Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-27
sEvENrY.rHREE ON THE ROLL.
The Prisoners who Visited Judge kimbail's
Court To-day.

sfh got tDe money thismofnfng, was the
song of many Of Judge KimbslIs callers this
morning. ''If you trust me" they said, .'Tl
pay you asscon as get it,"
The judge informed them that the court was
doing strictly cash business and Was not run
ming an instalment house. few excepti ons
were made where good indorsers were obtained
and few days were given in which TO produce
the amount charged against them.
Seventy-three names were on the rolls and
fully seventy Of them had been celebrating the
holidays by bending their elbow too often
where the flowing bowl was free to callers, and
one man said he had called on friends and in
duiRed In a little wine that went TO his head
and resulted in getting him in trouble.
John b. Hopkins was the first guest who was
presented BY Usher Kendig and he gave evil
dence OF desire to apologize for his drunken
spree on Christmas day. He in a generally
broken-up condition. and the outward evidences
OF rum were unmistskeable.
Guilty" be replied when arraigned for
drunk and disorderly.
"Five dollars or fifteen days.
Judge. your honor" said the prisoner. 81
came here to spend the holidays with my no me
folks. have been in California, and vester-
day got drunk
He asked the Judge to let him off this time
and he would not do so again.
The judge was about to let him off. but
Policeman Hanze, who arrested him, walked up
and made the case appear rs bad as possible
against the young man. and the judge then
told Hopkins to step back.
THE KING OF vAas
John Roach was next called and young man
whose face had been colored from excessive use
Of rum responded. He had been -ught over
from Anacos.ia and charged with being a COM
mon drunksrd.
Hes what YOU might call the king Of the
vags in Anacostia." said Policeman Reagan.
"He bought q pint of whisky yesterday and
went down on the railroad and drank it. Half
an hour later he Was dead drunk and would
have died if he had not been cared for as soon
as he was"
What have you to say for YOURSELF"
II guess that's right"
Thirty days.
Ten dollars and very sore head Was the PEN
atty suffered by a middle-aged colored man
named Charles johnson. Charlie is patron of
South Washington saloons and the peculiar ef-
feet Of whisky sold in that section showed itself
in his conduct He went through Van street
and stopped at the house of Dennis Buchanan,
an old colored citizen who gives trouble to no
one. The old man did not care to entertain
johnson, but the latter sconduct compelled him
to do SO. johnson procured an Ak and then pro-
cseded to tear down the Buchanan mansion.
He first broke Q window and then the door.
1t was a joke. SO he thought, but Buchanan
thought the joke was going too far when John
son began to phil off the weather boards. and
then be drove him of with base ball bat.
Il hit him, said Buchanan, land L hit him
right
The appearance Of the prisoner had rendered
it unnecessary for him to state where he struck
him.
johnson admitted his guilt and went down
for a month because he did not have an Y.
Following this he was taken up in Judge
Miller's court for carrying razor. 1t was
charged that he had threatened to carve tur-
key in Buchanan's anatomy after the other
trouble. johnson denied that be had any such
intention. and said that he had shaved with the
razor yesterday. but the blade looked though
it had been used for cutting sweet breads at a
"cake walk"
For the next ninety days he will do his walk
ing in jail, where there is no cake.
THREE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
young man, dressed in his Sunday suit Of
clothes, who gave his name William Winters,
was called upon to answer three charges. He
was in charge Of another mans coupe yesterday
and he drove through the streets in a reckless
manner and at a rate of speed greater than
is allowed by law. The poor horse was the suf-
ferer last night, but the driver got the worst of
it today.
Fines amounting to $50 or sixty days we're
imposed. and, like the other prisoners. he
stepped back in the crowd to await the arrival
OF q $40 bill or the prison van.
James A. Snowden. the colored man who was
paper, was in the tolls today. He went down
for fifteen days.
Lawyer Kicks was heard from when Sam
Willis was called for trial. With Sam it was a
repetition of the many stories told before he
appeared.
He was drunk and did no. remember said
the lawyer.
81 was told Yesterday that your honor had
never tasted whisky" added the lawyer, land
of course you could not tell just how it would
effect you"
Il don't want to know" the judge said
fine of IS or fifteen DAYS was imposed and
counsel asked that the prisoner be given a few
days in which to pay the fine.
Judge kiInball declined to give him any time,
and counsel said he would be responsible for
the amount. but even that did not do. The
judge said he had no objection TO counsel pay
ing the tine and trusting his client, but counsel
said he had not the money to spare this morn
ing.
Lying on the sidewalk was the charge
against Vim. Jones and he plead guilty. He
was sent down where he will be given a softer
bed.
Frank and Wormley Fletcher, colored men.
were arraiSned for disorderlv conduct and they
plead guilty. The usual fine imposed.
PROFESSIONAL CRAP SHOOTER.
Walter Jones' a neatly dressed young colored
man, was ushered into the reception room and
asked what he would have. Liberty would have
satisfied him, but the judge MAS not thoroughly
satisfied that he was entitled to it.
Hes q professional crap shooter" said an
officer, 'aad is continually ioatng about the
streets and drinking liquor"
Who are his associates?"
Thieves and prostitutes"
Another policeman came up, and he said that
Walter associated with pocAet-book snatclers.
"They are known by the blue shirts and
broad brimmed hats, said the policeman.
But he hasn't on blue Shirt" interrupted
the judge.
II know he hasn't now"
"Wha; about this blue shirt gang?" inquired
the Judge.
Il Used to go with Them" was the reply,
but I've resigned now" Walter said that be
was working on Heurichs new building and
the judge said he would give him thirty DAYS,
but would let him go if his employer came in
and corroborated what he said about working
George Hills honesty was vouched for By
Policeman Langley and the Judge gave him
until Saturday to pay Is for his fun yesterday.
Charles Sylvester, George Smith and William
Wilson were the names of three strangers who
called to pay their respects. They are young
men, and because they were found in park
last night policeman charged that they were
suspicious characters. The judge was unable
TO tell where the suspicion came in and dis
charged them.