The evening times., 1896-02-21
IDA> SMILED UPON THEM.


Ida Mason sat I'm the dockand smiled as the
Riley and Kelly firm went down. Maybe
she knew them, for she is awfulIy familiar
with the interior or the workhouse. The
| next instant she pleaded guilty to vagrancy
and will stay down just twice as long as
the two men.
Charles Baxter is I white, boy cab-driver.
He is cnly nineteen years old, he admitted to
thecour,. Hegot drunk yesterda y and cursed
the policeman who tried to arrest him at
the b. & o. depot.
How did you come to get drunk" Judge
Kimhall asked.
Baxter mutt cred a reply.
Where did You get the liquor?'
ut was given TO me-"
by whon?''
"A friend"
''Didn'tyou get IL at a saloon?"
mo, SIR"
"You are fined So"
John Gilmore sat in the dock. That was
not strange; there were others. lie Is a
nice looking white man, Of fcrIy years or
| more, who looked like he would 50 ont
OF his way 10 avoid trouble An officer
arrested him for obstructing the sidewalk
on g street southwest yesterday after
noon.
Guilty" said Mr.. Gilmore.
Five dollars" said tie clerk,
Gilmore looked dazcd, and pressed his
| hand to his head as lie turned 10 walk back.
| The Judge had not been listening TO the
| case. Gilmore sat down on the dock bench
again.
Maybe he wants to say something" sug
gested some one. He did.
Judge, this is the first time I've ever
| been arrested in my iife,'. said he, and a
tear came in each eye.
How did this happen?'
"well, it was a cold day yesterday, and
drank some whisky to warm myself. 1t
went unexpectedly to my head
"Where do you work.
ION the Great Falls Electric Railroad.
! have letter of recommend in my
pocket"
This is u good letter" said the court
as he read 1t, but it says you are sober"
Il am, ordinarily" replied Gilmore, and
| and two more tears rolled into his eyes.
well. hope this will prove lesson to
you" Judge kimball answered, kindly.
Il will take your personal bonds"
A FINE NAME DIsGRACED.
Dangerfield Is very Awell name. and po-
lice conrt records are not often decorated
| with It, There was a man OF that distin-
| guished surname In the dock this morning.
/ though. Richard was the other end of the
appellation. He was black. d:sorderly on
U street. guilty. and got $5.
Mrs. Lizzie Lloyd lives down in River
Row. When she appears in police court
to testify against anyone, as she did this
morning, she wears q velvet turban,
| gray cloak and q determined look. But she
is not the heroine OF this story.
Charls Allison, William Wheeler, and
Alfred Nailor drove up to Mrs. Lilo yd's house
In a spring wagon last Sunday afternoon.
All the row was still, but they were noisy.
They had been drinking.
Mrs. H6yd ex planned just how they drove
| down the road.
THEY came up in a wagon" she said
'and they were whoopin' an hollerin'
awful"
What did they say?"
"Why, judge, when they got right in
| front of my house. they said, 'Hur-rahr
| Then one of 'cm fell out OF the wagon.
| They wus all drunk
1--WE came after your ice-box,' said one
of 'em.
lyon can't have it, saysI.
"Thcn they cussed and took the box"
Gould they be heard swearing down to the
strcet?'' -,
IT think not"
Then Mrs, Lloyds son took the stand.
| 1.-THE men drove up an was loud an
boistrous," said the son. "They wus
| drunk an when they got in front of the
house they holIercd, 'Hur-rah,' an one
man fell out. They swore."
THE question is whether the swearing
could be heard In the street." said the
court. There's no evidence that it could.
| Case Is dismissed"