The evening times., 1896-07-24

When Judge Miller opened court this
morning at $50 O'Clock, after a delayed
journey from his summer home at Takoma
Park, he counted the prisoners in the dock
aud discovered it was case OF "come
sebeu,' in crap parlance, for there was
just that number awaiting trial. TAX
ing advantage OF the judges delay, the law
yers gathered in a group and discussed the
political situation, while Mike Flynn, from
the corridor, regarded them disapprovingly.
John Moss, in crash suit, fiuding con-
siderable nutriment in the gold. head OF
a Malacca cane, raised his voice to the
rafte-s in upholding the cause of Nc
Kiniey, while John O'Neil champioued
the tenets OF the boy wonder from the
Platte. There was a wild hubbub going
on, every man talking at the top or his
voice as the judge burriedly entered.
AT the sight OF his honor Mike pOked his
head in the door and demanded silence
with all the strength OF his powerful
voice, soaring an attorney, who had fallen
asleep, TO such an extent that he nearly
toppled out of his chair.
Then Mike ran in u witness room and
banged his feet on the floor until the court
room was silent and still. Moss used his
cane us a stopper, and O'NeiI read with
severe contempt depicted on his face
newspaper occount of the bewhiskered
assemblage at st. Louis.
NANCY WAS PRoFANE.
Policeman Fritz Passan had Nancy in
the dock for using profanity in her house
last night, in Dyers alley, not far from the
canal.
Passan is n naxen-baired officer and has
variety y-stage German accent. He said
Nancy and a sailor were villifying each
other so loudly the entire neighborhood was
aroused. The sailor, William o'Day. left
collateral at the station, and Nancy slept
in a cell.
IL seemed that Nancy's profanity was
caused by roomer in her house using her
front room to entertain o'Day.
Wen 1 cum home frum de sto'," said
Nancy, ''wot did l see?"
We'll, what did you see?" asked the
judge, impatiently.
Il seed Claribel Johnsing er lally- ga ggkng
wild dat man O'Day, er sttin' in nah chairs
an burnin' nah lie wot wuks hard ter
pay fer
Nancy said she was SO riled that for a
moment her voluble tongue failed her.
Wen gifts tergeffer l gbs EN- bof a
piece OBJ ma h mind
with a little profanity thrown in," re-
marked the Judge
Nancy argued on an Englishman's lines
that her house was her castle, and ad-
1nitte ed she ..cussed'' a little
Judge Miller fined her So.
MILLS FAMILY TROUBLES.
The Mills family had their differences
| settled by Judge Miller, who has that task
| periodically. Every month or SO the head
| of the household, william, is seized with q
| desire to change Johanna's face, and he
usually alters her rugged countenance tC
| a noticeable extent. Yesterday the parox
| ysm took possession of him, and he beat
| his wife, not severely, but enough TO cause
| her to have him arrested.
Here again, Mills?" said the Judge. 81
| wonder when you'll stop coming here?"
| Mills is n bow-legged Irishman, with a
cramped, crab-lke walk, and swarthy
| face, wrinkled and SCARED. AT the Judges
/ question he made hitch at his overalls
spit in his hands, aud said: Yer amer
if the perlice will sthop 'ristin' me OIL
nivver COON yere. Oh expected con-
tinued william, that me case would be
| yeered by twilve av me fillow-min.'
do you want jury trial?" asked Bailifi
Hooe.
"Nivver moind, nivver moind, frind,
| replied Mills, "Oi'll chance is amer"
The wife, Johanna, walked to the stand,
| calling everybody's attention to slight
cut she had over her eye.
USED HER AS FOOTBALL.
"Jedge," she said, twisting her back hair
which was eternally coming down, in a
| knot, that dllirty brute played futball
| an baseball on lie last noight.'
How long did he play on you, Johanna
inquired the court, lis thoughts reverting to
| flying wedges and stolen bases.
Not long, sur answered Johanna, tri.
| umphautly." II bate him off,
lis that all?" questioned the court.
| Johanna said it wasn't, and, flinging {
lot of brass, broken glass and tangled watci
wheels on the desk, she asked the Cour
| what he thought of that.
He broke me watch over me eye" sal,
| Johanna, land there's the cut to sphak,
for itsilf."
You don't mean to say" said the judge
scrutinzing the size Of the wheels, "tha
was ever watch?"
"Indade it was answered the woman
IAN it KEEP as good tonne as Il clock"
An is it quits ye air?" sung out Mill
from the dock. Fer If ye tongue aim
tired me yeers air.
After being adnionished by the bailif
Mills had his innings. He first endeavored
to introduce the excellent reputation h,
enjoyed as an umbrella mender.
There amt the man born who kin bate
me putting ribs in,'' he said, loftily.
"Or thryin' ter take mine OUT" shricket
Johanna. Put that in yer poipe an ma,
it choke YER
She had another football experience, TO
the bailiffs formed a swinging and car
ried her over the goal to a witness room
where she talked to herself until the cas-,
was concluded.
william, having recovered his comrosur
at Johanna's stinging rebuke, told the judg,
confidentially she was of such tempestu
Gus disposition that "bit av rap now an
thin cooled her off,