The evening times., 1896-06-30
.R[BUKED THE LAWYER
Judge Kimball Wants No Color
Line in His Court.
BECKY SMITH UP AGAIN:
She Made Face at the Policeman
Who Appeared Against Her and the
Judge Cautioned Her Not to Do It.
Mr.. Pugh's Close Questioning Ex,
cited Ire-Some Daily Scenes.

With the assistance OF Mr.. Pugh, tho
prosecutor, and Lawyer Ricks, Judge KIM
ball managed to spend the better part or
the courts session today In trying Alice
jackson, young octoroon on the charge
or vagrancy- 1t was a very remarkable
examination, and there was considerable
fencing between counsel and prosecutor,
and great deal more between Ricks and
the Judge. 1t was because OF q white man
that the girl was arraigned.
Last Friday night Robert jenkins, with
Alice, was walking along B street by
the market where the farmers back their
wagons and sleep on benches until the
day breaks. 1t was O'Clock, and Jens
kins, according to the testimony of Spe.
cial Officer Henry, tried to rob q coun.
man named Andrew Hughes.
Henry swore jenkins put his hand in
Hughes pocket. when the latter woke and
caught hold of the thief. while Henry put
him under arrest. the girl escaping
Hughes. very fresh and pert for a man
from rural settlements. gave Kicks a bad
half hourin his examination of the witness.
You didn'tlose any money!" asked Kicks.
No" Hughes repiied;"I was too slick.
Herndon said lie knew nothing about the
g'H. retiring from the stand Just as Mr..
Pugh came in. Then he leaned over that
gentleman's Shoulder and began vigorous
Whispering III Ills car. Will result
HerDdan again mounted the stand.
Kicks bounced up like Jack-in-the. box,
objecting vigorously.
"fo 'onnah," he yelled, this amt right.
He's got no right 10 testify again"
THE JUDGES ANSWER.
''oh, yes, he has, replied the court, In an
uncoucerned manner, very aggravating to
Kicks The government has not closedits
case.''
Kicks breathed hard, sat down in his chair
hard, and looked hard az the policeman,
who carefully tufted his waxed mustache
as he informed the court the girl had told
him at the station that. Jeukins had paid
doctors bills for her. -
Up again bobbed Kicks, daucing as II he
was trimmed with pneumatic tires What
OF that?" he demanded. Cant a man
pay bills for poor girl? l know / would
ir she didn t have any money, and so would
Mr.. Pugh.'
Mr.. Pugh nonchalantly played with his
watch chain, regarding the attorney as II
he was new creation on earth
The defendant was then put on the stand,
Kicks first reading the long riganiarole of
the vagrancy charge to her accusing her
OF being creature of evil life, and fame,
without visible means of support, liable to
become charge On the community, etc,
etc.
dc uIeW d ioDs Dteutn Wnen ne finished
and asked his client il she understood the
charge, and she said the chances are she
did not. She was elegantly attired In a
silk terra-cotta waist, black skirt and a
gorgeous hat, which attracted the prose
cutor's attention ut once
Where did you get that hat?" he asked.
Ricks objected, and the court wuiving
him aside, told Mr.. Pugh to continue.
why don't you ask beI wnere she got
her shoes and stockings?" asked the law
yer
Il will in a minute" retorted the prose
tor, coidly turning the battery of his eyes
on Kicks, who almost threw up his hands
in despair.
What for?" he gasped in Indignation,
wipiDg the streaming perspirution from his
dark-skiDned face. "a
Il want to show" condescended Mr..
Puhg, that that hat was bought with
the money jenkins stole from Hughes"
This time Mr.. Pugh made a mistake.
Kicks sad face beamed as he called the
courts attention to Hugaes' testimony that
he lost no money.
''All rignt,' smiled Mr.. Pugh calmly,
to Kicks amazement. THAT must have
happened before got in" He added that
great many more things would happen
before lie got out.