The Washington times., 1924-12-29
With The
Alibi Artists.
"A Cross Section Of the.
Daily Grind in Judge
Schuldt's Court.
Read EN- and Weep.
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.

house about d block ahead of me
as l turned into First street from
ID, southwest, the morning before
Christmas, your honor. He was
walking toward a Ford touring
car parked in front of the place,
and he didn't seem to be in any
special hurry until man IN the
machine spoke to him and pointed
toward me and my partner. Then
the defendant Jumped into the
car and ran down First street for
all his Lizzie could do.
drove alongside as he lurchei
into Delaware avenue, and ordered
him to stop. He made A quick
turn to the left, struck my rum
ming board with his front bumper,
and nearly ditched me.
Just before he reached street
we got him in pocket and he
jumped out and ran toward Third
street, and the other man was
headed for the Arsenal when /
saw him last.
The Tell.TaiI.
1t looked to me like the da.
fendant had run into the shed Of
a house between Third and -Four.
and-a-half streets. When l got
there the shed was empty and
was going on into the house when
|. noticed a bull pup wagging his
tail and paving at a pile, of trash
in one corner. I paved there. too,
and pulled the defendant out by
his pants band.
The Ford had six gallons OF
bootleg in it, but my information
was he'd have ten. We couldn't
find the other four gallons"
Second cop: when our car was
sideswiped my head hit a stan.
chion and I didn't notice what
happened after that until I saw
the man running down Delaware
avenue. He had q half q block
start on me, but I kept him in
sight until he jumped a fence
and ran into the front door of q
house on G street near Four
and-a- half.
Defines Domestic Policy.
= When / was about twenty
feet away the door flew open and
the defendant came out like an
acrobat, and the first time he
whirled right side UP grabbed
him. A big colored man was
standing in the doorway and told
the defendant 'Yo' all keep away
fun hyah, niggah. Ah's done
got reconciled wiv Mandy, an
II All ketches yo' all hangin'
around wivin foe blocks uh
dishah domicile o. mine, Ahll
scramble yo' all up intuh ham.
burger steak lax dishyah o-gree
what day got ovah in Gummany.'
I'VE went back to the bootleg
car and when we started search.
ing 1t he asked, Boss, will yo'
please toe take dishyah cyah
ovuh tudder side de road%
asked him why. and he said, All
dom guess we's quite foe blocks
fun dat ah o-gree's place. Dey
calls him Homes Eeph, an All
wants toe play squah wiv him."
Boob-Ah wuz a-runIlin'~ down
Fust street ommah way toe
Fugginny foe toe git mahsef q
, Chris'mus tree, an dishyuh
ossifah shoot in front uh me an
All ies' nachelly hatta hit him.
"Why didn't you stop and give
your name?"
ChOicey.
"Ah wuz a.runnin' toe Numhah
Foe. Dat whah All gwine
repote at"
you shouldn't have stopped to
play with the hull pup. The
law says you must report i'm.
mediately. This is the first case
the court has tried under the
new regulation, which prescribes
a maximum fine of. $500 for
leaving after colliding. But as
there was no property damage,
and no one was injured, the
court will be lenient with you"
Thank yo', yo' onnah."
Forty dollars or thirty days
for colliding, and $3.50 or thirty
days more for leaving without
giving your name"