The evening times., 1896-02-19
RE Is GOING down HAl
Young Man Blames the Con.
gressmen at the Capitol.
ADMISSION OF A SECRETARY.
j. E. johnson Is the Alias Given by
Youth Who Said He Was Re-
spectacle Until He Got His Present
POsitton-SpreeO of Three Lads Ends
in Police Court.

j. Z. johnson is a Congressrnan'a secre-
tary, whose real name is something else.
Frank Williams is government en-ploye,
whose identity is also somewhat mixed,
and Richard Bromley is u youth who fondly
imagined that he was free, white and twen-
ty-one, until the trio were arraigned in the
police court this morning. when he found,
TO his sorrow and disgust, that he is yet
an infant"
Bromlcy's mother is the landlady of the
Bromley House, corner of Second street and
Indiana avenue. Williams boarded at the
Bromley House, and Johnson is a friend
OF Williams. That's how they happened TO
get together.
All three are weIl-dressed, nicelOOking
young fellows, and they seemed very much
out OF place in the police court dock.
They were arraigned, Just before the
court adjourned, OH a charge OF disordcriy
onduct, To which all pleaded not guilty. Then
Policeman Carlson of the First precinct,
who made the arrests, took the stand and
told the court how it was.
BOY WAS VERY DRUNK.
'.The three of them came out of Kernan's
Theater last night" he said, land were
very drunk. The boy was helpless. and
was being supported on either side by the
others, VINO were in almosta bad a condition
From Kernan's they went into two
or three other saloons along the Avenue,
and l went up and told them that l was
going to take charge of the boy and keep him
at the station house over night and let
him sober up.
"They resisted and grew -disOrderly, and
| arrested the whole outfit and locked them
up at the station house"
Let that boy conc around" said the
Judge. How Old are your"
I'm twenty one" replied the young
fellow. His looks would indicate u boy
OF seventeen. s--..
"Oh, no, you're not" said the court,
and then, after asccrtaining his address.
he sent word TO his mother TO conc to
court. In the meantime the other two were
examined.
johnson, with q Comical, frank, earnest
face and a peculiar Southern Grawl, took
the stand first. He was entirely unabashed.
and did rot seem 10 think the matter
worth lying about.
Il never NV the boy before, your honor, ="
he dra wied. 1--WE known the other fellow,
Williams, though. all my life. He boards
with the boys mother. you know and that's
how be happeued to be in The crowd.
HIS FRANK EXPLANATION. -
We went to Kernan's place, and don't
remember anything after that. was a
pretty respectable fellow, Judge" he CON
timed. until got in with that aggregation
on the hill"
What do you mean by that" inquired
Judge KimbaIl, somewhat mystified.
"Why. I'm secretary to a Congressman,
you know The replied.
.'oh.' said the Judge, and a smile broad
encd his face.
ou, - ric Loardcrs al the Bromley House
appeared at this time and Informed the
court that the boys mother was sick. but
she Ind sent word that he was only twenty
years old.
Whereupon, the court called Prosecuting
Attorney Pugh's attention 10 the fact that
somebody had been violating The excise
law in rega I'd to selling liquor to minors.
Carlson stated that there had been no
profanity in the disorder, and the court
finally decided TO release the boy with a
lecture. ard take the personal bonds OF
the other two.