The Washington herald., 1917-06-20
MILITANT VETERAN
LANDS Behind BARS
Alfred Gray Shows Too Much of
1897 Spirit.

Alfred Gray had tried to enlist, but
was turned down. He had fiat feet
and his breath was too strong to make
a good soldier. But back in 1898 Al
fred was all right. He served through
the war. 1t worried him a good deal
that he couldn't again offer his life
to his country. Away he went and
drowned his troubles in the cup that
cheers,
This only served to make him more
of a fighter. He challenged the bar
tender. The bartender was too busy
to fight, but Alfred went over the
lar after him A policeman yanked
him back and arrested him. The court
told him, in fining him $50. that there
were other things to tight beside bar
tenders and liquor.
Finds Way to Beat Laundry.
II Isaac Herndon had paid Nellie
Van Buren,, the Is cents he owed her
for washing he would have saved
&.6. But Isaac preferred to argue
Nellie out Of her hard-earned money.
Nellie said she could not live on wind,
and Isaac said he would knock the
wind out of her. He did. Nellie re-
turned the compliment. Neighbors
protested and had the pair arrested.
Nellie has lost her D cents and Isaac
will get his clothes washed for moth
ing. Both were sent to Occoquan yes
terday.
SPY Hunter Comes to Grief.
With patriotic fervor. superinduced
by alcohol. Murphy Jefferson arose
from his bed at midnight last Satur-
day and began hunting German spies,
When he reached the corner of First
and Q streets northwest. he stopped
behind a tree and waited for his
prey. Douglas Abbott and some
friends were returning from a party.
With two perfectly good bricks
Murphy sailed forth to rout the
enemy. One brick hurled at Douglas
broke in seven pieces over his head.
The other went wild. Douglas was
slightly hurt.
His friends went after the spy
hunter and gave him a sound beating.
Murphy knew nothing about 1t in
Police Court yesterday morning. and
the court fined him $50, with the alter
native or sixty days, considering the
fact that the two men never saw
each other before, and don't want to
see each other again.
Gay LotharIO Escapes Fine.
On board an Anacostia car Monday
evening sat Joe Filpits and his girl,
Mary Wilson. The car was crowded,
but not too crowded to prevent Joe's
other girl. Mabel Washington, seeing
Mary. The usual thing happened, and
joe said he could only pay carfare
Tor one girl at time. While he was
explaining this to a policeman, the
two girls broke loose, and sat
squarely on Joe for his perfidy.
The girls were fined $ each in
Police Court yesterday morning and
Joe escaped, as he was the third and
innocent party.
Jack Knife Is BOwden's Downfall
Things looked gloomy for Walter
H. Bowden, who was arraigned in
Police Court yesterday morning on
charge OF disorderly conduct.
Bowden was charged with carrying
a triple bladed jack knife, of telling
lodge secrets and Of many other odd
things. But, one by one, Bowden
knocked down the charges against
him with a bit of clever testimony
until he came to the reason for carry
ing the jack knife. Here he hesi-
tated-
"Why Judge, ILLS jest a'carrying
that around to trim broom handles
with"
Unimpressed, the court gave him a
sentence of sixty days or the alter
native of a so fine. Bowden chose
the former.