The Washington herald., 1917-08-01
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Human Interest Stories Of
Police Court Happenings.
Narrow Escape at Zoo.

Narrow Escape Mt Zoo.
A broken promise got Ralph Biggs
into all kinds of trouble Ralph had
promised to take Ethel Stone to the
Zoo last Sunday. She had gotten
washed and dressed, but no Ralph
showed up. And Ethel went out there
all by her lonesome. She wasn't lon
esome very long. as she met someone
she knew and the day was well spent,
The two came home and had supper
and went out again. All this time
Ralph had been busy shooting craps
and he had won a little something.
Ralph called around that night to
see Ethel and was told that Ethel
had gone out with another man. Ralph
started out on q. man-hunt and To-
! Gated the couple In a picture show
on Four-and-a-Half street. He order
ed them both outside and walked them
UP the street a little way and smack
ed the other man. Ethel smacked
at Ralph and at the same time telling
him that she could go with whom she
pleased. and Ralph walloped her one
in the jaw and that ended the per-
formance. Ethel had her Jaw treat
ed in the drug store and Ralph look
ed around and found a so bill to
pay his fine.
Just for SneakInE on.
They were all walking home from
church Sunday night. John Green,
Lemucl Long and numerous other peo-
pie, all of them intent on getting
home and cooled of. Not so with
John and LemueI. They gave the
friends and company the slip and
slipped around to a friends house
where they could quaff some cool
Wurzburger. They were not missed
until the other folks got home and
then someone setup a howl, especial
ly some girls whom the boys were
supposed to be entertaining.
Their parents telephoned around to
the neighbors' houses, but It was of
no use. No one knew where they
were. A cop was looking through the
window all the time, but the boys
didn't know 1t. Soon someone sug-
sested a crap game. Its too hot"
said John and Lem, but the others
insisted and they had no sooner got.
ten out the money which should have
gone in the collection box than the COD
walked in. John and Lem paid S
fine each.
Rough stun, Susie.
ledge. this womun come to nah
house and started to argify wild me
and All put her out" pleaded Susie
Yates. charged with being an ex-
pert cusser and poliuting the Sab
bath atmosphere with choice tongue
splitting words.
Hattie jerks came around TO see
Susie about some furniture Susie was
using that belonged to her and she
informed her that she would send for
it the following day Susie decided
that she would use the furniture a
little longer and as Hattie had no
way to get 1t, she was outnum-
bered. Susie Just cussed her out. Two
policemen standing near the alley
entrance heard the fracas and told
Susie she had about gone far enough
and Susie Indignantly spoke" to
them and said some naughty things.
Just for this she was charged twice
with the same offense and had to
fork out SO.
George, He Did Il.
All summer long George Ravens has
been threatening to get a job and
go to work. No one would believe
him. not even his wife. She knew
him better and she Just laughed at
him. Wifey was herself too busy
washing clothes and doing other
things to keep a roof over Georges $
head to bother about what he did,
Sure enough. he got a Job and work.
ed two days. He had quit after de-
Gliding that he was too heavy for light
work and too light for heavy work
Wifey let him keep the money, and
told him to hunt another job.