The Washington herald., 1917-07-28
"Good Morning, Judge
Human Interest Stories of
Police Court Happenings.
By
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

Carrie and she had already been
punished in way 30 she was only
fined s..
He Would Fight.
It all happened because we are at
war.
william Cunningham was once a
soldier. He failed to be drafted the
other day and decided to 20 to war
anyhow. Now It happens that Wi.
liam Is a married man and he must
obtain consent paper signed by
friend wife releasing him from the
Job Of supporting her before Uncle
Sam will let him fight
He put the proposition up to WHEY,
, who said no. Well, William wasn't
born yesterday or the day before and
he persuaded WHEY to sign the paper
anyhow. but she didn't know Just
what she was signing and right here
we have the cause of all the trouble.
When wiley found out that she had
done this thing she started after Will
liam.
And William waIloped her IN the Jaw
and she took the count. The court
told William to count out $40 for a
fine, but as yet he hasn't done It.
Stoo Bad, Bill.
Leather Is high. and SO is liquor.
That is, real good liquor such as you
buy at the best of places. Bill Olive
was so worried about this state Of
affairs that he almost had the i'm
jams. Bill needed shoes, but he de-
cided he needed a drink far worse.
After November l the shoe stores
will still be doing business but the
thirst palaces will not.
Bill "swiped" a bicycle and attend
ed to the most pressing of his needs,
his thirst. This much done, he must
attend to his feet. He stole another
bicycle. sold this and forgot all about
the shoes. Soon the whole police de-
partment was after Bill and after a
short siege he gave himself up. And
he went down for four months.
It Hurt the Lid, Too.
HE bruk a stove lid ober my haid, I"
Margaret Wilson said plaintively.
pointing to Reuben jefferson.
ledge, II All did All don't disre-
member" answered Reuben. For o
wonder Margaret's head was actually
hurt and she had to go to the hospital.
1t happened over a "thirty-cent' argu-
ment and all hands were ''tanked."
Reuben also broke a brand new stove
pipe over Nargaret's tender "haid"
and refused to buy a new one. Just
one more drink and Reuben would
have fired the whole stove at her, but
she ran out. Reuben was arrested and
he couldn't remember anything except
how good the liquid refreshments
tasted. So Reuben will abstain from
liquor for sixty days.
Those Rude Cops.
ledge. there was a crap game in
the alley whar All lives and these
two ossifers bruk in my house lookin
for de men"
This was Lillian Kings side OF the
argument. According to the cops Lii
Han was out in the alley getting
numerous cuss words out OF her sys-
tenn and about two squares away,
where they were standing, they could
hear every word oft. The cops went
down the alley and Lillian ran into
the house. Just as she shut the door
the hand Of one of the cops got caught
In the jam.
Lillian had a brace behind the door
and it was necessary for the cop to
fire his gun before he could get his
hand released. The other cop jumped
in the window and he had rare old
time getting Lillian to the box. Just
because Lillian had a six-weeks-old
baby and the court didn't want to send
the youngstcr to jail because its
mother wouldn't behave herself, Lii
Ian was put under bond to behave.