The evening times., 1896-04-01
THREE WERE IN THE DOCK
Prisoners at the Police Court
Attracted Muc.a Attention.
ONE WAS A PRETTY GIRL
She Was Al Magdnlen by Name as Well
ns by Life-She Drank to Forget
Herself-First Time III Court, So
the Defendants Personal Bonds
Were Taken.
Three In the dock.

Three In the dock.
Three lost souls, worn by the world s
| Tough usage, and bapless from humanity 3
| Castigation.
Three, who missed the goal of ambition,
and are finding rest in the easier and more
accessible stages Of crime. Two men and
| one woman. A young woman, who must
| have been sweet and tender. Fair, brave,
| brown eyes, luxurious Cuiling hair, small
| feet, and delicate hands, once some moi her $
| Carresscd darling, now a thing of shame.
| Beauty worn by dissipation, sentiment
| blunted by the cruel contact of mans un-
belief,
An oval face, rougcd, blnatcd, yet win
| sonic. Bisquc rings, swelling the lumi-
nous darkness Of her eyes, silent affidayits
| of depravity and rcmorsc. 4 mother, and
yet not n wife. No ring nr gold, often the
| brand of purchase, flashing its yellow
| sparkle from Il shapcIy finger. Wet and
dragEled, bedizencd and debauched, she
stood the most forlom and abiect spectacle
Of misery that the justice or man has
frowned upon for many days.
COstiCan cleared his throat iuskily seye
raj times, as lie looked at her. Hogg ycd
silently that She might escape punishment.
These two old-timers hand and giove with
past degradation pitt the girl, unsought
unclaimed, by friend or kin, SLIPPING steadily
to an unfathomabc abyss, where all is dark
and the light shines rarer than an arctic
sun.
WAS A DAUGHTER.
''Hoggy'' said Cosiigan, thinking of a
daughter or his better days, buried FAR be-
meath the curling green turf in an Irish val
ley, what Il shame it is to see that gyurl
there wild them two buns
Its like the white doe OF RhycstO one in a
li,t mi i
mentally, saying epcally, that the chioro
form ofrefornatiou could never SCOT h mcino-
ries of the past.
"CoS," said Hogg, wiping away stage
tear with very dirty pocketha audkerchier,
think of il; that girl once had II mother
Faith, an she'd bc the very divil OF a
creature If she hadn't said Costigan, al
ways practical. "Do you rink she's
frcak?''
Hogg admitted he nccessity Y of maternity.
and wandered into a strain of bathcs and
pathOs, painting brain landscapes dealing
with pra yers at sunset. loving mothers, cod
ding, nicht-robcd bates. fond kisses, and
the dear, pure sleep OF childhood.
An, me-" sighed Cos, VINO considers 4
poetry a blight and eloquencc n disease.
what Is the end OF it, after all? Virtue
nivir krew an advinshur OF puritee schar
of the wurruid's battle"
Her name. strange to say. was Mn edIlenc
-Magdalcne Hawkins.
The Ha wilkins part of IL may he assumed
TIE charge against her was vagrancy. The
policeman said She had given her soul 10
drink and was beastly drunk last uight.
NOT GUILTY HER PLEA.
The defendant took the stand. Tears had
worn slender channels through the rouge
on ner sorrO wful face, SO abIect and mi>er-
able.
L.
her curvinG shoulder and pleaded not guilty.
The officer says you Were drunk last
night" said the Judge, gcntly-very gen
tly.
True" she said.
But "A Single word, yet one that made
Costigan shift his feet uncasly and HoSg
to swear under his breath.
why do you drink asked the court
kindly.
Magdalcnc's hands Went TO her eyes,
and she sohbcd ever so softly.
"BecauSe bccanse I'm lost, and want TO
forget
NO one Is lost" said the court, who
said the darkest night had dawn and
there was no misery that did not end.
Hes giyin' her the silver linin' jolly
whispered COstgan, sternly rebuked by
HoGg for his levity.
The policeman said she had never been
arrested before, although warned many
times to be careful Of her habits.
THAT being the case l shall this time
accept her personal bonds said Judge
Kimball: land you, girl, stop drinking;
there is hope for you. You are ycung, andif
YOU lei whisky alone. Il better life will
find you OUT
THE OTHER TWO.
OF the other two prisoners, one pleaded
guilty to the charge of vagrancy, and re-
fused to make Il statement. The other made
more of his opportunities.
You are charged with vagrancy." said
the court, shortly. what have you TO
say"
The defendant. named in the Information
as Daniel McConvey, laughed outright.
Say. that's good lie, don't think" he
said. impudentiy. Il amt no vag. Here's
me stuff and lie pulled out three ragged |
81 bills.
The policeman said McConvey was beg |
ging around the Hotel Raleigh last night. |
The defendant denied il indignantly.
''He held up every passcr-by,' said the |
officer.
"Where did you get that money!" asked |
the court.
"Seliin' wiolets.'
"Where 10 you come from'''
Look ere, yer amer" said McConvcy. |
"you noes me. ] cummed yer last May, |
and wen ] wuz pinchcd. YOU let me go, |
cause dcre wasn't any proof aginst me. |
] cum from Buffalo, and everybody dere |
knows me as Damiania DAM
'Vcry WELL" said his honor, "Damiana |
Dan gets thirty days"