Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-04
THE SALVATION ARMY.
Disturbers of Their Meetings In the Police
Court-Other Cases Passed Upon.

Disturber- Of Their Meetings in the Police
Court-Other Cases Passed Upon.
When Judge Kimball took his seat on the
bench in the little upstairs court of Justice
this morning there were two females in the
attire of the salvation Army sitting on the
front bench. One a captain and the other
slieutenant. They made no attempt to con-
ceal the fact OF their official connection with
the army that is fighting SIN. for across the top
of their bonnets a strip of red ribbon on
which was printed in gilt letters. salvation
Army"
Henry ID. Barker. young man dressed in a
light suit OF clothes, was the person charged
with disturbing the Salyationists, and the tes-
timony was that he had been warned before
agains: disturbing the meeting. The Young
man in his OWE behalf said that lie only spoke
in q whisper. He denied that he had laughed,
but admitted that he smiled when enc Of the
officers Of the army spoke to him.
Judge kimbal told the young man that IL
was good thing I'd 20 10 these meetings, but
when there persons must behave themselves.
This court, said the judge. will always pro-
tect religious meetings. aud persons who attend
them must behave Themselves.
The tine 80 the amount Of collateral
the young man had deposited
A CRAP SHOOTER sISED.
'Were you ever arrested before for shooting
crap" was what the court asked Moses Clark,
a colored crap shooter. Policeman Fitzgerald
had given evidence against Moses. and that was
why Moses did not care to answer the question
Moses would not have Jared any worse If he
had answered in the affirmative, for the court
lined him IS or fifteen days on the farm
Leonard Cole, Young coIored man VINO WAS
caught in a raid last night, was charged ON the
oath of Policeman Mcdonald with carrying
deadly and dangerous weapon, to wit: IL re-
yolyer. The weapon. which Cole denied was
his. Was produced and 1t proved to be an old
broken pistol
Officer Mcdonald was questioned as to the
effectiveness of the weapon and he admitted
that the weapon was no good rs revolver.
But. he said, lit was good bluff IN the
But il won't bluff the court" remarked
LAWYER Williams.
Cole was aquitted-
LAWYER ENGLAND AGAIN.
Henry Clay England, the lawyer who was
tried q few days ago as a yagrant, was in the
tolls again to-day. and he repeated most Of his
peculiar story printed in THE STAR the other
day.
II have a home in Rockville" he told the
judge, and the latter wanted to know why 1t
was that he did not sleep there, but Henry
thought that no one had a right to dictate to
him as TO where lie should sleep.
After the court had heard his story he was
released on his own recognizance. the court
telling him that sanitary Officer Frank would
furnish him transportation to Rockville.
Policeman Eser ready TO give evidence
against Lizzie Walker. who was profane Oh 81
street southwest. but Lizzie admitted her guilt |
and WAS fined Us or fifteen DAYS without giving
the offcer chance to say a word.
Edward W. Shaffer and Abe Parker were in
the procession The former disorderly
near Pennsylvania avenue and llth street and
the latter was profane In knoxs alley.
50 am l. ss.I,i ShAffer.
Five dollars hfteen days each.' said the
judge
The object Of the police in arresting many
Migrants. said Judge hiniball, lis to break up
disorderly gangs anu make idiers 90 to work
such was the case with Robert Duckett. a col
ored boy. who finds some attraction in o
street alley other than place where he can
work and earn an honest living.
kober: promised to so to work and DO better
and the judge accepted his persona! bonds.
Oscar Willis Il a companion of buckets and |
he was also arrested. IL addition To lettering
about the alley he has gained for himself the
reputation of being crap shooter"
he said that his aunt tine attraction in |
the alley, but the ju'ige did not believe him
and sent him down.
MUST KEEP BETTER COMPANY.
John ,Frayser, an East Washington colored |
boy. denied that he was engaged in a game of
crap which was raided Saturday by Officer
Buckmaster, but Judge Kimball told him that
he would have to keep better company.
IF you were In the crowd said the Judge |
''you are guilty. Five dollars"
Washington Stone, alias Stewart guessed
that be was guilty of being profan- and the
judge guessed that he was fined IS or fifteen
days The judges guess was made a matter of
record and Stone went down.
Adam Jones. VIM. Coleman and Henry G riggs
each plead guilty to charges OF disoricrly con-
duct and wee lined 20 or fifteen days.
John Thomas. ali old coiOred man who was
found sleeping in a woodshed was tried as a
Nagrant- He claimed that the weather was too
warm to sleep in the house and that was the
reason why he went out in the shed to Sleep |
The officer said that the man in the house said
that Thomas had no right on the premises, but
the latter said that he paid 25 cents a week for
his lodgings Sixty days.