The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
A ~Peppery. Anair.

Matte Brown told the court that
Mary Neal threw a bottle OF red pep
per in her face last Saturday night
when Mary is supposed 10 have gone
around to Mattie's house to see IL her
hubby was there. Matte got a dose
OF red pepper alright. but who did It?
Mary said she was doing her market
ing Saturday night and didn't get
home till late. She did say. however.
that one day three weeks ago she
went to Mattie's house, raped on the
front door. ran quickly around to the
back door and her hubby ran into her
arms.
But as for last Saturday night Mary
had plenty of witnesses that she was
at the market as she said, but Matte
said different, in fact Matte was posi-
tive that Mary filled her face with the
pepper. But the weight OF evidence
was on Mary's side and she was set
free.
Ruthless Ruth.
II Ruth Bailey hadn't made a face
at a cop and showed her two gold
teeth she could have saved the price
of some summer furs. Tuesday even
ing she passed a cop and she just
couldn't resist the temptation to turn
up her nose and stick her tongue out
at him That Is why the cop remem-
bered her, as he couldn't imagine
what he had done to deserve such
treatment.
This was on K street northwest An
hour later and Ruth was having some
words with another woman because
she stumbled over a go-cart in the
street and then hit the woman with
an umbrella and made a bump on her
head Bessie Malvin. the offended
party. hunted a cop and described
Ruth. Not long after Ruth was
shocked to find herself in the jug and
stlll further shocked TO be out a $40
bill
That Last Word.
Just as she was about to say some
thing scandalous to another woman.
Jessie Fort was interrupted by a COD
and told to move on and shut up.
Jessie was boiling mad; she still
had this in her system and until
she got rid OF il, she wouldn't feel
at all pleasant. The cop knew this,
and that is why he kept right be-
hind Jessie and urged her on away
from the scene.
When she reached the corner, what
She didn't say to that cop Mr.. Web
ster would be surprised to learn that
he left out Of the dictionary. Other
people who had cussed GODS stood
around and wondered why they never
thought of the same words. The COD
stood it for a minute and clapped his
hand over Jessie's mouth. because
even he was shocked. Jessie was mad
because she thought she had a per-
feet right the same as any other
woman to have the last word, but
1t seems that the court had the last
word when it fined her $40.
A Backyard Dissertation.
This woman thowed dirt all in
nah yard and cussed me-" said Fam
ME Morton when she accused Pearl
Wilson Pearl said nothing at this,
because inwardly she knew that Fam
ME wasn't telling the truth. Fannie
had a party one night and some of
her visitors threw some empty sar-
dine cans over in Pearls. yard, and
she pitched them back.
Pearl told Fannie that her yard
was not the District dump, and Fan
ME said something naughty. This
started the fracas. and some man
in Fannie's house insulted Pearl, and
Pearl told the whole bunch what she
thought Of them. even though it wasn't
ct all complimentary. 1t was a case
Of six OF one and half-dozen of the
other, and Pearl went home smiling.
Virginia Must BE 'orribIe.
Judge. came to Washington to
get some affidavits."
And you drank them and got
drunk"
This little talk took place between
Jim Beatty, OF Charlottesville, Va,
and the court yesterday morning.
Jim was wallowing all over the Ave-
nue. Tuesday afternoon and to keep
him from getting run over a cop
locked him up.
Virginia is awful dry these days,
even IL there is water, water every
where and not a drop to drink, and
Jim hotfooted II to town before his
throat caught fire. Jsst what sort
OF an affidavit he wanted we do not
know, but he left one in the court
not to look sideways at a drink of
liquor for six months and was sent
on his way.
He Didn't Mean 1t.
Phillip and Martha Brooks have
lived together for about forty years
more or less, and Martha is still
alive. She had a bad scare Tuesday
and she had to have Phillip arrested.
Phillip says Martha put some dirty