The evening times., 1896-07-24
THAT rap yesterday will cost you slo.'
v it?'' asked the clerk.

THAT rap yesterday will cost you SlO,"
said the Judge.
want to pay it?'' asked the clerk. -
PAY it?'' yelled William. IN die twinty
times an sphit in me own face at the last
wake If pay tin dollers fer that MONKEY
faced brogeen."
He escaped 10 the cells. singing in crack
ed voice, the Banks OF Allen Water"
RAZOR IN HIS VEST POCKET.
George Pratt, when he left Pittsburg,
would have done well to have put his
razor In valise instead of carrying it In
his vest pocket, for its presence there Will
keep him I'm Jail for the next four III onths.
Policeman Roberts was told yesterday even
ing by three colored men that n.an OF
their race had attempted to cut them with
a razor at the corner of Fourteenth and II
streets northeast Roberts found Pratt
there, arrested him, and, when he was
searched, found the razor on him.
Pratt told Judge Miller he had just ar-
rived in the city from Pittsburg.
And you hadn't been here an hour before
you tried to cut somebody"
"Three men made me pay for drink In
saloon that they ordered said Pratt,
land when ! told ,eim it was not right one
man put his hand in his pocket tas If lie was
goin' to draw something"
Ibid you draw your razor?" asked his
honor.
mo, sir"
How did they know you had razor?"
Guessed it,
Pretty good guess,' remarked the
court. who sentenced him to Jail, and also
fined him So for .dsorderly conduct.
EAiEyIE ASSOCIATES.
Mary Hamilton, a nice looking colored girl,
who has not been long from the country,
| associated with evil companions la st night
and got into trouble.
She was acting d!sorderly in the street.
although the policeman who arrested her
| said he heard no profane language. Her Of
fense seemed to consist of taikin, loudly
with hsome other omen whose acquaintance
has hurt Mary.
Her, employer was in court, and told the
| Judge she was splendid servant and had
never been in any difficulty before.
shes fresh from the country, your
honor" he said, land we think great
| deal OF her. i hope you will he lenent with
her."
..she's fined ST." said Judge Miller,
land you, Mary. stay home at nights and
keep away from these women or you'll be
coming here again"
THE CURFEW MAY RING.
In time Policeman Herndon may ring
| the currew and arrest every citizen lie
| finds on the street after O'Clock at
| night, or, possibly, he may not want mothers
to sing Where is My Wandering Boy To
night and for that reason arrested Paul
Williams early this morning at the corner
| of Ninth and Louisiana avenue.
The policeman is well acquainted with
| Williams, who is 4 young colored man in
| the employ of Robertson & Co., commission
merchants, on Louisiana avenue.
1T was between and O'Clock" said
the alert Herndon, when l saw Will
| lians crossing Louisiana avenue. l said
TO him: Where are you going this time OF
the morning."
And his answer was?" asked the court.
None Of your Id business" returned
Herndon, aggressively. Il told him to go
home and when he got at a distance lie
| cursed me, using fearful words. Then
arrested him.
| do you know him, ofncer?' asked
the Judge. -t"
"Oh, yes; he works on Louisiana avenue"
There is where l was going when he
arrested me- said Williams. Il had beer
out late and was going to sleep in the
store, SO I'd be on hand early in the
morning"
Had you been drinkiug?" Questioned
his honor.
Yes, sir" answered Williams, frankly
"five or six glasses of beer"
Were you drunk?''
mo, SIR
"Why did you curse the policeman"
Williams said he thought he had righ
TO go where he pleased, especially when hi
was doing no harm, and the officer knew
him as working boy, so he lost his temper
Judge Miller made the penalty rather Sc
we're. The fine was So, which Williams
paid out of $40 bill sent him by his EN-
ployer. Herndon, in a rarified atmosphere
of morality, followed Paul out of the court
room.