Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1914 — Tells Court Why He Stole “Rags” for. His Girl [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tells Court Why He Stole “Rags” for. His Girl

DETROIT, MICH. —“Lawsee, but dat gal o’ Dave Ross’s was shuah ’nuff dolled up—jes’ lak chlqken, boy, an’ Dave done gabe 'er eb’ry one dem rags, too.” “Dave" Ross stole the five ladies’ short coats —he freely admitted it when

arraigned in police court before Jus tlce Stein on the complaint of Caspar Kuschlnski, who keeps a store on Gratiot avenue. bn the same charge, another person of the same hue was arraigned with "Dave" —Harry Williams, but “Dave” Cleared Williams of all complicity in the theft and the latter was discharged. Ji, "You-all admits that you-all stole these clothes, do you, Dave?’’ asked Justice Stein. .

I "Yessuh. Ah admits it, all right, seein' as dey done got de goods on me," .Bald Dave, with a grin. “But Ah was de on’y one, jedgh.” , "Stole them for your girl, did you, Dave?” asked the court. ’’Yessuh,” said Dave, honestly. “Yuh see, jedge, Ah jes’ done had ter do it She tel'.ed me, Lindy did, dat if Ah didn’t dress ’er up lak de Oder swell queens paradin’ de streets dat she'd leab me an’ git anudder man. So Ah went out an'—well, yo* honoh, Ah’d still got dat gal, anyhow.” Justice Stain found Dave guilty of the charge and suspended sentence.