Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-18
THE POLICE COURT PROCESSION.
Nineteen Prisoners Tell Their Stories ia
Judge Miller and Get Their Deserts.

Nineteen Prisoners Tell Their Stories ia
Judge Miller and Get Their Deserts.
When Judge Miller took his seat in the
Police Court this morning procession of nine
\ teen prisoners marched in from the cell room
| to answer charges against them.
The first called for trial were five BOYS
George Smith and VIM. Wright, colored, and
Michael Murray, Martin Anderson and Arthur
Hoover, white. Policeman Ceinar arrested
them for hanging around in 'front.' of the Globe
Theater. Each boy told why he was there.
One said that he goes to the theater once a
week, TWO others said they were promised a
job on the stage and the other two hardly
knew why they were there. George Smith,
who is only ten years old. admitted that he fire.
quents that part of the city and stands about
the door to get checks.
What do you do with the checks2'' inquired
the court.
yes" remarked the judge, 81 see you tear
ing them up now"
Judge Miller then spoke of the attraction at
the theater.
"a band of music and a SHOW He said,
and these boys viii stay there as long as the
music lasts. The best thing for these boys is to
keep away from there"
They were fined S5 or Is days each.
HIS PENSION DOES HIM NO GOOD.
The next case called was that of George Sauls-
bury, an old soldier who draws enough pen
sion money every three months to enable him
to live comfortably if he would let whisky alone
and keep out of bad company. As he will not
DO either, he has to spend most Of his time on
the farm, but his condition is such that he can
not perform much if any labor.
He was released from the workhouse only two
days ago and yesterday he was 30 drunk that
he fell all over the sidewalk and cut his face in
several places. He was sent back for two
months.
VIM. johnson and John Briscoe, colored,
plead guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct
and were fined SIS each.
Eugene Pierce, the ninth prisoner called,
was arralgned on charge Of disorderly con-
duct The proof was that while intoxicated
yesterday he fell over lunch cart and broke
II and was arrested because he refused to pay
Damages. Judge KILLER declined to settle a
civil matter and dismissed the case.
colored man named Willis Conner said he
guessed he was guilty of being loud and bois
ferrous and his guess cost him S5.
James West was drunk yesterday and rolling
caused his arrest aud the fine imposed was IS.
HAS An OPPORTUNITY TO PAINT.
Frank Brown, painter who has been sent
down many times, was charged with vagrancy
The complaint was that he asked two reporters
~ hiOHcy AOi iouSinSs, Dut ne ulun get II.
Brown said he had a good job and wanted to 90
TO work today and the court released him.
Policeman Passeno charged Nathaniel Ran
dolph, colored man, with getting drunk in
Georgetown, and Nat. was released OH his per-
sonal bonds.
Charles Hawkins, a small colored boy who
shoots crap" denied the charge against him,
but his denial was not sufficient and a fine Of
So was imposed.
Isaac Woody and Thomas Chinn were sent
down for vasrancy. Their sentence was sixty
days each.
Guilty" was what Monroe Wilkinson said
when arraigned for disorderly conduct and the
judge said five dollars"
white woman named Jane Lannon, who
has been arrested a number of times, was
charged with vagrancy. Liquor is the cause Of
all her trouble. She once had good home
and several children, but she drank to such an
extent that her home was broken up and her
children taken from her. She was sentenced
to sixty days
The last Of the first procession was a colored
man named John Davis, who was charged with
carrying pistol in South Washington. He was
lined $50 or ninety days.