The evening times., 1896-03-11

| II say, tatsy, Safu a Vagrant 10 fOice-
man Flynn this morning. as the latter was
handing around the welcome cups OF hot
coffee. dis amt no mornin' fer givin'
his nibs de great AmerIkin jolly"
AN who's his nibs?' " inquired Flynn
in an ominous tone.
.why, de royul stuff wot's goin, ter jedge
me an soak me wurse dan dis SHOE" and
the poor wretch held up'for Flynn Ubserva-
| tion Il broken boot that was dripping wet
"If he does his juty by ye. we schoundrel."
| scowied Flynn. heartless with Indignation,
''he'n sind ye up till the wOrruld comes to
| an ind
The vagrant was not far wrong in his
deductions. for the court gave him thirty
days. sparing him, however, the eternal
punishment suggested by Flynn. His honor
had very little soaking to give any body. for
| the pen contained but five prisoners, the
| lightest docket since last summer.
The trial of these five was delayed b.; the
non-arrival OF some OF the court officials.
owing 10 the bad weather and also thcelod O.
proceedings last night.
ELECTION DAY FATIGUE.
Where is Mr. Pugh, Kcndig:'' asked
the court.
Not come yet. SIR
"oh. remember said the judge, smiling.
Yesterday was election day. and Mr.
PuGh is undoubtedly fatigued by the heat
OF political Iattle.''
Mr.. Pugh finally Put in his smiling ap
pearanee. and the merry war of words
between defendants and policemen be-
gan.
! James Watson profancd the Indian ar
chitccture or the National Museum yes
tcrday with words as lurid and as unique
| as the tile settings OF that imposing place.
| His language almost lifted the lid of the
| sarcopha gus and caused n blush to cover
| the white pla ster of the Junocsque statue
| OF Miss Liberty. In ancient Greece the
action might have been construed as an III
vocation To the Gcds, but here in prosaic
Washington it WAS plain ''cussing."
James had coin OF the realm and when
arrested by a grim sergeant of police de-
Posted S5 at TIE alton for his appearance
| in the police court.
He might as well have saved the journey
throEGhi the sieet and snow of the morning.
The court considered the evidence con-
elusive and placed The 50 TO the credit of
the District.
JAMES REVENGE.
James walked Off the stand a nd flung him
self on a hard bench in the space reserved
for spectators. He was determined to get
| some return for the lost bill and sulked
behind his hat all through the proceedings
AT the courts decision.
Peter Brown and George Cannazini. two
of little ltaly's sons. favored the assem-
blage with a cosmopolitan tincture. They
are both street ycnders. and Were up on
the usual charge of obstructing the street
with their carts. They had putup collateral
and had also retained counsel.
Policeman Mcdaniel, who made the arrest.
| went off his beat to do SO, ard this fact
the lawyer characterized as persecution.
Judge kimhail interrupted him very sharply.
1T is nothing OF he sort. If an officer
notices an ofienSc being committed off
his bca; it is his duty to make an arrest.
don't think be would incur the enmity
OF the trial board by doing So"
HE PLEADED FOR BOTH.
Peter Brown cannot speak word OF
English, so his companion made a passion
ate suppl:cation for both of them when
the Judge said he would like to hear what
the prisoners had to say.
Cannazini's eyes were as bright as a
monkeys. and his dark passionate face
fun OF supplication as he bowed obsc-
quiously to his honor.
II am Il IOora mon," lie pleaded, '.noa
make five don in month"
"Ycs. that's alright, but you have no bus
ines to remain SO long in one place. You
men have lccn complained about Il hundred
times by tie films on Seventh street. 1
know that you are not thieves. but hard
working men, and ii always goes against
the grain for NE 10 fine you
Il nota staya long one place. But a cop
keep war war ala TINA. Poor Italian
hava noa chance and the speaker clutched
his hair despairingly. murmuring cxcitedly
i'll the soft language of his own country.
THE VALUE OF THEIR WORDS.
Il don't see why this man S word is not
as good as the policeman's. He swears he
was not remaining any length of time In
one place." said the Ia wyer for the defense;
1.-The officer said he was
Its not as good retorted the judge,
because the defendant is always biased in
favor of himself
Yes. and the policeman is equally
biased in his desire to make n case at all
hazards. 1t happens in this court every
day." replied the lawyer, who was getting
as warm as the blood coursing in the veins
OF his constituents.
"Well, well; this has nothing to do with
the evidence said Judge Kimball, mOlli
fled all tie same, as he made the fine 81
and ordered the balance of the cola teral
returned to the Italians.
Jeremiah Brown works for the gas COM
pany on the wharf. where the coal is hauled
TO the furnaces. jeremiah. on six days out
of the seven. is as peaceful as a spring
zephyr. but on the odd day he yields to the
devils rampant in him and fills himself with
a perfect fusilade of drinks. mainly gin
and blackberry brandy. Then he goes on
roundup that would excite admiration
in the broncho soul of a cowboy.
HE GOT VERY ROUGH.
Yesterday evening, after a hard days
work, he got drunk. and after being thrown
out OF several saloons. tried TO batter down
the swinging doors of a barrel house."
where such poor devils as he waste their
money. Policeman Writ arrested Brown
and swore out an Information charging him
with being an habitual drunkard.
Wirtz testified to the frequency Of Bro " MS
drunks. but gave linn a good character
when sober.
Take the stand, jeremiah said the
court. hiding smile in a yawn at the
darkey's comical appearance.
Jeremiah's face would have defied the
brush of any painter living and set an inn
pressioDist crazy. 1t was black with coal
dust. pale with the wIitcwash Of n Cell and
streaming with perspira ton. His eyes
looked as though they had been trimmed
with red Morocco.
''Jedge. ] amt Eo 'bitCful' drunk" he