The evening times., 1896-11-23
HIS HONOR AND THE BABIES
Why Judge Kimball Set Two Colcred
Harpies Free.
MOTHERHOOD SAVED THEN
But the Court Takes Occasion to As
sure Two Female Alley Fighters
That a similar Excuse VIII Not
Do Next Time-The King of Peace
and His Nagaries.

Judge Kimball had Giscouraging time
from a moral standpoint when the long
Monday morning procession of drunks, vags
and dependents snDwel ~ IN the dock. The
first two cases escaped through the inte:-
ventiun of small babies.
There had been the usual light in VII
low Tree alley, and Martha Waddy, a
ragged, dirty Slip of colored girl, with
IA tiny hlack-eyed baby i'll her arms, stood
up as one of the defendants.
That your baby asked the court.
"YeSSUh."
How old is it?"
"Seben munfs."
We'll, | can't send seven months Old
baby TO the worknouse.
she's a very bad girl, your honor IN
tcrpoSed the officer.
Il can't help it. l can't send baby
of that sort down. Ten days for that big
girl and take the others personal bonds
Fighting and profanity was the next
case, in which half a dozen alley harpies
appeared as witnesses and defendants.
What have you been dCing?' inquired the
court
We'll, I tell you how il was. Ny cousin
she hilt me, an dis yerc gal yere she beat
me. an den scream murder, an de OFFICER
tuck us bofe."
Did ycu beat this girl?'' asked the court
OF the Othher girl.
I'm, um, nm
Take that chewing gum out of your
mouthr'
"Yessuh.' with Il Simper.
Nov, did you beat herr
mo, Sir; it are not so.'
Ten days for bCth.'
Your hunoF," said the officer, this
Soman has a young baby, also.'
"Oh, my sighed the court, this is
the second one this morning. Can that
snan girl back
Nov. girl, how old are you?''
'.Tw enty''
'Marricd?''
NO, suh.''
"IIow old is that baby?''
Ten mOnfs.''
"WelI, III take your tonds, but it's time
the Edmunds law had al you people.
Now 60 home, and the next time you
come in here that baby won't save you"
II don't know what his name is, your
honor" said one OF the county force
when a bearded negro who would have
shamed Walter Jones tramp makeup,
ambled forward to the dock. He wouldn't
give us any name and we charged him as
Charles King. He's been annoying people
around ErightwoOd."
Come arc und here, man. said the judge.
SNOW what is your name?'
My name, sub? Now let's git down
ter dis thing right. NV name what give
desc gentlemen wuZ dc kim cr Peace; Tut
my right name-wcll, dars McMannus."
Where is your AomC2'
Ain got no home, an l kin tell you
why this last in deep, mysterious whis-
per.
We'll, go on and tell me about IT, said
the court, kindly.
You wants ter know?" asked the ragged
prisoner, apprehcnsively.
Yes; go ahead and tell u.s.
Il kin tell you hut ef does de 'sponsi-
bility's on dis cote"
Wen take care of that. Tell us about
it, continued the judge.
Il glib You Ge 'sponsihility den," con-
tinued the King OF Peace. ITS all along
er de Masons an ord Fellers. Dey druv
me out er California, whar l had cr wife
an fambily, an dcy done hant me all 'crust
de country. Dey foller me ter Norf Da-
kota, an hGD me up dis same way, an now
dey got me in yere."
"Mnat are you doing with the locks
the officers found in your hag?"
"Yas, jedGe; | KIN 'srlan Cat likewise,
also"
well, how about it?''
ITS dis way. | was sleepin' under a
church out bout thirty-seben miles from
yere an had er dream, angels seudin' an
desCendin'. So l tuck Ce<c rocks cz Wit
nesseS. Dcy's witnesses gin me now;
but dey'll he likewise witnesses fer me.
An de big rock, yo' honor, uses ter scratch
matches on
"Iiave this man held for mental cxami-
nation"
The King of Peace made a profound tow,
and went back TO the dock, where he sat
down TO pIavely mediate and examine the
mechanism of his finger Joints
Two oyster stews got Arthur Howell, a
jaunty boarder at the Central Union Mis-
sion, into considerable trouble this morn-
ing. He and Lewis Ballen Were both hab-
itues of tn mission, nd on Saturday, when
both were broke" both We're drunk and
both had an appetite, they stroiled into
lunchroom and ordered fairly sumptuous
meal. They could not pay for it, and were
promptly pinched.
How cid this happen" inquired the
Judge.
You sec, sir,'' explained Fallen, Il
thought Howell hadthe staff and he thought
had it,"
And 1t turned out that neither of you
had it?''
Yes, sir.''
''Wen, it looks very much to me like n
prearranged scheme 10 beat that lunch
room. You did not do the ordering, so you
can 20 this time, but Howell can go down
for ten days.
Howard Hopson, a well dressed. comfort
able looking young clerk, faced Judge Kim
bah in the witness box this morning as n
sample of about the grecneSt mark that
was ever touched by colored confidence
man.
Il don't know anything about policy,
1rdge" said the mark, blushIng some w hat
'But this colorcd man, Woodson, came
in and told me two policy rows were com
Ing out. II asked me to give him 81 20
to play on them, and told me I'd Win 81 90
He wanted to know If ! won If I'd give him
SIS ! told him If Won I'd give him $50.
so he took the money and went off. l