The Washington herald., 1918-03-13
@ "Good Morning, Judge"
NN Human Interest Stories of DINO, BY By
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS

The Masher Almost Got Mashed.
''If spoke to this lady on the street
L didn't know it Judge" pleaded John
Samar.
John was arrested on Pennsylvania
avenue after he had almost been killed
by a stout party who had resented
some eye winking from the man.
For two blocks 1t seemed John had
drawn the attention of the women
passerby's by flirting. winging and O.
ing other little things.
One woman (of COLOR at whom he
had winked his eye was about to maui
him good when the cop hove in sight
and prevented a near-murder.
John was so picked that he thought
the woman was encouraging instead
Of trying to repel him.
He even tried to kiss the cop when
he was being put in the auto patrol.
'I don't remember nothing said
John in court, IT can't say whether
I did those things or not"
'I guess I will have to take the
policeman's word for 1t them" said
the court as it fined John IS.
The Walking Arsenal.
Jim Carroll went into a lunchroom
on Fourth street the other day to get
something to chew on.
He was only in there a few minutes
before he began to act strangely.
The boss of the place went out and
got Policeman johnson.
Johnson took charge of Jim and
searched him. He found two deadly
weapons-a loaded pistol and a dough
nut.
1t was easy for Jim to account fol-
the doughnut.
But he was up tree when it came
| to the gun.
1t seems that Jim and another fell
low had agreed to exchange lead pei
| lets.
Which ever one saw the other first
| would naturally shoot first and was
to buy-the flowers and pay the under.
! taker.
This was all a very clever arrange.
! ment-but the law interferred.
Pay fine Of $50" said the court. "or
go to Jail for thirty days"
VIII They Ever Learnt
Taking advantage Of the fact that
Secretary of War Baker Is in France
giving the American army the once
over. Charlie Conway tried to de-
moralize part OF the force that 1.
still here.
Policeman Sheets caught Conway
in the act of receiving money from
soldier for a half pint Of booze.
1t was in a near-beer saloon on
Seventh street. The fellows who
hung out in this place had been un-
der suspicion for some time.
As much as Charlie knew about
soldiers who were looking for just
such fellows as him in order to trar
them, he fell for the trick.
The money was marked. And II
wasn't long before Charlie was
J marked too. -: -
] Another soldier was given time
70 buy a half pint and Charlie fell
for this one also.
If the cops hadn't stopped him he
would have probably done a land of.
fee business.
He Is very sorry now, but he Is
up against it for fair.
The court told him to nay a fine
of $3.50 and go to jail for thirty days
besides.
| Page is Turned Over.
1t Is bad enough to commit q
crime, but it is still worse to tel
story about 1t afterward.
If Page jackson hadn't tried q
fool the court he wouldn't have
gotten nearly 50 heavy a jail sen
tence. x
sPage was arrested at, the Unfor
Station by Special Policeman Mac.
Mahon. "
MacMahon caught him in the act
of swiping a satchel.
Page confessed to MacMahon ant
Detective Mullen that he stole tn,
satchel. which belonged to Ed Wells
who left 1t under q bench to get {
drink (of water).
In court Page said that a fellow
who said he was tired Of earryipl