Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1915 — Kansas City Prisoners “Dog Walk” for the Judge [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kansas City Prisoners “Dog Walk” for the Judge

KANSAS CITY.— “Jos’ a ha’mless little social pahty, Jedge, yo’ honah. ’Bout , a dozen couple was walkin’ d’ dwag. Wa’n’t no crap shootin’ a-tall. When de laws come they finds a happy dance and no peace disturbance.”

George Byson, a negro, was explain* tag about the arrest of 25 negroes at 2008 East Nineteenth street about 1:30 o’clock In the morning. Justice Casimir J. Welch in the South side court listened attentively. “I can’t decide whether dog walking is disturbing the peace or not. Let’s see yon dog walk.” Byson and Minnie Sawyer, to the mingled humming and clapping of hands and stamping of feet, “dog walked” in the courtroom.

“Oh, lawdy lawd. Look at dat step! How Ido love dat dance.” A. chorus of voices sounded approval of the exhibition of Minnie and George. Loud applause greeted the completion of it Justice Welch did not Join in. “That must have been disturbance of the peace, all right. That looks like a 'houcha-me-koutch ’ to me. Minnie and George, you are discharged, Du gait that dog walk. The rest of you are fined |6 each.”