The evening times., 1896-04-17
elRl'S STEPS DOWNWARD
Judge Kimba'I's Pity Excited BY
a Pretty Woman's Plight.
HER FIRST TIME IN COURT
Thomas Clark of n ColOred Orchestra
Lost His Fiddle, But Had His Re
venge-SclnIidt Was Asleep Under
Park Bench When the Officer
Spied Him-Iiis Plea successful.

In celebrating the day that brought free
dom to their race great many coiored
people forfeited their liberty in the police
court this morning. Yielding TO the SEN
suous strains of music IS rendered by 4
healthy brass band, they lost discretion and
gave themselves up 10 different violations
of the law.
The court room was crowded with the
prisoners friends, all in holiday attire,
ready TO pa Y the fines which were assessed
in the ma Jority Of cases. 1t was us hot
as July day in the chamber packed with
spectators ana witnesses in Il melting state
oil perspira ton.
The hgnt shirt waists of the women and
the gauuy attire OF the men lent an Oriental
warmth OF color 10 the scene. Most OF
the prisoners came 10 grief through fol-
lowing the parade and thanking up ut
close intervals with blackberry brandy, gin
and other liquids sold in large quantities
yesterday.
MADE THEM LAMENT.
Costigan and Hoggy, both old soldiers
lamented over the caIamitIcs oil the people
they had helped to liberate. Hogg re-
marked that rum and music, If taken in
sufficiently large potions, would cause
a revolution III the most peaceful soul living.
An ITS roiGht ye air, me bye re-
Piled Costigan, .wid few times from Il
droom core and SIX fingers of whisky, I'd
bring on a war
Hogg with his usual fondness for his
.orical prccedcnts, quoted the terrible in-
flucnce that music had had III thS worlds
history.
He smoke notably of the destruction In
France that folio wed the birth OF the Mar
seillaise and the Ca rmognole.
CnStiran down tr the nj day a nd
pointing to the only white woman in the
dock asked Hogg If few lines OF ''She
has seen better days" wouldn't fit her
case.
She was Minnie Brown. charged with dis
orderly conduct. in company with Arthur
Simmons. a tough young man, who walked
around the pen in his shirt sleeves. They
were brought in court this morning by
Policeman Parbam. Who found them IN
Seventh street, drunk.
Minnie was in state of silly inioXica-
tion. Tall, well shaped, nicely dressed, she
sbone out among her darker ConIpanionsin IN
crime like lily i'll the night. She wore
n green, swell shirt waist, a mannish, tailor
made skirt. and a high-CrOwned. bluel
straw sailor. Her curly hair would come
down over the low. broad forehead. and AS
she ncrvuusly pushed back the falsely-col'
ured blonde locks. she reminded one. in her
actions. of Maude Adams, after the cold
bottle in The Masked Ban
Judge Kimball noticed her when the
police placed the wrctchcd girl in the
dock. and had Clerk Harper to call her
at once. Fastening n refractory pair OF
links in her cuff. she made Il rather unsteady
walk to the stand. Tilting back her hat,
and trying to adjust the refractory curls,
she pleaded not guilty. after the officer
had test flied to the two defendants bad
actions simmons gave up the struggle
by pleading guilty.
His honor was Disguised at the condition
of the woman confronting him. The dark
rings of bisquc under the blue eyes, the
bruised spots burning on the flushed checks
and the thick tongue with which she spoke
marked Minnie's condition too plainly.
"Say. judge" she said. IN rting her
swollen lips and revealing n row OF we'll
kept straight white teeth. ''honor. bright
I'm not guilty. I wasn't doing a thing
when this cop arrested me"
Where were You last night. Girl?'' asked
the court. scrutiniZing sorrowfully the
speCta Gle before him.
Minnie said she had been riding with
few friends.
Yes remarked his honor, riding, and
drinking. too
Il did hit a couple of Marines said the