The evening times., 1896-07-22

woman, judge; adresslnaker, and I don't
| want hin around tile house. - '-'ai'T
- Mrs. Rollins, with u heavy sigh,- ex-
| pressed wish uaatif Mailing up the front
| OF The house would keep Lloyd away, she
would begin at once.
Mrs. johnson, a neighbor flustered ant
| flushed at her debut as a witness, didn',
know anything about Lloyd's disorder,
but arrivei after the scene.
And 1 found Mrs. Lloyd, the poor dear, y
she said, very much Frustrated
Mrs. johnson proudly answered that she
kept boarding house, and might have gone
into the details OF her domestic menage
but for the courts quickness in shutting
her off.
Lloyd had summoned number of wit
nesses, but for some reason they failed te
appear, SO he took the stand after Mrs
johnson had retired
He Is tall man. slightly stoop-stoul-
dered, with thick, dark hair, lightly sprin-
kled with gray. He was dressed well, aud
is florid talker.
Judge" he began, noticing his honor's
tired expression, "I'll make it short"
Judge Miller frightened up at the pros
pect of curtailrnent.
"But I'll have to go back two months, Z"
added Lloyd.
The judge, discouraged, sank back in
his chair.
Two months ago." proceeded the de-
fendant, II separated from myswlfe. Our
two children were taken away from her
and turned over to the Board OF Childrn's
Guardians. By misrepre sen tation sh e
got control Of them. i let her have them
because think they are the only means
OF keeping her from perdition.''
At this remark Papa and Mamma Rol.
lins showed their Indignation.
LLOYD's STORY.
Lloyd said he went there Friday to see
children, when his wife opened tie door
and, after throwing a brick at him, called
him vile names
a young man who lives in the Neigh
borhood testified that he saw a brick
thrown at Lloyd, but by whom he could
not say.
Il am trying to save my children from
ruin,'' said the defendant, becoming agi-
tated, "and they have taught them to run
away from me-"
II was brought out that after the brick
throwing Lloyd went in the house OF Mrs.
Morgan, next door, and abused his mother
in-law so loudly that he could be heard
in the street.
You had been drinking, Lloyd" said
the judge when he heard this
Yes, sir; / hail few drinks''
..There's the troubie,7 said the Judge.
"You get to drinking and go around there
annoying these people. You should keep
away" =
But, urhonor. " ret urned Lloyd, II love
my children and / want to see them
Who supports Your wife?" asked his
honor.
Il do said Rollins, advancing to the rail-,
"You?" sneered his son-in.law. why,
you haven't worked'for twenty years"
"That'n do; have had enough of that, -
said Judge Miller "Lloyd, you can pay a
fine of So"
Last night the police found John r. Bur.
gee and Villa n Butler asleep in an empty
house on Eighth street, between g and II
streets northwest. They were locked up
and then arraigned in court as vagrants.
Burgee had an unkempt, gray beard. a
dirty shirt, and the expression or a cowed
rat in his furtive, closely set, gray eyes,
Butler is a huckster, who goes on periodical
sprees, and he showed his last debauch in
his swollen eyes and red nose.
Judge Miller knows him OF old, and asked
him what he was doing IN the vacant house.
II was on a jag" said Butler, frankly.
Il met Burgee; it was raining. AMI he told
me about this place. We went there for
shelter''
How long have you been on this last
drunk" asked the Judge.
Three days, jedge."
/, '.Been working?'
worked up to yesterday said Butler.
1.-The difficulty with you. Butler, is
this said the Judge. "You are all right
when you are working. but you wifi get on
these sprees.''
Il stopped once for seven months.'' re-
piled the huckster, land if get off this
time l am going right TO Judge Mills and
swear off for a year.
Burgee. an itinerant machnist. said he
went in the house to get out of the rain.
He kne W il had been vacant for FIVE years
because he worked around the neightor-
hood.
Judge Miller lectured the men and let
them go.
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