The evening times., 1896-05-21
Mrs. Lee Accused and Thea
Forgaye Her Husband.
TOO LATE TO HELP HIM
Judge Had Sentenced the Prisoner
and He Went Down-The Wife Had
to BE Removed From COurt-Grief
of Lad Locked Up Over Night in
Station.


occupying their accustomed seats, and ex.
changing bows with the officers.
BLESS my soul, gentlemen said Ken
dig, shaking hands heartily. tits sight
FOR sore eyes to see you around again."
AN 'ow has biziness been, Ken?" asked
Costigan, Iuxuriously stretching his legs
and sticking his thumbs in the armholes of
bis vest.
Kendig replied business had been awful,
the court on two occasions being in session
until after 3 O'Clock.
And you are still liviDg?' remarked
Hogg, ironically, adding that some people
didn't know when they had a good thing.
Kendig retorted that his position was not
an ordinary one, aud very few men could
fill it.
Me deer bye" said Costigan, you're a
foine lad at yer turn, but there's oDlee wan
job in the worruld that couldn't be filled by
a betther man"
.'And that" asked the baiiiff, anxiously,
..s what?''
Costigan preserved an aggravating silence
for a III oment or so, and then he said, slo WHY:
That job is the wan what don't exist"
HE STOOD BY KENDIG.
hpEk ltch tttt lut al EuliitHt,
saying there might be many bailiffs, but
there would never he but one KeDdig.
For shmall blessings let US be truly
grateful au' larger ones in proportion"
smiled the satiricul Costigan.
Order, sir; order in the courtroom. His
honor approaches" cried Kendig, sterny
in the voice OF the knock kneed gentry of the
stage, who announce in the time-wom
dramas the approach of the king, attired in
a red flannel cloak and a tin crown.
Costigan shut up, and Clerk Harper began
stirring up the acoustic properties of the
courtroom in calling the names of the
prisoners.
william Warren is a poor, feeble old coll
ored man, struggling hard TO keep from
the poorhouse by eking out a miserable liy-
.ng collecting slop from a few people in
Georgetown. He has permit from the
health office to collect garbage at three
different places.
Yesterday morning Warren. driving a
brokeu-down old nag. IN a shaky cart, in
passing bakery was called on by the
proprietor 10 remove some refuse. William,
under the circumstances. forgot the rigid
ordinances of the health office and the PRIV
and was caught by Mr.. George Howe, one
of the vigilant inspectors under DR.. Wood
ward. Mr.. Howe demanded williams per-
nit, which he produced, rather faded and
tattered.
You have no permit for this place"
said the inspector.
No, boss said the Old darkey, but
,iey called me, deed dey did"
That made no difference; the law had
been violated, and william was locked up
at the Georgetown station, where he was
Kept all day without anything to eat
THE OLD HORSE WAITED.
The old horse stood patiently outside
in the same condition, and as night came
on neighcd shrilly for his master. Finally
Warren's people got him out on col
lateral.
This morning Inspector Howe told Judge
Kimhall of the defendants misdemeanor.
The permit was exhibited and Williams
offense made out
Decd, yo' 'onuab, 1se no tressper-
gresser; deed, l amt" said William, hob
bling on stick To the stand for one of his
legs is little bit longer than it really ought
to be.
dat man at de pie shop, he say cum an
take my slop, l nebber went de-e fust.'
THAT may be, William" replied the
Judge, but you should have gone ouly to
the places you had permits for
II wuz locked up all day yistedy, an
me an nah po' hoss didn't hab one thing
ter eat till I got out las night. All dat t
fer carryin' wun can oh Sop
You have been punished enough :"
said Judge Kimball; take his personal
bonds, Mr.. Harper
ON THE BOYS TRAIL.
Precinct Detective Sutton, of the First,
is the able and keen-scented officer who
first ran to earth that Reynard among
thieves, Boston Charlie Yesterday he
flung himself on the trail OF one ArthrS
Ferguson, twelve-year-old colored boy
Arthur makes his living selling papers.
On Wednesday afternoon lie and another
boy had race for a customer. Arthur won
and made the sale. His rival. cbagrined,
punched Arthur's flat, brown nose. He
retaliated. Just as Sutton appeared Arthur
flung piece of glass bottle at the other boy
who took to bis heels.
Arthur spent the night in cell. in the
pleasant vicinity of drunken and dissolute
women.
When be appeared in court this morning
forlorn and miserable, had the command
been given him. 'If you have tears to shed,
shed them now" Arthur could not have
obeyed, for he cried more than his share
last night, and he did not even possess a
left to work on the sympthies of his honor.
Detective Sutton, being sworn, with due
caIl ftpr I,al .,ta
and added: II wal going to let him go, but
he became so sassy locked him up
The court smiled little. Possibly his
honor said to himself, "Was this boy locked
up all night because he threw missiles, or
because he gave an officer impudence?''
"Take his bonds" he said.
There is a practice among some police
officers having cases at court OF interject-
ing remarks to the judge when a adefendaptis
testifying.
1t is done constantly, and at times merits
mild rebukes from his honor. On some
occasions 1t is so persistent that a fine
would have salutary effect. An Off
Ger, after he has testified, possess no
right to interrupt the defendant
A case in point happened this morning.
Matthew Bell, colored. arrested by Sergt.
Kaucher for allowing his horse to run at
large, was ON the stand excusing himself
PROMISED TO BE CAREFUL.
Bell pleaded that the horse broke out dur
ing his absence at temperance lecture.
He promised to be more careful in future,
and also stated it was his first appearance
in court. As his honor began to show a
favorable disposition toward the defend.
ant. Kaucher kept up a running fire OF re-
marks, as IL he was determined to make the
case. He made 1t, In a way, as the court