Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-30
TIE uNLUCKY THIRTEEN.


Raid On Lodging House-A Baker's Do..r
OF frfsoners Charged With vagrancy.
Forty men were sleeping soundly ON tn
hunks in the New York lodging house, ON be.
tween 9th and 10th streets northwest, about II
O'Clock last night, when . squad of policemen
from the first precinct entered the tall build
ing. Policemen Kendall and wannell led the
raidin8 party and three loads Of male pris
oneis were driven to the police
'tauon in the patrol wagon. The
officers looked over the crowd and
selected thirteen Of the number to take to
court. The charge made against them wa
vagrancy. This morning when they fled into
the Police Court Lawyer Darlington said that
he had been employed by the proprietor of the
lodging house to look after the unlucky num-
Der.
Mr.. Darlington spoke Of the prisoners as poor
men who we're looking for work, and said he
would plead not guilty for them.
FoorPADs AT THE FOOT OF THE CAPITOL.
Judge Miller referred to other cases Of the
kind that had been before the court. This
these people swarm in the morning. There is
another place of the kind on b street and both
localities are alive with this class Of people.
There is a sight presented here that l dare
say Is not seen In any other city In the coun-
try" he continued, land it is right at the foot
of the Capitol. These gentlemen of the road
always look as though ready to hold up man
or woman, and to do it with the air
Of Jack Shepherd or the late Reuben
Burrows. They rush up to people in man.
ner tina. is calculated to frighten them and beg
for money to get cup of coffee. They drink
the free coffee out of a saucer left on q table
and drink paid-for whisky out of glass on the
bar" The judge added that in disposing OF
the prisoners before the court he would draw
the line between the workingmen and the
tramps.
A FIDDLER GETS OFF EASILY.
The first man called gave his name as Frank
Wilson. He said he was a violin player and
had played in Baltimore and Richmond. His
home was in New York. The officers did not
give Frank a bad name and the judge took his
personal bonds.
John Wards story was that he came here a
day before Christmas to get in a home. He
had 90 with him, but the officers said he spent
most OF it for rum. He was sent down for ~
days.
A VICTIM OF THE OYSTER PIRATES.
Tom Scott told the best story Of the lot. His
home is in Baltimore, he said, but he had been
down the bay on an oyster boat. II was on
the boat for five weeks, your honor" he said,
land when I was discharged at Britton's bay
the captain gave me 81 and put me ashore.
came through here as the nearest way home"
You can have six hours to get out of the
District" said the court.
Elias Hammond is a resident Of this city.
The officer characterized him as a loafer and a
drunkard. The prisoner claimed that he had
been selling eggs and his personal bonds were
accepted.
QUAKER CITY "vAa."
Jake Campbell has been in Washington one
week. He came here from Philadelphia and
the judge thought that he might remain here
ninety days longer but fixed the work house as
his home.
"rHIs MANS A TOUGH"
said Policeman Kendall. as John Doue stepped
to the front, and Johns manner verified the
officers statement. He tried to explain that
he was a workingman, when the officer added:
why, judge, he tried to steal a stove in the
station" Here the prisoner showed fight and
it took the combined efforts of nearly dozen
policemen to put him back into the cell. He
was given the limit of the law-ninety days.
Jesse Watson and Joseph Kuhn were called
and discharged.
Charles Miller, pensioner, was the next to
answer. He was charged with being an habitual
drunkard. The judge gave him thirty days in
which to get the liquor out of.him.
TWO BALTMoREANs AND HosPIrABLE WASHING
TON MAN.
George Ross gave his home as the Marsh
Market in Baltimore. He got three months.
John Wilson, boiler maker from Baltimore,
was discharged.
Jake Kossoph's reputation, as given by the
officers, was not good one. Jake is a resident
Of this city and said he was sleeping at the
lodging house because there was company al
home and he gave up his bed to them. Sixty
days.
William Pierce, the last of the thirteen, wal
discharged.