El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-17
By Mana Springer White.

TUSTICE McSWEENEY dipped his
pen carefully In the ink, made
y hieroglyphic scrawl upon the fifth
line of his record sheet, blotted 1t
with the blotter. showed into his hand
bv the obsequious negro clerk, then
with his pudgy finger ran down
the lines of the sheet tP find a case
which should possess Sbit of dramatic
element.
The little justice in his dingy old
court room in the Harrison street po-
lice station. spoke to the woman VINO
had come to visit the court room ana
see some of the life of the underworld:
Here Is very interesting
case" he said in AN undertone. It's
quite unusual, even here The woman
ran away from her husband in New
York with another man and TOOK her
child with her. The couple were traced
here and arrested. The husband Is Will
ing to take his wife back for the sake
of the child. but the woman won
GO It's the child that's interesting
though She's one of the brisntest III
tie creatures you ever saw.
husband, Child. The other one. It's
the same problem of Harrison street as
on Michigan avenue. Mrs Bankss
shirt recoiled disgust Her flesh shlV-
cred. She drew her furs closer
She was watching a group OF people
trailing in the wake Of an imposing
looking police officer. who was max
ing his way with an extra flourisn OF
two toward the judges bench In re-
snonse 70 the sonorous call Of the clerk.
"Sophie Krause, Max Heimovftch!
Walking as close to the officer as
he nossibly could get. and evidently in
mortal fear of something or somebody
from which he felt the laws burly rep
resentative alone could protect him,
was a pale, sa1low youth with MS halr
| 20 refulIv parted in the middle and plas-
| tered down on each side of his head
Mis- face was of the vain, weak, not
| I'll looking type which often appeals 70
some women. and his dress showed tnat
| before his enforced participation in the
| hospitalities of the Harrison street s,a-
! ticn he had heen something VI
| cheap dandy.
The woman who walked behind him
under the escort of fat. jolly police
matron was as bold in demeanor as ne
was shrinking. Dark, comely, wrth the
| large ewes and the abundant dusky
( hair Of her Polish heritage, she gazed
about her half defiantly. half coquet-
tishlv. with a smile as brilliant ana -
hard as the diamonds that scintillafed
/ in her ears and completed an eApen-
sively gaudy outfit.
CIinging to her hand was dimlnu-
| tive elf of six years, wl.cse quaint III
| tIe face. lighted by pair of great dark
/ eves held a curiously mature ana care
| worn look. It was the look wnicn
| comes sometimes to precocious child
hood that realizes in some instructive
fashion the need of protection TO
| bowed elder.
ferret-faced lawyer who brought
nm the rear Of the little procession
/ nushed his way past the others ana
| leaning over the bar in an impressive
| confidential attitude, spoke in a hur-
ried undertone to the judge
Justice McSweeney put out his hano
impatiently.
"No. they can't get any more contin-
| uances.". he said. I've heard all the
nonsense I'm going to about this. The
nrisoners are both here, the husband
and the child and the officers who
found the couple together are here too,
and we'll just settle this thing right
now"
He turned TO the city prosecutor VINO
had met the group at the bar OF justice
call your witnesses" he said.
The attorney motioned to the big po-
Iiceman.
We'll, DAILY" said the justice.
We'll, Y'r honor, it was this way
began the officer generously. Me and
nv partner, we was detailed TO look up
this couple which was described to us
We found them livin' together W