Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-21
A LIGHT DOCKET.
The Rain Did Not Increase the Number Of
Prisoners i'm the Police Court.

Prisoners In the Police Court.
"The rainy weather causes depression Of
spirits among the class OF persons who ind
their way into the Police Court" remarked a
policeman this morning, and in order to raise
them another kind Of spirits has 10 be resorted
to. A mixture of the two spirits often results in
an outburst Of loud or profane language or
something worse and that, he explained, was
the reason why so many persons find their way
to the police temple Of justice this Indictment
weather.
This morning there we're thirty persons in the
tolls, the smallest number any day this week.
There was the usual procession in Judge Kim
balls court.
seashore cap trimmed with gold cord, was in
the lead aud she was complained against by
Policeman Pat Creagh, Who said he arrested
the woman because she used bad language in
the vicinity of Jackson's alley after she had
figured III q case in court yesterday.
The woman disputed the officers statement
and the latter said he could get u thousand
witnesses to prove the truth of the assertion.
Charlotte was given the benefit Of the doubt
and released.
VAC AT FIrrY-FlvE.
Annie Foley, one OF tho oldest female vags in
the city, was arrested in Georgetown this
time. Whisky is the cause OF all her trouble.
How old are you2" inquired the court.
Fifty five years" she replied.
You have been here many times" said the
judge. land think the best place for you il
the poor house"
Policeman Cotter told the Judge that six
years ago he got the woman in the House Of
the Good Shepherd, but she had to get out Of
there in few days because OF her appetite tor
whisky.
Matte Metcalf was tho maiden name OF the
next prisoner and the court heard repetition
OF the same old story.
Il have a sick child at home and 1 hope you
will forgive me this time" plead the woman.
You nave been forgiven so many times,
to have envy effect"
But Commissioner Douglass pardoned me
the last timo," SAID Matte.
You are not pardoned this time" said the
judge. You wall have to give bonds or go
down for sixty days"
FAMILY ROW.
William T. Bayiss and Mary E. Bayliss, his
wife, were in the procession. Several bottles
of beer caused trouble in the family and
interested in their family trouble. The
judge fined them So each, but when the wife
said that her teu-year-old child was out III the
rain and her household effects were unprO-
tected the judge increased the husbands line
to $40 and released the wife on her own bonds.
called and Officer Hodgson complained against
them Drunkenness was the principal charge
against them and the officers referred to them
as "loafers" AMI ''bums; said that they struck
people for nickels' and that they rushed the
GROWER" and drained beer kegs" The off,
GERS also complained that the men loafed
about Barry's saloon, corner OF Slate alley and
+ street. kearney admitted that he took shoes
and trousers from his SISTERS boarding house
and sold them for whisky. Ninety days each.
FOUND IN FREIGHT YARD.
Found in the freight yard OF the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad under suspicious cir
cumstances was the charge against u young
colored man named Charles Wood. His story
was that he was caught In the rain and he went
IN one OF the passenger cars to stay all night.
He was given thirty days in default of bonds.
Andrew jenkins, u young colored man, was
in trouble because OF his presence on the flats
last Sunday at a game OF crap. He SAID that
ne went over there TO see the baptizing, but
Policeman Parham said that the crap game was
in operation after the departure Of the church
people. Five dollars.
Policemen who were acquainted with John
GleesOn told Judge Kimball that they had
never seen him sober.
That's all l was ever arrested for" said the
old man.
Sixty DAYS.
AN EMANCIPATION DAY VISITOR
Charles Williams. colored, came over from
Baltimore to SEQ the procession. He lost his
ticket and when he had spent what few cents
he had he begged for something to eat
Begging is not allowed mere" said the
court. "Instead of spending your money you
had better have purchased ticket and gone
as far AS yoa could and then tramped the bal
ance Of the way"
sentence OF five days was imposed and the
judge advised him to write home for funds
Polio eman Williams i'll giving testimony in
the case of n colored man named HerDer. Sor-
rell explained that the man lived in the dis
reputable Fart OF the District and was sup
ported chiefly by women OF the lowest class.
That makes him vagrant of the worst
kind" said Judge KImball, and Sorrell was
sent down for sixty days.