The evening times., 1896-04-25
ONLY SIX STOOD TRIAL
Judge kimhaII's Court Lacked
Its Usual Quota.
JULIA MARLoWE's CASE
Handsome Young OctOrOon Who Is u
Vagrunt and Drunkard-Henry
Gnrnett's Malady Requires the Use
of whisky-Guardian Flynn's Use
OF Moth Balls.

| Judge Kimbalrs court. Some superstition
regarding Friday must affect the crimi-
| nal classes, for on that day their vicious
| ness is SO subdued that the blotters of the
different, police stations are clean spaces,
unstaincd with inky records of misdoing.
His honor looked at Just six prisoners
In the dock tlis morning when he whirled
| around in his easy chair and opened The
| mail handed him by the ever-present
Kendig.
Dull days, your honor" remarked Ken,
smoothing with great complaceny his hair
| dressed i'll scallops over his brow.
!, The judge took a big drink OF ice water
and seemed pleased that the Judicial grind
would be short.
| Prosecutor Pugh, in a resurrected suit
| OF winter clothes, came in opportunely,
| shutting off an attorney in a long winded
argument about nothing in particular.
| Mike Flynn swung back the doors and
gazed ruefully at the deserted dock. Mike
| breathed from his uniform u fine essence
| of mothballs. He had changed his clothes
| too quick during the warm spell, and had
| put too much dependence on the weather
| predictions that summer had come again.
MIKES MOTH BALLS.
Good La wd,' said colored girl pass
| ing through the hail, dis hyah place smell
ike ded man. Dat big mau cert'ny liz an
undertaken"
Mike said he would embam her young
life in the police records, il she did not hold
her peace.
''Joolee-er Mar-low," yelled the clerk.
II was not the sweet, te udcr woman VINO
has Illuminated Sha kespeare's immortal
works by her grace, but handsome oc-
toroon arraigned on the charge of vagrancy.
Mother Nature, in a caprice. concealed
mncb Ivirl,.lpess Iulia-s nj
cream coiored skin. The girl was IL puz-
Zling problem to the court. That vicious
ness aud depravity could lnger SO long
and yet not make their scars on the girls
face seemed impossible. Her eyes were
as clear and innocent as n June day.
break, her lips curved in a scarlet bow like
a childs.
What has this girl been doing?'' asked
the court.
The policeman said Julia was young in
years, but old in sin.
'.She is only seventeen, but has been
drunk for three years. said the officer.
II think she has been here before re-
ma rlied the court. Has she, Mr.. Kendg?"
The baIirr nodded his head arfirnIativley
much 10 Julia's disgust.
Juia's dark hair, coled under n white
sailor fell in waves over a broad, smooth
unwrinkled brow. She smiled at the court,
revealing line OF shining white teeth.
Her hands were gloved, and she appeared to
advantage in mannish shirt waist and
crepon skirt.
II am not n vagrant. your honor" she
SAID. casting glances at Costigan.
Yes. you are" replied the court, land q
drunkard in the bargain"
Julia toyed with the silver buttons on her
shirt front and began to cry.
Faith, shed better take some whisky
wild that wather." said Costigan, ''fcr the
divirs own good will the tears do her.
Tut. TUT replied HoGg. "she'll win
out yet That girl has good blood in her.
and knows how to talk
Julias powers OF persuasion did not avail
her. for the court gave her thirty days.
IMPRESSED THE COURT.
Henry Garnett, OF Virginia, chatged !
with disorderly conduct, was released on
his personal bonds Garnet, well dressed
and gentlenanly, pleaded guilty. He
spoke in a fluent way, and impressed The
court at once.
effects of the grip.
II am compelled, sir, to relieve my
suffering with whisky
at strikes me-" remarked the Judge,
THAT the remedy is worse than the dis
ease"
"Granted, your honor, freely granted
answered Garnett, but whisky has its
purpose in the world"
Yes" assented the court, grimly, Ito
ruin men and bring them before me-"
"A good ting fer his amer, an he
don't know it," said Ccstigan to Hogg.
''When the rum goes the judge II lose his
job
The policeman testified that Garnett
at 8 O'Clock was perfectly sober. He
was in a saloon ten minutes" said the
officer. land came out crazy drunk
w m tri nj i1 vnnfaEp GDrnaff9's
asked Judge Kimball
1.-TWO, sir; only two
..Just two too many"
Don't know it. sir. After got them
down the whole world went upside down"
The officer said Garnett ordinarily was
peaceful man, and on that statement
Judge X imball accepted his personal bonds.
go home.'' said the court, land treat
your ma'ady with some medicine besides
whisky"
His honor intimatcd that whisky was n
panacea for nothing.
Frank Grey Is a paper hanger. He was
sent yesterday to paper house on Seventh
street. Frank equipped himself, first, with
a pint bottle of whisky. Then taking up
his bucket of paste and rolls OF paper he
started for his destination.
He BECAME HELPLESS.
Itis always too hot or too cold for Frank
to work. Yesterday it was too cold. He |
discarded the implements of his craft aud |
time in communing with the !,
bottle.
He finally wandered out on Seventh |
street hopelessly drunk, and ran into the |
u rms of a policeman.
Grey is well known in thc police court |
as an habitual GruDkard and the judge rec
ogniZed him at once.
I'm on job. your honor" said Grey, |
a dumpy man, bald-headed and red-nosed.
"Yes, j see you are, replied the Judge,
and a very bad job at that"
"What, papering walis?' asked Grey, in
nocenty.
No. sir; getting drunk and making a
nuisance of YOURSELF
'What, me?''
"Yes, you.''
Frank Grey getting drunk, why it's a
said the defendant.
He was given thirty days.
c. & o. II. II. Given the Contract:
The Union Republican Club has accept
ed the proposal of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company TO furnish transportation
to st. Louis. No. to attend the Republican |
convention held in June next.
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