The evening times., 1896-09-14
Mrs. Menier Said Also That He
Beat Her Frequently.
RELEASEDA ANDTOOK PLEDGE
Prisoner StrOthers Confessed That He
Took Whisky for Malaria-The
Judge Gave Him n Small Fine and
Lots of Adjective Boys Long
Tramp.

III several cases the peculiarly varying
testimony between defendant and officer
was noticed, and his honor dismissed
no. few of the prisoners.
One OF the striking features of the con-
fiicting testimony was in the matter of
| Fred Strotbers, charged with disorderiy
conduct in shooting crap on September 2,
| SO Policeman Thompson said.
strothers is big, simple young man,
| in the employ OF T. l.. Holbrook. He
| pleaded not guilty
When Thompson took the stand he ssid
to the judge: Your honor. this man
| told me yesterday that he was guilty, and
asked me to say good word for him
| to you, but now aud the officer shrugged
his shoulders, that he says not guilty,
of course, I can't say anything"
| This reasoning OF Thompson did not sceh
to Impress the judge very much, and he
| told him to continue.
Thompson said that Saturday evening
Strothers was lying in the grass on "A com
mons, but when he saw the nohuom he
| .tarted away. The officer seemed to con
slider this very suspicious conduct, dwelling
| on it repeatedly in his Statement.
A DIFFERENT PHASE.
Strothers swore, and swore as If he was
| telling the truth, that he did not
shoot crap, never had, and further denied
| telling the officer that he would plead
guilty.
He came to the cell after l was locked
up and told me if would plead guilty he
would say a word for me; ! told him l
| wasn't guilty, and had been arrested for
nothing
Judge Kimball looked puzzled, and, re
calling Thompson, questioned him closely.
Thompson stuck to his story, and So did
Strothcrs.
Two boys, who were in the cell with the
after. said they saw Strothers talking TO
the officer, but were unable to repeat the
conversation.
During the Judges examination OF them
Thompson held a conference with Officer
yande rschar Vanderschaf, without being
sworn, declared the prisoner was u crap
shoo.er. and that he had chased him away
for gambling
Judge Kimball said he would continue the
case until tomorrow, If Thompson could
produce some witnesses who had seen
strothers shoot crap.
AS for Strothcrs. who was arrested on
q magistrates warrant, he Will spend an
other twenty-folr hours in "A cell and lose
an additional days wages and possibly his
place.
Martin Mcdonald, a Good-looking man,
treats malarial fever with whisky, and that
is why he had TO answer a charge of dis
orderly conduct.
Policeman Stewart said he was in a Lar
Der shop cursing the proprietor
WHISKY AS MEDICINE.
Your honor" said Mcdonald, Il admit
was drink king a little, and got in trouble
with barber who owed me some money"
"Sure it was little?" remarked his, hon
or. 1T shouldn't have teen any,
II had tutake whisk for malarial fever
explained Mcdonald.
Il think the cure worse than the disease"
said tiru Judge, grimly.
lie is q hard working man, your honor
said Stewart. "aDd has not been in trouble
ior long while, So hope you won't be
hard on him"
Il won't" assented the court lie is
fined 81, and if lie will take the courts
advice he viii take something Tor his his
beside whisky =l
a friend OF Mcdonald paid the fine, and
he went out of court to the office of Il
justice of the peace and swOre off for a
year.
Mary Menier. dressed neatly in a blue
linen suit and carrying valise in her hand,
Vas arraigned as a vagrant on the com
plant Of her husband. an extremely short
man. wearing big mustache all out of
proportion to his size, and a Grand A Army
button in his coat.
lie started to testify against her, but was
topped by the court.
You can't say anything" said the
judge. "You.are her husband
He had witness however, in his land
lord, w S. Griffith, who keeps a boarding
house on G street
what do you know about this woman n?"
asked the court.
.Iknow ehas been drunk three months"
said the witness.
Where does she get her liquor" in
quired the court.
MY husband gives it to me-" cried the
woman from the dock.
Griffith said she treated her husband
shamefully, often locking him out of the
room, and that he had tried in vain to re-
form her.
Step around, madame" saidthc judge to
she woman, land let me hear your story"
HUSBAND GAVE HER LIQUOR.
whiteness and one OF her eyes was badly
biackened. She was SO nervous that her
story was rather disconnected and ram
bling. She told the Judge she oo3ld refer
him to Mr.. A. A. Birney, in whose employ
she had been.
IF l was drunkard,' she argued, .he
certainly wouldn't have had me. OF course.
! have drank but my husband brings the
liquor in to me-"
You don't have to drink it because he
brings it in said the Judge. I'm afraid
You have an appetite 70: it, maIam."
My husband blacked my eye and has dis
figured me several times"
''Do yo1 give that as a reason for your
drinkiDg?' said the court.
She nodded as she said .if her husband
would do his part she would do hers"
mo woman can be drunkard and fill
her duties toward her husband. You must
keep your skirts clear of such dissipation
All the time the judge had been exam
ing her the husband stood near in great
agitation, and he seemed to regret his ac-
ton in placing his wife in such a position.
''If you let me go, judge said the wo-
man, refusing to take any notice of her
.etter half, I'll take the pledge and be
better woman"
"WIli You be satisfied with that?' asked
the Judge Of Menier.
Menicr said yes.
Noticing the prisoners ashen palor, the
judge asked her If she was addicted to the
use OF opium or any other drug.