The evening times., 1896-12-22
HE CHOSE tt0tD BEDROOM
Thomas Murray Intended 10
Sleep in a Refrigerator Car.
ARRESTED JUST IN TIME
One Oyster Dealers Troubles Up
in COurt-Patrick Skelly Cannot
Get Roth Sides of His Body IntOx-
fcated with 40 OCents-Isaiah Lees
Criminal Record.

Special Officer Rupert discovered last
night, iii the freight yards OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, on Maryland avenue, a
white man, boosting himself through the
open doors of a refrigerator car. Rupert
grabbed him and asked him what he
wanted in the car.
Want To Sleep replied the intruder,
laconic ally.
MAN aiive!" said Rupert. "you must
want To die; there's enough ammonia in
that car to freeze u live heifer," and the
officer carried his prisoner to the station
house, and brought him this morning before
Judge KimbaIl as a vagrant.
His name is Thomas Murray, and he
showed To the satisfaction of the court lie
was stone-cutter out of u job, and not
desrous of becoming charge on the COM
munity.
II must say was going to sleep in that
car" ackno wledged Murray, a curly-haired.
boyish-faced individual.
And it was lucky for you Rupert
stopped you," rejoined the judge, 'or you
would have been Il subject for the coroner
this morning.
.Then, your honor" he said, II am glad
got arrested"
telling him il he'd leave the city his per-
sonal bonds would be accepted.
Murray promised and was released.
Mr.. Charles H. wescr has teen in the
oyster business for twenty ycars, Ar. Ed
ward Spinks for that many minutes, Yet
Mr. Spinks thinks he knows more about the
crustaceans LucuIlus loved and CLEOPATRA
made cocktails of than Mr.. Wcser. spinks
has not o his sIeoollection labored for some
years, but yesterday becoming Possessed
of eighty cents through questionable
transaction with three dice he determined
to begin life as poddler OF oysters.
He spent hall the money iii whisky, and
when he entered Wcser's place was pretty Y
well corkcd up. One of the men employed
there served him, ard Spinks began TO
curse him, aging he didn't know his tusi-
ness Mr. wcscr tod Spinks o clear Cut,
that gentleman complying by smashing a
window pane wescr had him arrested,
and toId fridge Kimhall today of spiLk's
unwarrauted conduct.
John Moss, of Hillsdale, appeared fol
the defendant, and entered plea OF guilty.
I'VE are willing, your honor" said John,
flouriShing hIs famous white hat, Ito pay
the costs of the wrcckage."
..wrcckage? What wTcckage?" asked
Prosecutor Pugh.
My client" responded Moss gravely,
had the ni.fOrtuneto run Eis'ligits through
some glass, and we are willing, standing
here rs we do to fully and absolutely reinl-
burse Mr.. Weasel
weser, sir; Wcser,' corrected the
court.
Beg PARDON and Moss saluted osten-
tatiously;"I correct from Weasel to Wcser
with much pleasure.
Mr. Moss said the Judge, smiling.
"your proposition is a fair one. l shall
make the fine S5 on condition that the glass
is replaced"
But, your honor" broke in Mr. weser.
quickly, this is an unusual case. l think
the fine is not"
That will do, SIR" interjected the
court. Sentence has been passed.
Yes, Mr.. weaselI mean Weser, SIR
said Moss, sentence has been passed, and
we will send you Giazer at once"
After Clerk "Lum'' Harper had finished
reading the long vlgrancy Y chargcto Patrick
Skelley, Patrick, with kcpt-over jag on,
yeiied. mot Sullty, Detchef uie, 10 emmy
sich dern thing as that"
He was begging, your honor" said Po-
liceman Haynes, ''andaskedmcf for money"
How about that, Pat" asked Mr.. Pugh.
"It's right, all right; did try an shake
him down fer a booze, cause fought he
wuz built like me-"
Pat wiuked one Of his blcary red eyes at
Haynes, tail, handsome and well grUomed.
.'He had forty. cents when we searched
him at the station said Haynes.
3 Wasn't that enough to get drunk on?''
inquired Mr.. Pugh, ,caustically
~"Naw," leered She lly, forty cints
wudn't glt one side OF me drunk
Both sides of you will he sober for the
next thirty days" said the judge. step
back"
Shelly Ia Kendig, very audibly; .'but
amt guilty of what that doube-eyed guy
charged me with
''Take care, sir,' said Kendig severely,
as he III owed Pat to a cell You are talk
ing of an officer OF the court like me-
soaked, amt l? Kin git emmy wetter?''
Isaiah Lee, a young colorcd man. who
has bad criminal record, but says he is
trying to reform was brought before Judge
Kimball today as a suspicious person by