Evening star., 1896-07-20
QUEEN J0HAN ma
She Transfers Her Court to the Dis
trict Farm Again.
NO LONGER LOVES GEORGE SALISBURY
Picturesque Hints of the Monday
Procession Before His Honor.
S U NDRY SEN EN- ICE S

Johanna Quill, the queen Of Swampoodle
Is in the tolls again, and now she is on the
farm. where she may get a chance to see
George Salisbury the old soldier to whom
she has been unable to get married because
both parties to the devoutly desired con-
tract could not manage to be out of prison
at the same time. The flowing bowl proved
greater attraction to the couple than did
each others society, and the event has
been postponed SO many times that Johan-
| ma will return the license and declare the
| engagement broken.
George is too slow for me now," she
says, but not because he only has one
leg, for he gets a pension for the loss of
the other. and the money would pay for all
other defects. But George will have to
| look for another girl now. for Jim Connors
has asked viii you be Miner
Jim Connors was one Of Johanna's nu-
merous callers Saturday night. and. like
his predecessor in her affections, his visit
| ended in a raid, and all the guests were
arrested.
Johanna lives at Sc Massachusetts, ave-
| nue. northwest. when she is not IN the tolls.
and Saturday night a Co.orej woman named
Lucy Jones was there to assist her to en-
terrain fer guests. Jim Connors. John
Jones and Bernard O'Brien were the
willing to enjoy the liquid refreshments.
From Foam to Fire Water.
The rushing of the "growler" was kept
up until midnight, and when the stove
pipe" saloons closed the party found it
necessary to get in several bottles Of fire
water" TO last until morning. But the sup
ply was exhausted before am, and then
the party became noisy.
Policemen Pat CreaRh and Michael ypnh
heard the noise nearly a square away, and
sent Tor the patrol wagon. The five MEM
bers OF the noisy party soon found them
selves behind the bars, and this morning
Connors and the two women were the lead
ers of Judge Miller's early morning pro-
cession. The other two had been released
on collateral
saturday night these men came to my
house" said Johanna, land when ordered
them out, they made trouble, and We got
run in
husband was living" said the co!ored wo-
man, and Saturday night when l called
Wss treated. and when the police came l
was In bed, sleeping off my drunk"
Connors entered plea of guilty, while
his male friends, who had deposited col
lateral, did not appear.
Had you been drinking?" the court ask
ed Johanna.
I'VE had little beer"
Five dollars each"
Llllle Harris said she had been disorderly
on the street, and went down for two weeks
IN default of fine.
Envied His Necktie,
Charlie Johnson's necktie was the most
conspicuous thing in court, and the man.
ner in which 1t did not harmonic with his
blue shirt caused some of his eellow pris-
oners to make comments
Il certainly would like to have that tie
said one little colored boy who had been
arrested for crap shooting
Its a dandy added his partner land II
We had de bones We could jes do him Tor it,
couldn't we?'
You bet"
But Charlie had no idea of parting with
his SILK scarf He is a poor boy but his
appearance indicated that he took some
pride in his dress.
Il found him in vacant house on North
Sapitol street, Policeman Creagh told
Judge Miller. There had been three men
eeplng In the house. and when complaint
was made l went to the house and found
this young man.
cincinnati and have been here only three
weeks During the Endeavor convention
worked In a hotel, and since then I've
Morked Ior MIR. Rodgers. and he still owes
Why were you in this house?, the court
asked. -
II had no place to CO. he answered. "snd
another man told me about this house
Had you been in there before?'
No, sir"
You must not go in houses In this way"
the court told him. for you will yoon be-
come vagrant.'
Judge. ! never harmed anybody in NV
| me- and I'm always willing to work for
my living"
You are discharged" the court told him,
and In the future you want to be raore
careful
Minor Onenders.
Douglass Tascoe colore1 was in tho +o;,s
| fer disorderly conduct, and he said
| Guilty"
What is there in this case?' the .,ourt
| wanted to know.
He's good fellow when he's sober. -
said Policeman Reynolds, but when drunk
he's usually disorderly."
Two dollars
Albert Dover, charged with a similar Of
fense, was similarly fined.
Were you drunk?' William Bowers, col
ored. was asked.
NO. indeed; 1 was sober as judge,
He had quarrel with another man about
| a cigarette" said Policeman narrower.
family" ~
MOT a great deal"
"One dollar"
Bicyclists and Crap Shooters.
n,
was locked up because he had no light on
his bicycle when Policeman Ccnnors ar
rested him last night
Pm guilty." was his plea
He had no burner in his lamp when 1
arrested him." said the officer.
Eyes, I had," said the defendant, but
another boy he arrested didn't have one
What about this?" the officer was asked
He had no burner"
And the tpy will spend nine days in strip
ed clothes Unless his fine of So is paid.
do you know how to shoot crap?" the
court asked q young colored man whose
| loud and boisterous clothing indicated that
he was a gambler Of some description.
mo, sir" was his response, which SEEM
ed to amuse the audience.
Il was in the game" said another of
seven defendants in the case, land I'm
willing to take what follows
How many were in the gamer"
$God knows. and don't want to tell"
There was some conflicting evidence Civ
en- in the case. The defendants are cart
drivers and a Sunday game of Grams in