The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Good Morning,
Judge!
NJ RUDOLPH PERKINS.


been held up out on the. Maryland
roads during the past six weeks.
Ruben Holmes knew about this.
His own son-in-law was among the
victims.
And so Mr.. Holmes got himself a
gun and kept it about him in readi-
ness for any impolite footpa5.
He came into town the other day
and loitered around the stores.
A woman shopper imagined chat
he was the man who had just picked
her pocket. and asked Policeman II.
ID. Thomas, of the First precinct, to
look him over.
Thomas found the loaded gun in
Holmes pocket, but no evidence chat
the man was a pick pocket.
There are some countries. re-
marked the judge. where everybody
Is compelled to carry a weapon. That
places all on an equal footing
| But over here" the court went
| on nobody u supposed to have a
gun. and those who do carry weapons
place those who don't at disad-
Vantage. Therefore. Holmes. you
can serve ninety days in jail.
| He Was Always .ArgffyfnG.-
George Dent and John Smith
| work on the street car tracks to-
gether.
Smith is Dents son-in-lsw, but
Dent is young enough almost to
be Smiths son-in-law.
Lately they have been having
some words on the job. Smith said
it was caused by people carrying
false tales about him to Dent
Dent said that Smith list mach
orally makes fo' disturbmen nj
everywhar he go. All de time ar
gifying."
Their troubles came to a heat
when Smith had his father-in-lsv
arrested and charged him witt
threats.
In the scrap between the two
Dents daughter came to the rescu,
Of her husband and ordered he
father out of the house, so the lat
ter said.
Dat man started to tear me up
Jedge." Smith complained. III
started on nah shirt. Use skeere'
Oh MIN sure nun.
"If you will promise me you'll
let Smith alone" the court said {,
Dent, "Tll dismiss the case agains
you"
Il sure will. Jedge," said Dent
That applies to you as well
Smith" said the court.
FIy's Narrow Escape.
III Alhart
town but three weeks. He brough
Minnie. his bride, with him. Neith-'
of them ever lived in a big city be
fore.
The first pay day he told wife;
. for a drink.
Some smart-alec woman nsighbo
whispered in her ear that Al ha,
more than one reason for going q
! the corner saloon"
! As is the way with women, sh,
hot-footed it down there. She sa=
Al back in the corner. making sig
mails TO someone sne cSa!d not see
She thought it was a woman. sh'
said. but wasn't sure.
The upshot of il all was tha
Minnie went home with a sore jaw
couple of loose teeth, and her feel
ings considerably hurt.
, .'Ah wuz battin' at a n.y. Al til
the Judge. MY mind wuz a miliyli
: miles away FUN all wimmen Ma
wife hoped on nah neck, en- A
hoped on hern. Nov ] am sorry
eber got married"
Well" said the court. IF you g
g home and behave yourself and trea
your wife right, you won't be sorry
I'll take your personal bonds mi
time"
The Family Circle.
James veney has been living wit
his stepfather, Dave Brown.
Veney's mother and Dave seem {
Is be having trouble. Naturally Vene
takes his mothers side. This irrI
$ tates the step-dad.
s All three came into court. Brow
e charged his stepson with assaultin
d him. The stepson admitted it.
b 1t happened that Browns break
fast was late one morning and b
raised Cain with his wife about /
{ The son heard il and called his ster
r dad down for his rough language.
= Brown picked up a box, Vene
r said, and was about to crack hii
with it when he picked up a glss
and let step-dad have it in the jaw
Veney said IT wasn't because step
dad was about to hit him that b
= picked up the glass, but because {
= the outrageous language used tc
= ward his ma.
:. Looks like a three cusS
= ing match to me-" said Judge Hard
= son. Il can't see where anybod
: was in the right"
The court then sentenced Nency {
:, thirty days and placed him on Pre-