The evening times., 1896-09-19

told in The Morning Times and it brought
to the court a curious crowd of Sprcta-
tors.
There were men about-towD, gamblers,
FOUNDERS, Choilie-boys, and ladies aud geE-
tlemen who lave kDo wu the girl all her
life OF eighteen years.
The trial afforded both Judge Kimball
and Prosecutor Richardson opportunities Ia
displa their sympathy both as men and OF
ficIals toward Florence, and while his
honor was speaking there were women and
men, too, in the audience who shed tears.
Mr.. Richardson's address was none the
less eloquent, and as hcprocccded his hand
Some face flushed as he spoke Of the
girls future, and the help lie desired to
extend TO her.
SHE WAS INDIFFERENT.
Not once did Florence display either
agitation or regret dt her surroundings.
Ste was not hard, yet her wonderful self
Possession almost approached brazcnncss,
and this the court commented Oh.
When she was brought TO court this
morning she was placed III the room " here
the women prisoners are detained, and
cha,ted pleasantly with Annie Foley. enc
of the most notorious women who come to
court
Some o. her friends asked the clerk to call
her case early, anu she was first arraigncd
at $50
Balifr Hooe, who las known her since
chldhooi, brought her out, and placed her
beside the rail, wLerc she stoo smiling care
.cs'ly at his homo, wIo was shocked by her
demeanor-
She is actually very lovely girl. with
firm, smooth, white skin, lustrous dark
eyes, and mass of bronZe-colored hair,
which was rather dishevelled under her
white Alpine hat worn coluettishl on one
side Of her queenly head.
Policeman Flathers, who made the ar
rest, asked the oucrt to continue tine case
until Lieut.. Heffner arrived, as he was
Interested in it.
Very well, assented his honor; let her
re seated in that chair inside the dock
SHE SEEMED ELATED.
As the other prisoners were being tried
Florence entered Into a conversat ION with IA
woman sitting next 10 her and exhibited
Il totallack OF modeSty. She even SCI med 10
be elated at the notoriety she was creating,
and showed her brilliant teeth in smiling
al the newspaper men aud the officers of
the court.
Judge kimball was panied by this con
duct. Mr.. Hooc," he said. remove that
young woman; send her back until Lieut.
Heffner arrives"
He remarked afterward that never in all
his experience had he seen such behavior
from woman in such position.
She was rearraigned at 1890, and her
counsel, Mr.. John O'Nel, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of vagrancy plp.ed
against her by Policeman Flathers.
The evidence given by the police on
such an allegation was certainly surpris-
ing, and, while they coutended the arrest
was justified from Information which they
had received, they did not produce in court
the people who had so Informed them, and
on this point Judge Kimban made some
caustC remarks.
Fathers told the court he arrested her
last night in a lunclroon- on E street.
what was she doing in there?' asked
o'Neil.
''She was eating with some other people
O'Neil asked if the people she was dining
with was respectable.
Fathers replied in the affirmative. and
Sp'iAoNI .-sht'A ili.!l It W
her as a vagrant
- know nothing more about her, except,
since she has been arrested; saw her in
this lunch room last night, and 1 said to
her. Florence yoI can't loaf around these
places ,.
Didn't call her Miss Florence?'' in
quired O'Net.
mo, l didn't" answered Fathers.
'Supposing some one should address your
sister that way; what would you do?"
HER REPUTATION.
''If my sister was the sort of woman she
is would think the person who did it was
perfectly night" replied Flathers with an
indignant air, and swapping his fingers
Fathers, il bis testimony, asserted that
the girls reputation was an exceedingly
bad one. He could bring men to prove it.
''Wh" are they" said o'Neil.
"IduD't care to tell"
o'Neil pressed him and Fathers refused
point blank to give their names Men
don't care to come in court and testify to
like that" said Fathers.
In each one of Florence Jordan's dark
eyes there burned little flame of wrath
at the Officers statement. She made a move
with her scarlet mouth at her attorney as
he told Fathers he could step aside
IF counsel DESIRES interjected Judge
Nimball. .'hc can compel the officer to tell
who they are
oh. don't care" said o'Neil. "He
brings this girl here, but he doesn't br ing
the men,
Lieut. AmiSs told the court bis first
acquaintance with the defendant was ten
a go, when she was found drunk in bicycle
clothes south of the Avenue.
Her mother came after her" said the
"and took her away She was
again four days ago
The lieutenant said it was not his de-
sire to see her imprisoned. but he thought
she should be placed somewhere out of
the reach of evil associations
DO you know anything of her repu-
tation?"
HER DEPRAvED DESIRES.
Il only know of her escapades as she
told them to me. j don't care to use
hat against her, and would like to help
her, but think she is morally depraved."
Where has she been living?" ques-
Toned the court.
''She had a room at the Hotel Law
renee"
DO you know whether she had a room in
Burke's Hotel?'' asked Prosecutor Rich
ardson.
Tie lieutenant declared his knowledge of
her dated from the first time she was ar
rested. and that was all he could say
Policeman Bells evidence was entirely
He said he had talked with Lou
Burke and Willie Gilmore about the girl |