The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
ArLArrl,s roLrcn cornr.
It IL Probably the Most PIoturssous In the
CountrR.

Country.
There IL probably no other police court I'm
the country quite like the court Of Judge Andy
Calhoun in Atlanta, Ga Some OF tho dueerest
cases on record have been up before his desk.
ns we'll a. some OF the toughest
You couldn't ind such characters in the
thiOkest and widest iungles Of Africa" said
o Northern visitor. Il never knew what Po-
lice court meant until l struck Judge Andy's."
1t is abnormally respectable looking this
court Of Atlanta. The whole Police Depart
ment is, In fact. abnormally respectable look
ing-or. rhther. aristocratic. II stands in the
heart Of the dance dives" along the Bowery,
Of Niger" barber shops and white Mans
Place. Cut Price Saloons" A big. solid. red
brick building with broad granite steps and
white stone trimmings. 1t IL the most artisti-
caly designed and well-equipped Police De-
partment in the South. and as far Us being
clean and airy goes beats any Northern court
all hollow.
During the progress OF the war with Spain
Judge Andy has had q harder time In control
ling fractious elements than any General in
Cuba Furthermore. he has had 10 take the
Spanish side. The poor. black-oyed 'idagos" Of
tho Bowery fruit stands and pawnshops have
had more to suffer than tho whole Spanish
from Fort Mcpherson, black or white. regular
the Sb v town. n, f Iit into q the seSSsdE ascs sS' knife 70 fS So
gun and tongue. The moonshine LIQUOR In
him Invariably transported him TO Cuban soil.
tiago since. the war began. A cocoanut, q
ESe so stdp R@e sHsSanSS IS;od Te e S enSSsS q X RerR6 5s
You blacE- lIvered devil. you'll Tryin' TO mako
me think you Is q cocoanut, Il, your ~ send
red-hot coa1-you black ~devll'-bangl slashi
out roll the cos,oanuts. peaches and bananas.
Breadth as St Tie nippers Of PolissmSsn whitley
clap In the air and come down hard and sud Nd
dsnp c "a the Of T the o oat ssS SANTIAGO oSt h9 ssiilop dnS
hoofbeats thunder along Decatur street, and
from a .quiVering crowd. tense and scream-
iIngl the nero ID Dorne Oh 70 account 70
sn ~TfsII " n Judge e. them do%nd Santiago sS% trees 2'@ geIE s%sd
Il Very one Icomes across that's. q cocoanut
don't pear to me like a Spaniard."
On one o~ceasi9n.tyudge Andy SPea.ks Of this
one Of these heroes, 6andaSed up,to his eyes,
limping, h2llow-eheeked. with that Ehasstly
the Court. Charges were serious. The
bloodiest brawl since the war, SIX or a dozen
Decatur street still darting red and blue with
his "epss words The fellow st2 nod up and
9 Gf0l tSs. ' eSur SstSls Of G 9sR'l9 sEsfll, t gofa O cSiIiIss
ffSRi III , tiTngle Sn Up the ed spiEnSIs S 81 the n listener rat at
heroism but slightly alluded to in his dis
course. struck the ears and hearts OF the
Il was mad. your Honor. the whlskey and
these w9unSds erqEed me; thought sure 1
""Weil.' now. / hate, to see you brave fellows
Kindly. 7 Tdont ike to send You 70 I to the stock.
Kindly edmonton, to all Of which the Con-
the, morning, and the, whole town praised
Judge A aiabysd I fSs all the same same. i was one 6! on
ne. pId that fellow ,feil YOU he fought at
Ssn1s E rso .Dld .f hs5 Ratbh ss5s 4 ! sfIf; ,ThS
81 cases We have 70 deal with well. I was
on one Monday morning two tremendous
black women from an alley of Decatur. street
were arraigned before, the Judge for disturb
gigantic White-tootRed. creature. Kept pretty
ut ledge this his h "a sH WOMAN SrHhe IS a maxim out
to yo' ez Of l was de wust woman in de alley.
She She amt Int done . t Sde n on he,se, f. " VIZ, ledge DE,
kin / ! va sT, fin T6Ud ledge. he kin sw'ar good
ez WHAT. SSS tin d SStss so' seq, 70, black nieger7" and
the other woman dashed at her. Before the
police could part them almost al their cloth
This was, the day OF the Northern visitor.
when affairs were worse than In African Jun.
giles. he never quite recovered from that
and the Judge himself was slightly
troubled oyer the. occurrence. He was sur.
prised at the toughness of his own coprt::apd
except in mild chickenfcases.
The 'sllv'ry time" darkieS are the richest
treats. One old woman with a gloriouS-colored |
stumbled up before the desk.
'Jedge, let me down easy, TO- l was brought
up long side Of ye. l knowed ye when yo'
u baby nm knowed We when yo' was q
boy, 70, l lived. in. de plantation nearin' ole
Calhoun's. an sub. l neber 'spected to
see yo' herel"
with its soldiers and darkies and 'dagos'
gather from all corners Of the Bowery, for the
police court Is their dime museum. Types in
Oliver Twist, Fagins. watching their youthful
Artful Dodgers. for children no higher en- yo'
Show" are the most frequent culprits in At
ANITA; old Cracker women swearing against
chicken thieves: 'daRoS' iterating In broken
English the story Of the wars against their
'ruit stands and 'jewelry .counters:" "'oll
Offenders" bristling all over with "cuss words; -
the native wit and humor Of the whole South
Andy, too, is the man. TO bring 1t out. His
eyes twinkle behind his glasses as he
strikes q serious attitude toward some old
chicken thieves, and says with his head to one
Now. George Calhoun Washington. you
you didn't buy those chickens for eight
,ents apiece. There amt no chickens in At
anita selling for that price,"
,sho' nun. ledge. III tel. yo' de trufe. fo'
IS, Niger Twin. l done stole them chickens
m l'sa Q1liltVb !