The evening times., 1896-12-10

Coy's hypocrisy. Flynn recognized him
| when he stumped his way out OF the Maria
| this morning apparently with great diff
| culty-as II man who had approached hi;n
| Tuesday ON Seventh street and asked for
| money.
| fIynn told Newkirk about the fellow, and
when the case was called Newklrk, alter
relating TO Judge Kimbali what lie knew OF
| Mccoy, said.
Mr.. Hymn. your honor, can tell the
| court something about Mccoy"
| Then cail Mr Flynn 10y an means, v Com
| manded h:s hoLor, and i'll obedience to
| Bailiff Coles stentorian shouts Tor him,
| the vipilant guardian CT the outer PORTALS
| entered court and was sworn.
DO yoI know this man, Mr.. Flynn"
asked the judge, indicating the prisoner,
who showed plainly he recognized tie
| officer.
tiynn said he did, and told how, On last
Tuesday evening, standing in front OF
Harris Jeweiry store on Seventh street,
watching the inadding crowd and saluting
his many acGuaintances, Mccoy came up
| and spoke TO him.
1t was Il little change he wanted" said
Flynn. IAN he made a long story about
one of hislegs being
Just httle bit longer than IL really
ought to he. Amt that 80, Mike?' inter
rupted Prosecutor Pueh, and Flyrn's pom
derOus form shook with laughter as he
said Mr.. rueh had diagnosed McCoy's
complaint exactly.
As he told me-" continued Mike; but
his legs air as foine pair of legs. thatis,
fer runnn' purposes, l was liver in
throjuiced to-
How is that, Mr.. Flynn" inquired
the Judge.
This way, sir cooking his head on
one side and speaking mysteripusly. Il
was OBTAINING him with a little shman
talk iDtipfinp n IA hin, To N
officer, whin lUike the flicker of an
eyclid, as quick as that, sir, when he saw
Policeman Warren cunin' he stuck his
crutch under his arm and run around the
corner lOike a ky-yote.'
Judge Kimban laughed heartily at his
favorite officers smile and said:
so you didn't catch him, Mr.. Flynn
Indeed, no, SIR said Mike Il didn't
have Il chance at him. and bowing pro
foundly Mike retired, winking at Mr.. Pugh.
Mccoy had no defense and got sixty days.
Nellie Fist is the widow Of an old soldier,
receiving a pension OF S36 every quarter.
which she dissipates in whisky. Since sat
urday she has been drunk every day, and
last night acted 50 outraEeously on the
street that Policeman Cox arrested her.
Your honor, this woman has been drunk
since pension day, said Cox To the court.
Il have seen her full every trick OF duty
" nat lS.ltl st>htI judge,
putting the question matter or form,
for he knows Nellie well
shes Il common woman" said Cox
"Oh, Mr.. Cox. how can YOU say that? I'm
not sobhed Nellie from the rail. almost
Frustrated from the effects OF the liquor she
had drank.
she has no. been here for quite awhile"
remarked the Judge
No, Judge Kimball, / have not" cried
Nellie. as she nOct.d near the stand, land
please let me 20 this time; please do, Judge
Kimhall ~
Every day it is honor's misfortune TO
contemplate the wreck of what was once
a good wife and mother. and all of that
was the woman before hin until she start
ed to drink She was dressed in blue
serge dress, the front diScOl0rel with drip
pings from beer cans, the waist and skirt
threat enIng TO part company with the pins
holding them together. Her thin faCe-fur
she has passed the bloating stage: where
the liquor used to puff it now enaciatcS-
was diScolored from dirt and bruises Her
teeth broken and yellow. her voice husky
As 4 mans and her hair, thin, dusty. dis
heveed.
If you release me this time shall
never be here again. She begged, beating
her hands together
Il wish / could believe that. Nellie, but
/ cant" said his hohor, kindly. sixty
days
She made no comment. and passed to the
woman's cell and until the van left kent
messenger busy bringing her bottles Of
soda water to subdue the burning thirst
consuming her
Dennis Mccarthy, a white man of for
bidding appearance, by his unguarded Ian
guage. lost the liberty Judge KirnbaIl was
about to give him.
Policeman Upperman had him up as a
vagrant and a suspicious character Dennis
told the court he was from Denver and
had come here 10 prosecute claim for
money due him by the government.
IF l release you, where will you go?'
asked Judge kimball. Home, back TO
Denver"
That WILL promised Dennis.
AT once, and not come back he rea gain?''
pursued his honor.
Yes. but I'll be back some day: I'll tell
you that" declared Mccarthy, threaten
ingly.
he careful, sir; no such language as
that can he used here" said the court Sc
verely. This is not the place to make
threats
Mccarthy cast sinister glances at his
honor, and looked murderously at Upper.
man, who said: Judge this Nee arthyan-
swers the description of a man who entered
a lady's house on my beat with skeleton
keys. His clothes tally-with her descrip-
ton. When searched him at the station
house found two knives ami razor on
him; Gidn't enter a charge of concealed
weapons against him, because he said he
used the razor to shave with"
Il continue this case" said Judge Kim
ball; land investigate the matter further.
and see if we can find out more about the
prisoner"
Mccarthy, grumbling and cursing to
himself, was led away by Kfndig.
William Mills became frcnZied on the
stand today in denying the Testimony of
Officer Samuel Ellis against him. Ellis
swore Mills was drunk and cursing last
night.
Mills implored the Judge to believe him
when he said he was not Under the influ-
ence ofliquor, and did not sysear Hespoke
so truthfully the judge was Ilonplussed. and
would not accept the word ofeither the de-
fendant CIR the officer until he heard addi-
tional testimony.
The policeman Of course supplied the evil
dence in the person of brother officer who
supported his statement, and Mills who
had nothing back OF him except bad record,
had to succumb and was given fifteen days
in the workhouSe. Mills ID PLAYING n ex-
ceptionally bad luck, for hG had only been
out OF the workhouse few hours when
Ellis arrested him.
He was drunk, cursing and swearing"
said Ellis. heavily stepping off the stand,
as II he considered Mills fate already SET
tied. Mills is short, gfay-haired, iras-
chile individual, who certainly bore no
signs of his being drunk recently, for his
eyes were clear and his nerves steady.
"The officer sa Us you were drunk, Mills,'
said the court.
Mills raised one hand toward the ceiling,
and said vehemently. yet impressively: II
was moi so helm God and NAV 7 dror