The evening times., 1896-06-24

Cole. They both gaZed at Clerk Potts.
The clerk turned and threw a silent inter-
rogatory with his eyes at Judge Kimbail.
Tie audience and prisoners in the pen Look
ed curiously first at one court official, then
at another.
STILL NO REPLY.
The silence was broken by his honor.
where is James Fieids?"
Still there was no reply, and the situa ton
was becoming Embarrassing, when Police
to the rescue.
II arrested Fields he said, 'and III
find him.
With that Cooney skirmished through the
dock and back to the cages. He soon ap-
peared dragging halrdrunken colored
man.
Here he is" said the policeman This
is Fields" .
mo, 'tain't neither" said the strug-
Cling prisoner. My name amt FieIds''
What is it, then?''
..Ross-de same honobul name as lie Dees-
trict Cummishner."
IL appeared that while drunk the fellow
had registered the wrong name at Lieut..
Boyle's station when he was arrested.
The alias or Fields was tackled onto
Ross name and he was arraigned for beating
his wife with an old dry day umbrella.
AS the woman would not appear gainst her
husband, he was fined So on the charge OF
disorderly conduct. Not having V. the
prisoner stepped back for fifteen-days
visit to the workhouse.
TRIED TO REFORM JESSIE.
Jessie Mccoy is in the tolls again. Il
number of humane ladies have been vainly
trying to reform Jessie, but from her
appearance today ii seems to he case
reckless woman was defiant and chatty.
She cracked Jokes with Michael Lanhady,
another police court victim.
Jessie and Michael were charged Jointly
with being vagrants, persons of evil
life and fame, with no fixed place of
residence. and liable TO become charge
able TO the District as paupers.''
: Comrades are we,' chlrped Jessie to
Nike in badly befogged voice, "aud i'm
do US good TO go down for term and get
the gin and blackberry out OF our SYSTEMS"
1t appeared in evidence that Jessie and
Mike, arm, in arm, stumbled into the Sixth
precinct police station last night and de-
ma Dded to be sent to prison for term OF
two months each.
You see. Sdiu TIE WOrDQU, dCll0E Us
spokesman, mike and me are in hard luck.
We have no place 10 sleep and for twenty
four hours haven't tasted food nor d"
.'Bah!'' interrupted the fat policeman.
81 smell it on your BREATH"
Jessie amended her statement omittin 6
the word drink" and then quoting the
ramifications of the vagrancy act, said
both she and Michael Were liable TO become
''chargeable to the District as paupers.'
.r.aap ir,fa tod q
portly patrolmaD.
Policeman Mansfield told Judge Kim
ball of Jessie's unusual request. His honor
was astoDshed. In the past she has re-
uuested, sometimes tearfully. to be re-
leased or given u short sentence.
The court granted the request of Michael
and his friend in distress, and gave them
two months each.
"ThaDkee sir" said Jessie, with a
Queenly courtesy.
Mike bowed his thanks in silence, and
arm in arm Michael and Jessie amhled
back to the cage to await the coming OF
the 'black maria"
CELEBRATED TOO SOON.
George Ward, a frowsy-headed colored
man, was arraignedfo for indulgingin Fourth
OF July celebration several days in ad-
vance OF that glorious anniversary. The
policeman told of Georges condition. He
was full of hummer whisky and made noises
which the officer said would awaken the
dead in graveyard.
George said he was veteran and a patriot,
and while drunk he labored under the hal
luciuation that he was celebrating the
Fourth.
.'Yaas, yer homer. an I'm Il countrymun,
an Use got my railroad ticket hyah in my
pocket. Eff you let me go, Jedge, III
git a run on myself an won't stop till l
gifts on de kyars at de depo'."
The policeman stated that Georges po-
lice record was clear SO far as he kne W, and
Judge Kimball accepted the countryman's
personal bonds, with caution not to come
to Washington again and indulge in any
Similar premature celebrations.
"Thankee, sab" shouted the colored man,
loudly; IN git ter de depo' quick aud
he rushed out of the court like whirlwnd.
Policeman Flynn, on guarCsut the portals
grabbed at Ward as he rushed by him.
~ thought" said Flynn, "he was an
escaping prisoner he. came past me so
quick that he whzzed like bullet"
THREW A POTATO.
Policeman Owens had Charles Buchanan
before the court for throwing deca yed DO
| tate at bicyclist Buekman was fined So.
William Robinson, u messenger boy, was
| charged by Policeman Duvall of the bicycle
squad with scorching on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near Tenth street, about 10 O'Clock
last night. The policeman testified that
the lad was going at race horse speed.
| william, i'll his own defense, said he had
been kept on duty overtime, and was hur-
| rying home, because he feared his mother
| would be worried at his absence.
| In commenting upon the case Judge
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