The evening times., 1896-04-11
ALICE QUEENS SAD CASE
Drink and Vice Quickly Trans
formed a Country Girl.
CHAPPIE IN THE COURT
A Beautiful Young Mans Exits and
Entrances Finally Aroused the Fat
Policeman, Who Called Sudden
Halt-A Baltimorean's Night Expe-
rience In the wilds of Washington.

On all the doors around the police court
there are placards forbidding the court
room 10 lie used as Il Iassageway TO and
from the clerks office.
This morning a young MIN dressed in
the extreme OF the prevailing mode among
chappies, Travelled from one end OF the
court to the other several times. Naturally
he would attract attention because OF
his incessant percgrinat tions, but more SO,
owing 10 his appea rance. He W ore check
suit, carefully pressed; the trousers creased
with mathematical precision fell over
heavy-solcd patent feathers.
His blonde hair was dressed after the
style made popular by college men, and
his nustache curled like Bob Hilliard's.
The first flame of sunrise could be no
more famboyant than his neckscarf or
the luster of his brick-coiored gloves.
1t will be the passing of many days be-
fore the court sees his like again. After
he had made a number of trips the iras-
cbility of a corpuent Irish policeman
at the door was aroused.
"Hark ye, sur" he said, placing his
| hand heavily on the shoulder of the ex-
quisite, Il want this runnn' an gaddin'
in an out av the coOrt sthopped. Wot
dye come nere-fer, onny way?'
WHAT HE Is HERE FOR.
why, deilh, boy replied the other,
sucking with tsfe;it appetilc the silver head
| of Lis cane, - III heah i'll a bcastly garbage
| case
'Don't you deer bye me-" returned the
| other s;ivdGely, ''or yen be in more than
garbage case. Go lnsolde Wlu yer tea'er
| tugs and sit down.
| h,y act fed
| digcsuug sterling silver until bis case Was
| called and dismissed.
| Garbage cases occupied the time OF the
| court line best part Of the session, weary
| routine of testimony by the inspectors gen.
| orally ending in the dismissal Of the case
| or tine imposition OF personal bonds when
| the offense was an initial one, or not too
| flaGrant.
| No better example OF what the "Divis.
| ion can accomplish is needed tban Alice
Queen, a young woman, who was q drGed
with vagrancy by Policemen Smith and
| Bauer. She came here from the country
| five years ago, ruined and searching for
| life of evil i'll which to forget and hide her
| shame.
Alice was fresh, with natures rouge on
| her cheeks and simplicity in her nature.
| despite the first false step. She easily
| found the existence she sought.
| For time tbe girl stone star among the
|
ened and finally destroyed her attractive
| personality.
PACE THAT KILLS.
| Like ali country girls in such surround
| ings, she went the pace Il hundred times
| harder than the more braZen and enduring
| city women. Alice fell swifter than Luci-
| fer until she finally brought up in Louise
| alley. Now she knows sin is sin, whether
vencerei with the gilt OF prosperity or the
| slime OF vicious poverty.
Judge kimball, and. indeed. every one
| in the courtroom shuddcred at her appear
apce rs she stoul / in the dock, covered with
| the marks and ravagcs of some terrible
| malady.
| Policemen Bauer and Smith said Alice
! was drlmk and begging in the alley yester-
| day. she's Il hopeless case, your honor,
| remarked Bauer.
Yes: | know her. said the court. Il
remember well the first time she was
| brought here. Step up here, GIRL
| Alice, biting her finger mails in fierce
| nervousness and pain, moved slowly ana
| painfully to the stand.
She presented a frightfully truthful ap-
| pearancc of how vice can rend and de-
| s,roy Gods most glorious creation.
Hopclessly, she denied the accusation OF
Drunkenness and vaGrancy.
- va 81 drunk yesterday, judge, she
sobbel. m trying TO lead better life,
indeed / am
His honor looked at the POOR. scared
face. aud Sha king his head negatively said
I'm afraid not. Alice, you are u men
ace to the community. and really believe
you should be put somewhere for long.
long time. Two hundred dollars bonds
or six mouths in the workhouse.'
WHAT'S IN A NAME.
| Nj Alexander Bowdin was very par
ticular that kendig should pronounce his
name correctly.
..Cau it, sir" he said, before the court
opened, las bow, in bow-boT."
| Kendig assented and gave Clerk Harper
the cue accordingly.
Mt. Harper roared out, "Elick-zander
Bowding" much TO that sentleman's graft
ficatiou as ne stepped proudly to the rail.
Mr.. Bowdin is a citizen OF Baltimore, ne
has three Chins, a red nose and self-as-
sertive abdomen. Yesterday he also car
RED an equally sclf-assertive load OF Il
certain brand or whisky dear 10 tbe palate
| of every 8altimOrean.
| Mr. Eowdin came over from his native
CITY yesterday. as he expressed it. to look
after his Congressman and then take q
whiri aruund the city. He did both, espe'
Cially the wbirl.
Arrer sanpIing the cold tea at the House
restaurant tea which is grown In Ken
tuckr and not China, and informing the Rep
isfaction to the Bnwdinites, Alexander trav'
ersed the avenue. admirins the eXtcriors OF
all the buildings except the saloons, into
whose interiors he often penetrated.
| By O'Clock the gentle voter from the
metropolis of the South, through lnvit-
ing so many stran gers to drink with a
Maryland gentleman, had exhausted his
| finances. slender at the outset. Of course
| his Congressman was the first thou ght that
flashed through his intellect. somewhat
impaired by an alcoholic dressing.
STIFFENED HIS COURAGE.
II helped to elect him." demonstrated
Bowdin with himself when he telt his
courage fail him as he stood in front Of
the boarding-house. why shouldn't l
tackle him for a five or a ten. By jemminy,
I'll make 1t a ten
lie rang the bell and trim servant
girl showed him in the parlor, where Mr..
Alexander EoGdn put his hat on the floor
| and his heels on one aud his head on the
other end Of a couch. falling fast asleep
II required the efforts gf Afee servants
to make him understand that the member
was not in aud tat his constituent could
not sleep in the parlor. They put Bowdin
out. Coublc-Iocked the front door and heard
him roll down the steps.
He rolled at the feet OF a corpulent po
liceman, who not having the right OF suf
fragc, had no respect for the iDalicnablt
| privileges of an American citizen, Il Balti.
MORGAN and a vo,er. Bowdin got very
disordcrly and had TO be locked up.
He was cool and smiling as lie made his
way to the stand. frownng arrogantiy
| AT Kendic, and expressing 1trvcnt WISH
that his honor's health was good.
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