Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
JOHN CONNOR,s RAZOR.
IL Gave Him Heavy .atence-Ot
Prisoners and Their Fate.

IL Gave Him Heavy ..atence-Other
Prisoners and Their Fate.
There has been a steady decrease N the
number of prisoners brought before the Police
Court since Christmas, and today there were
only eleven victims of the police in the three
cells. The police have an idea that the small
number of prisoners is the result Of the action
of the court during the holidays in sending so
many Migrants and rough characters to the
Jail and work house The arrest OF so
many tramps earlier in the season and the
sending of them to the farm or requiring them
to leave town has also helped to decrease the
number, and it will probably not be until
spring when the nomadic citizens Of nowhere
return on their way north and again help to
swell the docket
John Conner was sized up by Judge Kimball
as tramp and while he made no denial of the
courts assertion he said he had worked as a
bricklayer near Newport News. His clothes
indicated that he had spent some time on coal
trains and engines, and he admitted that he
had ''bummed" his way on railroad trains when
he was short of funds. He reached this city
late last night and before he had been here an
hour he was locked up. Policeman Roberts
found a razor IN his pocket and he claimed
that he carried it for shaving purposes only.
Forty dollars or sixty days" said the Judge.
Say, Judge. said the prisoner. If you let
me 60 this time III leave the city,"
II can't let you go with the razor, !" the Judge
told him.
81 don't want the razor" said the prisoner.
"You couldn't get it if you did," said the
court.
The stranger went down.
TO BE EXAMINED AS TO HIS SANITY
The next man IN the proce ssion was q
German, who answered to the name of Charles
Deason. A charge OF vagrancy had been pre-
ferred against him by Policeman Patrick
Creagh, who produced a record showing the
number of nights that the old man had used
the dodgers room. The prisoner, tall man
about fifty years old, had a long beard and
when called upon to make statement he said
that number Of persons we're after him and
he was in danger. They steal churches and
make counterfeit money" he said. land /
always behave myself. In the summer time l
work on the farm and in the winter 1 earn INV
living making ink
1t was suggested that the prisoner was of
unsound mind and the court committed him
for a medical examination as to his sanity.
VIM. Simons, young coiored man, was tried
for an alleged violation of the disorderly con-
duct law and he was not convicted. 1t was al
legged that he was present at a crap game, but
the proof did not show that he was in any
manner connected with the game.
Louis West, a small colored boy, who has
been in court before as q vagrant, was given q
reform school sentence.
Thomas Hall, colored representative of
Georgetown, and Edward Fryer from East
Washington plead guilty to charges of disor-
derby conduct and were given fifteen days each
in default of fine.
James Turner said guilty" to Q charge of
being suspicious person and Q sentence eff
sixty days was imposed.
The testimony in the case Of . coiored man
named Basil Taylor, charged with vagrancy.
did not show that Basil worked many days in
succession, but the court could not hold him
guilty under the proof and he was DISCHARGED.