The evening times., 1896-08-24

"Your client pleads guilty, Mr.. MOSS
said Judge Scott.
Certainly, sir.'' acquiesced John, rub
bng his head. Il advised her to, and T.
want your honor to give her time to pay
| the fine"
II will If the policeman recommends
her." said Judge Scott.
Il think she is all right said the police
man.
Mr.. Moss, you are in great luck today"
smiled the court, accepting Josephine's
bonds to pay the fine Friday evening =
FOUGHT OVER A MAN
| '.These women were fighting over man."
said Policeman Fathers, referring to Ar
della johnson and Lizzie Fletcher, two
| colored women whose mutual love for the
same stumpy individual got them into
trouble. .
'.He is only that high," continued the
policeman, raising his hand about four feet
from the floor, and telling the court Lizzie.
was the discarded Ariadnc.
"were they very disorderly?" asked
Judge Scott
| when l saw them,' said Fathers, smil-
| Ing at the recollection, "they We're locked
|
a tough time separating them
"Duz yo heab dat man." said Ardeila
Me an Lizzie is de hes frens on earf"
mo, we aiD't,'' said Lizzie. "You done
rob me oh my man an Use sore. Deed
| i ", on you, body and SOUL
Both of the prisoners practically admitted
their guilt, and the Judge gave them fifteen
| days.
FUT NIBBERS ON THE GIRL.
Jennie Richardson, 1.-the young col
ored girl, and Policeman Cox contradicted
| each other on the stand.
Cox SAID Jennie was cursDg her mother
Saturday, and creating scene in the
alley where she lives. The girl, so Cox
swore, refused 10 be quieted and became
violent when he admouished her TO go in
| the house.
When did arrest her." said Cox. Il
had struggle getting her TO the box" =
Jennie said she and her mother had
some words, but there was no profanity,
as Cox stated. 2
why don't he say what he done to me
with his nippers?'' said the girl. z
''Nippers?'' asked his honor What
about nippers?'' :
1
through the street, maintained the de-
.endant. :
Judge scotts benevolent features grew
stern, and he said to Cox, coldly:
| MIR. Officer, was it necessary to use such
force in placing this girl under arrest?"
.'It was" replied Cox. "She took hold
OF fence, and could not get her away,
so / used my nippers"
| Judge Scott fined the girl So.
THEY TOLD DIFFERENT STORIES. !.
There was more conflicting evidence in
the matter OF William Bryant and Annie
Locke. who Policemen Burlingame and
P. o 'Brien, doing duty in the gas house dis
trict, said were disorderly on Twenty
fourth street last night.
The policemen said they were attracted by
large crowd surrounding the prisoners,
who were rolling over the pavement, drunk
and fighting.
On their approach, the policeman said.
the two ran and were followed TO the
womans house, where the arrest was
made.
Both Bryant and Annie denied fighting,
the woman saying she was endeavoring to
carry Bryant, who ha been drinking, home.
She swore the policemen came upstairs
to her room and put her under arrest, and
that 1t did not occur on the street.
Judge Scott recalled the policemen and
questioned them closely, but they stuck to
\ their stories.
Lawyer If. n. Holland, for the defend
ants, said in view of the entirely different
stories related by the policemen and his
clients, the latter should be given the benefit
of the doubt and discharged.
Judge Scott refused to fall in line with
counsel's argument. He fined Bryant SIS
and Annie So. Bryant had quite a reputa-
tioD as a police fighter and was found
guilty not long ago of assaultng Police
man Elgin.