The Critic and record., 1891-04-27
MELANCHOLY MONDAY
FOR THE 10 UNFORTUNATEs WHO
GRACE THEPOLICE COURT DOCKET5.

Both Judge Miller and Judge Kimball
Kept Busy--Some Of the More lm.
portant and Interesting Cases Many
Forfeit Collateral.
The docket of the Police Court was
larger this morning than 1t has been be
fore for month and both Judge Miller
and Judge Kimball were kept very busy.
There were over soyenty-nino persons
locked up and seycnty-cight Ipeople who
failed to answer to their names and for
fcited collateral
Two Months For Assault.
"Will you never stop coming here,
Annie, with this man Bell said Judge
Miller as Annie Bell stepped on the Wit
ness stand and told how Solomon Bell
bad struck her in the face.
IA hope so, boss, said the woman, whose
face was swollen terribly. Both Of my
eyes have been shut so as ! couldn' see
for two days"
Judge, / struck her, admit that but
she keeps following me and ] had to do
IT,. She hit me, too" This from the
prisoner.
"She might have hit you" said his
Honor; Nbut II has always happened
when you two have been here that the
woman has the black eye. Solomon,
you will have to so to Jail this time for
two months"
"What will the fine be, Judge?r
"There will be no fine. You will have
to do down. said the Court, and Bell
went back to his cell.
He ANed for Money.
81 AK de mussy of de Court" said Will
| liam Smith, as he was called up. II woke
! up in de station and foun' de three
| pound Of buttah in my han, | was
| ,tirely discussions, Jedgc, and didn't
! know how it got dere.n
"This thing" said his Honor, "of peo-
! pie going tomarket on Saturday and steal
ing half of the things they want has got
to be stopped
; ~ wuks and Use got a wife and three
Ill. chillun to support" 3" eXpostulated the
Yes" said his Honor, obut the man
you stole this butter from may have half
a'dozen children to support. You'll have
to pay fine Of $40 or so to jail for thirty
days.
His wounds Saved Him.
Every week the inmates of the Soldiers
Home listen to a temperance lecture. The
last one was delivered on Saturday even
ing, and John Hepperal of Rockville took
it into his mind to attend. But he WASH [
allowed to. As he walked up the path
leading to the leCture-roOm Conrad Fred
eriCks, an old soldier, who did not attend
the lecture sprang out of the bushes,
with a stick in his hand, and hit Heppcral
over the head with it. There was no
testimony to prove that there was any
prOvOCation.
you can't take the law into you
own hands like this" said Judge Miller
There is law in this country and for
my part intend to see that tits enforced
He struck at me first, your Honor
said lFrCderiCks, "and I'm an old soldier
with four bullet wounds and one piece OF
lead still in my body"
"There is no testimony here to prove
that you had any proyocation for striking
this man. said the Judge. "Non cant
90 about hitting people on the head witt
sticks. If you were not an old soldier
I'd send you to Jail. As it is I'll ln'
you S2j.
a Family Anair.
Alexander West was charged with as
saultng his wife Martha. They live il
Georgetown, and he drives a street-ca
when he works at all. The officers testi
fled that so long as he kept sober the pris
oner was hard-working man, but wher
drinking he was liable to do things tina
he regretted afterward.
to live with her husband again, and tha
he made life burden to her.
Just let me off this time, Judge" sale
the prisoner" and solemnly swear to yol
that never again will | take another drink
/, Give me one chance more to commenC
afrosh, and ] won't go back on you b.
, doing anything wrong again. only tr.
me-"
"Well, / will give you chance ono
more said his Honor, but it will be tn
last, Now, ] am going to put you unde
= bonds to keep the peace toward your wifi
for the next six months If you dare t.
. break it during that time I'll send you t
I jail for six months"
An Italian and a Knife.
There was trouble in the Italian colon
on Saturday night, and as is usually tn
| case, a knife played a prominent par
Louis Susco, l6.year-old boy, wa
5 charged with assaulting Gus Cassayil
! with knife. The boy claimed that tn
man had attempted to beat him an
showed where his clothing had been torn
but the Judge thought that this was nc
: sufficient proyocation for the use of tn
/ knife and imposed fine of $50 orSuscC
Q He Cut Him Twice.
: Samuel Seymour was sent to Jail for tw
months by Judge Miller for an assault o
e Frank Davis, another colored man. TIL
e men got into a quarrel about Davis wifi
! Seymour having spoken about her in
a a rather uncomplimentary way. Davis r.
: sented it, and was attacked by Seymou
:, who cut him couple of times, but M
9 seriously. Davis went to Freedman's Ho
a pital, where his wounds were dressed.
4 A Peacemaker Stabbed.
o Alexander Demnd is on a cot in Free,
7 mans Hospital with an ugly wound in h
- abdomen made by knife in the hands
n William Smith, a Colored man.
p Smith had had some hot words with h
l. brother-in-law near his residence on Je
# fersOn street. Demind and man name
q William II. Eskridge interiered and triC
q to part the men. Smith savagely turnC
q on the peacemaker drew his pocket kni
d and made lunge at Eskridge. The kni
" struck n rib, however, making a sligl
Il wound. Smith then turned on Denim
il and slashed him in the lower part of II
abdomen. The keen-deged blade q
ir through the outer wall, causing herni
4 Smith then attempted to escape but w
II arrested by officer LYDIA who placed u
4 charge of assault with intent to kill again
IS him and locked hun up in the Secor
n precinct station. Demind was carried
Al Freedman's Hospital where his iniun
were attended to.
10 In the Police Court this morning Smi
t,-og hold 10 av-ait tho aNtnnt nf tbagn &