The evening times., 1896-10-06
Thirteen on One E id and the
Government on the O.h.r.
LAWYERS MADE LAUGHTER
Ricks' Defense of Ills Peanut Vendors
Afforded Much Amusement-Muss'
Remark About High Offenses Was
Mirth PrOvOking-The Police Court
Is Not Bargain Counter.

tillS InOTlilHB. All even IuiTtetH Ciuu9 pcu-
dlers Were charged with obsJructing the
street with their push carts. They have
all been persistent violators Of the law and
have been before Judge Kimban many
times.
They formed motley crowd as they sat
In the courtroom awaiting trial All OF
these men had been released on collateral,
and when 1t became time To call that list
Bailifr Cole demurred.
They have lawyers said Mr.. Pngh.
the prosecutor, land don't think 1t is
necessary"
Mr. Pugh was determined that Cole
should irritate his larynX in pronouncing
the names OF the defendants, and so poor
Cole, with a cold perspiratioD of dread,
wandered, il in il mist, to the door,
whe:e he resolutcly backed himself, and,
speaking to Flynn, much to that gentle
mans Indignation, ran over the names OF
the men On trial.
They were defended by Messrs. Kicks
and Moss, both oil whom took advantage
OF the situation 10 make heroic speeches
in defense of Greece and her representatives
in this country.
With great care Moss grouped the Greeks
around his bonors desk, placing a short
man next to Il tall one, and vice versa.
As for Kicks, he was gloomy aud fever
islly consulted several books hound in
underdone pie-crust coiored calf.
Policeman o'Brien said the merchants
on Seventh street had complained to him
of these men barring the passageways 10
their stores. aud yesterday he watched
them for one hour and none of them
moved
Il rode up and down Seventh street on
the cable car sa-. the officer, watching
these people"
''Ah," SAID Moss, rising from ms chair,
THAT is very bad proof. your honor. How
can this policeman swear positively that
these are the men,"
Well, ] co swear it, said O'Brien.
And you saw them from a car" said
OF eight miles an hour, and yet you swear
my clients are the men," aud Moss threw
both his hands in the air disgustedly.
NOW, SIR said Moss, whacking his
hand on the desk, what did you see? The
back OF their heads?''
Il believe So said O'Bren.
Gould you reCoen nizc me in that space II
time demanded Moss, by the back OF my
head?''
The officer surveyed Moss from the top
OF his pompddour hair to the soles of his
congress CATERS, and said, coldly: Il
could recognize you anywhere"
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
Your honor" said Moss, adjusting with
great care MS speclacles, ana then deliu-
eIateiy lIIneiiE ,uciH Uu lie Table; ''turse
men arc Lot ltalyuns; they are Greeks"
nat uf thai said Mr.. Pugn, ''are
Greeks better ,naa lIaIians:"
',urtece. said Aluss, with profound so-
leinEity, was Il parent ~ the wOrlu W 1rii
hU.IIe " tis yel ~ I-s DIrI,' anu MOSS smiled
as II he had GIhDdus' .peCiine aud FalI''
Ut his IInger-ends.
We Win waive his aniecedent point
sitid Ait. fugh. and get down 10 some
nineteenth century Iacts. what 10 you
want 70 say about these clients of yours?
/ lHese LULIc 1t. d1:ines WHO nave sluncd?"
Yea, verify, ana have suffered. loo,'
said Moss, giving himself more freedom of
speecn Dy Singing careiessiy ron his
mouth an enornous cGu OF tobacco. Moss
buttoned his Prince Albert coat carefully
arounu his angular form, aud, advancing
toward the Judge, he pass ionatcly thrust
one hand unuer MS necktic and quivered
the other one alOft.
''tiaZe, SAID Moss, addressing his remarks
to Mr.. Hall Collegiate, who, Imnaculately
clothed, stood on tie steps leading To the
clerks office; gaze upon my clients. Are
they thieves? No. Are they criminals? No.
Are they ruffians? No. Are they midnight
marauders? No. Then, what are they?"
And Moss interrogated the air.
They are peanut-candy meu," laughed
Mr.. Pagh.
That, sir, is a side ISSUE said Moss,
Indignantly, refusing to be interrupted.
They are rot Americans continued
Moss. They are strangers in 4 strange
land, and VT" and here Moss almost chuked
himself in simulated emotion as he strcde
toward the ice-couler, and gingerly resting
one elbow on top, posed after the style
OF the famous Apollo Belvedere, las
Americans We should display the greatness
of our natiUn.'
Now, Mr.. Moss said his honor, don't
you think you arethrough.''
Moss laughed his usual midnight chuckle,
as he told the court the personal bonds of
all the men should be taken. ~ yield,
your honor" said Moss, Ito my associate
counsel, Mr.. Kicks
Mr.. rugn caught a long sigh and his honor
had only wistful glances for the streaming
outside. as Mr.. Ricks, his darkc com
piexion q strong contrast to his light suit
OF clothes, went to the Judges desk.
He carefully settled his lavender neck
tie. busted his shoes with his handkerchief
and after calculating the wrongness of the
court clock by his own watch, said: "Yo'
amer. the negro steals chickings, the white
man steals banks, but whoe yer heard
heard of a Greek commi hitting one of
these high crimes"
The courtroom roared, and Mr. Pueh,
addressing the court, said very gravely,
Are We TO understand, your honor, that,
compared with bank wrecking, chicken
stealing is n high crime?'
Certainly giggled Moss, "chicken steal
ing is high crime, because you have to get
over the fence"
RICKs' ELOQUENCE.
Kicks disregarded the levity, and plunged
into word painting OF the trials suffered
by tue men. He delineated them, Showing
their carts through the street by day and
night, as he stated. "up high grades. your
honor, down low grades and in all kinds Of
places"
yes said tue court. shortly, 'some
of them the places where they should not be-"
TheD, Kicks. addressing himself gener-
ally. individually. and collectively, to every
one in the courtroom, eXhorted tile Judge
to dismiss tue defendants They have been
punished enough, he said in conclusion.
Il should say So" assented Mr.. Pugh,
land VIC with them 'j'intly,' as Capt.
Cutie wollld say"
Il suppose you refer said Moss, wink
ing at Mr.. Pugh and looking in the direct ion
Of Kicks. Ito my brothers Pc Ora shun."
Judge Kimball said that he had warned
street vendors SO often to observe the
law and they had disregarded 1t just as
often.
They seem to disregard my instructions
entirely and if they continue to violate
the regulations shall increase the fine on
every occasion. This time l shall make it
S3 apiece"