Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

fThe ways of justice are sometimes nara
to understand" remarked a citizen whose
business requires him frequently to visit the
City Hall II have followed the proceed
ings in the local criminal courts of late
with considerable interest and one incident
therein in particular made a lasting I'M
preston on me-
"a young man who was a trusted en-
ploye of the District embezzled nearly
$40 900 of the Districts money. 1t was
. not his first criminal offense. He was ar
rested and indicted. When arraigned he
Antered plea of not guilty. The govern
ment was put to considerable expense in
convicting him, for the case was twice call
ed for trial. the first hearing having been
discontinued because of misconduct on the
part of one of the jurors The conviction
was under two indictments comprising
total of seven counts. 1t would have been
possible to sentence the defendant to i'm
prisonment in the peniteutiary for total
of thirty-five years, and to pay hne as
high as S}5. coo. The penalty imposed was
penitentiary Imprisonment for total of
ten years.
"A bout the same time. and in the same
court, a nineteen year-old colored boy was
arraigued under an indictment for robbery,
involving small amount. 1t was his first
offense and it was claimed that he had been
led and served the tool of vicious
Companions. He pleaded guilty, thereby
saving the government the cost of trial
The sentence imposed was penitentiary inn
prisonment for ten years A motion for
a reduction of the sentence on the ground
that it was excessive was promptly over
Tuled."
mo wonder the sympathies of more peo-
pie than usual go out to the poor when
a real cold snap comes around" The
lTar y,p had TiN-aI in This
city long enough to have good knowledge
OF the weather
"In this latitude he went on, I'VE have
The climate of the sunny south except. as
the workman says, when we don't. How
ever it is exceptional when the temperature
gets down to zero or its immediate vicin-
ity, and when that happens we are at once
III an abnormal condition. Our surround
5ngs not appreciated Our houses are
not built to protect from extreme, pene
- trating cold. The heating apparatus as
fule is inadequate, and altogether the aver
age cold snap keeps many households in a
Condition of shivering discomfort.
e. 1T is well to call attention to these facts,
for they will serve TO bolster up the claim
Of this city to be a resort for those who
wish to avoid the region of cold climate.
The discomfort of many of the houses in
Extreme weather is an evidence that such
Temperatures are not usual
X
'"This is a thankless job sure enough"
said quaint old Irishman, who was MAX
ting an effort to shovel the snow from an
uptown sidewalk during the prevalence Of
the clustering snow storm last Wednesday.
As fast as the old fellow would shovel the
snow away from one part Of the pave
meut gust of icy north wind would Pile
the white particles on another part Thus
with the variable wind and the scurrying
snow Pat was kept very busy.
''Begorrah." he said dropping his wooden
Shovel in disgust. 'tTll Civ up tn job. It's
10 use fer me to be a-fitin agin TIL wind
an tn wither wild this side or soap box
gazing at the wooden shovel. TIL snow
kin pile up faster thon l kin unpile it, an
I'm blue wild de cold. TIL ilimints kin bate
pnny mon at onny game. They bate Nay
poIeon whin he fit tn Roosians, an here
am l tryin' ter fife 'em ond 1 amt got
enough clos on me back to wad a shotgun,
begob."
watch the front Wheel said a venerable
citizen the other day, just after he had
witnessed serious accident on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue in which a man had been knock
ed down and run over by wagon.
Z Watch the front wheel" he repeated.
sfThose four words constitute a whole warn
ing chapter. and If people in their hurry
and scurry would only heed them there
would be fewer broken bones, cripples and
fatalities
The venerable citizen explained that if
pedestrians when crossing a street filled
with passing vehicles Will keep their gaze
on the near front wheel of an approaching
. wagon or carriage all danger of being run
down will be obyiated.
do not" he cautions, "look at the horses
Or the driver. The animals may be turned
Suddenly in your direction by a quick jerk
Of the reins Or some other cause, and the
I drivers gaze rarely indicates the direction
his team is going to move in. The atten-
tfon of the average driver is usually at
tracted by matters that happening
about him-tpasslng teams pretty girls and
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