The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-18
DRUNK AS +
A GOOSE:
All Day Sunday Vas Lynn Jones
the Colered Popcorn
Vender
Lynn Saw the Little Birdie So Many
Police Court Visitors Have
Seen.
Other Prisoners Saw Things Too
One Poor Man Missed a Club
Initiation : big Alice"
Loose Again.
Scene-Police court.

Scene-PoIice court.
Time-eight O'Clock Monday morn
ing.
"You are charged here with being
drunk, what have you to say for your
self? Are you guilty or are you not
guilty." rang out in stentorion tones
from the head Of the Chief Magis-
trate's desk.
The prisoner shrank visibly. he
clutched his SLOUGH hat with grim
grip. He side stepped one or two
PAGES and made motion as if to speak.
Yet his voice and courage failed him
al the same time. A lump grew in
his throat. The policemen standing
in a semtcircle around the tribunal
noticed the mans nervousness. The
prisoner was none other than Lynn
Jones, OF Ruhl-Koblegard and VIII
liams- DAWSON fame. Thesa Lynn
Jones whoconductS the" White Swan
peanut and popcorn stand, which
theatre.goers see standing on the curb
in front Of the opera house during the
winter season. The mayor finished
writing the upper part Of the blank
form Of the docket and looked up at
him.
"Are you guilty or not guilty,
Lynn" His Honor queeried.
The dusky son Of Ham cleared his
throat. He Strengthened up on his
feet aud, with a new born courage
raging within him. he sail in an
apologetical and confeSSing tone, Mr..
Mayor, III tell you just how it was.
was as drunk as a goose yesterday"
Where did you get it," asked the
Mayor.
20, gotit all Saturday night, " was
the reply.
! Lynn was absolutely certain that he
had spoken the truth.
Five dollars and costs"
John Ward, plasterer, swore by
everything sacred that he was only
telling some Of the boys TO stop sing,
ing when one OF the policemen stepped
up and placed him under arrest. The
Mayor told him that under the cir.
icumstanc 5 it would cost him five and
costs.
Johnnie Fagon, an Irishman brick.
layer and carpenter, faced the mayor
again, for about the fifth or sixth
time within the past week He drew
five dollars aud costs. FagOu promised
TO leave town Just as soon as he was
Initiated into the club tonight. The
MAYOR told him that If he was to leave
at all he would haze to leave without
the formality of being initiated into
club. The mayor extracted a solemn
PROMISE from Mr.. Pagan to leave the
corporation within the course OF few
minutes, and told him to get. BE
got.
As extenuating circumstances sur.
rounded the arrest OF the plaSterer ne
was released upon the same conditions
accorded Pagan. The plasterer lost
no time in picking up his hat and lind.
Saturday night, B. Mcdonald, Il,
Hickman and Willie Hickman, the
three teamsterS who are out on their
own recognizance to answer 4 warrant
sworn out by George Boring for rs.
Sault and treSpaSs, came IN for trial
according to their promise. Every
thing wasn't ready for the hearing
and it was postponed until Monday
eyening at T:30 o'clock. 80.
"Big Alice johnson, the colored
girl wonder, was released from the
county jail Monday morning after
having served her time out on the
charge Of lettering. She came out Of
the prison smiling and dancing and
told the officer who released her that
she would never, never, no never do
anything wrong again.