The evening times., 1896-05-01
hes DRUNK INCE 1 DlT
Record Of a Husband and Father
Arraisnedin Court.
GOES TO JAlLlfoR MONTHS
The Judge Scored the Prisoner for His
Base Treatment OF His Wife and
Children-Wenry wayfarer's Plea
Was Heard-Humor Drawn From
the PRISONERS In the Pen.

May Day usually means bright skies,
warm winds and general festival OF
nature, who rcjOices ut the approach OF
summer.
May, sc, reversed the order OF the past,
and gave Washington dreary, bleak,
chilly morning, dampened by spasmOdic
falls OF raiu, as penetrating as scotch
mist.
Cos" said Hogg, ruefully regarding the
dull skies through the long windows OF the
old courtroom, ''do you remember the last
time we spent May Day with Stoutenburg.
Shut up, with Il long three months to serve,
ana the world looking never SO beauti-
full to me as then, with the green grass
waving and the scent of the flowers that
would come even through the bars.
.'HOggy, lad" replied Gostigan, snufflmg
prouigiOusIy. II niver rorgit, an this naw-
MIN makes me feel proud tnat we We braced
up, tanks to his anner's temperance lee.
lures. an left the ould life behind fer iver.'
IN THE OLD DAYS.
Hogg and Gostigan both indulged in REM
iniscenccs and related wonderfui advent
when they were knights of the ROAD 10
FLYNN and Kendig.
Judge kimball mad one woman, Bet
tie ia ylor, TO pass judgment on tiiis morn
ing. Bette is Il colored woman, VINO ilVcs
in BOSTON" Georgetown's tough quar-
ter Policeman Harrison found her last
night on NJ street drunk and rlotously IN
cIined Bette said she didn't give
so-and-so for any pohceman that ever
TO home, Betty. and behave yourself"
remonstrated HARRISON, givingher chance:
Nix" yelled Bette, flingiug her red
skirts around her aud puncturing mole IN
the air with one foot on Il level with Har-
rison's head.
HE COULDN'T STAND IT.
Harrison may admire Amelia Glover aud
La Loie, but h. could not affordto have the
staid citizens OF West Washington witness
any such gyratiOus.
bettie found u limited space in the station
house until this morning, when she made
her not unusual front 10 his honor
Please lake my pusspai bonds,' she
asked.
me court refused, aud Bette went down
for fifteen days.
The police regulations make II an offense
to climb on the lamp-posts or trrle with
the lamps. George " iiIiams, a small colored
hoy had this ofIeuse charged against him
by Policeman Owens, OF the Firth pre-
ciuct. The boys parents left 20 collateral
aud he was spared a bad night IN a cell.
This boy and some Others said the
officer, were cha sing each other aud
climbing en- the lamp posts"
Yes, / know sni1ed Judge klmbail,
believe the game is follow my leader. One
boy does something Land all the others
initiate him.
George smiled and said: THAT was II
zackly-'
said the judge, but don't want TO
make the defendants pay that; What dis,
position would you suggest, Mr.. Pugh?
asked the Judge OF the prosecutor.
Your honor knows my position ON per
sonal bonds replied M Pugh, who has
always argued that defendants should
either lie dismissed or fined. The court
concluded, however, 10 take the boys
bonds.
George NJ Coberth- has been in court
before, charged with vagrancy by his
family, whom he has neglected for some
time past. This morning his wife, nice
looking woman, and his sons. George and
Charles, both nlarly lads, the support
of their mother, testified to the defend
ants habits.
HE is drunk continually" said George,
land never contributes one cent to run the
house. He came home yesterday. abused
my mother SO badly that we swore out a
warrant against him.
The other boy said his father had been
worse than ever since his release from the
workhouse.
Mrs. Coberth stepped forward to speak.
but Judge kimball stopped her.
NO, no, madame, he remarked gently.
lyon can't testify against him he is your
husband"
He did. and a very rambling. discon-
nected statement it WAS. He represented
himself as a much abused husband and
father.
THE FATHERS STORY.
II came home yesterday he said,
went in the dining room. and laid down
on the sofa for n nap. When / woke up
a policeman was standing over me with q
warrant
How about your drinkiug?''
'.Oh, take j drink now and then
He gets drunk twice day, your honor
said the policeman.
''Coberth. what kind OF a man are you?''
asked the Judge, compelling your sons to
appear in court against you? Last time
YOU got thirty days. On this occasion you
get three months, and on your next appear
ance shall send you down orsix MONTHS
Peter Lacey has a predilictton for parks.
Yesterday afternoon he stretched himself
on the grass in one of WasbingtoD's bright
green spots, and doZed over a fragment
OF old newspaper he found on one of the
benches He was soon asleep, and re-
NAMED so until Policeman Schultz found
him.
What am I charged with, bailiffo''
said Peter to kcndig, stepping briskly to
the rail
1T respassing in parks"
..If resting ones tired bones on the
grass is trespassing. then I'm guilty."
said Peter. n tall. portly man. who might
have been handsome had he credit at the
tailor's and booimaker's.
Five dollars fine cried the clerk.
Pete rcane forward and gave the court
such a plausible story about going to Bati-
more, his home. at 2 o clock, that his person.
til