Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
So Some Bad Boys Tied a Tin Can to
Its Tail. !.
THEN ARTHUR BURGESS GOT ANGRY
Pen Pictures of the Procession Be-
fore Judge Scott.
SEXES EVENLY REPRESENTED

THE first thing that popped out Of the
van this morning was Arthur Burgess and
his sky terrier" said Policeman Flynn,
ANY there wasn't any tag on the dog
But he wasn't arrested because he had
no tag OH his dog" said an officer from
No. q.
Arthur is we'll known in police circles.
and when he cannot get liquor he is gen.
| tlemanly and polite. Even when he is in
! tCXicatcd he is not ugly, except that he is
i loud talker, and usually manages to in
| dulge in little profanity.
| He was one of ten prisoners who figured
| in Judge SCOTS procession, five of them
| being women.
When court convened Arthur was in the
| lead. but he had turned his terrier over to
| friend and the canine was therefore, en-
! joying the free air, while it's master was
| in the hands Of the law.
I'm guilty" he answered, when arraign-
! ed on a charge of bad conduct but" he
answered, Il would like to make a talk to
| the judge.
Although Arthur hal been in custody
| scores of times. he knew he was a stranger
| to Judge Scott. and. in an effort to arouse
the Judges sympathy, he succeeded in
shedding a few tears, and they were not
| shed IN vain.
! ''Tll admit said Burgess. chat I'm a
drinking man. but last night I had taken
| three doses of Squibb's mixture and 1t was
| too much for me-"
Have you been here within a month";"
| the court asked.
NO. sir was his response: Il haven't
! been arrested for long time"
He has been on his good behavior" said
| Policeman Pat. Creagh but last night
| he had been drinking and he was noisy be-
| cause some boys had tied tin can to his
dogs tall
| GROWER. remarked counsel; "a live growler
and a beer growler. That's enough to make
sober man noisy"
With tears in his eyes Arthur related to
the court the story of his having been on
ms good behavior and said he would thank
the court to let him go this time.
/ u nder the circumstances said the
court. I'm disposed to let you go, but you
| must be more careful in the future"
| Thank you. judge" said the defendant.
and he went out to meet his friend with
| the dog.
Said He Was Loud, but Not Profnne.
Armory Cole. a stcnesettcr, who imbibed
| little too freely last night was called upon
to explain his conduct on the street last
! night for which Policeman Vanderschaaf
! had arrested him.
| HE was drunk. and heard him cursing
and swearing" was the policeman's COM
plant.
! No: he wasn't cursing and swearing >"
| said a friend of the defendants; .'he was
| drunk. and talked little loud, but he did
! not swear
! Are You certain he didn't swear?"
Yes, SIR" the young man answered Il
! was taking him home, and was only two
squares from his house when the policeman
! arrested him and locked him up Had he.
| let him alone / would have had him home
| in two minutes time
The policeman explained that friends
| were attempting to take the intoxicated
| nan home, but he didn't want to go with
| them.
| In his own behalf the defendant admitted
| that he had been drinking, but denied the
| Use of bad language
| II will have to impose a fine of So, said
| the court.
| Then. will your honor give me time to
| ray the fine? the defendant asked. II
have $50 and will get the balance by 2
| clock
His money was paid account and he
| vas given the time requested to pay the
| balance.
| Specimens of Faulty Feminfnity.
| Ida Stilyard, a young colored woman
! who had been in the tolls many times be-
i fore, was called to the rail and asked If
she had been disorder!y last night on the
| public street.
| I'm guilty. she answered.
! What have you to say?'
| 'Nothing.' answered the defendant. who
| feared a discussion of the case might re-
| suit in the imposition of severe penalty.
I'm guilty. and that's all there is about
it,
When Deputy Clerk Washburn called
| Sarah Adams Blanche White and Bessie
| Miles, two girls responded. and the clerk
| warted to know where the third member Of
| the trio was.
| Shes like Dan Williams. said the prose-
cutor she's out of town.
The two girls entered pleas of not guilty,
| and the court heard the proof. In the
| Eeighhorhood in which the arrests were
| made is a pile of telegraph poles on a va
| cant lot. and the residents OF the neigh
| borhood have complained of the nightly
noises there.
| at night and rush the growler,'" said a
witness. land then they bad and loud
| language. which proves very annoying"
"'Taint no such thing" said one Of the
defendants I'VE were over there on the
poles, but We were not Using any bad Ian
guage."
who was?" asked the court.
'.'Twas Sophie Jones and them other
| gals
Her companion gave similar evidence but
| the court held the girls guilty, and fined
| them s. each.
Lewis Cavanaugh. a man who works
ahout the oyster wharf. has had too much
| idle time on his hands lately, and 1t re-
suited in his getting in trouble.
There Is not much work about the wharf
now. because the oyster season will not
| open until next week. and yesterday the
| mans conduct was so bad that he got ar
| rested.
|
| the clerk to enter up a s. fine.
BETTE Kings Big Record.
Although Bette King had been drinking,
she presented a neat appearance when she
appeared In the procession and said
guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct.
while I'm guilty." said Bette, II hope
| your honor will let me go this time"
Has she ever been here before"
"she's been heee between five and six
hundred times" was Mr.. Pugh's answer.
Not that many times" said Bette, "for
I've only been in the city seven years"
Then. your honor." added Mr. Pugh
shes been coming here for seven years"
A small fine was entered against her
A poor old man named Thomas Hudson
who came all the way from Mississippi to
look for work. was in the tolls, charged
with being a vagrant, while his condition
indicated that he had been sick for several
days at least. and was in need of hospital
treatment.
What kind of work are you looking
for?" Judge Scott inquired.
Thought He Could Find Work.
'Im a carpenter" he answered. 'but
during these hard times I'm willing to work
at anything"
Didn't you know there was no work
here?'