Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-22
FOURTEEN PRISONERS.
What Judge Kimball Did With Them In The
Police Court


There we're fourteen prisoners locked up in
the three Police Court cells this morning, and
when the janitor's son went through the cor
ridor selling coffee and sandwiches the bever
age was in great demand, although the solid
food did not go begging. The coffee had a
soothing effect and dispelled the bad feeling
that resulted from the use Of rum the night
before. Frank Waters one of the victims
who enjoyed G cup Of hot coffee. He had been
drinking last night and there was lack of skin
on his nose. indicating that he had collided
with some hard substance and had got the
wors. of the bargain. When he got upstairs
before Judge Kimball he plead guilty to
charge of dsorderly conduct and went down
because he did not have So.
Robert Jones. IA neatly dressed young man,
plead guilty TO q charge of having been disor-
DERBY at the intersection of New York avenue
and 18th street and the usual fine was imposed.
NO REDUCTION FOR CASH.
John Fox is about forty years old. but his age
did not prevent his using profane language last
night and he is of the opinion that the court is
one-price establishment His plea was not guilty,
but Policeman Schneider's recollection
better than Johns and the judge taxed him IS.
Will you take 52?" asked John. That's all
have"
That will not do" said the judge, who sell
dom knocks OF more than 80 per cent for cash.
John did not ask to be permitted to settle on
the installment plan and SO he had to go down.
William Wheeler and Charles Smith. colored
men, were arraigned for disturbing the quiet Of
the canal boatmen on the tow path in George
town. Wheeler plead guilty for both, but
Smith denied that he was guilty. In considera-
ton of Wheelers frankness his fine was IS OF
fifteen days, while that of his companion was
IS or twenty-four days.
SAID HE WOULD LEAVE TOWN.
stranger in the city, who gave his name as
John Ryan. arraigned a charge of
grancy and he plead guilty. 'My home," he
said. lis in Pittsburg. / have been in Rich
mond working in foundry"
HE was begging on the street. was the COM
plant of Policeman Donovan.
This is a bad place to beg on the public
streets, remarked the court. Sixty days"
John did not want to go down, and so he told
the court that he would leave the city forth
with If giyeE chance. John proved in
court that he was successful beggar, for he
succeeded in convincing the court that he
would rather leave the city than go down on
the farm, and the judge changed his sentence,
releasing the prisoner on his own recog-
nizance.
Guilty" vas the plea of John Black, col
ored citizen OF Georgetown, who charged
with being discrderlv in that section, ana a line
OF So was imposed
Tho next Georgetown representative was
Clifton Lyles, colored boy who failed to be-
have himself while coasting on the hill. The
boy denied the charge, but the officer posi-
tive In his assertion of what language Clifton
had used and VIVA. he had done, and the usual
line was imposed against him. The fine was
paid.
The next prisoner called was a stranger in tho
city, who gave his name as John J. Jones' His
statement was a denial of the charge against
him and the court accepted his personal bonds.
George Thomas, for disturbing the quiet of
Georgetown, and Jim Summers, for a similar
offense in South Washington, paid IS each.