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Show . AS EARNEST TALKEK. ln. Hmldoik Describe Minutely the 1'rucea of 1'ocket Ticking, Mai'y K. Haddock, a plump little Eng-Jish Eng-Jish woman, was in llio polico court yesterday evening as a prosecuting witness to toll how it happened. ','Yoit see, judge," slio said, "nio h'and Ben was down town lookiu h'at a 'orso Ben thought h'of buyin'. lien h'is 'im h'as h'is 'oldin' h'of tlin baby there," parenthetically designating a mall man with a very largo baby in his arms, who was walking up and down tije courtroom. " H'aud h'all h'of h'a suddint h'l fuels somethin' h'in tuy pocket. H'l looks h'and 'ore's this gentleman h'a lif tin h'of my purse. 'E sees me h'and walks h'off. h'and hT yells to lien, 'oo dropped tho 'orse h'and runs h'after the gent, . h'and h'l with 'im. We catches Mm h'and 'olds Mm h'and 'e gives h'ns the purse, h'a wivmi' h'as 'ow 'e found h'it. Then the beadle comes h'and h'amuU 'hu " The prisoner was Charles MeGrath, a young man of rather prepossessing appearand. ap-pearand. Ben testilied, and so did the cove as 'elped Mm 'old the gent, and MeGrath was held for further action by the higher court. |