The evening times., 1896-08-10
NEW uWYER's FIRST CASE
His Client Convicted Before He
Made Himself Known.
THENTRIEDT TO 0READABRIEF
Police Court Officials Greatly Sur
prised by the Bashful Attorney.
s Judge SCOTT Had to Choke Him Off.
Long gsentence fora boy Who Begged
Food, hut a Sneak Thief Got Mercy.

roo0, But u SNEAK 4 ntet Col mercy.
|. Forty prisoners, sweltering in the pen.
Policeman Flynn, suffering In the corridor.
and other attaches OF the police court nearly
in Il state or collapse from the fierce heat
today would to a man have fallen on the
architect OF the building had that genius
ventured to make his appearance on the
premises, and possibly destroyed his future
usefulness as the designer OF ill-ventilated
edifices.
II n hurricane should sweep over the city
hardly breath or air would penetrate the
court. As cyclone cellar 1t is a success.
but as a place for the daily transaction OF
nience and comfort OF the public, 1t is a
failure =
In the court room proper the mercury
registered s5, and in the hall where the
witnesses clustered it was 81. A lucky
peddler struck the place with a stock of
palm-leaf fans and sold all OF them in
five minutes. Flynn bought several and
presenting Mr.. Pugh, the prosecutor, with
one, asked that gentleman If lie knew who
"bilt the coort."
81 don't know his name, Nike" said Mr..
Pugb, "but he's been in heaven for some
years." .
''iiiviDi" retorted Flynn, wringfng the
perspiration out or his handkerchief, 1.-The
carpinter tbot put up this buildin' is
tiDdin' to the divil's rale estate, Oi'n Bit"
"wby, Mixer" inquired the prosecutor.
because, sur, the gint that constructed
sich hole as this, cudn't live where there's
my air ,loike they've got above. He's down
below shure."
There's air down there, Nike" said Mr.
Pugh; lair 10 burn
Nike laughed and made his tenth rush
against the loiterers who tried to block
the entrance.
Policemen ]. R. Evans and Ellis arrest
ed at different times Saturday night and
early Sunday morning three colored men
whom they found asleep on doorsteps in
front OF their wretched alley houses. The
first two, William Marshall and Ed
ward Mitchell, the officers claimed, were
engaged with a number of others in fight
and fled at the approach OF the police
men. The latter, who claim to have ex-
cellent cyesight, especially at night, recog
/, nized in the crowd william Marshall and
Edward Mitchell
They industrously hunted for them until
they were found on the stoops. Bothdefend-
ants strenuously denied their guilt before
Judge Scott today, saying they were not
| umong the fighters His honor had no doubt
about Marshall and fined him S5. M1tchelrs
story must have been partly believed, as
he was fined So.
I'D hot - D.sEa oal-c
was peculiar. Jackson could not endure the
sitting atmosphere in the narrow room he
occupies and tried to cool off on the
front porch. He fell asleep and was snoring
soundiv when Evans and Ellis came down
the alley.
CURSED THE POLICEMEN.
they shook jackson roughly, demanding
to know what Ire was doing there.
jackson, conscious of his right to be
where lie WAS and Lewildered FROM his
sudden awakening, cursed the policemen
Tor their nieddling tactics. They very
promptly assuaged their wounded honor by
uauling poor jackson to the station-house,
where he gasped and suffered in cell,
practically ior nothing, unul this morning.
when Judge Scott heard his story
Evans had the grace to regret Ills action,
and, after testifying, asked the court to take
Jackson's personal bonds.
Hes a iaboring man and has large
famii Y TO support, 'said Evans, 'andI don't
want him to pay fine."
How about this, Mr.. Pugh?': asked the
judge; "shall we do this?'
Your hoLo.,'' answered the prosecutor,
| ..you may not know, but l am positively
opposed TO taking personal bonds, first, last
and all the time. l believe in disInissing
cases outright or in imposing fine." Nj
Pugh looked as IL ne thought the defendant
should be released.
Judge Scott fined Jackson 81, which was
paid.
BENJAMIN r. Reese was tried for scorch-
| ing, and, the case being fully made out, a
| fine OF So was imposed AS Reese was
stepping out, a tall young man, slightly bald,
with dark mustache and little scarlet
| spot on each cheek bone-it might hayebeen
| from neryousness-approache the Judges
desk, and asked il he could be heard
I'm this case?" asked the court.
The young man said 'yes."
TITS over. You can't testify now," said
| Judge Scott.
"But, SIR" insisted the other, assum-
ing some importance, 1 am counsel for the
| defendant"
why didn't you say so before?" de-
manded Mr.. Pugh, who was hot enough
to fight. Haven't you been in court
all the time the trial was going on?"
THE NEW LAWYER.
AZ have" returned the strange lawyer,
bIandly, consulting number of sheets
| OF manuscript he held in one hand.
"welI, SIR" remarked Judge Scott, who
Is great peacemaker, what is it you
wanted to say?''
The lawyer took a position on the stand
adm began reading from the papers.
.As socialism and anarchy he began
graveiy, making genteel gestures with hi
disengaged hand, 'are rapidly increasing
in this city, 1t behooyes-"
'.Here, IN dear sir, - broke in Mr.. Pugh
tugging at his limp shirt collar, "you have
this argument written down, haven't you
Life is too short these days for this sor
!. of thing You just hand it over to th'
judge He'll read it after court is over
4 The lawyer drew long breath and be
gan to get angry, nevertheless he woun
himself up and was about to start agai
when the prosecutor asked him his name
eugene A. Burrow," he said.