Evening star., 1896-09-17
IN THE rsLICE COURT.
What Those Arr4hgned Had to Say to
the. Judge.


What Those Arrtigned Had to Say to
the. Judge.
Although the cases in the Police Court
this morning were not numerous. the ma
jcrity Of them were of more than usual
interest.
Louisa Myers" 9called the clerk, soon
after the proceedings of the day were
opened.
Louisa was charged with disorderly con-
duct and she promptly and emphatically
made denial Of her 1guilt.
Mary Thomas was, the prosecuting wit
ness against Louisa.s Louisa Myers has
been accusing me Sf winning her hus-
band" said Mary ."Every time no goes
out Of the house She thinks he Is with me,
SO she abuses nae disgracefully and calls
me all sorts Of vile names"
Louisa took the stand and told her story
IN very excited but earnest manner.
This yer 'oman." she declared to the
court is trying her very bes' to GIT my
nsband tas2a IN from me; Mo- dan w wunct las
my, house stiff, stone. blind drunk and
talked skanlus like ter my 'usband."
Did ~. you call the Thomas woman
names?" asked the court.
No. sab. I mos sartlngly didn't do
nawthing of the kind. disguised myself
an done followed her to her home. rap
at the do an her 'usband he open it.
my husband ag'in she and me would fit.
1 didn't see her say word ter her."
are you sure you did not call her
Il Is a Chris'in oman, sah longs to
Liberty Baptist Church. and has been a
good member. sab. for twelve years. I
sah."
Case dismissed
Mrs. Mary Lynch, a middle-aged white
woman. who Is the mother OF several chill
dren, took the stand as complaining wit
ness against John Jones. colored man.
Mrs. Lynch lives near Shepherds Landing,
and she was in the house with a young
baby last evening. Jones. she says. visited
the house, and made an indecent PROPOSE
ton.
Attorney Peyton, who appeared for Jones
| raised the point that the man could not be
held on the information. which charged dis
orderly assembly, as the incident was ad-
mitted to have taken place about half q
mile from public road. Attorney Peyton
expressed the hope that Congress would
| frame a law to cover such cases as the one
In question.
The court ruled that he could not hold
the man on the information filed
Wore a Bicycle Suit.
John Henderson, a young white man
| wearing bicycle suit and a red sweater
| was charged with yagrancy. He was ar.
| rested last evening in the agricultura
| grounds in company with another man, un-
| der circunstan so said Policeman Ken
| nedy, who brought the prosecution, tha'
| were very suspicious. The policeman WINS
| Iered his story to Judge kimball. ana ms
| honor looked horrified. The other man WIZ
! Henderson gave the name OF peterson, Du
| the police declared that was not his name
| aid that he was War Department clerk
| The latter deposited SlO0 collateral anC
| forfeited 1t this morning.
| Henderson denied strenuousiy the charse
| set DOllcSman. II d
| married man, he said. and Is employed al
| the government printing office. he ADMIT
l ted that he was in the agricultural srouhos
| with the other man, but Claimed tnat tHe
| policeman was mistaken in regard to theil
| actions. Henderson added that he haC
| never been arrested before. ana Wouio
| rather die than spend another night In
| police station.
The cases are so disgusting that they
| make me think less of human nature.
| said Judge Kimball. This man. however
denies the accusation so persistently that
| shall give him the benefit Of the doubt ant
dismiss the case
Patrick ONeal, an old soldier was in the
tolls on the charge Of vagrancy. Pat ha.
| not been before the court for year past
principally because he has been away IRON
| the city. He recently returned and wa!
promptly arrested while In an intoxicated
| condition.
Pat claimed to be suffering from malaria
| and he explained that he was In the habi
| Of drinking little whisky and Quinine a!
| medicine.
1T Is astonshingi' remarked the court
that all you old soldiers suffer from th'
same complaint. and invariably take tn
same remedy for 1t. However, I'll TAX
your personal bonds this time"
John Seaborn. huckster, was ARRESTED
for making loud outcry He plead guilty
but the court took his personal bonds. TO
the reason that the law has not been strict
ly enforced Of late. and the case agains
Seaborn the first that had beel
hrn tcyhf for tiy1,a hDyv,
ever. added Judge Kimball, no leniency will
be shown.