The evening times., 1896-10-02

Octuuei udyS III lne ponce couTt Ddys
| OF dun sunshine and gentle shadows, creep
| ing through the trees outside the court. th'
| freshest thing near the somber tribunal
and softly falling Oh the pen"
In the dock today sat woman. dark
skinned and haggard. in her lap, with Its
face turned To her, a tiny baby, over whom
she bent with a mothers great love III hei
hoinely face, grooming TIE child to sleep
Now and then IL stirred l.ncasily, clutchinG
at her bosom with its brown hands, and
opening YEARLY its black eyes. waililg
piteously. for the child was i'll.
The mother and babe spent the night In
tine cal OF II police sta ton on Il hard bench,
where, she said, the child and herself suf-
Tered from cold and the lack OF covering.
She is Alberta Reynolds, arrested by
Policemen Shannon and Lord yesterday
on Florida avenue Tor profanity. Before the
case was called the child, evidently suffer
ing much pain, sobbed So loudly that Bailifs
kendis led the mother to room in the rear
OF the dock.
When she was arraigned the infant was
still crying and Alberta hushed it with
difficulty.
THE OFFICERS STORY.
Your honor, about o O'Clock last night
this woman came by with a fellow W no had
been doing something to her, don't know
what, and she cursed shamcfulIy."
Use The name of the Deity" asked his
-ho nor.
Yes, sir; several times"
Come around here, GIRL" ordered the
court, ''and tell me about this"
ed the stand and kissed the child TO keep
il still. . She is a tail, robust girl of eigh-
teen years, with the figure of an AmaZ Zon
and her finger, unfortunately for her, has
never known wedding ring.
II was comm" she said, from seein'
the father of this chile. and Wen l gifts
to Florida avenue, some gals cross the
street begin cussin', an a man asks me
what they said. toie him She repeat
ed the laBgua ge to the judge.
Are you married, girl?' asked the court.
q Alberta, as she dandled the child in the
air and kissed it, said no.
The court looked at her scrrowfully..
I'm cons. .deratiou of that child am go
ing TO take your bonds,'' he decided.
After the clerk made a record Of her in
Gebtedness to the District of Columbia ic
the sum of $40, she hurried out to get, as
she said, some medicine for the baby.
"FRETTY ROSE" CALLED.
Call Cha rles Smith, alias Pretty Rose"
called Clerk Harper, and a most Tepulsive
looking coIored man stepped to the rail. His
face was scanned with scars and the pitts OF
smallpox. The flesh on his puffed che eks al
most closed his sinister, bloodshot eyes.
,srI rpilny furtivply
at spectators, court, and policemen. His
stronGe cognomen must have bees be-
slowed in spint of the bitterest Irony,
for Smith is as repulsive as rose is fair.
The policeman said Pretty Rose helpcd
some Others TO empty deInijUhn Of gin and
became very disorderly.
Wat does l drink it TO-" grumbled
Smith, "ef it amt TO git dat funny
feeling"
lie was dancing the coucbee-oouchee,
too. judge" added the police, as Charles
tremendously yawned, revealing row
of white teeth shining from his crater-iike
mouth.
What does any Niger do" said the
African bud, when he has his gin wild
hlH but shake leg?'
He was carrying on this conversation
in a low tone with Kendi2, and when the
Judge ordered the bailiff to arraign him
he protested.
I'm guilty. he declared. "and don't
want ter make no statement"
Then the Pretty Rose is fined So sai'
Clerk "Lun" Harper.
'AiE't got no S5,' answered Smith.
Raised ten,'' whispered Kendig, 'iu
days. You get the next fifteen of item in
the workhouse."
Precinct Detective Barnes found in the
rear yard of his house this III orning young