The evening times., 1896-06-09

lawyer, "do you pay taxes on that dog!
"Co'se 1 do" answered Freeman, scorn-
fully.
Haven't paid any this year," questioned
the la wyer. cunpipgly, as il he was making
a great point.
"An' why" retorted the witness, ian
why, case nah yeer amt out. Doan't you
no dat?'
The lawyer shut up, Freeman sat down
and Walker took the stand. He was II round
faced. round bodied, bow-legged colorea
man, afflicted with a most terrible STAN
mer. He suffered so fcarfully that hehdig
had to interpret his testimony.
Walker, after being sworn, threw his head
back as if he was gargiinG his throat max
Ing kissing, gurglins sound.
u -j-j-j edge" he said, m m-ni-m-y-
wards my o-o-o-own. a-a-a-in IL!
..what does lie say" asked Judge Miller.
wants to know If his yard amt his
own" explained Kendig
why did you shoot that dog" de-
| mauded the court.
| Walker tried to get his neck III a sth,e
| of dislocation sma cked his lips and the
| bailiff told the Judge lie said he was airaio
| of the dog: ithad Ut business in mspiace"hu
| he shot it.
| The court dismissed the case to the dis
| appointment OF old Aleck, who sits up
nights nursing Bose.
SHOULD BE ABRoGATED.
| Judge Miller scorched the ''scorchers
this morning. He said in the course oil ms
remarks that the police regulations permit
| ting bicycists to cross street intersections
at eight miles an hour should ne abrogateo,
| as therate wasexcessive. The case was that
| of Johl: l.. Cassin, Il schoolboy arrested last
| night by Policeman Duvalaftera a long chase
The boy was not locked up, but released on
collateral.
Policeman Duvail said he had been de-
tailed to watch wbeelmen.
Last night about Z O'clock said he,
"this boy and another came coasting down
Ninth street at "A terrific rate of speed, at
least twelve miles an hour, when they
turned X street.
puvall said he mounted his wheel at the
corner of Ninth street and Massachusetts
avenue but before lie could reach them
they were crossing Tenth street and going
back toward L. They turned toward
Seventh. where he caught them at the
corner OF NJ.
..Where's the other boy?" asked Judge
Miller.
rHe got away"
To make his argument as he thought
stronger, Duval said they were going SO
fast dog ran after them.
.'You know anything about bicycles,
Mr. Ofricer?'' asked the court.
Yes. sir; been riding one three years.
Cassin, u bright boy, said he, too, knew
all about bikes, because he had been a
wheelman six years. He denied the OIL
GERS statement. saying he was going al
fair rate of speed He said when he
crossed X street he was not going faster
than cable car
.'The police regulations say remarked
, the court, "a bicyclist can cross aD inter
section at eight miles IN hour. That rate IL
too high No man can cross street attha'
speed wheelmen must not 1eopardize thu
| tir \ I
court here should make the fine sever'
S one This time it will be So
SITTING on THE CURBSTONE.
l Fe,er Berry. colored, was sitting on {
curbsioue yesterday when Policeman I
{ ]. Roberts, patrOling his beat, repeating
the police regulations to himself. ARRESTED
: him for obstructing the side walk. Afte
, the ygilaut officer had testified Berr,
= said he wasn't doin' muffin but sittin' or
de curb"
e What do you do, old MANI" asked tn
judge.
/ ..Drives an ash cyart."
!. &c home" said the court, and Robert
v lost his case.
g There was colored excursion to Gl!
:, mont yesterday on the steamer Leary, an
among the passengers were Garnett Dav
and Elsie Ha wilkins, his best girl
10 Thcy went down on the first trip OF tn
boat. and when they returned Elsie, VIII
had accumulated considerable beer. insste
| TINT Garnett take her down again. Ga
- nett whose finances were exhausted fro
w drinks. pigs feet. etc, delicately relieve
H. n himself from an awkward situation by tie!
u, ing Elsie too much river air was bad for III
~ health.
=, ea Elsie replied that the ozone off the wat
., &c was panacea for her hardy, brow
w, w skinned constitution, and go again 81
~ must and would.
=. - "Ef not wild you, wild sum other feller
." she said.
Garnett could not stand this. T
used every persuasion in his power
ly, change her mind, and those means failiD
ill he clasped her arms and showed he r.
Four and-a- half street.
RS Elsie, in rescnting, scratched and !
her lover until they We're surrounded
. an excited crowd of 800 or 400 exc
sionists.
4 "Commodore'' Bob Sutton, the harb'
master, heard the noise and arrested
man and woman. This morning they bo
acknowledged being drunk. and the COZ
fined them S3 each.