The Critic and record. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1896, 1891-05-13
POLICE COURT.
A VERACIOUs ACCOUNT OF WHAT
TRANSFERRED IN THAT TRIBUNAL.
Many Offenders Walk Up to the Captains
Desk and Pay the Penalty of Their
TransgressiOns.

Many Offenders Walk Up to the Captains
Desk and Pay the Penalty OF Their
TransgressiOns.
Sam Lee, fat and sm.'ing Chinaman
Eugene Hall, little black boy with we'll
worn shoes and tattered clothing; Johnny
Lee, youngster with a clean face and a
wide-spreading collar, and a duck were
the dramatis personnm in an interesting
little trial in the Police Court this morn
ing.
Sam Lee was the Chinaman's name,
and he seemed to be enjoying himself
hugely.
~ glo to the market yesterday an
buyee 1.-Two ducks, seventy-live centee.
One duck he dead; ! eatee him; let olee
duck loose. ] go lout to yard Has night
an duck no dlar. Bloy lunee down
alice and no duck"
DO you understand the nature of an
oath ~ asked the Court.
~ dloo," said the Chnaman
well, let's have It, then. What
is it2
81 tly the case" said Sam Lee.
Yes, ] thought So" remarked the
Court, "but go on and tell your story, and
III know whether you speak the truth
or not"
So the Chinaman told how the boy had
chased his duck and Johnny Lee corrob-
GRATED the story, and told how the boy had
tried to sell the duck to his mother for
twenty-five cents. But she wouldn't buy
the duck, and so Hall carried it home.
"Are ANYTHING but the feathers of that
duck left P'' asked the Court.
81 lot de live duck at home" said the
bow.
"Well, you carry that duck back to Sam
Lee and if you don't do it within the
hour, W u'll be back here" And then
the Court dismissed the case.
Smuggling Costs S2.
mo one takes straw and tickles man
(whom he thinks is going to shoot him)
around the ear said Judge Miller this
morning. "You hit this man and then
| let him go. Had you thought that he was
| going to shoot you would have taken hold
Of him and held on like grim DEATH"
Joseph Germiller was the man charged
with assaulting George V. Green. The
latter bought trunk from Germiller, and
the men had some trouble about the keys,
in which the lie was passed. and Germiller
| knocked Green out on the sidewalk.
| you can't do anything like this in the
| District. You ought to know very well
| that this man wasn't going TO put his
hand in his side pocket to get pistol. /
will have to impose fine of 50.
Fondness for Dress.
| Maria Bargain wore yellow dress of
gorgeous pattern, and she was charged
with stealing another, red one, from
Maria Mankins. She maintained stoutly
that she didn't know anything about the
dress, but it had been found in her pos
session and this was good evidence that
| Sha In ol IN lynr ~ Tho ffnt1ri oar,tanpnI
Maria to thirty days in Jail.
Two Months for Larceny.
Matilda Catlett is a woman of the pave
ment end last night she met and took q
walk with Louis Day. They walked
down the Avenue, and when Louis left
her he discovered that he had been re-
lieved of his watch and chain and his
purse. She pleaded guilty to the charge
of larceny from the person this morning,
and Judge Miller sentenced her to two
months in Jail.
To the Reform School.
John H. Hammond was charged by bis
mother with being an idle and incorrigi
BILE boy. She told Judge Miller that She
had lost all patience with him, and dis
paired of ever making anything of the
boy, and she wanted the Court to try its
hand and see il it couldn't do something
"Well my boy" said the Court, "yor
will go to the Reform School and stay
there until you are 81 years DID,"
Between the Acts.
Harry Mack went to Harris Theatre
last night and came out between the act.
couple of times. He went across tn,
street and each time his breath smell
stronger of cloves. The third time hi
came in he had an alteration with Mr.
William II. Fowler, the young man wht
sells tickets at the box office. Fowle
testified that he had given Mack no reason
to strike him, but he did, and Judg,
Miller imposed fine of $40.
Sixty Days for Him.
John Wesley promptly pleaded guilty
to the charge of assaulting his sweetheart
Lottie Smith and Judge Miller, just a
promptly, sent him TO jail for sixty.days
Editors in Court.
Nathan Sprague is the editor of tn,
Pilot paper printed in the interest Of tn,
publisher and the colored population o
the District. For long time he was as
ISOLATED with Charles S. Morris, an,
Morris claims that he owns fourth in
se Police hs PGsP ap This hs m %afdr is
Police Court Morris charged Sprague will
threatening to assault him and he wante'
him bound over to keep the peace.
"Dld you have pistol in your pocket?'
asked the Court.
Never carried one in my life," an
! swered Sprague, land furthermore
wouldn't need one if had occasion b
fight Norris"
71'll dismiss this case,' remarked tn
, | Court.
Lost Both Hat and $40.
The case of Matthew Arnold charge
with the larceny of hat from Alvin NJ
Bond, one of the foremen at Gleason
blickyards, was continued in the Polio
Court this morning. Arnold reiterate
his innocence, and brought witnesses
| swear that he did not steal the hat. Th
| Judge dismissed the case and this SCENE
TO infuriate Mr.. Bond, who tossed the hs
to the boy who was charged with stealth
it, and exclaimed:
Here, boy, I'll make you present c
the hat ~
"And you are fined $40 for contempt q
court, y said Judge Miller.
An Italian ImbrOgliOs
, Pasquale Muzzie and Giovanni Lacett,
two Italian laborors, had quarrel yeste
, day and it was stated that the former a
tempted TO use a knife ON the other. BI
neither of the men could speak Englis
and it seemed impossible to get at I'll
facts of the case. No knife, howeve
was found on the person of Muzzie whe
he was arrested and the Court fined hi
50 for simple assault.
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