The evening times., 1897-01-28
JUDGE HARLAN's sTREAGTH
He Helped a Conductor Eject a
Drunken Man.
1 STREET CAR DIFFICULTY
The Supreme Court Dignitary Lent
the Ticket Puncher on a Cable Car
Valiant Aid in Ejecting a Pugna-
cious and Inebriated FelIOw-The
Fright of Mother and Babies.

Associate Justice Harlan. of the United
States Supreme Court, was a party Co an
eviction proceeding last night, W hich.
while strictly legal, was some W hat in
formal in character. He assisted the con
ductor OF car No. 8 on the Fourteenth street
cable line to eject from the car an OBJ
streperous unknown drunken man. The
judge is gigantic in stature and of Her
cuIean strength, but it took Judge Harlan,
the conductor and two others TO get the
little drunken man off the car and safely
stow him away on d snOwbank alongside
OF the track.
The circumstances are that man got on
the car at Mount Pleasant and was SEINE
what loud and boisterous from the start
The conductor cautioned him several times
TO keep quiet, and particularly as there
were lady and gentleman with two little
children on beard. Near Princeton street
Judge Harlan. armed with his ''quiz''
books for the Columbian Law School where
he lectured last night. seated himself up
front. with an nnlighted cigar between
his lips.
The drunken man continued his antics
until street was reached. The conductOr
after leaving the junction came inside and
warned the intoxicated individual to re-
strain himself. The reply was profane,
accompanied by a fistic effort to reach
the conductors left optic. The conductor,
though clad in Arctic fashion, with a great
coat, leaving little room for his arms to
work, reached out and gTapped his man,
hauled him out OF his seat, and the silence
was broken by several thumps as flesh
came ia contact with flesh. The wrestling
party went down the ailse, whileth woman
and children accompanied the performance
with their screeches.
Judge Harlan was quick to see the
difficulty, and ne responded, like a good
citizen, instantly He jumped to his feet,
and moved his nearly seven feet OF height
and $50 pounds OF bulk toward the end Uf
the car, just as the conductor had his hand
under the intoxicated individuals chin
and was trying to push his head off. The
Judge reached over, and graphing the
drunken mans arms, rendered him hors
du combat Put him OUT" lie cried to
the conductor, who was drawing the fellow
as fast S he could to the rear door.
The man, however, fought vigorously,
until another passenger came to the rescue,
and pushed all three through TIT door. The
conductor hung on like a wood tick, and
worked the inebriated nuisance down tie
steps and out to the snOw-cOveTed streets,
where they raised cloud that Tiyaled the
cloud coming down from heaven. The few
passengers. including the woman with
the twin babies, went out to see the lively
scrimmage in the snow, but Justice Harlan,
in stentorian voice. somewhat louder than
the tones he uses in the quiz class, called
out: Come on come on; ring the bell; let
US go ahead"
Then tho gEipman came back and sue
ceeded in separating the conductor and his
antagonist, as the conductor hadapparently
lost sight of everything in the world ex-
cept a desperate desire 10 make his adj
verSary bite the snow. The men separated,
and all went back on board except the
drunken man, who waved his hands aloft
and filled the air with blue imprecations-
Judge" said the conductor. wttha weak
voice and painting chest, will you let me
use your name?'
Yes" said the judge, with a warlike
look in his eye. Tell me the number Of
your car so that / won't forget it"
1T is No. 81 said the conductor. taking
note OF the judges name in his memcran-
DUN book of the manned and injured.
The car passed on. The two babies,
Rugged up by their mother and the judge,
got off at II street.