The Washington herald., 1918-07-03
The Caveman.

AaG S1NGn&hs
About two weeks ago Harry
shsfer had . date with Mary Scott
his girl.
When he got to the house he
found that Mary had gone out with
another fellow.
Naturally he got very sore. He
swore to get even with Mary for
handing him one.
She kept out of his way for some
time. But Harry watched and soon
found an opportunity to get even.
He snooped around Mary's house
Sunday night Along about IL
o'clock he sneaked upstairs to her
room Mary was in bed.
He grabbed her by the hair and
blacked her eye. She hollered for
help. but there was no one else in
the house. And SO Harry whipped
her until he got tired.
The court tried to tell him that
Mary had a perefct right to go
where she pleased and with whom
she pleased.
But Harry couldn't see 1t that
way. Mary belonged to him, he
argued. and she didn't have any
right at all even to look at an
other guy.
And so the only way the court
could convince him that be was
wrong was to give him a Jail SEN
tence. He got thirty days.
Arthur was ImpoIite.
On his way back from the movies
Monday night Irwin Hunter met Bill
Chester and Arthur Howden.
The trio stopped and talked q while.
Arthur suggested that they all go
call on a certain young woman.
They went They sat in the parlor
and played the piano and sang until
nearly midnight.
While all this was going on a bottle
Of whiskey was produced and every
body took some but the girl.
When It came time TO leave, Irwin
had just enough to drink to make
him get fresh with the girl.
He tried to kiss her goodnight. She
pushed him away. Arthur tried to
make him behave. but he got worse
than ever.
He grabbed the girl and forcibly
kissed her. Arthur and Bill tackled
him. dragged him into the street and
thrashed him.
He had the nerve to have them both
arrested. He was pretty well bunged
up and was itching to see his assail-
ants get soaked good and proper.
But he got fooled. The court
couldn't see things in the same light
that he did.
OF course the boys were guilty of
assault. They shouldn't have taken
the law in their own hands.
Nevertheless they were somewhat
justified and the court only fined
them IS each. much to Irwin's dis
appointment.
At It Again.
Last winter Jim Bennett was ar
rested for stealing an overcoat.
The coat was taken from a cloak
room during dance and Jim was
caught and convicted and fined $40.
He did not take the lesson to
heart. The court let him or with
a light fine, hoping that he would
see the error Of his ways and reform.
But he didn't He has been steal
ing again. And this time was from
a lunchroom where he worked
He swiped q pair of shoes,
watch and 50 In money belonging to
other employees Of the lunch room.
Policeman Gilfoil recovered most
of the property and arrested Jim.
He had no explanation for his act.
Apparently, stealing il . disease
with him.
Jim argued that his wife and chill
dren ought to be the cause of his
getting or easy this time.
But Judge Mcmahon couldn't see
1t that way. The court looked upon
1t as q case Of chronic thievery.
The only sentence In such a case
is q Jail sentence. and that is what
Jim got.
The court gave him soxty days.
In Dear Old Gee'tewn.
A few days ago over In George
town Henry Brown and some other
boys were skylarking on the street.
Henry had q loaded pistol in his
hand. He had just brought 1t from
home. he said, to throw in Rock
Creek, near by.
The pistol was dicharged some
how or other. And little Jim Bris-
coe got the bullet In his leg.
Jim was coming out of his grand
mothers house and never knew what
hit him until they told him At the
hospital
Henry ran and hid himself and
the gun. The cops hunted all
around and got both.
Here was q case Of criminal neg
lf0euoe-a man moukevfnr with a