The evening times., 1896-05-18

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| babies to court.
| YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.
| Judge Kimball spent exactly Juirty.five
| minutes ON the first case, that OF Jessie
Chin and Thomas Morton, small colored
| boys. arrested by Officer Coghill on Penn
| sylvania avenue last night at IL O'Clock
for disorderly conduct.
The disorder consisted in the boys play
| ing baseball on the sidewalk When Cog.
hill took them to the patrol box they both
cursed him. One OF them said: Lets kill
the - cop" The other bit the police
mans hand.
This morning Lawyer Harry Smith de-
Tended the youthful prisoners. During the
testimony Jessie said Coghill hit him.
II don't believe that" said Judge Kim
ball. ''If / did ! should prefer charges
against the policeman. The idea OF an Of
ficer striking boy is outra re Gus, but N
sure Mr. Coghill did not hit him.
i've seen policemen hunch boys when
they are under arrest" remarked the Ia
yer.
Then followed a weary, tedious discus
sion between Judge, attorney and police
man.
1hE MOlHER CALLED.
Call the mother of this smaller boy to
the stand" said the court.
NOW, madam, do you send your boy to
school?" asked the Judge.
"No, sir, he works"
Can he read or writer"
"a little"
You should send him to school," OBJ
served his honor severely, land keep him
out OF the streets late al night unless you
want to make a Jail bird OF him.
The court warned Jessie if he ever came
before him again he would go to the reform
school. Both were released on their per-
soual bonds.
A YOUNG PRISONER.
The next prisoner arraigned was even
smaller and younger than Jessie or Thomas.
He was ten-year-old George Flanner, a
blonde curly y-haired boy, whose head just
reached above the rail. He sat in one cor
ner OF the dock until his name was called.
His mother, standing by him, clasped his
hand tightly, smoothed his hair and whis-
pered to him encouragingly. The dock OF
the police court is not the most pleasant
place for a man, nd holds unknown terrors
for a mere child.
George, with z half-desperate look on his
pale face, seemed as If he was going to
break aud make a run for the door. he
was arrested this morning on complaint OF
George II. Phillips living at No. 1O3 b
street southeast, who accused George of
throwing stones in his yard. The proof
was against George and his guilt firmly
established.
II am not going to fine this boy" said
the court 1T would only make his mother
the sufferer, but If she promises TO punish
him Will take his personal bonds"
The judge wants to know If You VIII
whip George said Kendig to the mother,
.if he lets him OFF,
She promised and George stood by,
wondering lock in his big blue eyes as he
listened to the clerk accept his personal
bonds and charge him with being indebted
Ia the District OF Columbia IN the sum OF
S1OO.
He followed his mother out of the court
room. Clasping the waistband Of his knlck-
erbockers apprehensively as If he already
heard the swish aud felt the pdtter OF the
maternal slipper.
Charles Walker performed two tasks
Saturday night. He had his hair cut and
got drunk.
Policeman Kenney found him asleep in
the Smithsonian grounds, and arrested
him for trespassing on the public parking.
When Walker took the stand there was
no doubt as TO his statement that he had
been in the hands OF the barber on the
night of his arrest.
He had what a colored man in the pen
said was a snapper shave on his head. y
What were you doing asleep in that
mark, Charles?'' inquired the court, smil-
ing at the defendants shining black pate.
Il tells yo'. jedge, it was tes' like dis, y
replied Walker. SADLY nigh | went to
de barber shop an had my hair cut. Den
| goes to sam Johnsings eatin' place an
ct some clans an cold cabbage. Dey glib
me mos drefful cramps, bends me ober
like dis" and Walker doubled himself up
in knot.
Walker went on TO state that he was
advised to relieve his pains with a good,
stiff drink of whisky.
Dat was de vice nah frien's glib me-"
Yes, and very bad advice it was,'
commented the judge
Dat may be so, yo' onnah, answered
Walker, but it fetched de spot, sho. =
You haven t explained yet how you ucarhe
to be asleep in the park said Judge
Kimball.
..Ise cummin' ter dat" replied Walker.
"A rter de fust cramp went by l taxes
sum mo- likkcr ter be sho II wouldn't cum
back, and it went to de ole mans hald-
what. the cramps or the liqour?" asked
Judge Kimball.
II frinks" said Walker. ut
was sort of bof, but mainly likker, sah-'
And it not only went TO your head, but
YOUR feet, and that's why you made your
bed in the park said Judge kimban. Il
am going to make the fine light this time.
Two dollars
walker stepped off the stand. and as X en-
dig was marhcing him back, be gave howl
and bent over. cIasping his hands convul-
sively against the last button of his vest.
HAD THE CRAMPS AGAIN.
what's the matter with you, Chare?''
asked Kendg.
Dat cramp done cum back
..Go hack to the cells - said endig, land
the turnkey will give a nice stiff drink Of
here the bailiff had fictitious fit OF cough
ing.
..Ob what. Mistah SAM said Walker his
ewes glistening and mouth watering.
..Of water" retorted Kendig, recovering
himself.
Walker Strengthened out and giving Ken
dig blood-curdling smile passed out.
Judge Kimball believes in the old maxim,
Early to bed and early to RISE
He declared from the bench in the case of
Abraham Ford and August Powell that no
man should be out at 1 and o'clock in
5he morning. Policeman Auldridge ar
rested Ford and Powell in Freedman salley
Sunda NOR ming for profanity and disorderly