The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-21
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
REvOLvE MERRILy IN THE POLICE
COURT THIS MORNING.

Judge Miller Has MANY Cases Of Assault
To Dispose of--Tlte Misfortune Which
BefeIl u Man Who Started Out to See
the Town.
I The face of Thomas o. Donald was spat-
tered with blood when he stepped in the
dock of the Police Court this morning
The blood came from hole in his fore
head, made by the club of Policeman
Jacobson, who declared that he was
Obliged to use the baton to protect him
self. ODonald had three charges filed
against him. Tie first was that of being
an habitual drunkard, and the warrant
was sworn out by his brother. Officer
Jacobson went to serve II and found
ODonald drunk. He resisted arrest and
was knocked down with the club. He
got up again, ran upstairs, and, so the
story window. Then jacobson arrested
him and locked him up on the charges OF
being vagrant an habitual drunkard
and assault upon an officer.
The policeman testified that the brother
Of the man had helped him in his resist
ance and he was to be arrested on the
charge of being disorderly. A number of
witnesses testified that 0'Donad was too
drunk to resist, but Judge Miller did not
place much credence in them.
"O'Donald you can go down for thirty
days and get your head attended to. |
will dismiss the assault, as think you
have already been punished enough in the
assault case. The charge of being an
habtual drunkard is also dismissed"
Fined for Fast Driving.
The laws of the District in regard to
"'l'ins anu riuiiis are 10 the eilcct .n"V
the pace on improved streets cannot be
more than eight miles an hour and on I'M
\ improved roads not more than twelve
smiles an hour. There Is no way of ascer-
ssTning the rate of speed, and it is left
i1rgely to the discretion OF hepolice. II
T,'a m Na;i, imn.ser 10 ue'erniihe, pic
cers Of late tIare Il 10 haan larger NJ, n, .
| her of cases Than usual In The poiice
( Court.
The Commissioners Office and Police
} Headonarters are Hooded with com nle;nts
from citizens who have Ind narrow es.
canes and thc officers have been instructed
10 he on the watch for fast Srive r''' Thev
saw IN a. Tho ma;nr;tv If them ara stongerss
in the civ arcrsiomeJ IN Tho rnnghe or
n fhorouphfares Of other cities and fhev
rcsllv 20 not know how fast thew are
! driving on the smooth asphalt streets.
L y "A ~
Y Vernon r. Is Parker and Enoch More.
land were fined 81 each for driving faster
than eight miles an hour'
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Us. " see .nc OWL.
ihlilp .. Wepp hlied himselt fuii oil
whisky last night, bought pistol and
went out to see the town. He didn't
have many adventures until he got into
difficulty with an unknown man and
Omcer hagan inopportuneiy came alone
nrb; vnc a,uai lin l,;n, sso yuoso m,,cr .u,,
no,ad s ,'io" MN i' 'or u"tti ,ms , oo',
Jar,,, weapons anu 20 ior "c'i's u'sor'
! "e"y' MANY assa,i, cas.s
! I,a,;r,r rnm, No "nnoaranoo 81 ,haoa
ouos'nB iron, 'ne appearahce Oh thc car
endar of the Police Court this morning
the spirit of mischief was abroad last
Knight. There were seven cases of assault,
brought before Judge Miller and eyeryou,
of the persons charged with single ex
| ccptioli were imprisoned Samuel Bank.
& cut Wash. Allison with razor and as h,
was nm old and regular habitue of th,
court he was sent to iail for ST,
months. John Wesley had mis-
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