The Critic and record. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1896, 1891-05-14


DispOsing OF Many Small Cases.
You've been here fifty times, haven't
you, Eli?' asked Judge Miller of ELI
Tolson when he came into the dock this
morning.
No, sir; amt been here for long
time now.n
Don't tell falsehood - said the Court.
ii know you, and know that the story
you are telling me is not true"
Tolson was charged with the larceny OF
ten buckets from the store of John Tiffany
at 334 Delaware avenue He complained
to the police, and late last night Officer
Melton saw Tolson going up Maryland
avenue with the buckets.
"a man asked me if wanted to make
quarter said Tolson, land | said |
would. He wanted me to carry the buck
cts down on Sixth street and ] was doing
so when saw Officer Melton"
what did you run for"
"Well / didn't know what the cop
wanted with me and so thought | had
better run"
"Well you will go to Jail for the next
three months" said the Court.
Two Pairs of Black Eyes.
William Doyle and Chad Irving, two
old pensioners, both had blackened and
swelled eyes when they came into the Pc
lice Court this morning They had had
battle, but 1t was not in any way a de-
cisive one, and when the opposing sides
withdrew from the field both were very
much the worse for wear. Doyle was
charged with assault and he pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
81 had good reason to hit him, your
Honor" he said; "he wasn't at all civil
| to me and | struck him and knocked him
| down. Then he hit me, and you see how
| ] look now"
"You are fined slO," said the Court.
a Missing Diamond.
Herbert Woodson, the 13-year-old mes
senger boy, who is charged with the lar
ceny of diamond stud valued at Si25,
| was in court to-day. The diamond is al
| legged TO have been stolen from Professor
| George II. Lillebridge, the well-known
tenor. He claimed that the boy Wood
son, who is an employee Of his, had stolen
| the diamond and secreted it in n rat hole.
| Now Mr.. Lillebridge wants his diamond
| but to get it he will have to tear up the
| floor. He will have to get the landlords
| permission to do this and this the land
| lord will not agree to. This morning
| Woodson waived an examination in the
Police Court before Judge Miller and was
sent on to the grand jury in $500 bonds.
A Number of Small Cases.
There were nearly forty cases before
Judge Kimball this morning and by noon
he bad disposed of them. w. b. Wright,
Harry Highman, William Payne, Howard
| Mills and William Jackson were fined So
each for riding bicycles during the even
ing without displaying light.
Washington Sanford, policeman was
fined $40 for using profane language, but
the sentence was afterwards suspended.
Mighty Honest was fined So for being
disorderly as were also Rose Craig and
Rebecca Johnson, two dusky damsels
who were out having what they called a
good time last night.
Darward Lester plead guilty to fast
driving on Long Bridge and was fined So
For carrying concealed weapons Robert
Johnson demanded a jury trial. There
were number of other petty cases.
Charges Against an Officer.
Washington Sanford well known
policeman of the Fourth precinct wa,
fined SO by Judge Kimball for profanity
He will probably be charged in the Police
Court tomorrow with assault on Jame'
| Watson, negro.
Sanford struck the negro last night anl
| knocked him down. Then, il is alleged
l
and when Special Officer Richard Ander
son attempted to interfere he cursed him
Anderson had him arrested. After fininl
the officer Judge Kimball suspended
sentence.
Coffin Surrenders Himself.
John r. Coffin came into the Detectiv
Office last night and gave himself up. HI
is wanted here for the forgery of checl
for $50 on Darius Baldwin, the Soutl
Washington grocer. The name of j. w
Morris, the patent attorney, was signed Il
the check, on which it is alleged he got
lot of groceries and money.
Mr.. Coffin has been in New York TO
two weeks and he told Detective Mat
tingly that as soon as he heard of tn
charge against him he started back t,
| Washington to answer it. He did no
have the money to pay his fare and h
sold his clothing to buy ticket. Cotfii
was locked up in the First Precinct Station
to await an investigation of the charge
He isin very poor health and q physician
from the Emergency Hospital is attend
ing him.