Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
TWO DOZEN UNFORrUNATEs.
Most OF Them Were Addicted to the Excess
sive Use of Whisky

sive Use OF whisky.
This morning when the court crier an
| nouuced that the Police Court was ready for
business there were two dozen unfortuuates IN
the three cells in the little brick structure adj
| joining the building and the first procession
| that marched through the corridors and up
the stairs to Judge Kimballs court showed the
| effects of too much Christmas celebration.
There was one POOR man in the lot whose
nervousness gave him the appearance of a man
/ bordering ON the verge Of deiirium tremens.
| His name he gave as Peter Doyle and it was
| with some effort that he succeeded in remain
ing seated on a chair. His story was that he was
a dredger and yesterday be came up the river,
after fcrty-iive days hard work. He denied
| the statement of the officer that he was beg
ging on 18th street last night, and said that he
| spoke to some ladies to learn the way to Mis-
souri, avenue
and you expect me to believe that story, !"
| queried the court.
Its the TRUTH was the prisoners reply.
You are suffering from the effects of whisky
now" remarked the judge, land think sixty
days will do You good"
FOUND on A CELLAR DOOR.
Gustavus Godfrey and Thos. Gallagher were
called to the bar together and arraigned for
disorderly conduct. Whisky was the cause OF
! their trouble and they admitted that they bad
violated the law.
Policeman Jcnnings was the officer in the
| case aud lie told tho judge that he arrested the
men at the corner OF Sth and streets last
night They were lying on II cellar door sing
ing, said the officer. 'and they made con-
siderable noise"
That's right said Godfrey, 'but il your
honor will give me until next Monday l will
pay the fine"
who knows this manT' asked Judge Kim
ball.
HE has been here q number of times" said
Bailiff kendig.
II have known Kim for ten years." added
Policeman Broune, ''and if he doesn't pay the
fine can get him for YOU
The judge granted the prisoners request
and his companion stepped back because he
well-dressed eolored man who gave his
name as Eustace Thornton plead guilty to a
charge of disorderly conduct and Policeman
Cramer thinking the case was more than an
ordinary one asked the court the privilege of
making statement. According to his state
nent the man was intoxicated and because he
fell out OF saloon door he used bad and bois-
ferrous language. After being placed under
arrest he continued the use OF the language.
Ten dollars or thirty days
TREATED TO CHRISTMAS WHISKY.
Torcus Tate was the next prisoner called, but
he appeared less like dangerous man than he
did last night when Policeman Sutton arrested
him. He was under the influence of liquor
last night and he told OF carrying razor and
doing up" everybody. He came from Alex
andria and Sergeant Smith of that place gave
Officer sutton TO understand that Alexandria 8
loss was not Wa,hington's gain.
Torcus said he War treated to some Christmas
whisky last night and be did not remember
what he said. Bouds or thirty days.
Daniel Triplett, celored, arrested at one of the
steamboat wharves for being disorderly, was
charged 80 for his fun. 1t will probably re-
main charged.
Wash Curry's familiar face was in the pro-
cession and he plead guilty to charge OF usin z
pro;ane language last night. Wash went to q
dance last night and when on the street using
bad language Policeman BrOune placed him
under arrest. He continued the use of his bad
language all the way to the police station and
even after being placed behind the bars he
made so much noiso that the officers could not
sleep.
A TRIO or TRAMPs.
Chas. Deolt, alias Deer, Charles johnson and
Robert Broune, a trio of meu who closely re-
sembled trarnps. denied a charge Of vagrancy,
but when the judge learned that they had been
lodging in police station he required them to
give bonds or 60 down for thirty days.
Annie Butler and Mary plead guilty to
charges OF disorderly conduct and went down
for fifteen days each.
The two Johns next appeared. One was John
Addison and the charge against him was fast
driving. The other was John johnson and he
wanted home On the farm. The Judge gave
him thirty days. Addison was tned $40