Evening journal., 1896-08-15
GET ALL THE BLAME.
When Witnesses Stultify
Themselves the PoIiceySuffer.
SOME FOReBTFUL ooMPLAIEAETs

The Judge Uses q Grain OF Salt in One |
Case, However-A Pair of scorchers !
Fined-John Paid Ten for Lesson in !
LaDGuage-Othe Municipal Court
Business.
1t is a common experience In every oity
that, when there are no other scape
goats around, the police have to bear the
onus of sll cases of disorder throughout
the city. The usual method OF procedure
with the ordinary citizen is to make
complaint to the authorities and then
when an arrest is made and the prisoner
is hailed bsfole the judge, TO walk on
the stand and either forger all about the
matter, or so modify the evidence as to
put the officer In a hole and let the
prisoner 60 free
Charged with Corner LounKing.
Charles Msckln, who was identified by
Mrs Maggie German as one OF the
crowd which has made the corner OF
Seventh and Poplar streets odious aud
even dangerous TO thu passer by, es
pecially of the femsle sex. was arrested
by Officer Giiling for corner lounging
The casa was pretty strong against him.
yet neigbbors came forward aud swor0
they we're not discommoded. Judge Ball
smiled as he heard the evidence and then
reached for the judicial salt cellar, with
drew large-sIzsd ploch and fined Charles
50 and costs
Hubert c. Morton, charged by Officer
Scott With beipg drunk. smiled mourn
fully from a badly demolished right eye
as he explained that he had nsver been
In q1od before His story was proved
true. and be was allowed to depart In
company with K E Morse, his best
friend.
Two goorchsrs Fined.
There Is probably no member of the
police bicycle squsd who is q bstter judee
Of speed than Odicsr Qoinr, aud when be
says . man Is putting in more than the
allowed seven miles per hour. his word
GOES Last night he was standing at
Delaware avenue and Adams street,
when he saw two cyolers CONS along at a
rapid rate. H0 arrested them and ran
them In. They we're George Morris aud
John Cusiok.
When arrsigned they claimed that
that they we're going slower than the
street car, but Judge Ball did not place
the same credencs In their statement
that he did Ia that of the officer and
taxed them $5 and costs each, which
they paid
A Lesson in Language.
John Mullen an old offender and ons
who has tasted Of the courts justice be,
fore, was arrested By Oaicsr J.. h.
Massey. on Morrow street for discrderly
conduct and using bad language. 1t cos
him $40 and hxings to learn that lesson
in language
Christopher Murine. arrested by on
Ger Lyons, drunk, WAS fined SO an'
costs.
John Warrington, charged with lar
ceny, was discharged rs there was nC
evidence against him. II was cas-
where the bad name followed the canire
az John only got out last Thursday frou
New Castle, where he served thre,
months.
Charged with Bigsmy.
When James E Brown vas called /,
the bar OF the court this ,nornlng. Z
rather good looking young woman, car
rying a 4 weeks-old baby Ia her arms
stood near the rail He Was detained oI
charge OF biRAmy alleged to have beeI
committed In Laurel, Md, and the CT
rest WAS made by Officer R.lston on
telegram received from Sheriff 8 M
| Underwood, Of Prince Georges county
Brown lives ct No. New street, and tbs
woman very frankly sckno Tledgsd thai
she was not legally married TO him Shs
I refused to give her name but It Is un
Z derstood she comes from a good family.
ReapinE the whiriwind.
About q year ago she, knowing tina
/, Brown wss q married man, bat had no
r lived with his legal wife for three years
J. part of which time she was In an Rsvlun'
) elopsd with him and went to Nav York
and about six months ago to Wilming
ton, where the baby was born. VIII
o No. learned OF Browa's whereRbout
+ and had the warrant Issued
Brown vas represented b7 Walter 4
:, Hayes In visw Of the statement OF tn
= woman who 50 faithfully sticks by him
It It is very doubtful II the charge Of b Z
n amy will be sustained. Brown WAS mel
.' in 5000 bail, however, till Monday I
await the arrival OF Sheriff Underwood
Three cases OF violation Of the plumb
R ing ordinance were held up iii mex
1 "Wednesday