The evening times., 1896-03-10
Judge K mhaIl Surveyed Several
Piem es in the Pen.
TWO WENT TO WoRKHoUsE
Four Had Slept In "A Building Instead
Discharged In Order To Receive
Parental Spanking-Maggie's Tears
Fell Thick and Fast.

The large boys suffered. while their small
Ter brethren escaped with a good Sunday
school lecture from the bench. They al
accepted their fate with the happy. careless
| disposition, which distinguishes the negro
| race.
| An old colorcd nanny, in a tlCe calico
dress and a srotess white apron, seated
! as close to the rail separating the pen
| from the court room as was possible,
! whispered words of encouragement to the
boys until she was stopped by tine bailiffs.
"Man. sakcs alive" ste sa id, vehemently,
''dcm chillcn need my 'tention.'
''If you don't close those white ivCrics
| of yours hisscd the amiablc KendiG
| through his clenchcd teeth, "you'n need
the .'tcntion,' as you call ii, CT tie
COURT
AN a very nice gentleman he is
rctoncd Auntic. Hes 'Cepted nah pus-
sunal fonds mo den wuL,e. ntIi.. =
! like, she had the last word, and the bailiff
rctreated with n warning shake OF bis
Sticky combcd head.
ONE OF TIE WORST.
Rufus Coburn is the worst Kind OF n va
grant. He lives in the city, and prefers
to prey Oh The susceptible and good -naturcd
rather than work or remain home with his
people.
Last night Policeman Gibson watched
Coburn operate on Seventh street. He
Noui't pItttu'i W bt Willing loE
when 4 |c!l-!rcssed person passed him
Rufus, wheeling around quick, asked for
money and WIS off again on the other side
Of the street when the passer-by refused
him.
The turn-lOwns came SO thick and fast
that Coburn lost his temper, and abused
one gentleman sounuly.
$50 you ain't agoin' ter. stake me, ch?''
cried the fellow savagely; "wors ten cents
ter sech you" You're a good thing
nit and Rufus stuck out his tongue, lccr-
ing in the others face.
Fat, heavy and blonde Mr.. Gibson, hur-
rying down the street, heard the latter
tell the vag he WIS an impudent scoundrei,
and should bc locked up.
"Yes. anu I'll do it," remarked the Off
Ger, takinE f'oburn in custody.
Thi. morning Gibson told the story while
his prisoner scowicd on the world in gen
crai. a few PAGES away.
Come up here. Cobnrn," said the court,
''if yo: want 10 make any statement"
WHAT HE WAS DOING.
Sure, do" returned The defendant, Il
wasn't aSkin' fer no mummy. All | sez
wuz, gimme match fer a cigarette an
den dis copper Gums up an pinches me-"
Have yon any cigarettes with you now"
Coburn pulled "A boX of them out Of his
pocket. He was proceeding 1" make a fur
rncr exhibi, bv opening a package, but the
Judge stopped him.
Never mind" lie said. with disgust curv-
ing bis lips, II don't care 10 go any further
In this direction
His honor detcsts the sticks Of opium
iniprcEnated tobacco.
cOburn ackno wieuged living at No. 232i
Seventh street and that hc is not working.
Its Il plain case decided the court.
Il man who is Il vagrant in his own city
represents the worst type of idicncss. He
can go down for thirty days..
Gibson also had the next case and lost It,
his evidence not being strong enough
agains, Maggie Dorsey in The court 'seyes, To
warrant her detention on the charge of
drunk and disordcrly.
'.SEc was drunk and boisterous near the
O-S;rcrt market last night said Gibson,
= when j arrested her. Not only that. 5ut
she had her hand in the pocket ofan old white
man. who WAS leaning up Igainst the build
ing
Man in COURT" asked the Judge.
He was, and his testimony knocked the
officers words higher than the altitude
reached by Gilroy's kite.
IMPRESSED THE COURT.
His name is William Green, and he is
an Old soldier He was scrupulously at
tired in coarse buJ extremely clean and
neat-,itting clothes. Green's fine old face
bearded and venerable, gave him a stand
ing with the cOIrt that the veterans OF the
late war implicated in police court trials
do not usually possess.
Now, Green, just tell the story in your
own way" said his honor, encoura gingly;
e where you met this woman and what
la ppened aftcEward.'
Il met her near Bright wOod-in fact,
,n the road there She asked me for . cents
10 pay her ear fare in the city,
And you gave ii to herr
II certainly did the witness replied,
proudly. Il had money, and her distress
But how cane you TO be with her at
he market?'
Il met her there by accident. She came |
Up to me and tha nked me for giving her the |
money. While we were talking the officer !
.rosscd the street and arrested u.s.
what for?''
Indeed / don't know
The witness deniedcmp mphatically that Mary |
lad her hand in his pocket, while that young |
nearly shook her head oIr in back |
ng up the soldiers statements.
Green said his honor, leaning back in |
lis chair and tickling his nose with a long |
black penhoider. you'd been drinking. |
ONE, now, hadn't you:' And the judge |
asst Il very winning smile from under his !
zig red muStachc AT Green. who closed his |
yes against the seductive look.
Yes. sir; but only Two WHISTLES at Muir |
ay's. on the road
sure you wasn't fuil"'
Green was IA nd he wasoroiereaOf Offthcstand |
o make for the fearful and somewhat hys-
erical Maggie.
SHE TOLD 1T WITH TEARS.
II Ibis. my Ionor," she wept, lat Forest
lien. met dis yer genneman on dc road,
m ] bcgs oh him a nickel. sees him
alter at de market. an thanks him agin for
rs kindness, wen dis plecccman Gums up
n arrests bOf OBJ u.s.
Maggie. like the soldier, admitted the
oft Impeachment OF Il couple Of drinks,
nut She held out against the admission OF
aking any more. AsfOr the pocket episode
he caIIcd upon the past present and future
of DOrseys to rise up and de-
lare her Innocence.
The conrt looked at Green. then at Mag
ic and firaIly at Gibson, who Stood pull
ng at his yellow mustache.
Maggie, will you so to your home I'm the
ountry and stay there if ] release your
Deed, deed. double deed
THAT will 10. rass OUT
The veteran followed her slowly; he had
My been held asa Witness
Next came tie passing of the small boy.
John Anderson, william Washington,
hOnas Roiinson and William ThCmas
card their names called variouIy by
Jerk Harper and Baiiff Cole.
They all pleaded no; guilty to the charge
+ tcing suspicious persons. Not Cne of
ic prisoners had reached more years OF
iscrction than fourteen, and two or the
oys were small CROUCH still 10 taste the
Upper OF their parents.
Policeman Brown, the cherubic police
ian of the First precinct, who has an ex-
remedy youthful appearance himself,
DID how he and OFFICER oTiani found the
liidrcn asleep behind the elevator in the