Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-18
A LARGE BATCH OF PRISONERS.
Judge Harper Deals Out Justice With . Ere
Hand.

Judge Harper Deals Out Justice with Free
Hand.
There was long procession Of prisoners in
Judge Harper's court this morning when court
opened and the judge took occasion to say
| something about the character of o street
| alley. Charlie Smith was the person on trial
and the charge against him was disturbing the
| quiet Of the alley.
The judge thought that in consideration Of
the bad character of the alley there was no,
much quiet to disturb. From the number oil
! cases brought from the alley mentioned the
judge said il was getting to be one of the worst
alleys in the city. Smith was fined SIS or IT.
| teen days, and not sving the money he had te
| take the fifteen days.
THE Usual PIsToL-CARR1ER.
There was the usual pistol-carrier in the pro
| cession. He was Robert Williams, a negro
! from the county, who was arrested by Police
man Ellsworth for being disorderly on Wilson
street, and the revolver was found in his pocket
Thore were only two chambers of the weapon
| loaded. but Bob had an extra supply OF
cartridges in his pocket. Judge Harper told
him that when he went out to get in trouble he
| only add to his trouble. For having the
weapon in his pocket fine OF $50 or ninety
! days was imposed in addition to a fine OF IS OF
| fifteen days for being disorderly.
Sadie HerZog's maiden name was Burke and
| she was once nice-looking girl, but dissipa-
| ton brought her as low as many Of the fire..
! quenters OF the court. From tune to time she
| made efforts to do better, but each time she
soon fell from grace and went back among her
| former companions. Finally she married sol
der and for several months she kept sober, but
king Alcohol had got such a hold on her that
eba do lint he
downward road. She got on that road so often
that she became one of the ''regulars' at the Po-
lice Court and her face is familiar on the farm
Policeman Mccormick said he had warned her
| several times lately, but his warning did nc
good. Judge Harper gave her ninety days this
time.
THE BOY GIVEN CHANCE.
James Robinson, q good looking boy who
| looks as if he was not more than seventeen
years old, was charged with being a vagrant.
| Policeman Faller, who arrested him, said that
| the boy drank liquor and did not do exactly
| right about home. All he wanted was the court
| to give the boy warning, and this the court
did. His personal bonds were taken.
Today was William Hoffman's first appear
! ance for several weeks, and the only charge
against him was using profane language. He
| plead guilty and submitted to fine OF IS or
| seven days.
| When Annie Foley an old offender, was ar.
| rested last night by Policeman who did moi
| know her as well as many others, she gave the
name of An old chum named Maggie Sullivan
| and SO her name was recorded as Maggie Sulli.
van, alias Annie Foley. When arraigned she
was 80 well pleased that the charge against heI
| was only disorderly conduct and not vagrancy
that she plead guilty and was fined SIS.
Ida Stewart plead guilty to a charge Of dis
turbing the disreputable people in Louise alley
and she will spend fifteen days on the farm with
| some Of her friends.
THIRTY DAYS TO SOBER Up.
| Jimmie Mcdonald, it was charged, Was found
drunk on street northeast, and the judge
| thought thirty days would do him good.
| Mortimer Clark was brought in on an attach.
ment to pay an % fine. He thought that hit
| personal bonds had been taken during good be.
| havior, but the judge told him that be would
have to get the money or go down.
Haven't you the money!"
mo, your honor"
''Then you will have to step back"
! Fred Barthsheish was also required to ster
| back, as he was convicted Of two charges and
fined Fred was locked up in the 18th street
police station for being disorderly, and he in
| jured the building to such an extent that an
! additional charge was preferred against him.
Fines amounting to SIS or forty-ive days were
| imposed.
Robert Headly, for being disorderly in Free.
| mans alley, and Mary johnson, for a similar
! offense on Wilson street, in the county, were
| fined IS each.