The evening times., 1896-03-24
FLYNN WARNS sH1l0eks
Shocked at Their Method of
Dividing Ten Prisoners.
EVERYONE HAD A THIRST
Kendig Could Not BE Fooled by the
Off-Becky Smiths Piteous Plead
ing Could Not Move the Judge-The
Other Cases.

There was an epidemic of drunkenness IL
| Washington yesterday, Judging by the con
1itiOn of the prisoners In the dock of th'
| police court, the ma jority of whom wert
suffering from the effects of n wrestl
| with whisky. It was both pitiful and
| amusing TO watch poor wretches making
| constant trips to the water cooler in en-
1eavOrng to assuage The raging thirst that
burned their throats.
| Not n man or woman among them-and
sad to say, there were women there
could have held their hand steady for q
| single second. They huddled close to-
gether on the benches skirting the walls
and shook and trembled In the sympathy
that misery is sopowerful in creating among
| her fellows. One them, n vagrant, who
aas fought the world like a hungry wolf
| .or the best and at the same time worst
| portion of his life, philosophical on the
situation.
Say lie whispered to Kendig, elf l
ever gifts rid of dis t'irst IN let the old
5ooze go, yer betcher life.''
Nit, not, net" returned the bailiff. whose
| philosophy is as profound as Plates. You
| haven't got the price, and are just ioil ying
| yourself into the idea that you're going Ia
make grand-stand temperance play at his
honor. You've been soaked often. but wait
till the court gets through with you, Willie
| boy
You're nice man, I'm afraid not re-
torted the vagrant, one Michael Cavanaugli.
wen wants to git buried III scEd for you:
you've sech a lovely manner
FLYNN OUT OF BREATH.
Whatever Kcndig intended saying fur
thcr Is lost TO the world, for he heard
some one calling him in Il muffled tone.
Turning around, he saw Flynn standing
In the door making apcplectic gestures and
in general state of great excitement. Ken
dig, rushing to his friend and partner
patted him on the back and brought him
choking and putting back to a normal con
dltion.
wv hat in the world is the matter, Nike"
asked kendig pulling out an enormous silver
watch and making great show OF feeling
Flynn's pulse.
'oi say. Ken said Flynn, giving
'inai snort and shaking himself vigorously,
''ye have always comuindcd me obsrrva-
shun.''
sure. Mike what is II now
Wei, sur, when OF sthruck the place
this mawnin' may l niver see the ind of
the worruld if there wasn't turteen Iie-
yers in coort and ten prisiners"
And what did me old frind do asked
k"ndig. mimicing Flynn.
Don't you thrille wild me accint,r re-
joined the policeman savagely. adding that
their common inimies the reporters. did
enough of that.
What did OF dor h. continued, sigh
ing desperately. ''oi said tree OF yez git
out. and then thcren be one pore diyI
apiece fer ycz.''
Flynn related in a narrowing tone how
one of the bloodthirsty followers of Hack
stone proposed todivide the ten up into ,hir-
teen portions and distribute those same
aliotments OF flesh and blood among them
selves.
An what did do?'' said Fiynn, getting
very red in the face again. Il said. .Ye
shyiocks, take yer pound OF flesh. hut if W.
shpill drop OF ber-iud IN artist vcz wber.
ye shtand'i "
Shaking his head like a mailman. Flvpp
walked away, leaving the bailiff rooted TO
the spot with astonishmcnt.
BECKY SMITHS CASE.
Becky Smith headed the line. and history
records that poor Becky has led such a pro-
cession many times before
Why, that's Becky Smith" remarked
his honor TO Eendig
Yes, SIR, SHE has come back to her own
again., replied the bailiff. theatricalIv.
BECKY was arrested yesterday ON the old
charge OF vacrancy by Policeman Hartley.
BECKY AYERS that there is no place on earth
where she could escape arrest because
Of her past reputation. Like poor ice in
'Bleak K House, she is never "doin'
nothink," but somehow the police always
keep her moving and possibly Will until
the day when the old dcbauchcd, mis-
spent life ends in pauper's hospital, n
pauper' s grave and the body so worthless in
the world may become valuable TO the
scalpcl and dissec;ing-room.
The policeman told OF Il vicious carousaI
the prisoner had been indulging in. and
how the woman who can claim no home.
and yetalways procure rum and the money
to buy ii with, had violated the law of
the city in her weird diatribc of profanity.
The worlds fret of misfortune and the
roughening touch of liquor have hardened
all OF Becky's features but the eyes. They
'tiil remain beautiful, dark, melancholy,
and hopeless, like two stars in a heaven
Of blackness.
HER PITIFUL PLEA.
My God, Judge" she said tragically.
where can l go, or what can do, but
these men are on my track?"
The court warned her sternly not to
use the sacred name again.
Because / have the reputation OF
Thinking woman" she went on, her lead
colored lips quiverinG, and biting ncrvously
the fringe of the dirty white shawl wound
around the soft brown hair. Il am ar
rested whether I'm drunk or not"
Becky" replied the judge admiringly,
you are the cutest talker ! ever heard,
but you cannot convince me against the
policeman's statement.
Becky clutched her grimy hands together
and raised them as IL in prayer before his
honor.
"Oh, don't send me back. N.Y.
"Stop that
"Yes. yes, will she sobbed, ''but one |
more chance. only one" and Becky laid her |
tousled. weather stained head on the rail |
and cried as IL her heart would surely break. |
Il will make it light i'd his honor. look |
ing down on the degradation of a woman, |
W hile Kepdig raised her up and told her to |
get a brace on herself and be a man, which |
was quite impossible,
"You go down for ten days" decided the |
rpurt ssapd W hon yO,i c0ma Out fry a nd no |