Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-25
TWO GEORGE wAsHINGroNs.
But Both Left Collateral-Other Prisoners
the Police Court.


the Police Court
There were two George washingtons charged
with violations of law in Judge Kimball's court
today. but they were not in the procession. be-
cause they were wealthy enough to deposit q
V each to represent them, and the money was
| turned into the District treasury.
The first one in the procession was an old
man named Sam Herbert. He looked as II he
had been out all night and scar on his cheek
made him appear as though he had been in a
collision Of some sort
YOU are charged with being disorderly on
Pennsylvania avenue" read the clerk. "Are
you guilty or not guilty?"
Gullty. suppose" was his answer, and the
Judge said, Five dollars" Sam turned and
went down stairs as though he was familiar
with the operations of the court
I'm guilty, too," answered John B. john
son. who was arraigned for being disorderly In
tne county, and a similar fine was imposed.
=, dldnt expect you to return so soon, said
The Judge to Rebecca TAFT, a woman who
spends large part OF her time on the farm
am afraid you are doomed to live In the
work house all your life"
hope not" said the woman.
The judge gave her ninety days and the
clerk informed the court that Rebecca owed q
fine from last week.
''She was dressed Enthusiastically in red, white
and blue; said Policeman Mcnamara, when he
gave evidence against Rebecca Ross, a colored
woman charged with vagrancy.
''She was initiating the American flag" re-
marked her counsel, Lawyer Kicks. The law
yer thought that his client was a patriotic girl
and that II the judge would give her talking
to and let her go she would do better. but the
Judge said he would talk to her to the tune of
thirty days and then she could do better when
she got out
Lucy Worthington. another colored girl tried
Tor Vagrancy, denied the charge and claimed
that she had to care for four children, three of
her own and one of her sister-in laws.
The judge thought that ten days would do
her good, but before the procession moved out
OF court another witness appeared, who con-
traolcted the woman's story, and she then said
that she had one child Of her own and that her
sister-in-law had three. The judge increased
the penalty to sixty days
James Ross and his brother Michael. Italian
organ grinders, were the only ones present who
were able to furnish music for the procession,
but they did not do 80 because they were in for
playing on the street yesterday without first
having obtained permit from the chief OF
police.
During recent years the organ grinders and
other Inherent musicians have been driven from
otner cities and. In order to keep this city from
Deing overrun with them, the authorities have
limited the number to less than twenty.
clm played the organ and Michael, who is a
cripple, collected the money,
The judge released the cripple on his own
recognizance and fined Jim 30 or fifteen days
Edward Loving and John Lewis, colored
boys, denied that they were "crap shooters"
but Policeman Heller saw them going through
the motions of the game and a colored girl
gave direct evidence against them. She saw
the Dones and the money. and the Judge, acting
a referee, taxed the boys SO each.
Mamie Harris was given thirty days for va
grancy.
The last one in the procession was a colored
woman from Georgetown named Frances Poin-
dexter, who has been frequent visitor to the
court for the last ten years. She denied the
charge, but the court fined her So or twenty
four days. and the procession returned to the
cells on the lower floor.