Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-14
FORrY-THREE PRISONERS
And What Judge Harper said TO Them This
Morning.


Morning.
Friday is usually dull day in the Police
Court, but today was an exception. there being
forty-three prisoners in the dock when Judge
Harper convened court An unusual thing
about the character Of the prisoners was the
fact that most of them we're full-grown men
and women. there being but few children
among them. Eight Of the victims were women.
put the Charges against them were chiefly dis
orderly and vagrancy.
hebecca Smith was one of the females TO be
given a hearing and Policemen Sprinkle and
oriani gave the information that shes an old
time vag."
'Beckie" was as drunk last night as she ever
was In her life. and when the officers found
ner In Slate alley she did not have enough
wearing apparel about her form to give a skirt
dance. She WAS hardly sober when she ap-
peared IN the dock this morning She plead
not guilty. usual but the Judge remem-
bered having written her name on the dockets
"hen he was clerk, and from the testimony il
was apparent that no reformation had taken
place and sentence Of ninety days WAS i'm
posed.
ANNIE WAS DISMISSED.
Annie Stewart, an East Washington colored
girl, was accused of using profane language on
massachusetts avenue. Two other women ap-
peared and gave evidence against Annie, and il
was stated that the case was one of 'prejudy j"
Ane Judge concluded that the statement was a
proper one and dismissed the case
Alice Jones and Mary Payne. whom Police
man faller said were two OF a Kind. were
charged with being guilty of every section of
the Vagrancy act and more besides The
women are colored residents of the Division
ing Tor plying their trade on the streets. Ninety
days each.
James Curtis and George Bell colored men,
were In the procession for disturbin, the quiet
OF U street alley, if such a thing Is possible
BON men had been in the same position before.
ana they knew what they were ABOUT when they
said guilty. Five dollars or fifteen tlavs each
EDWARD Palmer lis a man who L. opposed TO
doing any manual labor except when he docs
II at some government Institution and when he
receives nothing but his meals for labor. Yes
terday he decided that he would rather be in
the work house during the balance of the sum-
mer than to be out In the free air, and so he
pIead guilty to a charge of being a vsgrant.
Ninety DAYS.
Isaac Smith and Clarence Norton plead not
gulty. The charge against them was disor-
DERBY conduct on b street Smith was fined IS
ana Norton was dismissed.
THE AGENT WAS RIGHT.
This man is SO well dressed this morning. "
said Agent Key. land he looks SO much like a
dude that didn't know him. He had on his
working clothes yesterday"
1t turned out that Mr.. Key did not know the
man; that he was not defendant in a cruelty
case but was charged with assault. Mr.. Clagett
OBJECTED to Mr.. hey taking up the time of the
court Tor nothing. and IN a good -natured man.
ner said he wished somebody would kill the
cruelty to-animal mar.
SaiiIe Evans was the principal witness against
Dan Woodland. colcred man, who was taxed
" for being dIsorderly on X street.
Frank Bowie, William Larney, Thomas Car
ley and Frank Cassidy were fined So each for
violating the District ordinances
As the trial of the colored dude spoken of by
Agent hey progressed it turned out that he was
arrested about mule and Mr.. hey was right.
Charles Wilson plead guilty to a charge of
vagrancy and was given ninety days.
ollver Dorsey denied that he was "vag, ~
but the judge did not believe his side of the
story and gave him thirty days
Jim Buckley, the last ore in the first pro-
cession, plead not guilty. He was charged
with disturbing the residents of Monroe street.
Anacostia. and he court fined him IS or two
weeks on the farm.