Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
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Judge Kimball who presides over the
District branch of the Police Court, Is
credited with having memory which
serves him to a good purpose in dealing
with the old offenders who from time TO
time make their appearance at the bar In
the temple of justice. There are those
among the old-timers who spend the greater
part of their time in the workhouse, never
being out Of that institution more than Two
or three DAYS at time before they are
again arrested because of their appetite for
alcoholic beverages and returned to the
workhouse When they appear in court
they generally attempt to convince Judge
Kimball that they have not been BEFORE MIN
for great length of time. 1t Is here, now
ever. that his henor's memory serves him.
and frequently he can recall the very month
In which the offender was arrahgned In
court.
He was partially mistaken several days
ago and the incident created consloerapie
amusement for those who happened TO pc
in the court room A group OF VdSiaiptS
who live from hand to mouth had Deem
rounded up the night before by squad OF
policemen and were arraigned In court as
being persons without visible means OF sup
port.
s"Thas is the first time that I have ever
stood under charges at bar or 1ustlce'
one of the number. who was or better ap-
pearance than the others, informed the
court.
the court commented
That's so, your honor, but
And then you attempt to try to convince
me that have never seen you pelore! his
honor interrupted.
NO sir" the man at the par ueciareo,
.I have never been arrested before In my
life, and your honor probably remembers
me from having served here on the jury
for three months not long ago.
After hearing further evidence In the
case Judge Kimball decided that the
charge had not been sustained against the
former juror and he was released ironi
custody.
certain government official living IN
pretty little hamlet in our suburbs was
awakened by his wife on one of the colo
mornings last week, with the shocking
intelligence that the water supply was cut
off and the cook was unable to proceed
with the preparation of the meal on which
they expected to break their fast. The
official Jumped out of bed quickly and ran
into the bath room; only few drops Of
water came from the spigots when he
turned them.
He lives in a very beautiful cottage fitted
with all modern conveniences, being piped
throughout for hot and cold water. The
water is supplied from large tank over
the house; that in turn Is supposed to be
kept full by an air motor built over we'll
and the motor was very busy during the
windy days of the week before.
OF course, the cause of the trouble was
clear-the temperature during the night
had gone down to within a few marks of
zero, and some of the pipes were frozen.
The disturbed office holder hurriedly got
into his clothes.
81 guess there won't be much trouble
in fixing it, he said. Let Mandy go over
to Mr.. Jobson's and get a couple of pals
of water and put them on the stove to get
hot. When 1 come down I'll see what
can do" Mandy did as she was bid, and
before long the master of the house pro-
ceeded to warm up a few pipes to get the
water into liquid state again. All his
efforts were of no avail. Time was passing
meanwhile-it was already time for him to
be at the office. q
IF fellow had the proper tools to work
with" he said. regretfully. @he might be
able to do something. However it is evil
dent that there can be only trifing cause
for this arrangement, and I shall not allow
myself to be outdone by it. I'll have these
pipes open If it takes me all day. There
upon he took OFF his coat and started down
In the cellar to get the several wreuehes
and other applicable tools that were known
to be about the house. There were sew
eral warm exchanges between various
members of the household before the mon
key wrench was finally brought forth-HttIe
Johnny had been using it to crack nuts
with and 1t was discovered out in the yard
on stone pile partly covered with snow
This most important adjunct was somewhat
rusty, and considerable time was spent in
Oiling and manipulating it before the laws
could be properly adjusted. Having &C
cumulated all the available tools and i'm
PIGMENTS required. the work was begun in
earnest. Spigots were removed; sections
Of pipe taken out; an examination was
made of the well to see If there was any
water there and finally by a lengthy and
arduous process of elimination and deduc-
ton the conclusion was arrived at that the
base of the trouble was in the tank
Something must have stopped up the out
let from it, and this would account for the
lack of water. So the amateur plumber
with a long rod and some strong wire with
hook on the end. climbed UP to the tank
to remove the obstruction. Arriving at the
top, he uncovered the manhole and peered
in, dropping the rod in at the same mo-
ment. The rod struck with a rafting thud
upon the bottom of the tank There was
no water there!
Some one had thrown the pump out of
gear with the motor, and though the wind
mill had been working industriously it's
energy had been wasted The new crafts
man was ruffied and hot as a baked
potato, and no word was uttered or sound
made by any one else about the house. In
deed. it was hardly safe to look in his di-
rection too intently. for fear of provoking
outburst. which. it was evident from
omnouS mumblings, was repressed with
some difficulty.
BY the time the various sections of pipe
were replaced and all connections made 1t
was about l o'clock. The office holder de-
bated the advisability of going to the office
at all that day, but finally decided that
anything was desirable that would take him
from the scene of his humiliation. and so
It was that he walked into the office about
two with the story of a hurry call for the
doctor and night spent by the bedside of
his wife, who now. thank heaven. was out
of danger.
The clerks, however, were at q loss to
account for explosive gurgies and vicious
siaps on the desk with a writing pad or
fist. that now and then came from the
suburbanite's corner.