The evening times., 1897-01-22
THE BOARDING HOUSE DOOR !.
1t Was Closed When Patrick Col
ligan Returned to the House.
HE WAS ARRESTED LATER ON
John Howard, a White Man, I'M
blushingly Admitted That He Has
Sarah Goodwin's Saucy Words and
the Courts Admonition.

James Lpscomb, Willis Rodenh eiser,
George Turner and Patrick Colligan were
before Judge KimbaIlthis morning, charged
with vagrancy.
Colligan is young man. He said to
Judge Kimball this morning that he at
tended a Central Union Mission meeting
last night, and got locked out from his
boarding house. so late was the hour of his
return home. He accordingly went to the
Fourth precinct station for nights lodg-
ing, with the result that he was arrested.
Lipscumb stated that he came to this city
recently, looking for work. A similar story
was repeated by the other two defend
ants.
I'VE haven't enough work for our own
citizens. You shouldn't be here, remarked
the court.
Colligan's personal bonds were taken, and
the others were given ten days each.
Sarah Goodwin was in house ON Thir-
teenth and d-a-half street last night, and
when Harry Barker, a young man, passed
the place about midnight, he hailed Sarah
and was answered in such manner as TO
cause him sundry wounded feelings.
How you was, Sarah, deah gal?'
That's what he said 10 me, judge, your
honor" said Sarah this morning. " Go
on wild you, hobo says to him.
1t seems that Harry repaired to the
nearest corner and put Policeman c. H.
Bushan on the track OF the vOciferous
Sarah.
Incourt Judge Kimball admonishedS Sarah
to be more careful of her tongue, and re-
quested Barker TO take the stand.
Your honor" he said, Il was walking
down Thirteen-and-a-half street, when L
see this girl and some other ladies in ther
house"
Don't call them ladies' interposed
his honor
Yes, sir. Well, says to Sarah that
hope she IS wen, and she says, You is so
much like tramp amt a-goin' ter speak
to you, 1 amt >
THAT all?" inquired the court.
"Yes, SIR" said Barker.
well, you go home" said the court to
Sarah, who went.
William H. Young was before Judge
Miller charged with having assaulted Al
fred Walker yesterday afternoon. Walker
took the stand and testified that he was
entering Emrich's Hotel about O'Clock
blow on the head
Young related that he met Walker at the
entrance Of the hotel, and that W alker ad-
dressed an insulting pplthet to him.
Il struck him in the neck, your honor
said Young, and then he struck back, and
we then exchanged quite number OF
blows. / couldn't a struck him hard, Judge,
your honor, as / had knife, plug of
tobacco, and was riding wheel
How could that be?'' inquired his
honor.
II don't know, sir didn't mean to cut
him, your honor
Ten days.
IL have lived with this woman for two
years and we are always in hot water
This admission was made in Judge Mil
ler's police court today by John Howard,
young and weil-dressed white man. The
woman he referred to was colOred, dressed
in a stylish tailor-made costume Of rich
brown cloth. She ans wered to the name
OF Alice Tyler, and was complainant against
her white Romeo, whom she charged with
stealing a dress valued at $S and an um-
brella OF the 81 variety
John and Alice have never INDUCED in
the legal Formally of a marriage, tits said.
although he unblushingly acknowledged
that he had supported and loved the woman
for more than two years. He admitted TAX
ing the dress, but said he tore il into rib
bons because she had filched money from
his pockets. The umbrella, he explained.
was worn oct over his devoted head by a.
beating she administered to hirn.
II did not beat him." exclaimed Alice |
Indignantly .'hut during tho mast year bc
has flogged me number Of times.'
The man said that he had been in Jail |
charged with larceny from the person. |
Judge Miller ordered restitution in the sum |
or 50 for the dress, or sixty days in Jail |
in default, and in addition a fine Of So or |
fifteen days.
The band that drums the dollars into the |
Golfers OF In Old Kentucky" the play at |
the Academy this week, was represented in |
Judge Miller's court this morning by the |
valiant drum major, Robert Bibbs. He |
was charged with having assaulted Charles |
Jordan, young white boy, last Monday |
afternoon
The band was discoursing sweet and |
soothing music in the streets when jordan |
ran into the drum major under a full head |
Of seeam Then it was that Bibbs re- |
sponded by tapping Charles over the head. |
Bibbs informed the court that il was his /
custom TO give the public at least half the |
width or the street, and that it was not |
his fault If Jordan tried to appropriate the |
whole street and got left.
His honor decided that Bibhs had the |
worst Of the argument and imposed fine of |
$40.
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