The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-12
FROM COURT TO VAN.
CRIMINALS WHO TO-DAY RECEIVED
SENTENCES FROM JUDGE MILLER.

The Weather Had Depressing Effect On
the Habitues Of the Court, But the
Wheels OF Justice Went Around With
Their Customary whirI.
The gloom of the day outside made the
bundles of human misery that came be-
fore Judge Miller at the Police Court look
all the more miserable this morning.
But the wheels Of Justice went round Just
as smoothly as If the sun was cleaning in
through the windows and the stories told
by the prisoners and witnesses just as
clever or just as stupid as the case might
be.
He Sold His Coat.
James McCarty stepped into the dock in
his shirt sleeves. His eyes were blood
shot, his voice unsteady and he had every
appearance of having been drunk the
night before. He was charged with va
grsncy and he denied It.
Where's your coat 2" asked his
Honor.
~ sold IL yesterday for five cents, to buy
piece of tobacco" was the reply.
''Oh, stop that stop that" said the
Judge. "You know that you didn't do
anything of the kind. Say whisky"
"Weil, it was whisky; but I'll never do
IL again If you let me off this time Pm
n stonecutter, and can get plenty of
work.
. . are you going to get I. coat9'
well, officer, see If you can't find a
coat for this man; and now, jim, you 90
TO work. III you come here again you'll
20 down for season."
Pistols and Parior sociaIs.
Jerry Washington is q Waterman at
Rants brickyard and he carries pistol
in thepocket of his widc-checked trousers.
Last night, on his way home from the
yard, he stopped TO attend ''parlor'
social, and it cost him Just $40 to do IL,
for he got into dispute with one of the
sable danes and, as consequence, lie
fell into the hands of the police.
1T seems that pistol is just as neces-
sary to parlor social as the cake and
wine" said Judge Miller. land nearly
every one of these affairs break mp with a
row. No matter if You are Waterman,
you can't go to parlor socials with pistol
in your pocket. It's a dangerous expert
ment, and I'll have to fine you So"
John Smith in Court Again.
John Smith was in the Police Court
again to-day. This well-known gentle
man is regular "Dr Jeykl and Mr..
hyut, Ilc dDDtuTcu
before the Judge in the form Of big
burly negro, who was arrested last night
by Officer Draney. John carries razor,
and last night he attempted to slice the
bartender at Mike Hallinan's saloon, 1850
Seventh street. He was also charged with
disorderly conduct. On the way to the
station he attempted to get away from the
could mt get away he tried to get at razor
in his pocket where he still had another
knife. Judge Miller fined John $50 for
carrying concealed weapons and $40 in
the disorderly case.
Thought He wanted to Inaugurate n
War.
John Hammond is an old soldier, with
white beard and mustache and he was
before Judge Miller in the Police Court,
charged with carrying concealed weapons
and threatening to use them. He lives on
College street, near Howard University,
and colored man named Charles Gray
and his wife keep house for him. Yester-
day Hammond had some words with his
housekeeper and left the house. He came
down to the city, took number of drinks,
bought pistol and the went home again.
He was charged in court by the woman
and her husband with threatening to use
the weapon and they sent for Officer Mol
10y, who made the arrest. He found q
pistol on the person of the defendant, but
Judge Miller ruled that a man had per-
feet right to carry a weapon in his own
house. However, he thought that the
soldier meant to reopen the war and he
put him under bonds for $500 to keep the
peace.
Royalty In Court.
Royalty was in the Police Court to-day
in the person of Queen Victoria Williams.
She was clad in imperial purple, faded
checkered dress, and mans hat covered
the abundant wool on her head Her
Majesty was charged with the larceny OF
quantity of table linen from Mrs. Cath
crime NJ. Wright who lives at DO North
Capitol street and they were found at the
house of woman in South Washington.
There was another case against the Queen.
house of Isabella Barber and stealing q
quantity of under linen and a lace shawl
Victoria confessed to the officer that she
had stolen the clothing, but when she got
into court she denied t. but the Judge
gave her sixty days in Jail.
Both Are Responsible.
A case interesting to every landlord and
tenant III the city came up in the Police
Court this morning. Thomas j. Fisher &
Co., the real estate agents, were charged
with maintaining nuisance in the shape
Of defective closet in one of their houses
Judge Miller said that in his opinion both
were responsible, but in different ways
He held that tenant is responsible for
the condition of the plumbing, except for
structural defects and for these the land
lord or his agents may be held. The tenant
may be arrested and fined for MAINTAIN
ing q nuisance, while in the same case tht
landlord is responsible in that he was the
y cause Of this maintenance on account o
defective plumbing. The case against
Thomas j. Fisher u Co. was dismissed, fol
the reason that the property was in lii
cation and no funds had been set asid,
for repairs, and also that the contract be
tween the agents and the tenant was to thu
effect that the latter was to make all the
needed repairs.
Senator Kenna's Dog win BE Killed.
Senator Kenna called at Police Head
quarters this afternoon and asked that al
officer be sent to his residence for the pur
pose of killing the big English mastif
which so severely bit the little son of Mr.
Melton Harris on Tuesday, The dog Is {
very valuable one, being worth abou
$500. The Senator raised him from
puppy and he is the playmate and favor
ite of the children Of the house. He vii
be carried to the pound this afternoon AM
killed. so that the children will not be dis
tra.oal h,, tlnn Jaash of tha;r mt