The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-27

The proceedings in Judge Kimball's cour
were cnlivencd considerably by contro
versy in which Lawyers Holland and Moss
and his honor took part. Lawyer HOLLAND
started the bah of discOrd rolling.
at seems To- me, your honor, that a decent
man can't practice In W around this court ~
he said, as he entered the courtroom.
':Thy, what's the trouble, Mr.. Holland?"
| inquired his honor, in a mildly reprOving
| tone.
Then Mr.. sIolland proceeded TO explain
that onc John Russell, arrested for keeping
| an unlicensed bar, had sent his wife To Sc
cure the lawyers services Ia defend him.
| The wife saw Mr.. Holland, and he told her
| to SCI him at the police court this morning.
The woman presented herself al the court
this morning, but was told that Holland
was not there. Then. finding that her hus-
bands case would he called before he Sc
cured the services of a lawyer, she en-
gagged the services OF Lawyer Moss and
paid him the fee she had gotten for Hol-
land. 1t was this that made Mr.. Holland
wax wroth.
MIR. HOLLANDS COMPLAINT
Now, this man don't want Moss" de-
clared Mr.. Holland. lie told his wife to
engage me, sent her 10 re; the money for
me. and had not some officer OF the court
given her the impression that | would not
DE- here. she would have seen me-"
Just then Mr.. Moss sauntered in, and the
court said:
Mr.. Moss. controversy has arisen in
which your name has been mentioned"
what is it, your honor?'
The court explained, und Mr. Holland
made a few more comments on unprofes-
sional coniuct. He handed a note up to the
court. saying holly:
II want your honor to see that this woman
engaged me yesterday"
We'll, she employed me today, said Mr.
Moss calmly, and" he added, with quiet
satisfaction, "she paid me-
And you told me that the woman said
She didn't know me-" said Holland to
Moss.
The controversy was about to become per-
sonal, when it was cut short by the court
saying that he could not take cognizance OF
differences between lawyers.
We'll, I'll defend the man." declared Hol-
land.
And III keep the fee said Moss, and the
argument closed.
Ralph Murray, Il young white man, was
arraigned by Officer Russell.
lie was in the alley back of Marshal
Wilson'S house Saturday afternoon said
the officer. There have been good many
robbcries lately. and arrested him. He
said he was looking for work, hit people
don't look for work over back fences"
What were you doing in that alley?'
asked the court
Il saw Il load Of coal and went down to
sec If l could get To put it in. Another man
was there before me. though, and walked
on past. Then this officer arrested me-"
go home said the court. a
THEY ARE SUSPECTED. m
Henry Matthews and Levi Jones, we'll
known colored chara ctcrs, were arrested
by Detectives Hclan and Lacey as slIs-
picious characters. Tits thought they know
something of the recent rohberics. Mat
thcws has only been out of Jail few days.
Both Were companions of Blood Jones.
who is serving time in the penetentiary for
robbing a jewclry store here some time
ago.
Detectives Sutton and Father testified
To- the reputation OF the two men. Lawyer
Martin made fight to get them off, but
they We're both held, the court sending
MattneWS 10 the wOrkEOuSe Tor thirty
days and taking Jones personal bonds.
Mary Hunter and Pleasant Grady the
former fourteen and the latter sixteen,
were arraigned as Migrants by Police
men Jack and O'Brien. Both OF these in |
fants I'm crime have been before the po-
lice court n number OF times and are |
thoroughly stepped in viciOusness.
They line around wherever they can get |
shelter. judge" said the officer, land |
are drinking and running with men all the |
time. When we arrested them the little |
one had a bottle in her pocket, but she
couldn't get the saloon keeper TO fill it |
for her. Both OF them used the most pro-
fame and indecent language at the box"
Judge, yo' honah, dey don't no one ar
res me but dis man, Jack" declared Pleas
ant, AN he's got spite agin me. Dat
bottle had wuz fer to git cents with
Of vinegar
Mary had nothing to say for herself.
and the court sent both down for fifteen
days.