The age-herald., 1901-02-24
Bunch ?n asked the judge.

Bunch?" asked the judge.
 "Dere was no choice about 'em," said the defendant. "I only took 'em ter keep my hand inn
 You seem to have put your foot in 1t as well as your hand" remarked the judge. "A bunch of tied shoes is always attractive to a rogue who is foot loose and fancy free. fear that was an ex- pensive shoe string for you Bunch. You seem to be a grand rascal and have com mitted grand larceny Were the shoes equally grand?"
 "Dey looked like grandpa's shoes, said the defendant. "Dey was so ole dey warn't worth no SIP
 The same old story" said the judge If they were so old they should have commanded your respect. You should be easy on an old shoe as an old shoe is easy on you. will be a little harder on you and bind you over for grand lar ceny. It will do you good to go to jail the weather is very bad outside"
 A Row In the Station.
 The next case said the judge, "is M. A. Davis. charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery on c. E. Meglemry and c. E. Meglemry charged with assault and battery on M. A. Davis. Was this a prize fight or a glove con test?"
 T think they handled each other with otu gloves" said an officer T am quite sure there were no seconds"
 This is their first offense, then" said the judge, and will have to be light on them. Proceed with the testimony and throw a little light on the subject" The first ray of light disclosed one of the defendants with black eye.
 Why do you wear one black eye and one blue eye?' asked the judge. Don't you know Mardi Gras is over?"
 Originally both of my eyes were blue," said the defendant, but this nigger hit me in one of them and he is so black he left stain.'
 xou mean he put his mark on you," said the judge.
 Aye, aye, sir"
 You have so many Is you must be a sailor" said the judge. Are you ship master?"
 No, sir. l am a station master"
 'Well, proceed with your story, if you are not too stationary"
 The situation is this, your honor-'
 Never mind the situation--I am mas ter of that said the judge.
 
 Well as I said, I am the station mas ter This man Davis is a sleeping car porter His business is to carry sleeping cars. He got mad with me because wouldn't carry one of his cars to Kan sas City I told him l was not common carrier and that his sleeper would have to wait on the Kansas City track, that I was on the track of the Atlanta sleeper and that would go out first, as whatever l said about the station would go. told him to go to his sleeper and sleep some, but he got mad and cursed and said the management around there was the worst he ever saw. I told him I didn't like his game of see-saw and the less he was seen by me the handsomer he would appear and he went and came back and cursed some more and hit me in the eye, saying that I could see less of him with only one eye. Then I hit him." "The performance seems to have been a hit said the judge. What do you say, Davis?"
 Davis said he had no witnesses there to help him. Then he cast a pathetic glance at the judge.
 You seem to be fond of making eyes," said the judge. Cast those glances sosne other way"
 q axed de capt'en," said Davis, "why he didn't send out my car, dat I wanted ter go home ter Kansas City. It beats