Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06
FRAILTIES OF HUMANITY
REFLECTIONS CAUSED BY
POLICE COURT CONFESSIONS.
Judge Mullowny Comments on the
Tendency Of Men to Drink for
Various Occasions.

poor humanity, II feels good and
then has to get drink. 1t feels 50 good
that it has to take another drink. II not
q drink. then it has to smoke a piece of
rope or a cigarette. When we 60 to the
workhouse our system gets toned up.
our stomach feels fine. and when we get
out again we are feeling 50 tremendously
fine that We have to take two drinks. and
after that we go down again"
Judge Mullowny uttered these refiec-
tons on human frailties with sigh in
his court today. and rested his head upon
his hand. 1t was after a long procession
had explained, each man in detail. that
he had raised such q rumpus because he
was feeling good. or bad, and had Just
two drinks.
A Day for Two Drinks.
In fact, yesterday was two-drink day.
No one confessed to more than two
looks at the demon rum. even though
Judge Muliowny tried to bring 1t up to
at least three.
There was Caleb Adams. colored He
said he had worked in a sewer all day
and got wet through. and would the court
excuse him for not having dried out yet.
He bought a quart OF gin to warm him
must have gone to his head AS the po-
liceman testified that the gin had un-
loosened his tongue to q terrific extent,
Caleb was fined $40.
Edward Laughter, also a two-drinh
man, feeling fine on his way from work.
took the two drinks and got into an ar
gument over 50 cents with a woman tc
whom he made q loan. He got his %
cents back, but at the price OF much dis
orderly conduct. which cost him S.
pnhincnn tu-n
position number one. consisting OF placing
one foot on rail and one arm on bar. and
staying there so long that the barkeeI
got tired Of looking at him. When they
fired Aleck through the green swingers
he made such fuss that policeman
gathered him in. He paid heavily for his
two swigs, the price being S..
A man who was once head clerk In
one of the big department stores here.
but who has gone down Whisky Hill con-
said, and begged for money for more. He
said he had been In the workhouse only
four times In a year. He will be in the
workhouse only once the coming twelve
months, but that once will cover the en-
tire period.
John Williams. an aged man with sill
very locks. had one drink yesterday. but
he shook his head at q colored man and
drew a potato knife in a menacing man
ner. John said he had taken the knife
out to cut plug of chewing tobacco and
was stabbing at the plug and not the
man. His drink cost him $50 and the
knife or thirty days and the knife.
A Hangover"
But the real joyful two-drink jag was
termed by the defendant. Ernest Cum
mines, as q hangover" Ernest had had
two drinks the day before yesterday, and
they stayed with him a long time. Yes
terday he espied John Walker delivering
potatoes and squashes in grocery
wagon. Fine chance for a ride. thought
he. Walker thought otherwise. but Cum
mings vaulted the tail board and rode
among the squashes. Walker protesting.
Several squashes were delivered at va
rious places, and finally In front Of 1894
street, where more sQuashes were de-
livered. Cummings picked up the reins
while Walker was In the house ana drove
Off The squash Joy ride lasted some
time. Walker was frantic over the loss
of his sQuashes and had all the police
stations In the city looking out for them
When q policeman finally saw the run
away squashes Cummings said in q haxy
manner that ne thought the horse needed
exercise. Ten dollars.
Two drinks caused Milton Perry to as
sumo q position Of ease in front Of q prf-
vate house and expectorate too much to-
bacco Juice to suit the residents Of the
section. He told the Judge that he had
Just rot out, and feeling 30 good about
IL he had just had two little drinks.
whereupon tho Judge delivered the sigh
Of sorrow a. expressed In the opening
paragraph and fned Perry %.
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