The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-28
The Alibi
Artists
A Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried By
Judge Mcmahon.
20 Donald McD0ugaL-
The Land Beyond the River.

avenue about II o'clock last night
your 'haRor, where several people
were standing"
''How many people were there?"
Build 'em Higher.
There were-er-three Of 'em
jumped to the car tracks in front
OF a Fourteenth street car; four
jumped into the street, but they
stood close to the platform, so
the Black and White taxi coming
along just then, cleared EN- by
over two feet. should judge.
and four--no, five, including me,
scrambled toward the other end
Of the platform. That's IL peo-
pie altogether, your honor"
WAS anyone injured?"
Sentries Needed.
"Not one, your honor. The only
ones in real danger was q Grip
pied soldier-Walter Reed man,
guess-but he saw, the machine
webbing for the platform before
anyone else, so he had a start
on US. He yelled: Look out!
knocked another man out Of the
way, made a one-legged jump that
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or more, and landed on his back.
The people on the car track ran
down toward Fourteenth street,
and that gave the motorman time
to stop before hitting anyone. He
was going slow anyhow.
OutdOes p. Revere: Fizzles.
There was a red lantern on
q stanchion at the east end Of
the platform, and the defendant
carried 1t along with him to the
middle Of the westbound roadway
Of New York avenue, where he
stalled crosswise OF the road.
Would Try Again.
'He was staggering out Of his
car when got there, and num-
bling something about the plat
form was too long. He was just
rounding it, he said, the way he
always did, and wanted to know
when the extension was built on.
He'd have berrer luck necsh time,
he said, and asked, casual like, If
he'd killed anyone.
Spirit of Prophecy.
His legs were loose and was
tired Of holding him up, so
loaded him in his car again. He
sat there singing about a Land
Beyond the River until the wagon
came"
Boob: i've nothing to say,
your honor"
The Courts Idea.
The court: when you were
singing about the Land Beyond
the River you must have been
thinking of Occoquan."
'No. sir. had no such idea
in mind"
well. that's what the court
has in mind. Thirty days
straight"
Statistical Reporter.
"As I was entering Pennsyl.
vania avenue from 21st, your
honor, this man was coming
around Washington circle a little
beyond ed, and by the time I'd
crossed Pennsylvania avenue he
was a little beyond goth, and I
got within pacing distance of him
a little beyond 10Th. He ran at
S8 to 18th, when he slowed up so
quick that / just missed getting
10 days or so Of sick leave, and
turned south.
Ever Notice 1t?
Just below the corner a truck
was backing from the curb. 1t
was considerably larger and
heavier than his, so he stopped
for it.
Must Make 100 Per Cent.
He had his permit in a leather
case and didn't seem to know
how to open it. He said he'd had
it a day or so and hadn't got used
to the clasp. From the looks of
1t the thing was two years old,
at least. SO got suspicious.
II grabbed the permit before
he had a chance to look at 1t,
and asked him to spell the name
it was signed with. He got it all
right except the middle initial, and
! took him to the station"
Say That Again, Please.
Boob: "I got the permit in my
step-brother's name, your honor,
because he can write and I. can't.
I was only going twelve miles
down the Avenue. I couldn't turn
the corner without upsetting. The
officer made mistake"
Speeding, $50 or 25 days: no
permit, $40 or Is days.