The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-27
Judge
| RUDOLPH I
| PERKINS
Two Bits, Six Months.

Two months ago a man was sent to
jail for FIFTEEN years for murder. 1t
was all about Is cents.
Tuesday afternoon Grace Jordan
called on Maude Mitchell for IS cents
which Maude had been owing for a
coon's age.
1t was too much trouble for her to
get a judgment against the debtor
and she was afraid of lawyers.
Maude put her off again. She had
other uses for that quarter.
Grace got real angry and stabbed
Maude in the neck. so
"Ahll fix yo," she told Maude.
"Yoll neber owe me anudder quat-
ter" II Grace hadn't been gin-befud-
died, 1t would have been the second
degree.
Maude's beauty Is forever spoiled as
the knife left a trail all over her
cheek.
The Judge looked at Grace and then
at Maude's bandaged neck and face
and said very quietly. six months"
Herbert Meant Business.
"Jedge, dat niger drawed a gun on
me, he did, en- he tole me he would
put nah lights out so quick All
wouldn't know which day Of de week
1t was"
What made him do that" the
court asked Mahalia Barber, COM
planning against Herbert Thompson.
His wife carries tales, en- All got
afteh her bout it."
No house is big enough for two wo-
men. It was very evident considering
the way Herberts wife and Mahalia
got along together.
Herbert had sworn to love and pro-
tect his wife, so why shouldn't he
shoot MahaIia II she bothered his bet
ter four-fifths.
He questioned Mahalia about said
gossip. Mahalia refused to argue with
him. Very unusual. Herbert reach
ed for his hip pocket.
He has had a very good record here
tofore and the court took his personal
bonds to behave himself and keeT
away from Mahalia.
| Preserve This.
Boy, page Mr.. Hoover.
Marie Chester has been preserving
! fruits and vegetables all summer. She
stored a lot of them away in her bed
| room closet.
| Charles Webster roomed in the same
| house, and all summer his nostrii'
had been tantalized by the delicious
odors arising from Maries Kettle.
He couldn't Withstand the tempta'
ton. He swiped jar OF crap apple
Jelly. The jar was marked.
Marie had intended giving II 10
friend. She went to look Tor the jar
! and it was gone.
| When she cleaned Charles room
the next n. m. she discovered the
empty jar in the waste basket.
| When Charlie came in warrant
was waiting for him. He was shock
/ ed. He offered to pay for 1t. Moth
i ing doing" he was told.
The court sympathized with Marie.
| attempt to do as Mr.. Hoover said
| and fined Charlie IS.
George Sure Did 1t.
| Revenge, they say. is sweet. Tain,
| right; the darn thing is awfully bit
ter. We can prove it by George
| Brown.
Policeman Welsh was arresting q
| friend of Georges for something Oh
other. Once before he had ARRESTED
George, and it stuck in his craw.
So. when he saw the cop tied VI
with his unruly friend. 1t occurred
! to him what a nice time it would b,
t. nut out the cops lights.
He made good job of 1t, and tn.
cop was knocked out completely.
brick planted in the right spot die
the work.
| George should have left town. H,
lacked the good sense.
| Welsh didn't stay put out very long
and he nabbed his assailant Just a
a time when George thought affair!
had blown over.
1t will be in January, 1918. wher
George is free again.