The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

Eva VIII DO Her "Btt' Now.
The cops say that Eva FALSELY is
not a lady.
They say Eva loafs all the time,
she is always on the streets-ehe has
no occupation-and lastly-she is a
regular nuisance to the police depart
meht.
Eva used to live in Philadelphia.
Over there she never got into trouble
at all. she said.
She never did anything to set the
cops on her trail. she told the court.
And now, she insists. just because
the Washington cops don't understand
her ways. she is always being hunted
for something or other.
There was a specific charge against
her-vagranrcy.
A vagrant, according to the District
code, Is an idle person, leading an
immoral and profiigate life.
But Eva said she was a perfect
lady. There was not a blot, she told
! the court, upon her reputation.
However-the cops say different. Eva
won't work. they said.
And because she had no evidence
| to the contrary there was nothing
for the court to do but to send her
where she would work.
Ninety days for her.
Poor Old Josh.
Dat womun leads me a dogs life.
Jedge," pleaded Josh Curry, very
old man. who happened to be married
to a wiman forty years his Junior.
"she spends all nah money" went
on Josh, "she runs de streets all de
time. She is never home to cook
nah vittals. All haben't had a clean
shirt since Gawd knows wen.
"Ah CANT open nah mouf,- Jedge,
lessen she jumps at me or thows
somefln at me. She is de most STRAW
agant woman dat eber was.
| How All hab stood her desc foah
yeahs All really doan know. Hits
a wonder ter me dat All amt in
I nah grave. All am a nerbous wreck
now. ledge, en- yo kin see for yosefr
I dat All is"
Poor old Josh; he looked like a
wreck. He was so nervous he could
hardly tell his story.
| However, he has some real friends
left They came to the rescue and
helped to refute the charge OF threats
preferred against him by Ida, his
wife.
Evidence showed that what Josh
said was pretty close to the truth.
He was more sinned against than
| shining.
"PH take your personal bonds this
time" said the court.
Ida sat in court and kept quiet
the whole time, except. of course,
| to tell a few little things about Josh
which the court refused to believe.
Mike Gets His'n.
'Jedge, dis yere guy walks up to me
on Seben street de odder day en- axes
me what All gotta say 70 mahself.
All says, muffin at ALL En- den he
says 70 me to say it D. quick.
lob co'se All had nothin' to say en-
All didn't say 1t quick Den he ups en-
pushes me in nah face"
4 George Walters was telling the
court how he lost two teeth in a SCRAP
with Mike Coleman.
For no reason at all, George said.
Mike approached him on Seventh street
and demanded that he say something
George had nothing to say. it seem
ed, and Mike told him to be quick and
say II.
All along there has been bad blood
between the two.
Sometime ago the two men had an
argument about a woman.
George won out, according to his
story, and Mike got green with envy
| And George boasted about II, Mike
said, and that is why he was sore at
the man and walloped him the first
chance he got.
He said he was gwine to knock me
true de sidewalk. Jedge," said Mike.
"Ah jes' had ter 'fend mahseff."
but the evidence shows that you
were hunting for q fight" said the
. court "apd you practically invited