The evening times., 1896-12-15
LINED UP BEFORE JUSTICE
Kendig and Cole Have a Hard
Lot of Vags to Deal With.
TRAMPS FROM MANY STATES
They Came to the Capital City From
Dakota, New England and the
Lake Region. and the Old World
Had n Representative-Gr Took
Whisky for is Fits.

| Bailiff Cole bursted the sleeve OF his
| alpaca coat and Kendig soied the cuffs
| OF his gorgeously patterned shirt during the
| process OF getting the vags in Judge KIM
| bail court this morning in line for trial.
| They came from all parts of this coun-
| try, and one from the ether side. There
| We're Tired Timotlys from Dakota, Weary
| Willies from New England and Sleepy Wrag-
| giles from the lake region. All OF them
| patroniZed the cooler frequently, and all OF
item werecarerul IN not allowing the water
| 10 touch them except on their feycrish lar
| ynNes, swollen and dry.
There was considerable delay in trying
them. and for the rirsO hour the proceed
| ings dragged, until Prosecutor Pugh came
into court, and, with his assistance, the
| Judge began TO shoot the prisoners through
| the chute OF justice.
Clerk Lum Harper banked kedtheinforn.ations
| in front OF him. shuffing them through
his fingers deity as short man
| squeeZeS pair of faces. He finally struck
| one when pleased his fancy.
call Bruno Hotulph and Emil Huke
| sente,'' he said TO Cole, who dies thou
sand deaths when he pronoInces the name
| of his fellow man.
Cole hesitated pretending to be pre-oc-
| cupicd.
| Hurry up," urged the clerk, and poor
| Cole, martyrdom on his face, beloved:
| "You-Nu HottOp and Mealy Hunkbent."
Then ke1dig relieved his feelings by
| bringing ,n';tMo germans TO the ran.
They stood there stolidly, and in a dumb
| animal fashion cried guilty. Policeman
BushaiI sand they were begging from door
to door until he arrested them. -
| kondigP" asked the judge.
''NuttIngs," they said III concert TO the
! Daiiff's inquiry.
| Il want To talk to these men
Where do you come from he said to
| Bruno, as Cole looked at him with indescrib-
'B;liuInore," answered Bruno, a squat
! Hercules OF man, his bullets ped head
covered with a thatch OF ragged hair,
coarse as hemp, and his muscles swelling
under a suit of oil-skin.
Are you fisherman" pursued the
judge.
Bruno laughed not pleasant laugh.
harsh and cold no, sere," he said, Il
work on a SHIP"
bis cuInpaII III made the same statement,
and the court asked them If the v would get
out OF town III case he released them.
1ney promised and their bonds were taken
Ia Nacate the District of Columbia in an
hour.
George Green, white man, who says
he lives on First street near street be-
haved most brutally on Seventh street yes
teTday afternoon, before some ladies. Po-
Iceman Boyce told the court 1t occurred
right in the heart OF the shopping district,
when the street is crowded with women.
Ward Hendricks, young man, related
NHdt ne saw, anu Ille JutEe Sdlllt seemed
Incredible that any man could be such Il
bastard.
Green is OF medium height. with piercing
eyes set deeply under protruding bones
and stiff mouStache. which increases the
fierce expression OF his hollow iawed face.
His voice had an unCanny fGr-off sound,
and his whole appearance seemed to breed
repugnance.
I'D rather be accused OF murder than
answer charge like this" he said, not
flnching before the judges stern, resent
ful gaze.
1t couldn't be much worse commented
the judge, curtly.
Il was drinking yesterday" continued
the dcrcniant. and am unconscious Of
what happened"