to the court
only few words, but they were sufficient,
for the Judge knew his prisoner, and John
willspend the next thirt y da Us of hise xistence
on the farm.