The age-herald., 1898-10-04
JUDGE F1EAGHN HAS
 A VERY BUSY DAY

Andrew Elkins is very black negro. His face has the appearance of having been
 run through threshing machine.
 You are charged with breaking in a
 house and stealing," said the judge.
 "No sah, judge I never broke in dat
 house. jes walked in thro de door and ise
 guilty of stealn.''
 Matte Blanch Kelso, not half as pcetical
 in appearance as the sound of her name, testified that she locked her door and went around tte corner to a store. When she l got back she found the door wide open and
 Andrew calmly sitting on the bed smoking
 a cigarette. Among the valuables he con cealed about his person were gold trimmed pair of spectacies and a razor.
 'No sah, judge" said Andrew, q stole
 dem things, but I nebber broke in dat w r.
 mons house. I desires to correct her." "Allrght I'll bind you over and you can file your bill of corrections in the mean time," and Judge Feagin called the next
 case. "Nickless Lecosoti' was the next name
 on the docket and when the judge called
 the case little man with face very much
 like that of a monkey sprang from the cage
 and rested his elbows on the stand of
 justice.
 "You are charged with being drunk and disorderly. What have you got to say?"
 "Vel, judge, I cum into town vid mine self leetie too full I go down to that vomen's house and asks to shleep for vile and she say yes. Ven vokes up police mems hat me-"
 NichoIess was arrested in the house of
 Clara Skinner He had hid himself between the mattress and the featherbed.
 Five and cost" said the judge.
 "Get back in the cage,' yelled the officer, as Nicholess started out q will not, I will pay and he pulled out a roll of bills as big as his arm. This is a story wherein a man named Perry ran amuck of a Greek called Alex. Now Perry is sorry that he met Alex be- cause his (Perrys) mouth is three times it's normal size. And an apple-a big red luscious one-was at the bottom of 1t all.
 Alex keeps a fruit stand. He said "man
 take apple no give me nun. He asked
 man. Man say, 'd-mn apple take off his
 coat to fight-police come."
 "Now, judge" said Perry, managing to squeeze the words between his smaller lips, q have been trading with another man around the stand. l didn't any one around there this morning and I took the apple. He wanted ne to pay cents for it and I wouldn't do it, and it ended in a scrap. did not mean to steal it.' Five dollars each for fighting in the city limits, and you, MT. Perry, will pay $15 for your stealing. Call the next case.' What did that man do to you?" asked the judge pointing to Isaac Levy and address | ing Blanche Snyder a Gemi-monde who wore a hat almost as big as a hamper bas- l ket and a fiashy silk dress. "I wish to withdraw the charges" and she bowed her head. | "I don't ask you that. What did the man l do to you?'
 "He slapped my jaws" "Five dollars and cost for MT. Levy Call | the next case.'
 Ida Jackson and Matilda Jackson, no kin had fight.
 "Who did you have a fight with?" asked | the judge of Ida. "Nuther wormen over wander as ugly as is"
 Ana Matilda proved Just as ugly as Ida and neither one could draw a postage stamp from a beauty show. Ida threat | ened to slap all the hair off Matildas head and then there were brick bats in the afr. The judge thought they both should have | better manners than to fight. and s5 was | the price for each. What are you up here for?" asked the judge of a little one-armed negro boy. Boy in side dar, said hoped him steal" Bring that boy out" 'He can't come," answered the man at the jail door.
 Why"
 "He aint got any pants on." "Get some pants on him and send him out"
 The youngster came out with pants big enough for John l.. Sullivan. Hes dressed up,' remarked the judge, es he discharged the other boy. m.EH - A oD