The evening times., 1896-10-17

| Luke found IA quarter in his pocket, aud
seemed to have u great appetite for Sill
ver He bit the coin between his strong,
white teeth before answering.
"Cone, sir" said The judge, little ini-
patiently. Your answer"
Luke reluctantly transferred the piece
from his mouth to his pocket, as he said:
Il always runs when sees Officer"
| You do. do you?" smiled his honor;
"and why, pray?"
81 ncbber feels healthy when dcy's
round
"That is u rather suspicious statement" J"
"Ain't no spcsliun bout dis" chuckled
Adams. IT'S de truf."
Williams followed his companions lead,
and intimated lie had a desire to vacate
this planetary system, when an officer OF
the law was in his vicinity.
Tue defendants were plainly guilty and
the Judge fined them So each.
Their depie,ed finances caused them TO
exchange the fine for u stay Of fifteen
days on the farm
THE woMAN's GRIEF.
a Colored woman, in n ragged dress
! and u new plaid cloth Fedora hat, sat on
a Lench i n the pen and, with her face bur
paruSysm OF grief.
She was Ella Ross the mother of four
children, who has been drunk for three
| weeks, ever since her husband deserted
her. She was found by Policeman McDon-
aid on Seventh street yesterday afternoon,
and the officer endeavored TO persuade her
! To go home.
| Ella promised, but did not keep her word
| ., and rgfr
few more drinks went in an eating-house
and after ordering dinner refused 10 pay
for it, The proprietor put her out and she
| rap into the arms OF Mcdonald, who thls
time sent her to the station.
She attracted the attention of the judge
this morning by her vehement sobs and lie
asked Keudig what was the matter with
| her
Anything hurt you, Ella" asked the
| hailff shaking her by the shoulder.
"Dere's everything de matter wild me-"
she walled. MY bones Is cold to de
marrer an my haid Is hot a $ pokah."
The old complaint, Judge" and Kendig
| winked at himself, ''chills and fevers."
Ella" said the court, as Kendig hoisted
| her into the stand, holding her right arm
| In the air while she was being sworn, 1.-THE
| beer drunk for nearly the last month"
Ella first helped herself to seven or eight
pop-bottle sobs, set her hat straight, and,
waving her hands at the judge before Kcn-
| dig could stop her, cried:
| May de Lawd be wild me, jcdgc, genne
men oh &c jury and my friends, which |
hopes you all IL"
| Here, stop that" raped the court; II
~.rI
| yourself
II does drink admitted Ella, but /
don't git drunk
| Il don't agree with you,' said the judge.
"Yo' 'onner,'' pleaded the woman, "I'ze
the mother oh fo' chllun, an two OBJ 'em
! liz sick now
"All the more reason you shouldn't
drink" observed his honor. You were
drinking YESTERDAY
deed 1 wasn't" said Ella. You kin
| canine me all ober an Smell my breaf."
Judge Kimbali declined the inspection.
and the woman said it was her husbands
desertion of her which caused her to drink.
| The Judge told her there was no consola-
| tion in a whisky bottle, and on her promise
to do better. accepted her bonds.
| Before she left Ella told the judge she
wanted protection from the police.
"Jist as soon as dem men sees me on de
street, I'll be grabbed" She argued.
| mot unless you are drunk" returned tile
judge; telling her to go home and look after
| her children.
ALL ABOUT A BELL
John Middleton, colored boy, sixteen
| years old, employed by Michael Shea, a
| contractor, and the support of a widowed
| mother, was arrested at 11:3O yesterday
| morning because he had no bell on he
| hired bicycle he was riding.
Policeman Parham made the arrest and
| kept Middleton in cell until this morning.
The officer said: Your honor, after ar
! rested this boy he was very sassy and abus-
I've"
II am not considering that" said the
| Judge; sit has nothing to do with the
| charge against him. Poy," continued the
court, ''don't you know the law requires
you to carry a bell on bicycle?"
Middleton said he did not, and there was
no bell on the bicycle when he hired it.
| "Your honor" said John Moss, who was
defending the prisoner, "this is a very
| trifling nfracton of the law. and think
| you might take the boys bonds''
| No. said Judge Kimball; tits violation
of the regulations, and 1 shall impose the
| usual fine"
| But the boy has been in the station house
since yesterday morning. He has been
punished pretty badly protested Moss.
| The court could not be placated. 1.-TWO
dollars fine,' he decided.
| Kendig hustled the boy to a cell. and as
Moss was walking out the judge called him
| back.
IN tell you what III do, Mr. Moss -
| said his honor. as the lawyer eXpcctant.y
| waited for him to say personal bonds"
| I'm make it four days in the workhouse in
default of the fine
Moss face clouded in ndisappontmenta as he
followed his white ha through the door,
| Prosecutor Pugh's attention was called
to tile matter and he made plea for the
boy.
Your honor" he said, Gin the case of
John Middleton, understand he supports
his mother. Somebody told me, l can't
exactly remember who."
! Judge Kimball cleared his throat and
shrugged bis shoulders as he replied: 81