Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-06
POLICE COURT CASES.
Minor Onenses Considered by Judge Harper
This Morning.

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This Morning.
There were only seven prisoners in the first
procession that marched before Judge Harper
this morning. They constituted one-fourth Of
| the entire number in the dock.
William Zeitler was the first Of the number
who was asked ''are you guilty or not guilty.
and his reply was II am not guilty"
Policeman Herbert Of South washii gton said
that William and his wife had been engaged in
| quarrel on Virginia avenue and he caught
him while he was running away.
Lawyer D Neal plead for the release Of the
the latter said that the defendant was q good
man and he had never known him to be in
trouble
Judge Harper said the affair was a domestic
trouble. and as it WAS all in the family he would
impose nominal fine and suspend sentence.
WOULDN'T LET HIN OFF.
lam guilty Of being drunk" was the plea
Of an elderly man who gave his name a. VIM.
Connor, ''and, 4" he added, '1f your honor will
give me a chance will leave the city in sixty
minutes"
Policeman Croft was called and be told the
judge that it was one Of the worst cases Of dis
orderly he had ever heard of. Conner was
drunk, said the officer. and he had something
to say to everybody who came along, and he
"Give me one chance" plead the prisoner,
but the judge told him he was not entitled to .
chance this time.
But want to 60 to Philadelphia" persisted
the prisoner. Il vas drinking with some Phiia-
delphians and intended to leave here with
them, but got arrested"
"And now" said the judge, "you win have
to pay fine Of $40 or 60 down for thirty
days"
WAS ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING.
Robert Brooks, a colored boy who drives
horse. was accused of driving so as to collide
with another vehicle. He drove against a car
riage in which Mrs. Olive W. Guerdman was
seated The boy. it was charged, was asleep at
the time, and Judge Harper fined him t10.
He was given thirty days in default.
William Finks and William Wright colored
boys. were charged with vagrancy and they
plead not guilty. Wright Is a South Washing
ton negro and Finks belongs in q street
alley. Wright claims that he worked for an
ice company, but the judge told him that the
testimony of the officers had proven that state
ment to be untrue.
Finks also made statement in his own be-
half. but the judge told him that he was a
crap shooter" and did not deserve any
clemency.
The two Williams were given ninety days in
default of bonds.
James Adams and Fred Bresnan were called
Tor diEorderly conduct. They plead guilty and
were fined IS each.
They brought up the rear Of the first pro-
cesslon and then Elmer Clinton and William
Lucas were called out. The charge against
them was being disorderly on 14th street and
they plead guilty to the charge; SIS or fifteen
days.
WENT TO SLEEP ON THE GRASS.
An elderly man named Ulrich Herwigh was
in the line, charged with trespassing on the
grass in the Smithsonian grounds, and he ad-
mitted his guilt
He Is a stranger in the city and yesterday
when he visited the park he took his lunch with
him and hadsa picnic all by himself. After
eating his lunch he spread a newspaper ON the
grass and stretched himself upon it and used
his coat for pillow. There he was enjoying a
nap, wholly unconscious that he was violating
any law, when Park Waterman Dillon aroused
him and placed him under arrest
The defendants statement was that he cana
here from Philadelphia to look after patent,
and he promised to return home if permitted
to do so. His personal bonds were taken.
Tom Ryan was drunk and he appeared like
he was glad of it He did not deny that he had
walked on the grass and Judge Harper taxed