The evening times., 1896-07-13


and correspondence: :sacredly confidential.
laugh. Me worrudI amt got u show here
ag in the cops"
Its your own faul ltaDd whisky's, Jacky,"
reproved the judge, giving him fifteen
days.
Judge kimball fined three young men for
talking ten minutes under the window Of u
house on Defrecs street. They were John
Day, Howard Pitzer and John Wolf, ar
rested by young Policeman Corby. The de-
fendants admitted standing near the win
dow and drinking some beer, but they de-
MED being disorderiy, as charged by the
officers.
Their statement didn't stand a show COM
pared with Corby's, and the court intro
duced graduated scale OF fines; assess
ing Day SO, Pitzer, So. and Wolf, So.
Another peculiar arrest was made by
Officers O'Day and Trumbull. They told
his honor that at O'Clock in the morning
william Cook, colored, was coming along
Banks alley alone, swearing 70 himself.
Cook said he had been in a cook shop
eating his supper, and when he left there
discovered he had been robbed of some
money.
When l discovered my money was
gone" said Cook, Il said out aloud, II
be d--d! To think those people would
touch met. Then these Officers arrested
me-
Then the policemen We're given another
whack atthe defendant. They swore Cook
told tn EN- he had bought bottle of
whisky at a speakeasy fer friend nd the
latter refused to pay for it, and he was
cursing him.
And he wouldn't tell where the speak
easy was" said one of the officers.
Cook declared he never said anything
of the kind. Judge Kimball fined him So,
which he paid.
A STRONG PLEA.
Howard >. Kirby. the young man ar
rested Sunday afternoon at the corner OF
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania ave
uue by Detective sutton and Policeman
Williams as u suspicious character, made
such strong plea to the iud &c today that
lie was released and sent out Uf town.
Kirby is a smooth talker, and the police
say u smoother crook. He was We'll dressed
| IN slate cUloTei suit, pink and white neg
| lgee shirt ana patent leather shoes.
He tried to be frank and Ingenious, but
his shifting, uneasy eyes,and lantern-jawed
| face, with the touch o the wolf around his
hard mouth. betrayed the life he has led
Sutton said Kirby's face was IN the
| rogues' gallery. and SIX weeks ago he was
arrested N Baltimore for Tubbing Jewelry
store. The matter was fixed up with the
| proprietor by tie prisoners friend" a
| woman.
Kirby said he came here to get work at
| his trade. and had secured place with the
| Globe Printing Company.
What is your trader asked the judge.
I'm printer
you have been Il crook" inquired the
court.
Yes, acknow ledge that said Kirby
| but I'm trying 10 reform, il there is 4
| chance for IL man TO do that
II should be very sorry TO think there
wasn't said his bOnor; land / am the
| last man in the world to throw obstacles
in the way of any man who is endeavoring
| To lead better life. But you came To
Washington in d bad time, just when the
get their work in
/ - ldlilt sililt NuiItu hiibS DsiHlt
| lips. ANY crook who knows his business, >
he said, authoritatively, wouldn't come
here TO work the convention"
Kirby spoke as if the game was not worth
tue risk, and inferred that C. E S were not
weigh he'd down with bank notes.
PROMISED on HIS KNEES.
Il admit to you," ran on Kirby, thai
1 have gone wrong AMI been crook, but 1
month ago promised my old father, who
| is u religious man, on my knees that
was doue with TIE old life for good.''
Kirby showed tin judge a printed travel
ing card, issued by tie typographical union
to substantiate his staSement.
II have been a membe- OF .na unioI
for six years. he SAD, proudly.
do they know Of your crooked career?'
asked the es,urt
YES, SIR" severed Kirby; but the.
gave me another show"
Sutton whispered to the court, and hi.
honor said: You use opium, Kirby
"Yes, SIR
And you denied to the officers that yol
had committed theft in Baltimore"
That's true. too. l didn't want to le
thao operate against me at the printin
office. where l got a place." said Kirby
adding that he was to go to work at
O'Clock this morning.
While the Judge was considering mai
among the spectators jumped up and said
Your honor. rm printer, u union man
and if you let Kirby go I'llpay his way on
of town"
He was j H. Wiley, living at No. 42O
street and employed in the Government
Printing Office.
The court con nsented, and accompanied b
Sutton Wiley bought Kirby a ticket bacl
to his home in Baltimore.
The officers say Kirby, in spite Of hi
statment that lie came looking for employ
ment, was here to pick pockets, at whic
he s exceedingly skillful.
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