Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-31
CARHART &LEIDY.
RS 7th ct. and FOG z ct. q. ".
SEVENTY PRISONERS.
Judge Harper's Court Opened This Week
With Full Docket.

Judge Harper's Court Opened This Week
With a Full Docket
This morning when Judge Harper took his
seat on the bench in the Police Court he found
a lengthy docket for the day, there being sew
enty prisoners in the dock, forty-eight men and
twenty-five women, beside large number who
were out on collateral. OF all the cases tried
there was not q serious assault case or theft to
amount to anything, but most of the prisoners
were charged with being disorderly or profane,
violating the police regulations or some other
offense of light character.
The first procession was long one, most of
those in line being colored
Seven coiored and one white woman the lat
ter from Charles county, were arraigned to-
gether. The charge against them was disor-
derby conduct In a house in South Washington
not far from the river: Judge Harper released
them on their personal bonds and they marched
out of court satisfied that Judge Harper was
their friend.
MoLLIE PRATT GETS NINETY DAYS.
Seven other women were called, one at q
time, among them being only one Of the old
'vags." She was Mollie Pratt. who is one Of
the tough residents Of Swinghammers alley
Her life of dissipation shows plainly on her
and she looks like she will soon follow in the
footsteps Of Rose McDevitt and Kate Barclay.
who were laid at rest last week. She was sent
down for ninety days.
Frank Hutchinson disobeyed his mother yes-
terday and now he will be where his mother
cannot advise him for two weeks. He lives on
1915 street and has good home. There was
a crap game going on yesterday, and Frank
mother warned him against going out
aon taking tn pR sit in it. but few the
was too great and Frank had hardly been out
long enough to 'throw de bones before Police
men Wagner and Herbert came along and took
him In with his companions. The latter left IS
each and failed to appear, but Frank had to
appear, and not being able to procure Is he
had to go down for two weeks.
Cabbage alley was where Randall Nelson was
arrested. Randall is middle-aged colored
man, but there seems to be an attraction for
but he was hardly aware of his whereabouts be-
cause OF his condition. He was SO disorderly
that . policeman arrested him and
when he reached Lieut. Heffner's po-
lice station two charges were entered
against him. He plead guilty to each charge
and fines amounting to siO were assessed
against him. Randall did not have the money
and the judge sent him down.
AsHxPHERD FINED.
"This man is q shepherd because he drives
Sheep" said Lawyer Moss when colored bow
named Clarence Jones appeared on a charge Of
violating the police regulations. Clarence is a
Woodworking young man, and last week
he was in charge of herd Of sheep
on his way through Georgetown when the amt
mails were frightened of their course by
an electric car and they got on 35th street.
which is an improved street. That was vic,
lation Of the police regulations and Policeman
Bradley caused his arrest Clarence had a
friend who appeared when Judge Harper Hned
him $5 and thus he was prevented from going
to the work house.
Lucy Bell. colored girl who lives on the
Navy Yard, got in trouble because she could
not sleep without snoring. Policeman Flaherty
was walking along his beat early yesterday
morning and when near n and 9th streets he
heard some one snoring, and going down sew
eral steps he stumbled over Lucy, who had
made her bed on the bricks
II lives on the Navy Yard and didn't want to
60 home in the rain, was Lucy's plea. ~ was
afraid to 60 home by myself" Thirty days.
Among those arraigned for vagrancy were
William Bowers, Samuel MAIDEN and Abe Cole
man, who were given thirty days each, and
those who were given ninety days were Anthony
Anderson and Cora Monroe.