Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-25
THE POLICE COCRr.
Judge KimbaIi sits With Judge Miller and
Watches the Proceedings With Interest.

Watches the Proceedings With Interest,
This morning when Bailiff Hooe convened
| the Police Court the newly appointed Judge.
Ivory G. Kimball, occupied a seat beside Judge
Miller, as he wanted to get an idea Of the de-
tails of the court. Several of the defeated
candidates came into court soon afterward and
each in turn congratulated the newiy-ap-
pointed judge.
carpenter removing tin from portion of
the roof furnished music to which the first pro-
cession moved gracefully through the court.
The new judge could not say five dollars" or
''six months" because he had not qualified,
and so he simply looked on as an interested
spectator and let Judge Miller do the talking.
Arthur Phillips, a small boy. was the leader of
the procession. He went to the Globe Theater
last night. He had been there before. and was
once used as a witness against the proprietors
In whisky case. Special Policeman Taylor.
who does duty in the theater said he arrested
him for making too much noise in the theater.
Arthur claimed that he was arrested because
he had sworn against Roop d Hopper
HE put me ont, said the boy.
what did you go there for?" inquired the
court.
.'To see the show"
| there"
The officer denied that he knew about the
boy having been a witness in the whisky case
and the court fined Arthur IS or fifteen DAYS.
remarking: You had better remain. away
from there"
Mollie Lee and Rachel johnson were ext
called. They were two rough looking colored
girls from maiden Lane" in South Washing
ton.
Are You guilty or not guilty of being disor-
derry In Louise alleyi the clerk asked Mollie.
Guilty, Of course" she responded.
what do Won say2,' Rachel Was asked I'm
guilty, too" she answered
i've dollars EACH" said the Judge.
i-ddie Luckett was the last colored boy Of a
crowd OF fifteen of the same kind brought be-
fore the court and he was charged with being
disorderly in South Washington
Copper" Eugene Smith was ready and wait
ing to give evidence against him, but be fooled
the copper by answering guilty"
Five dollars or fifteen days
Two young men named John Brannan and
Mort Ashford we're in on a charge of yagrancy.
but after hearing their story the Judge dis
missed the charge.
jeff Stewart, colored man. borrowed a razor
to shave with. but before he had time 10 use it
he got what Policeman Parker said half full. -
He evidently had no murderous object in view.
and for that reason the judge excused him of
that charge, but fined him IS for being dis
orderly.
Henry Harris, a convicted vagrant, was sent
down for sixty DAYS.
There were plenty traces of respectabilitv
left about Edward Bryan, who was charged
with disorderly conduct, and he said ''guilty, -
with an appearance of shame that indicated
that It was his hrst appearance in the parade.
As he was minus IS he had TO step back
The policeman wrong: didn't swear loud
enough to be heard on the street." said William
Quigley, but Policeman Furey said be did and
that why the judge fined him IS.
Walter Bradley, colored man from George
town, was the last one In the first procession,
a nd for attn "a