The evening times., 1896-07-21

who were horritied at the profanity, he
tried to persuade the boys to leave, but
they answered hHn with more oaths.
II guess you were doing little swear
Ing YOURSELF" said the court.
Kane very emphatically said lie wasn't.
Case dismissed said the court, and as
the four young people filed out, Mike Flynn,
In the corridor, .softly wliistied Mendels-
sohn's Wedding March, positively refus-
ing to take back his fau, and saying to
Bailiff IIooe that in all his long experience
he had never seen two handsomer women
In court.
willis j. Ma sedall," sung out the clerk,
"you are hereby charged with ticing a
house To n tree
whats that?" asked Judge Miller;
"ueng house to II tree; never heard OF
such thing
|, Il meant 10 say horse, you honor" re-
piled "Lum" Harper, correcting himself.
Policeman Green made the arrest, and
1t did not take the court the half of a
second to dismiss the case.
A LOSING BATTLE.
John Mccoy, after years OF lighting the
enemies OF his country in the late war
and in Indian campaigns, is waging at
present losing battle against rum.
Policeman Bell found him last night
seated on dry goods box, shrinking with
fear at every football, and striking at
imaginary objects.
whats the matter with you, old boy?''
said Bell, proDping him up. Have you
got emp
Right oblique," answered Mccoy; "fix
bayoDets, charge" and he made wild
plunge off the box upon the pavement
Bell gathered him In and made him com
Portable in a cell, where John fell into q
drunken sleep.
This morning, when he had a ten min
utes' audience with Judge Miller, his nerves
were in tatters, and his condition attracted
tile courts sympathetic attention at once.
This man is in q bad way" he said
noticing McCoy's face and hands twitch
ing involuntarly from drink, or, rather
from the lack OF morning bracer.
Yes, sIr,' answered Bell; II think he
needs treatment. He's been on terrible
SPREE
&c Gntiemin ALL" trem bed poor Mac,
''it's roight We air, an If don't git a
throw of likkur soon, me ind will shurely
coom.''
''That's a good expression" commented
the judge. "A throw OF liquor; that is al
whisky does-throw. and throw you down
deep and everiastinSy-"
The Old veteran began to weep maud
| lingly and cross himself. He said he came
from Rockville, Conn.,, and was In Wash
inEton after n pension.
| lit would be better for You old soldier
| II you would getyOur pension a t long range
| The air of this city doesn't seem to agre,
l with you,"- remarked the court II an
going 10 dismiss the charge of vagranc,
against you, andicommit You to the hospita
for treatment"
| Johp pangler. q burly young man, who ha {
to answer sirailar charge preferred b,
Officer Mason, told the court he engaged
himself from break. of day to sunset, pick
ing chickens.
| picking 'en how" demanded Prose
cutor Pugh, who is a fancier in fowls. and
could relate many heart-rending stories
OF depleted hen rposts.
'PickiD' their feathers off, of course
said Dangler.
| Mason, said the defendant, never work
ed. "Instead OF picking chickens smiled
Mason, who has a sense of humor, "he'.
always picking drinks
The policeman was a little too Jealous il
his prosecution. for he stated further that he
saw Dangler every trick of duty, and the
prisoner was alwaysridle, and generally
drunk.
son one OCCASION" continued Mason. i'm
portantly, II saw him coming out of an
alley. carrying two kegs of beer"
! "Full?'' asked the court
| ''No, sir,' replied Mason. sheep.shly
Empty"
Mr.. James of James & Sons poultry deal
ers. said Dangler had worked for them 70
two years. averaging three days week.
Il can't hold man as a vagrant," sal,
his honor, "who works part o. the time an,
gets drunk part of the time Case dis
missed"