The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
.WOMANSLEUTHHOUND
ISFOILED BY GIRL
Esther Collards Plans to Trap Ma.
bel Trice Prove Fruitless.

Nursing a grudge for almost year
and then resorting to dime novel tac-
Ties to trap her victim when she she
sT:gsGsd s,,SsI e being II Sye fell S'n
completely IA the attempt to have the
law avenge her. after she had
thrashed the object OF her wrath.
Mabel Trice, the 1s-year-old girl
who was trapped" into going out IN
the country in response S. to a fsae axe
charged with assaulting Esther. The
fight was a lively AFFAIR and II re-
quiret two strong men TO part the
two women. Mabel got to the police
station frst and had Esther arrested.
The court dismissed the case.
Amateur Gardner Lands In Jail.
Somewhere in Georgetown" lives
the original vampire. Drivers oil
coal, brick, ash and garbage WAGONS
are her victims. Last Friday Jane
Rintz, the colored imitation Of Theda
Bara tried her hypnotic eyes on the
driver of garbage wagon. The poor
fish in his bewilderment poured the
garbage on the street instead OF In
the wagon. A policeman tnVesti-
gated and thought II best TO take
Jane away from the scene. Jane, re-
sisting arrest. used her fists. The
court considered this unlsdyltke and
fined her SIS. with the alternative OF
thirty days, which Jane chose.
Vampire Fined SIS.
Doc stein has a prize vegetable gar
den in Southeast Washington. One
Of these vegetable however. has re-
fused TO grow. 4 special variety OF
bean sent to Stein from Boston, has
laid in the ground and refused 10
show IT'S head. This worried Stein
not a little. Sunday he got the blues
and went into the house. got his bot
tie and sat down upon the row,
downed his sorrow in booze.
Then he went out on the street
and shouted his troubles and was
arrested. In Police Court yesterday
morning. Doc pleaded to be allowed
to see what was wrong with his
beans. but was sent TO occoquan for
thirty days.
Joe skaid Is Bad Loser.
Joe Skaid is an all around sport
when he rs winning nickeis and dimes
at his favorite game of craps. But
when he loses Joe gets angry and
cleans things up. Saturday night
Joe challenged several OF his friend
who had just been paid of. For the
first half hour of the game. which
took place in a able in Southwest
Washington. things went along very
SHlOOlnlN. Joe was winning ana nae
almost all the money his friends pos
sessed.
But the tide turned. and Joe begar
TO get hot under the collar. Hi:
GICuch grew with his losses. Present
ly he took of his coat and announced
the fact that any one he couldn't out
| shoot craps with, he could lick with
his bare hands. Two men accepted
the challenge and sailed into Joe
Joe got the worst OF It. and was also
arrested. He was fined SO in Police
| Court yesterday morning and admoI
| lshed TO let craps alone.
| Too Much Mother-in-Law.
Too much mother-in-law. and al
| Wnsympathetic wife got Joseph " oot
I into trouble. At least. that is wha
Joseph says. He was in Police CouT
| yesterday morning charged with as
! saulting his better half. Amanda
| Joseph had a long tale Of woe to tel
! Judge Pugh. He said his friend wifi,
is les nacherallv bullheaded." am
he has tried to tell her for loni
| time that he didn't marry her who'll
! family.
| Amanda said Joseph walloDcd he
twice on the jaw. Mother-in-law tool
/ the stand and before she got through
trying to hang a crepe on Joseph, tn
| poor downtrOdden husband was cry
ing all over the court room.
| Joseph insisted that he was a mer
figurehead and that Amanda Away
hid behind mother-in-law skirt whel
anything went wrong. Joseph touChe
| the heart OF Judge Pugh by III
| CorioUs weeping and he was put o.
probation.