Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-19
POLICE COURT JUSTICE.
How Judge Miller Disposed Of the Cases
Brought Before Him Today.

Brought Before Him Today.
In the Police Court this morning the usual
familiar faces were seen. There are many per-
sons who spend day after day in the court room
watching the proceedings Some Of them will
| probably hang out shingles one Of these days
| with the legend:
Attorney at law. Police Court cases q
specially"
Doorkeeper Scott knows many of the regular
visitors who do not seem to have any other &C.
cupation. In the dock today were twenty-seven
prisoners. There was
LITTLE WOMAN IN BLACK,
who occupied a seat in the corner of the room.
Every one inquired who she was. Finally,
when the cases were called. she responded to
the name of Laura Cornwell. She was charged
with hack driver named John Martini with
being a suspicious person. Policeman Elgin
explained the case to the court. He said that
about O'Clock this morning he saw hack stop
at the corner of 14th and streets. The woman
got out and Martin started off with her. He
watched the pair for an hour. Finally they
turned into street. The Judge suggested
that there we're no graveyards in that Vicinity
and said ne had no idea that they were resur-
Martin explained that the woman was
passenger and was taken to that neighborhood
u
make statement
They were released on their personal bonds.
wEIL-DREssED vAeRANr FROM VIRGINIA.
A neatly dressed man appeared when the
name OF James Casey was called. He plead
guilty to charge Of vagrancy. He arrived in
the city yesterday from Hampton and got drunk
last night. Then he made his way toward East
Washington aud went to bed ON the parking in
front OF the Wallach school building. Police
man Kraemer found him there. Personal
bonds.
William McDevitt, who is known among his
companions as sloppy Weather." although q
young man, is addicted to the use of intoxicants
to such an extent that his life is made misera-
Die. de has been arrested a number of times.
Last night the same thing happened. Guilty"
was MS plea to charge of profanity, and "S5
or hfteen days" was his sentence.
George L. Williams was called to answer a
charge Of profanity, but he failed to answer
and his collateral was turned into the District
treasury.
Arthur Jones. an East Washington colored
boy, plead guilty to charge of disorderly con-
duct preferred against him by Policeman Cut
Ter. He was fined S.
SOMETHING ABOUT wATcH."
II don't like to send strapping boy like you
to the work house." said Judge Miller to Wm
vagrancy. The boy was questioned and he
said that he had lived here all his life. His
mother and father were dead and he has been
unable to find employment.
have You ever been here before?"
Eyes, SIR
what for?'
II don't know, but it was something about a
watch"
Ninety days on the farm was his sentence.
with promise that he will be sent to the re-
form school when vacancy occurs at that
institution.
DIsoRpERLY CASES.
John Q. Sheehan was called on charge of
disorderly conduct ON 18th street and he plead
guilty. Five dollars.
young man named Michael Cudmore was
in the dock for making too much noise on G.
street and resisting the officer while under ar
rest. he paid 50 and was released.
Lewis Addison and Michael Mulvaney were
called on charges of disorderly conduct, but
they failed to answer. Their cOllaterals were
forfeited.
THE WOMEN BLAMED.
Albert Dodson, Malinda Brown, Isaac Mat
thews and Eliza Mergent were charged with
being Migrants. They are coored residents of
South Washington. The court was of the opin-
Ion that the men were enticed into wrong doing
by the women and they were discharged The
women were given 80 days each.
Ellen Weyrick was in again for vagrancy.
She wanted another chance, but the Judge
thought she had already had enough chances
and gave her 80 days.
SALOON KEEPERS WHO SELL LIQUOR TO GIRLS.
Judge Miller told the police today that they
could do no better work than prosecute the
keepers of saloons who sell liquor to the col
ored girls who are minors The remark was
made in the case of Mary Colet and Ellen Colet.
who were charged with disorderiy conduct on
judge that they had purchased liquor from a
saloon and that was what really caused their
trouble. One of them gave her age as seventeen
and the other as nineteen. They were fined
80 each, and Prosecuting Attorney Shillington
told the officer to swear out warrant against
the saloon keeper.