The evening times., 1896-04-17

the rosewood with his feet, gentle members
clothed III No. IL Congress CATERS.
Clark wcpt and sworc alternately, until
his mother saGaciOusly suggested war
rant. He came 10 Clerk Washburn early
this mo rnIng and told of bis ruined violin
and a friends cruel trcachery.
WaShburn, who has fad for music him
self, listened sympathetically and issued n
warrant for the arrest OF Clark, telling Haw-
kinS To bring the violin in court as evidence.
There isn't very much of IL left said
Judge Kimball as Hawkins held it up minute
despair.
What did you want to smash IT for?''
asked the court of the defendant, chubby
faced mulatto.
HAWKINS TALE.
~ tells yo' onncr how dat thing cum ter
pass he sail. wiukinG and blinking his
eyes. heavy from the effects Of a sleepless
night in the station house.
Il horrers dat fiddle from Poh's old
lady. lie his leader i'll lie band. When
gets out in de street dat things slips out my
hand an smash on de pavement
This remarkable explanation did not
agree with the statement Of Boh's mother,
who said Clark deliberately broke the
violin.
Was he drunk" inquired Mr.. Pugh.
Not 'zactly.'' replied Mrs. Hawkins,
but he haid some licker on bode."
II guess he did, said the court. Ito
commit such an act of deliberate mischief
Ten dollars or thirty days
What goods that TO me- grumblcd
Clark to his mothcr. Il don't git no new
fiddle
.'Nebber mind. honey" consolingly said
the oil lady, 'yo' NANNY sitS her chile
new one
ANTICS OF ALICE.
Alice johnson blocked seventh street
near New York avenue last night with her
antics. She attracted a crowd that made
free passa geway impossible, and finally
attracted the attention OF the police. Alice
is naturally a good, hard-wOrking girl on
all days of the year except the one cele-
brateI for the great proclamation issued
by Abraham Lincoln; then Alice goes 10
pieces.
She drew her wages in advance yestcr-
day and commenced a heroic crusade TO
destroy all the gin In Washington by CON
suming it herself. After the parade Alice
cOnfided to some OF her personal friends
that she tcert'ny did feel like dancin'. And
I'm Just a-goin' to begin now" she said,
paUsing under the electric light on the
corner.
She danced, sang and screamed 10 the
edfication of the mob, who had pressing
business elsewhere when the police ap-
pearcd.
Ever been here before, ALICE" asked
Judge kimball.
.Yaas, SIR" sobbed the girl moppinG
her face with Il napkin. Il wuz byah las
'Mansepa shun Day
What did l do with you, them
"Tooks man pussnl bonds"
The police said a good word for Alice,
and his honor let her go with Il warning.
Guttlieb Schmidt. forlorn, wld-eyed
German. pleaded not guilty to the charge of
disorderly conduct.
ASLEEP UNDER A BENCH.
Special Officer Davis told OF finding
Schmidt fast asleep yesterday afternoon
under n bench in the Smithsonian grounds.
When DAVIS woke him up Gothlcit Rubbed
his eyes and asked in the name of "Gott
in himmel, vot vas los?"
Davis said everything was 'lOs" aud
tried to get Schmidt to go home.
.Ncin, nein," said the latter, prefe rring
10 lie down again: II dakes mine shleeps
here. 1t is good blaCcs for me-"
DAVIS got a firm grip on Schmidts col
lar, and yanked him to his feet. The
shak.-Ip stirred the tired mans bile, for
he cursed Davis i'll both German and Eng
lish.
He was drunk, your HONOR said DAVIS;
drunk and very profane.'
Schmidt told such pitiful story of desti-
tuition and poverty that the court dismissed
the charge of disorderly and assessed fine
So for profanity.
Zach, but / haf not one leetle cent
pleaded the defendant, squeezing out several
tears on the back of his hand. 'Blease let
me 20, Never, no never, will you see me
again."
Judge Kimball was touched by the appeal
and concluded to take Schmidt's personal
bonds in both cases.