The evening times., 1896-01-07
tET Tue VUMlN GO FREE
Frank Confession Of a Speakeasy
:. Keeper Saved Her.
JUDGE KIMBALL LgNIENT
She Had wiIlfully Violated the Law
In Order to Pay Her Debts and Sup-
port Her Children-PrOmises to OF,
fend No More-vagrant Shipped
Here to BE Reshipped to New Y ork.

There are seven and twenty" whispered
the January wind as it stole do wn the corri-
dors of the old police court edifice and
whisked through the dock to count the re-
suit of last nights arrests. Three of them
are women, and they have been here many
times before"
| There was another woman in court, but
she was not in the dock. Her name was
Mary Martin, white, about threc-score years
| Of age, who was arrested for keeping a
''speak-easy" near the Soldiers Home. Mrs.
Martin pleaded guilty.
Il want To hear of this case" said the
court.
I'VE were not expecting such a plea, -
| said one of the policemen in the case, land
/ supposed she would plead not guilty and
demand a jury trial, so We have no wit
,Desses here"
Il sold liquor up TO the last Friday be-
fore Christmas" said the woman, .but
have not sold any since. ] have four chill
dren of my own, and a grandchild, all
| OF whom have had to support ever since
my worthless husband LEFT me. My eld-
est daughter is married, but her husba nd
is no account, and she lives with me, too
WHY SHE SOLD IT.
1t is minated To me that this woman
will become valuable witness in the
prosecution OF other liquor seIlers,' said
Mr.. Pugh.
Il did sell liquer," repeated Mrs. Martin,
but ! did IL To get out of the debt my
worthless husband left me in. / knew
l was violating the law, but / did ii to
getout Of debt. Twill never do IL again."
The judge was moved blythe wuman's
Iunvarnished tale.
81 am inclined io give clemency in this
case, not because Mrs. Martin may be
valuable as witness" said Judge Kim
ball but because Of her honesty, the
condition Of her family and her promise
10 >discDnlfaues sthe. sale of Hqour.''
81 promise it." said she.
e..IswiH take, your personal bonds" said
the court.
Anne Davis a colorcd woman OF almost
| n century of years, was the center OF at
traction for twelve pairs OF eyes, a police
man said, in saloon at the corner of
Twenty-siXth and ! streets last night.
The eyes Were all possessed by males, ard
they twinkIed and sparkled, and Annie's
eyes, inspired with uniOnmade beer, spark
ed in reply. The drunker Annie got the
louder she talked, until finally the pitch
reached the swearing point, when Miss
Davis broke ont in series of Oaths that
even -saade.te apzen pairs of male eyes
about her bHnE. IN excitement. The Off
Ger, who had heard il all for blocks and
niocks AWAY. saln ne, Haue ms DEBUT at
that point.
ANNIES RASH HOPE.
II hope l may drop dead, jedge, if /
used any swearwords whatsomever," said
Annie. "Derc wits only two men an my
self in dat saloon an we was a II ls quiet as
lambs"
You may pay fine of So. or go to
the workhousc' for fifteen days" said the
court.
JONES FRANK ADMISSION.
Edward Jones and William Mahoney are
about fifty and twenty years old, respect
lively. They are both cOlored and both were
arrested for vagrancy.
Il came here last night from New York
for as>istsnce.'' frankly admitted Jones,
rs all TIE ccurt gasped in astonishmcnt.
What were you doing in New York.
asked the court.
Receiving assistance from the aurhori-
ties"
How did You get here"
Il was sick in hospital there. and Us
soon as got little better they gave me a
pass to Washington"
Gave you pass to this city," exclaimed
the Judge.
Yes. l have no friends here, but thought
maybe the authorities here would send me
on"
Well, that is the way with other citses.
said Judge Kimball. They all try To unload
their pauPers onto Washington. l will
see if we can't get you pass back To New
York. stepbackin the d OCk or thepresent.'
The other member OF the pair, MabOney,
said he had lived here for two years. He
had no relatives in this or any other city
and only last night was cast out OF home
by the people with whom he had been stay
ing. He was partially paralyzed.
~ want to go down to the workhouse.
judge" said Mahoncy, because ] am sick
and can't work.
well, you say you have been here two
years and the District ought to take care
OF you,'' said the court. How long do
you want to go down for?''
For a MONTH"
You are sentenced to thirty days"