Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-07

What Judge Harper Told Charlotte Wise
Other Cases Disposed of.
Charlotte Wise appeared before the Police
Court this morning on the charge Of vagrancy
and her plea to the charge was not guilty.
Charlotte was 30 old that she could not tell
her age. She denied that she was q vagrant
although she admitted that she was begging
yesterday.
How long have you resided here2" Judge
Harper asked her.
''Oh, I've lived here all my ife," was her re-
Spouse. I'm old citizen"
Judge Harper said he thought that Charlotte
was too old TO be about the streets begging, -
had been described by Policeman Caughy, and
suggested that she had better 60 down to the
aims house for . month.
The old woman protested against being sent
down, as she said it was the first time she had
been arrested
81 know I was wrong today" she said, ''but
il your honor will let me Of this time won't
The Judge gave her thirty days on the farm
and said he thought she would be put on the
aims house side Of the institution He sent her
down, he said, for her own good.
JOHN CARRIED A PISTOL.
John Harris, a young colored man who went
out in the county last night to see his best girl
was returning home about 2 O'Clock this morn
ing when Policeman Ehlers met him on H
street.
"Hello, John" the officer said to him, and
John made the usual response.
Side by side they walked along n street and
presently the officer slapped John on his hip
pocket and accused him Of having pistol in
his pocket. John said he was guilty; that he
carried it for self-protection
Fifty dollars or ninety days was the sentence
Of the court and John won't get to see his best
girl again for several weeks.
Betsy Lee, a colored woman from the county,
told Judge Harper that the language used by
another woman was too bad to use In court.
he insisted upon II. The woman repeated some
Of the language, but before she had gone far
the judge checked her and said, That's
enough"
.Iknowed you didn't want to hear it."
The other woman was fined IS.
STREET WALKERS AND LoAFERs.
They are street walkers and losfsrs." Such
was the reputation given Mary Brown, Rose
Allen, Charles Allen and Maria Smith, aquartet
Of colored persons from South Washington.
Policemen Smith and Espsy were the officers
who gave them the bad name. They told OF the
presence of the prisoners in Ben. Aliens place
On Virginia avenue yesterday afternoon. In
the case of Marin Brown, who 10 also called
big Dutch, !" the officers failed to make their
complaint perfectly clear to the court and she
was released on her personal bonds. The
others were sent down for ninety days.
AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Mary Nuttren came before the judge this
morning for vagrancy, and Judge Harper re-
membered her appearance years ago when he
filled the position of deputy clerk. Mary made
a statement in her own behalf, but the judge
knew her too well. Ninety days.
John W. Shea plead guilty to a charge Of dis
orderly conduct and was fined Is or fifteen
days.
Daniel Robertson. an old man from Hillsdale.
plead guilty to a charge of disturbing that
portion of the District, and the court imposed
q tine of IS.
Policeman Anderson gave Daniel . good
name and said that he got drunk yesterday.
Under the circumstances the judge suspended
sentence.