The evening world., 1911-09-02
Romps on the Magistrates
Bench, Upsets Clerks
Dignity and Ink.
w TWO NAMES.
But Knows His Mother and
Real Ownership Is Readily
Established and Admitted.

This was n sure enough dos a IN
Manhattan Avenue Court, Brooklyn
Mr.. Elizabeth Combs OF No. s5 Net.
ropo,itan venue had summoned Mr..
May stephens OF Leonard and North
street. on tho ground that Mrs.
stephens had refused TO i've up Spotty,
a three-auarters grown collie u be
longing TO Mrs. Combs.
Mrs. Combs, with an extremely he.
coming hat and a lacy gown. entered
the court with Babe. mother of the pup
a leash. She went forward to thu
rail OF tho court and sat down. Babe
seated herself sedately beside the chaii
OF her mistress.
Then came Mrs. stephens. likewis
hecominEly attired. with Spotty on
string. The pup was hardly across thu
threshold when Babe .snatched thu
leash from the fingers OF Mrs. Combs
and. with an afrectionate half growI
half whine, jumped to her son, rolled
him over on the Hoor and. ysiping with
delight. nosed and paved him.
The Court might almost take judi.
cial cogni,ance.' said Magistrate Nau.
mer. half under his breath. that BABE
knows who II the proper owner OF tina,
pup"
THE GREAT TEST WORKS BOTH
WAYS.
The dogs were separated. Magistrate
Manner ted Mrs. stephens to take the
pup to the back Of the court.
Now Mrs. Combs" he said. you cali
tao pup And Mrs. Stephens. you let
him go II he wants to 70 to her"
Mrs. Combs stood up and called
Here Spotty. come here
The dog bounded up the aisle. sprans
at her breast. knocking her all In a
heap back In her chadr, and tried to
climb into her lap and lick her face
Now YOU call him. said the Magic.
trate to Mrs. Stephens.
Here. Roy. here" cried Mrs. Bte'
phens.
Tho pup climbed down from Mrs
Combs, turned n cooked his heat
wisely AZ Mrs. Stephens. who has hs'
him for three weeks. Then with
| yclp. he scurried down the aisle a6aii
and knocked Mrs. stephens back asains
the wall. putting her all down an:
sadly d%isarranging her hat.
welt, Madam" said the Magistrate
how about this3 VIII you Evs up thu
dog 10 Mrs. Combs?"
II will not" said Mrs. stephens IN,
dignantly. 81 bought the dog from 4
man who told me he was . raguia,
dealer. He answers to my call 5ust nj
o as to Mrs. Combs's.'
LEFT TO HIMSELF. PUP RoMPs
ON BENCH.
The Court was stumped for a
Then he had Mrs. Combs and Bab'
come inside the rail, while he told Mrs
stephens 10 let the pup run loose to SCI
what he would do OF his own choice. A
court onfcers was ordered TO open tn'
gate In the rail II the pup showed .
disposition to enter. There was no need
The young collie took the rail At q
bound and landed on his mothers neck
barking wildly. Tne he a for tn.
Judge, who successfully Tended him on
Next thing the pup put his fore feet or
the desk beside the Judge. and stood uf
and looked tho court room over VIII
every %appearance OF judicial wisdom
causing irreyerent laughter by attaches
LAWYERS and even Magistrate Saume'
himself.
Every clown Instinct in the doi
seemed TO be wake by the lnugh. III
| whirled across the room n anded or
top OF the desk OF Clerk Thomas Pep
pard. a man Of dignity bertt'ng hi
years and office. An Ink bottle wen
over ON the complaints and commit
ments spread out there, pens clattere'
10 the foor and Mr.. Peppard rose In
hurry. saying a word that no police
court clerk should ever. ever say. even
whom his neat desk IN invaded by a hys
terical collie pup.