Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
JUDGE MILLER's NEW YEAR.
Motley Guests Mt His Reception in the Police
Court This Morning.

Court This Morning.
There were thirty-four prisoners in the
Police Court dock this morning, seven Of whom
were locked up as witnesses, leaving twenty
seven charged with violations of law. This is
seventeen less than were before the court
Christmas day. There was a large audience,
today being holiday. When the judge took
his seat on the bench Lawyer E. b. Hay wished
him a happy New Year, and procession Of
prisoners was then formed from one side Of the
room to the other, and one by one they were
arraigned.
THE PoLIcEMAS's CLUE DID II.
The first one called was q colored man named
Henry Thomas, who will not forget last nights
experience for some time. He had cut across
his forehead and his face was covered with
blood from the wound. Tine prisoner was
charged with being drunk and disorderly and
the court asked what the trouble was with his
head. The man got back at me-" replied
Officer Hanover. land I hit him." Thomas
said be had not been arrested before for seven
years and the judge let him go.
IMPORTED TRAMPs.
Tanoiko FEEDER and Mairinga Forey were the
names given by the next prisoners. They
were foreigners and genuine tramps. Each
had bag over his shoulder. and between them
they had a complete set of cooking utensils
Their faces and hands looked as though they
had not seen water for months. They we're in
south Washington begging yesterday, and the
judge gave them sixty days each.
THE LOCAL PREACHER AND TUE BAD 10Y.
Wesley Lyles, colored man, told the judge
that he was a local preacher and he accused a
little colored boy named Willie Kelsey with
using what he said was fame" language. Then
he told what the language and it was SO
TOO AFFEcTIoNArE.
The name James s. Smith was called but he
failed to answer. He had left $40 collateral for
using insulting language toward two ladies
near 18th and Fl streets. The man was under
the influence of liquor and was SO affectionate
that he called one of the ladies my dear"
Tobias Simpson. an aged colored citizen, was
fined IS for disorderly conduct.
Joseph Polly got drunk last night and went
to sleep on the sidewalk. When Policeman
kreamer aroused him and advised him to go
home he told the officer to go to the bad place.
He fined % or six days.
Il am IA working mar. but took o few drinks
and it went to my head" 49,. James Clarke.
He was fined 50 or fifteen las
William II. johnson, coiored vagrant, was
given two months.
The next prisoner who appeared showed evil
dences of having been drunk and engaged in a
scrap, either with another individual or with
an icy sidewalk. He was in for violation of a
District ordnance beneath an electric light on
Transatlantic avenue last night The sentence
was fine of 50 or fifteen days.
William Mcmillan and John A. Goldsboro
were accused Of having refused to pay hack
hire. and the record showed that they paid the
driver q 80 each and settled the case.
Thomas Lightfoot paid SIS for tying his horse
to a tree.
The names Of Polly Lynch. Sadie Lynch and
Belle johnson were called, but they did not APP
pear to claim their IS collaterals left with Off
GERS who arrested them.