The Critic and record., 1891-03-30
POLICE COURT POINTS.
A Girl who Would Like to Begin New
Lifc-SOme had Easter Eggs.

h%ilt-SOuit Abhu iSbsNtI GEBSs
Easter Monday in the Police Court was
not the joyous occasion to the prisoners
brought before the bar that it was in the
churches and homes of the city. There
was nothing joyous in the parade that
filed before Judge Miller this morning. 1t
was emphatically blue Monday for the
poor wretches who passed along where
their stories were weighed in the scales of
justice.
The first prisoner brought before the
Bar was type but rarely seen in Wash
ington. She looked as if she had been
transplanted to the Capital from the
lowest ranks of the deni2ens of the
Bowery. She gave her name as Kate May,
and said she lived near Freedman's Hos
pital, in locality that has furnished
good many successful candidates for the
jail and not few for the hangman's
moose.
She pleaded guilty to the charge of being
vagrant in defiant tone of voice and
the Judge gave her the usual sentence, but
as she turned to go back to the dock he
called her back
Where do your parents live?" asked his
Honor.
Baltimore was the answer.
Don't you want to go back there
don't you want TO start life over again ;"
was the next question.
The girl thought it over moment or
two. She seemed to be taking mental
review of her life and also troubled little
by the kindness IN his HonOr's voice.
Yes she said at last, ~ think /
would"
The name Of the girls mother and her
address was taken and she will be sent
home.
He called himself William Smith and
he looked worn out. He said he was a
weaver, and that he was on his way TO the
New South for the purpose of growing up
with the country. He had walked all
the way from little town on Long Island
and it mad taken him ten days % make
the Journey. He thought he might he able
to reach Manchester, Va. where he hoped
he would find work in the woolen mills
there.
"Well, go on, said his Honor. 81 don't
know whether you are professional or
not, but if ] were you ! wouldn't stay in
Washington many hours longer"
IL works IN q cook shop, yer Honah, an
dis man nebber seed me drunk"
This is what John Stemson, avery black
boy, said this morning as he stepped into
the dock.
He belongs to the toughest gang in
Georgetown" put in Officer Lynch, "and
doesn't do anything for an honest living"
you work in a cook shop, eh ?" said
the Judge. "What part of You does the
work? You. will have to give bonds,
John, or 20 down."
Now and then woman's cry disturbs
the business of the Police Court as il did
| Tins morning. Her name was Matilda
Roy and she was hard-wOrking woman,
| but her son, who goes by the name Of
| Rob Roy is not.
ii.s mother works from morn almost
until morn again" said the officer, who
made the arrest, "but the boy lOafs around
Center Market nearly all the time, and
| two separate times ] have seen him make
motions as if he wanted TO get chance at
| the pOCkctbOOks of ladies' at the market
thought ia gather him in before he sue
ceeded. He's q bad egg"
you can go down as vag, said the
| Court.
Then il wasthat the mother fell from
| the bench, where she was sitting, To the
| hOor with the cry "AlypOOr boy my poor
| boy ~ on her lips. The bailif's supported
| her To the door Of the court and Rob Roy
went back to his cell,
James Colt in the Police Court this
morning was held in 5000 bonds for the
| grand jury under the charge of embeZIle-
| ment. The defendant was at one time in
the employ of $. Saltstein, ieweler, and
| Mr.. Saltstein alleges that Mr.. Colt collected
money from Lula Burke and failed 20
! turn it i'm. This, he claims, is only one Of
| number of instances and that his aggre-
gate losses will amount to not less than
| 500.
The defense did not deny that the
! money had been taken. They produced
q list of the money collected and not
handed in and said that they had fully in
tended to refund the money,
Forwrting policy, Nelson Thurston was
| sent to Jail for four months this morning
! by Judge Miller i'm the Police Court.