The evening times., 1896-06-08

Extraordinary ExertiOns With His
Pupil-Truth Did Not Pay Reed.
"How many today, Mr.. Kendig:" asked
Judge -Kimball this morning of the bailff
as he made a futile attempt to count up
the swelterng occupants of the dock.
Fifty, sir,'' replied Ken, mopping his
perspiring brow and demanding from
half-drunken tramp, for the tenth time,
If he couldn't tie Il knot in. his tongue
until his case was called.'
Mike Flynn, in the hall, had an alterca-
tion with a thin, detected looking man, who
refused to tell his business at the court.
Mike was too much Harrassed by the howl
ing mob choking up the entrance to waste
much patience on such individuals as the
thin man.
Come, now said Flynn, taking him by
the shoulder and knocking down the feruic
OF a dilapidated umbrella pointing danger
ously near his eye, 'air ye a sphectatoor,
witness or jest here for your health?''
MY name," replied the thin man, pre-
senting Mike with solid piece of card
board, lis Samuel S. Critters, aud I'm n
late promoter of ice carnivals; at present
on the h. o. G. I'm onmy way to BALTIC, an
want to rest my bones for u second in the
courtroom"
.'B' the powers, you cudu't rist much else
but bones" remarked Mike, looking first
at his own rotund self and then gazing in
asionishment form.
'An' anice karneevul axe, eh. Well, walk
in an don't so to schleep or you'll be ar
risted for contimpt Of coort in not payin' at
tenshun to his amer"
Mr.. PUGH'S SCARF.
Critters obeyed Flynn's injunctions all
through the proceedings, wat ching in
speechless admiration Prosecutor Pugh,
dressed up in a flaring outing scarf and a
blazing diamond ring.
Stevenson Reed headed the line, and as
lie didn't know his lesson on the art of
1onying judges, he was sent TO the end OF
the line, which means the cells and fifteen
days in the workhouse.
Stevenson was TOO truthful, and that is
what costs him his liberty for the next fort
night.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of disor-
derly conduct, making a strong beg TO be put
under his personal bonds.
You amt nebber done dat nary time
fer me-" remarked Reed, a young mulatto,
unguardedly.
.'Ah, ha," remarked the court, alive TO
poor stevenson's faux pas, $50 you've been
here before?"
''Yaas sir" replied the defendant. "Twict
an onct befo' de gemmen upstairs"
And what did the gentleman upstairs
do with you?'
He gibbed me six months"
What for?'' asked the court.
Fer Tobhin' a herdick"
That settled Reeds fate. The court
shook his head at the juvenile Cartouch.
That alters the case" he said. Eff
teen days.
AS Reed walked back he remarked to
Kendig: Oats what git fer tellin' lie
truf,' and Reed bemoaned his failure in
not lying. Il fought lie added, as the
hailiff showed him in, 'T'd try de squar
deal fer onct, but.a song an dance wud got
me Off"
MAN AND WIFE ARRESTED.
Policeman Pierce arrested on Saturday
night, on n street, in Georgetown, two
young colored people, William Taylor and
out an information charging them both with
disorderly conduct.
Taylor is a respectable appearing man.
and said his wife visited some friends
Saturday and drank little too much.
II was trying 10 get her home when this
officer arrested u.s." said Taylor.
Were you sober" asked the court.
Taylor said he was and Pierce did not
deny it. Judge Kimball mused for Il
moment, thinking, possibly, if it wasn't a
husbands duty tp try and get his wife home
under the circum stances. Rose wept While
the court pondered ON her fate. for there
was absolutely nothing against her hus-
band. He finally decided to take personal
bonds III 10th cases, and a record OF a con-
viction stands against him for taking care
of an erring wife.
For thirteen months. judge" said
william Harshman to the court, these
boys" pointing to four small boys lined
up on the outside Of the dock, ''have made
my life miserable
The boys were Charles and Francic Du-
val and Amos and Irving Festonboch, liv-
ing at Twining City. Harshman lives on a
road near there and he said the boys La =
been taking 4 peculiar delight in annoyi /.
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him.
what do they do?' asked the judge.
They say, whenever ] pass" answered
the complainant solemnly, " Billy goat,
billy goat; there goes old billy goat" "
Mr.. Harshmau has hrsute appendages on
his cheeks that, to a youthful magma.
ton, might resemble the hairy pendants 81
famous among the male members of the
goat tribe.
stuffed laugh rippled over the court
room al Mr.. Harshman's testimony. which
was stcrnly repressed by the vigilant Ken
dig.
Judge Kimball called the boys one by one
70 the stand. and they all denied compar ring
Mr.. Harshman to a goat
''Well, 1 don't believe you,'' retorted the
Judge This time am going to take yonr
personal bonds. but if you ever annoy this
man again l am going to deal with you
severely"
The boys went out sniveliDg, and Mr
Harshman departed caressing the whiskers
that appeared ridiculous to juvenile eyes.
A BIKE RIDER.
James Edwards, young man, dressed in
the uniform of a military academy, was a
defendant in bicycle case. He was enlarged
with coliding Saturday with Annie San
ders, colored woman, as she was crossing
Seventh and the Avenue.
Policeman Hodges, who made the arrest,
gave, as he always does, a very fair state
ment, and gave the defendant the benefit
OF the doubt whether he could avoid run
ming into the woman or not.
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