Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-14
THE MONDAY MORNING CROWD.
The Panorama Of Life That ENROLLED Befor
Judge KImball Today.

| OuuBc 1AHiUdil 4OOay
There was the usual Monday gathering at the
Police Court this morning. In tho three cells
| there were sixty-seven prisoners, the colored
people having large majority.
Sixteen Of the victims were women, and
most Of them had been in the same place be-
| fore, and they entertained their male com.
panions in misery with a few popular songs.
| When court opened and the procession was
ready to move Bsilif Kendig wa, in the lead,
| while Keeper Madigan brought up the rear to
| see that none of them escaped.
| Three female members of the Harris family
| in Georgetown were in the line. They were
Molie, Charlotte and Alkaline. They were SO
accustomed to being put through the mill that
charges against them. Bailiff Cole was able to
keep them quiet for awhile, and q charge Of
disorderly against them WAS read. They re-
| newed their plea.
| Heretofore they have lived in Cherry alley,
but the arrest this time was made on Potomac
| street.
| George Thomas, who claims to be a member
OF the family by marriage, was also a member
OF the group, and although he plead not guilty
he was convicted and each member OF the
| party was assessed IS and in default was sem
| fenced to fifteen days on the farm.
In the next case there were four defendants
| and they we're all colored The names they
gave were Thomas Banquet, John Green, Henry
Valentine and Mary Willis. and they were
caught in q raid in Government alley.
"Vagrancy, found drunk in Government al
ley was the charge that Clerk Harper read to
them and they all said, Not guilty" Judge
Kimbali held them guilty under the proof and
sent the men down for thirty days each in de-
fault of bonds ands the woman was given three
months
There was a charge Of vagrancy against
Mary Bell. and Policeman Proctor was the
prosecuting witness He had changed his mind
concerning the prosecuting Of the woman. and
at his request the charge was nolle pressed.
VIM. Taylor, another member OF the crowd
| from Government alley, was arraigned, and
there being two charges against him he pleaded
not guilty.
Policeman Bell told Of the prisoners life as
vagrant and Ofhcer Sherman gave information
| as to q charge Of profanity.
Judge Kimball gave him dose of justice in
each case, bonds or thirty days in one and
| fine OF 80 or thirty days in the other.
Clara Williams selected Pennsylvania avenue
as the place to act in disorderly manner and
she admitted her guilt. Five dollars or fifteen
| days
Catherine Payne and Eva Cutler, two more
from Government alley who were caught in
the raid with the others, were next called and
given ninety days.
Martha McKenny and Mamie Lee. colored
couple arrested for being upon the streets act
ing improperly. answered guilty to charge of
vagrancy and the judge released them on their
own recogniZance.
The next prisoner said guilty" twice in sue
cession and each time there was q charge of
disorderly conduct against him. In the first
case the court said '.Five dollars. but when the
| second case was heard the penalty was doubled.
II don't remember anything about it," was
Patrick Gallagher's reply to a charge of being
disorderly on Pennsylvania avenue late Satur-
day night;
Possibly the officer will remember for YOU"
said the judge.
Policeman Kenny came forward and said that
Patrick was gloriously drunk Saturday night
Il am totally disabled, your honor" said the
prisoner.
"Brt your tongue is not disabled" inter-
rupted the judge
Eight dollars or twenty-four DAYS.
Anna Taylor was fined a similar amount for
disturbing the quiet Of Jackson Hall aIley.
Dlsorderiy conduct was the charge against
Emma Brooks and Bob Jackson. Their pleas
were guilty and their sentences were the same
80 or fifteen days.
Philip Sheldon was called upon to explain
| two charges. One was driving q horse on It'll
street In such manner to collide with an.
| other vehicle and the other charge was dis
orderly conduct.
Phil. could not give satisfactory explana-
ton in either case, and fines amounting to SlO
| or 80 days were imposed.
The last victim in the first procession was
Amelia Taylor, IN old colored woman who lives
| In the house where SO many Migrants were ar
rested Saturday night. This was the second
raid made on her house, although she got out
VI 1t the other time by claiming that she did
not rent the house. This time Policeman
Hanley produced one of the woman's rent
| receipts and her landlord was also present to
give evidence against the woman.
The officers told Of how the ''growler" was
crushed" from the house and exhibited pack
| Of cards found on Mrs. Taylor's table.
woman from Leesburg, who went to the
house to look for her husband, was also ex-
amined.
Amelia, or Mile, % she 10 called, had moth
ing to cay and the judge gave her three months
in Jail