Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-09

Intemperance Brought Many Persons Before
Judge Kimbail This Morning.


Intemperance Brought Many Persons Before
Judge kimball This Morning.
There were only twenty-four prisoners in the
Police Court dock this morning and Ellen Nash
was one Of the number. II was her first ap-
pearance for several weeks and she wss so glad
to get back and see her old friend Policeman
Madigan, who is the prison keeper, that she
threw her arms about his neck and wanted to
kiss him, but the latter resisted and made
Ellen march along in the procession.
Lawyer Moss had talk with Ellen before she
went into court and he instructed her not to
get excited and act like she was drunk.
"But was drunk" said Ellen, land I'm q
hardened sinner"
When she appeared before Judge Kimball
Lawyer Moss told the court that Ellen was
seventy-one years old: that she had worked in
hotel for eleven months and during the sum
mer season she cooks on boat
Officer Madigan gave Ellen a good name,
with the exception Of her being victim Of
king alcohol.
In consideration of her age the judge said he
would impose the lowest fne--S5 or fifteen
days.
But she has no money" said counsel.
."Ihen," said the judge, ''she can go down
and have an opportunity to repent"
"In the work houseT' asked counsel.
'ies," answered the court; when q person
gets to be as old us Ellen and continues to do
as she does. think redemption is thing of
the past"
Next came Ellen Smith. another of the same
kind. Ellen thought she would plead guilty
and get of with q light sentence, but Judge
klmball said that she old visitor to the
court and she would therefore have to go down
for ninety days. Ellen was charged with
vagrancy and was arrested in Seaton Park.
Charles Stedter was drunk last night and he
was no doubt absent minded, for he met Police
man Lee and told him that he had 10 home and
wanted 20 go to hospital.
He was told that the work house was the only
place where he could be sent and he said that
was good enough FOR him.
This morning he had changed his mind. He
admitted chat he had been drinking but said
he was here to attend the Soldiers Home board
meeting today, as he wanted to get into the
Hampton Home. Personal bonds.
Matthew Quigley, an old offender whose
trouble Is always the result of liquor. came in
smiling. 1t was an unusual thing to see him
wearing suit OF clothes that had not been
torn IN a struggle with the officer and in addi-
tion to that surprise Matt was sober.
-, This is MIR. Quigley," said Lawyer Moss to
the court.
And he needs no introduction" inter-
rupted the Judge.
What l was going to say" said counsel,
was that more than year ago the prisoner
was given a lecture and released and it did
him good. He did not return for about eleven
months.
THE Lord was forgiving," he continued,
put he was unable to complete the scriptural
quotation, and the judge told him that he was
trying to tell about the seventy times seven.
That's it exactly" said Lawyer Moss.
But" added the court, Il am not as good
as the Lord was.''
Five dollars.
Jesse Miller, young colored man, was so
drunk that he could scarcely walk when Clerk
H1r llal H. g.
OF the line and said in loud voice: "Oh. l am
guilty" and started back as though he was
anxious to get place to sit down.
He was fined So or fifteen days
Levi Peck and James Collins, poorly dressed
white men, were arraigned as drunkards and
they plead guilty.
These men, said the policeman. "are old
soldiers. They were in the hay stable at Grace
land cemetery yesterday under the influence of
liquor and smoking They also had bottle OF
whisky with them"
Sixty days.
Wah Sing, Chinese laundryman who could
not speak good English, and a boy named
Leonard Excl were charged with being dis
orderly.
The Acknowledged representative of the flow
cry kingdom complained that Excl threw sticks
and dirt on his ironing table, but the boy de-
MED 1t and said that cOlOred boy was the
one who annoyed him. He called witnesses to
prove the truth of his assertion. The court
AFTER warning him to let Cinnamon alone took
Exers personal bonds and also Wah Sings
Their collaterals were returned to them.
Frank Reardon was sitting on the curbstone
under the influence Of liquor when Officer Nc
Nally arrested him.
Guilty was his plea to charge Of vagrancy
and his sentence was sixty days.
Tom Fltzsimmons was also in the procession
and he denied charge of violating one of the
ordinances concerning indecent behavior on
the public streets. A fine of 50 or twenty-four
days was imposed in his case.
Tom Sutton, an old drunkard, plead guilty
and went down for two months.
Annie Brown and Jim Harrington were ar
rested on Maryland avenue yesterday for
grossly indecent behavior, and their sentences
were 80 OF thirty days and bonds or ninety
days ON the farm. They went down for four
months.
Il do drink good deal, but am no vag,"
was James Cleary answer when arraigned be-
fore Judge Kimbal today.
Policeman Williams told the Judge that
Cleary did little but use liquor and lie about
the streets. Sixty days