The evening times., 1900-06-26
THREAT TO KILL IN COURT
4 ColoPed Lawyer and a Pgliceman
Wrangle Sayagely.
Bloonl Accuses Jones of Interfering
With the Prosecuting Witness and
Court Had Not Been Formally
Opened the Incident l. lsnored.

The drowsy atmosphere peryading the
lower branch Of the Police Court was sud-
denly disturbed about five minutes before
Banin Kendig announced that the court
was in session this morning. The court
room was crowded az the time Judge
Scott was on the bench, but his attention
was engrossed with coIored woman who
was making an explanation Of court mat
ter. There was apparently nothing unus-
uaI going on until suddenly Thomas Jones
a coIored attorney. exclaimed in loud
tones:
I Will knock your braiL- out. Don'i
you put your hands on me. ! won't stand
for your interference and IL YOU DO not de-
sist repeat l will knock your brains out. %
All eyes were at once directed toward
him, and II was seen that Policeman Bloom
was the object OF the threat
Bloom replied TO the threat b" inform
ing Jones that b 2 would be ..,-,td IN the
dock if he did not desist. Jonss 5rew
more angry and defed the policeman.
BIocm then attempted to take 1oii Of
Jones and the lawyer retaliated by grasp
ing the policeman. BY tbs time co1sid-
cradle commotion had beeG OCcasiOaet and
Baiiin Kendig rushed 10 the assistance Of
Policeman Bloom, who appeared 10 be IN
danger Of an assault. Further trouble.
however. was ayerted when 'Olicelnan
Bloom left Jones and appealed 70 Judge
Scott. asking If the language Of Jones was
to be tolerated in court Judge Scott re-
piled that court was not in session AZ the
time and referred Policeman Bloom 10
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh. Mr. pugh
said the matter was out Of his iurisdic-
tiOn and referred the complainant &c As
sistant District Attorney ,fuilOwny. Mr.
Pugh informed Bloom that If be had been
assaulted by Jones he could get redress
through the medium of . warrant Bloom
finally sought Mr.. Mullowny. who took the
matter under consideration.
II developed after the trouble subside1
that Jones was alleged 10 have been in
terrogatirE a witness summoned by Bloom
in a case he was prosecuting. The case
was one charging disOrderly conduct AID
profanity against jamie Young and four
other cOlored women and one CO ored man,
Jones appeared for the defendants
Bloom declared that Jones was interfering
with the prosecuting witnesses, with the
result that the trouble aforesaid arose.
When the case was called for trial JOne S
attempted to make statement concerning
his trouble With Policeman Bloom. Pros
ecuting Attorney Pugh objected saying the
argument was not relavent to the case on
trial. Judge Scott sustained Mr.. Pugh. and
finally ordered Jones TO be seated
Jones then declared that h wanted
to b. treated courteousIy. He re-
marked that some day he would
be District Attorney, and said
when that time arrievd ne would not take
advantage Of his position. The remarks
created amusement in the courtroom.
After a number of witnesses had been
heard, Judge Scott disposed of the case.
Lemuel Steventon and Lizzie Steventon
were discharged and Lottie Hawkins, Mat
tie Young. and Mamie Scott were ordered
to pay a kne Of S. each or serve fifteen
days in the workbouse- jamie Young dis
appeared Immediately after she was ar
raigned, and could not be found. Another
warrant Will possibly be issued for her ar
rest