The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
h"G Good Morning. Judge"
IN Human Interest Stories of pnno, gy
XK Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

had razor in his hand at the time
but his face was lathered.
'Jes kiddin', jedge," he explained
Fine way to kid your WIFE" an
swered the court.
After all was said and done he was
put under bonds to keep the peace.
And he will keep the peace-unless
Sarah asks him some more questions
about the woman ip Atlanta.
His Revenge.
Away back in last August Sam
Burns took Josie Mcpherson into a
Greek lunchroom.
He went over to the counter and
Showed the rag with the waiter for a
while. In the meantime the girl
waited
When he went over to the table
where she sat he saw that she was
half through eating, Sitting beside
her was Theodore Garner. He was
eating too.
81 wuz so hongry All couldn't
| wait" Josie explained to Sam. while
yo' wuz chewing de rag wild de waiter
All was chewing some cohn beef en-
cabbidge."
SoilplclslH ldDpti bdSttbs OdIl btas
| retreat Theodore was too big a
man to be trihed with.
Last Tuesday Theodore was fixing
fence in his back yard Sam passed
| and hailed him.
Theodore turned around to see who
was calling and as he did so, he fel,
a brick bounce of his head. When
he came too. he saw Sam running.
S,,.t In, l,ftti,,f y
Jedge," explained Theodore. He had
caught Sam and given him his medi-
cine.
dore caught him and that was what
| saved his assailant from Jail.
Revenge for Theodore taking his
girl away from him last summer was
the motive.
The court couldn't see anything but
self-defense and let Theodore go free.
The Gay Dcccivcr.
Friday night Benny Mckay was on
his way to the movies with Lucille
Bradshaw.
When he got within. a block of the
theatre he met Elsie Mcneil.
80 dis Is why yo' couldn't TEX me
out, is it?" demanded Elsie. '"Tole
me yo' was sick en- de doctor tole ye'
not to go. outside"
Lucille got wise in a second. She
tugged at Benny's arm.
Come on eff you are comm" she
said. I'VE amt got time fo' nc
argifyin'."
"Lemme 'splain to dis lady" pro-
tested Benny. Hole yore hosses a
minnit."
BY this time Elsie had gotten real
to Benny that she could have bitten
the end of his nose.
Lucille tugged at him again. This
time Elsie hauled off and smacked
her in the snoot.
Benny ducked. He got away so
quick that neither of the gorls knew
which way he went
They both got together and had a
lovely time. Lucille's clothes were
almost torn off her. Elsie was
scratched and bruised so that her own
mother would have difficulty in
recognizing her.
Neither had very much to say ex-
cept to blach each other.
1t cost them a ten spot each.
Green is aBIuc- Now.
About 2:50 yesterday morning a man
rushed down Seventh street northwest
looking for a cop.
He ran into Policeman Poole. and
| told him that gun toter was raising
hades in a lunchroom
Poole called to Policeman Hall. and
| together they went to the lunchroom.
All of the diners were scared most
to death. The man with the gun had
scared them out of their appetites. He
wouldn't let them out, they said, or
| let anyone else in.
Clarence Green was standing near a
! bench. Poole went up to him and
| frisked him. The men standing around
had pointed to him as the gun toter.
Clarence slipped his gun out of his
pocket and tried to lay it on the
| bench, but Hall caught him in the act
He was taken out. On the way to
the lookup he tried to break away
and the cops had a merry time hold
| ing him.
In court he denied having the pis-
tol. He told Judge Hardison that
some one had a grudge against him
and planted" the gun near him.
! However, he could not prove that
statement. The cops had been stand
ing too close to him to be mistaken ir
! their man.
Judge Hardison sent him down for
! four months. When he gets out the
roses will be blooming again. and
maybe the treaty of peace will be
signed.