The evening times., 1896-10-28
ADMITS SHE'S NOT ANGELIC
Reputation of a Woman as
Known by Fer Lawyer.
NAMESAKE OF AN ACTRESS
"May Irwin" Arraigned in Court
for Nagrancy-POlicem Said She
Is Young and Bad Character.
Mrs. Bessie Harris Was Insulted
by Nirginian.

| NaiA -ous 81 AAShuiS, stiit VIZ a
Harper to the bailiff this morning, as that
functionary posed against tIe rail in Judge
Kimball's court, trying 10 put a new cur
in his moustache.
'Whew." said the baililf, in an alarmed
way. lis she i'll the dock? How did the old
bully girl get ,here?'
It's not the actress, Ken said the
| clerk, but a young woman charged Will
| vaSranCy."
| . n 8 wide as the poles are apartis the diff
| ference betw cen the blonde actress ana her
nImesake in the pen. The prisoner, barely
in her twenties,i is one of them shameless
oil the lost women that have ever infested
this city. She has appeared in the police
court several times before, and on each
| occasion has received severe sentence
because of her fragrant acts.
| She Is the wife OF a soldier who, tired
| OF her drunkenness, deserted her. De.
| icctlve Lacey, investigating the robbery
| of suine diamonds from Mrs. Hiilman yes
| ier,iay, discovered May Irwin wiis-a coin
| panlon OF the men suspected OF the thieyery.
| He locked her up at the sixth precinct on
| a charge OF vagrancy, and in court this
| morning had Detective Thomas Hartgan
| and Policeman Payne 10 testify To her
| reputation.
The woman was well-alniost stylishly-
| dressed in Il black walking suit, beaded
COCK feather. She has luxuriant brown
hair, full, sensuous lips, and rounded
| iace. The fingers OF her right hand are
stained the color oI iodine from the cigarette
habit, and trembled continuously as she
consulted her lawyer, John Moss, of Hills
dale
officer Payne said since the day charged
in the information. The LIST OF october, he
had frequently seen the defendant drunk
and hccosting men on the street
what nien?" demanded Moss. Name
them!'
''one of them was Il captain, believe"
answered Payne and another was named
Murphy, l think
lie thinks and he believes" said Moss
as If to himself. about capting and a
man whOis "A Murphy
Payne, good-looking fellow, smiled, as
also did Mr.. Pugh, the prosecutor.
"A Murphy, believe" said Mr.. Pugh,
lis potato in Irish
Il think | know what this Murphy is
IN English" exclaimed Moss. trying TO
hunch his shoulder blades together; very
small potatoes: 81 small he has not been
brought here. unless" and Moss made u
MICROSCOPE survey of The court rounI he
is hiding behind post
NO. he is not here" said Payne
An" remarked Moss, digging holes in
the air with his finger, he is not here;
suppose, on the boundless hriny deep
John gave several nautical bitches at the
waistband of his doeskin trousers.
HER REPUTATION.
Not unless Mi>Sc "a avenue is Mt sea
retnrted Payne. - here is where he can
be found"
You know the reputation OF this woman,
officer asked the Judge, taking the eX-
animation i'll hand.
certainly do firmly said Payne. lit
is the vilest possible
step aside. SIR said Moss. This is
all hearSay evidence
Detective Hartigan said he knew the de
PENDANT to be a common " oman and told
the court If lie could 20 back of the list
of October he would he able to show clearly
the bad reputation she bore.
Fortunately for u.s. said Moss, slap
ping the information against his cheek,
- that cannot be done, and as Shylock said
it is so written in the b0ni'
IF L. continued the attorney, should
accuse Policeman, say our handsome
friend. Mr.. Hartigan, of committing Some
overt act ana then not he able to prove il
positively, and charge him, because sofuc
people | could not produce said so, your
honor would not say Mr.. Hartigan was Il
bad man"
Il don't think I shall ever say that,
said the judge, with n smile at the blush
ing Hartigan, but there is no doubt in
my mind about this prisoner being a bad
woman. l know her of old"
shes not an angel, Judge" admitted
Moss.
No, shes not replied the Judge.
Unless she's one OF LuCifcr's," added
Mr.. Pugh.
she can furnish $50 bonds or 20 down
for sixty days. Can you give surety. Mr..
MosS?' Moss nodded his head negatively.
as Mr.. PuGii said: After ali, John. tits not
SO written in the bond
INsULTED a LADY.
Mrs. Bessie Harris, a sweetfaccd young
woman, living on Twelfth street north
east. told Judge Kimban that Albert s
Mostin, white man, in the employ Of Con
tractor Gleeson. had grossly insulted her
Yesterday evening as she W as going TO her
lome from grocery store.
Mrs Harris, a winsome blonde, in q gray
gown, and stylish jacket related the de
Tendants language, not without consider
able embarrassment.
shall tell it word for word?'' she said,
TO Mr.. Pugh, as she twisted her
wedding ring around her finger
mo, madame returned the gallant
lanes. Just give tue judge an idea of the
nsult.''
She did, and his honor frowned at the
man in the dock who could SO bruta.ly
treat Il woman.
Mostin, lank, hungry looking man, in
clothes and Undiscovered boots,
pretended not to know anything of the
occurrence.
Il can't rec'lect." he drawled so ever
secin' this woman"
Had you been drinking?'' inquired the
Judge.
wal, buy me a oyster stew an Il bottle
Df beer, an that's all had
sHe was under ipfluannn
when l arrested him." said Policeman
Frank Hughes, but he knew what he was
loing''
I'm Virginian, am" said Mostin.
bon in Spotts'lvania county, near Fred