The evening times., 1897-02-12
"JIM'S" EARLY MORNING JAG
Policeman Carrimore's Adventure
With the Guest of the Growlers.
The Star Performer at a Drinking
Society Sits on the President and
Sleeps on His Silk Hat.

This statement Will explain why Jiln's
name is not found on the blotter at the
Sixth precinct, and why he was not ar
rested by one of the braveNt bluecoatS in
Lieut.. Kelly's battalion Jim is the
heaviest drinker today in Washington, and
his occasional jags are proportionateiy
wide, deep and uproarious.
He was going home TO bed this morning
at 4:30 O'Clock when he met Policeman
Carrimore just opposite the First PreSby-
terrain Church, on Four-and-a-half street
northwest, or, it might have been nor
nor west, or sou'-sou' east, as Jim was
blowing sort OF circular gale.
Jim was on his way from a reception
rendered him by the Growlers, the well
known secret society, which does a rush
ing business between First street and Sec
Und street, on Penn sylyaRia avenue north
west, north side, first floor.
Jim came here last Sunday, with the
uneXpiTed term OF a New York Jag To fill
and with the reputation of having drunk
fifty beers at one sitting in Philadelphia
and having sat in the same sitting for an
hour and ten minutes on the host of that
occasion. In Boston, where a great many
people on their first visit are driven to
drink. Jim drank thirty schooners in one
evening.
Jim sleeps in the basement Of the Acad-
emy of Music. where, when il is cold, he
gives himself the glad hug, and anybody
else in the neighborhood when be gets
home after his conviviaIs He is the per-
am
York. and it was during a performance
on the sidewalks of Washington that Po-
liceman Carrimore met him.
Last night after the show Baptiste
Ponche, his trainer, let Jim accept the
invitation to attend an executive session
of the Growers. 1t was IA rather rapid
booze from midnight until $50 this morn
ing, the object of the meeting being to
paralyze Jim with hospitality. Jim ac-
oepted the hospitality forty-eight times,
and was still on his hind legs at the forty
nirth beer IT was then proposed by the
ten Growers that Jim should be thrown
down, oT trun down, as the president
facetiously put it, if it took all night; but
none OF the Company was able to hear
audibly; in fact. they were not even seeing
what was going on. The president, how
ever, undertook to shake the dice person.
ally with Jim, and that explained why,
when Policeman Carrimore saw Jim COM
ing up Four-aDd-a-half street, the live end
of''The Sidewalks of New York was wear
ing the crushed silk hat and red satin scarf
of the president OF the Growers. Jim S hat
was pulled hard down over his eyes, and
he was walking after the fashion of a
young man for the first time, solo, on q
bicycle So when Mr. Carrimore told Jim
JoculaTIy that he was sorry for him and
his jag at the masquerade ball, Jim reached
out and took in the situation and one of
the front buttons of Mi Carrimores over
coat.
Mr. Carrimore, as soon as possible, recon
sidered the case from the other side of the
street, and concluding it was only a plain
drunk, he let it so at that. and il went.
Besides, Jim weighs 625 pounds in his
stocking feet. Mr.. Carrimore, when he
saw what it really was, thought it would
be a good thing to brain Jim on the spot,
and send him in as fresh meat supplies
for the Associated Charities but he again
concluded that there was still plenty of
dried odfish at No. 4 and No. 8 for at least
one week more.
MT. Carriniore did, however, see that
Jim got home, following him al carefully
calculated distance of a half square the
Whole way TO the Academy of Music Jim
pushed in the II ont door uf the basement
with his head, found his way in the dark
to the middle OF the room, put the presi.
dents silk hat under his head, made an
other grab at Mr.. carrimore, and went to
sleep audibly,
1t was said this afternoon that it was
not only the president OF the Growlers' So.
ciety who isconfined 20 his room by reason
of the few minutes in which 1T took Jim
to reorganize the company after the pre-
siding officer suggested the first friendly
Cog fan with a performing bear on Rocky
Mountain Jag.