The evening times., 1896-09-28
COstigan and Hogg View the
Police Court Spectacle.
MRS. STEWART AND HER BOY
Both Wept Because of the Judges
WordstOtheL La d, who w AZ Charged
With Using n Beanshooter Upon an
Old Man-Michael Lanhady's Reap
pearance Before His Honor.

| Today after long absence. Time has dealt
| very gently with them. and they wer..
| greeted efiusively by kendig, the philt-
| sophical bailiff.
Gentlemen, l welcome you," he said.
| shaking hands warmly.
The honor is ouIs," returned Hogg as
he borrowed chew OF tobacco from COST
gan. As for that gentleman his first it,
| quiry was after MI. Pugh.
where is Misther Jimmie?' he asked
as he no:iced the presence of Mr.. Richard
son In the prosecutors char.
Mr.. Pugh is in Penns ylvania," said
kcDoiS, locking after his chicken farm
and raising leghorns.'
''Iie is foine man at raisin' ihnyting."
returned Costigan, ''but l DO tink," he
added, turning TO William j., who was
| negligently splitting en- the foot OF a one
eyed man, half fnll and asleep. that ne
| falls short whin it comes 20 whiskers,"
and Cos. gaZed regretfuily at the luxuriant
| blond beard of Mr. Richardson, who smiled
wonderingly at the two quaint charac-
| terS.
"Costigan, / am aS:onished at you," said
Hogg. "Do you know the greatest men
| in history have been smooth shaven: Alex.
| ander the Great, Napoleon Bonapartc. and
last of all, bnt not least. my old freLd.
william Jennings Bryan"
COST gan Indignantly sniffCd as he said
| to Kendig: Ken, me bye, do you notiss
that he leaves out William Mckinley. who
| is the best of the lot he has named"
well. he has got whiskers all right
said Hogg. saroasticalIy, but Marcus
Auroraborealis Hanna wears them
POLITICS is TABooED.
"Gentlemen,'' said Kendig, firmly, as
Costigan's face grew scarlet from offended
pride, 1--WE must not discuss politics. 1t
has made enemies of the best of friends
and X endig slapped each of his guests ~.
the back.
Billy" said Cos'igan, my hand; We
are frinds again.
keudig showed them to the hest seats in
the place, where they lounged luxurousiy
and commented on the proceedings.
Hogg, whose heart will never grow cold.
noticed a very handsome lady seated by the
side of a boy, VITO listened wopdcringly
20 the trials. After two colored W omen had
Shocked the court by relating some OBJ
scene language that had been used by
prisoner last night, Ccstigan said with mucn
feeling:
Amt ii shame for that choild to have
to listen to such bhlackgyard talk, anG
the lady wild him, too.'
There should be place here" assented
Hogg, where ladies and children could
be saved this humiliation; they ought to
have a separate roOm.''
The lady was Mrs. Stewart, a resiGent Of
Georgetown, whose boy, the child sitting
| next to her, had been arrested for throw
ing missiles al an old man named c allaghan.
Before the trial was over both Mrs.
Stewart and the boy she'd tears at the
singing remarks made by the judge. Cal
Iaghan, a decrepit, gray-hearded old man,
said the boy. john Stewart, shot at him
with a beansbooter.
He sthruck me in the back wild three
narrubles, and lie has been cariD' on
in that way for a long while" he said.
SHOT A BEANsHOOTER.
The boy. with his mothers fair hair
and soft blue eyes, dressed jauntily III
a white sailor suit said he had shot
beaushuoter, but not at Callaghan. As he
he was testifyiug his mother gently clasped
lis hand and encouraged him not to get
nervous.
Judge" said John, II was on Mr..
Dents place with another boy. aiming at
persinmou tree and | never hit Mr..
CaIlaghan. He is vulgar cid man"
stop that. sir!' thundered the judge,
before the boy could continue further
stop it, I tell you; l will not permit such
language here"
Strive as hard as he could. the boy could
not repress his tears, and as two great
drops rolled down his checks. his IN mother's
heart was stirred. and she said: He tells
the truth. your honor: he is vulgar old man"
The Judge said: That Will do. madame;
won't have witnesses attacked here in that
way"
I'm telling the truth" she flung back,
| defiautly.
This caused the judges anger to increase.
BE careful" he said, savagely, ''or l
will fine you"
The tears were heavy on Mrs. Stewards
brown lashes as she pressed her lace hand
kerchief TO her lips and walked back.
humbled and embarrassed. Mrs. Stewart
attempted to tell the court. after she haG
recovered from her discontinue, that
CaIlaghan was so uncertain who struck him
that she had made inquiries i'll the neighbor.
hood.
And l didn't said John, land he
knows it,
out liar.
'.Beanshooters," said the court, II re-
gard as dangerous weapons. More danger
ous than a gun or pistol. shall fine this
boy dollar
Callaghan smiled as Mrs. Stewart, still
CRYING, told Kendig she h had nc money with
| her The bailiff kindly seated the boy out
side of the dock until his mother returned
with the amount of the fine.
As for Costigan and Hog, they with diff
Guilty stifled their wrath at the decision
LAS me frind, Mr.. Mullowny, would say.
said Costisan, "the inds of justice must be
preserved, If the hivins fall"
fogg refused to comment, and threat
eped never to come in to court again.
ASLEEP ON A FIREPLUG.
Michael Lanhady, whose favorite diver
sion is TO sleep on fireplugs, was up on the
charge of disorderly conduct.
The policeman said he found Mike Sun
| day afternoon on Ninth street seated on a
plug doing.
He was surrouned by a throng of boys"
said the officer, land when l told him
| to move on he became very profane. l
suppose your honor knows him. and the
officer laughed as Michael came forward.
"Oh, yes; l know him." said the judge,
Michael is Que of our regular customers"
"Yes, I'm yer stiddy company" re-
| turned Michael
Low long have you been out, AIichael?''
asked the judge.
II got out on pension day." said Lam
hady