Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-22

The Regulars Want to He Out Of Jail for the
Holidays and for Rum.

HOu00yo ana Tor Rum.
There were but few arrivals at Mr.. Stouten
burg's hotel today and there were only sixteer
applicants ct the Police Court Office this morn
ing, and some Of them were applicants who
wanted to 60 TO Warden Burke's. The small
number Of persons before the court, the polics
say, IL due 10 the fact that many Of the regulal
visitors are on their gooc behavior, o. they de
sire TO be out Of prison during the holidays
where there r. % much free rum to be had
When Judge Kimball's court was opened thi
morning seven victims Of the police appeared
In the procession. Two Of them were Isabel,
Baker and Charles Baker, her husband, and tn,
charge against them was vagranoy. Both hus
band and wife showed traces Of dissipation q
well as Of poverty. Policemen Creagh and
Lynch arrested the couple In the old building
on New jersey avenue known az the ''castle.
the influence Of liquor most Of their time HI
IL shoemaker by trade and has his sign out
but the officers say that he does no work.
II admit" said the wife, ''that was ou'
Tuesday night and got chilled to such an ex
tent that took something to drink yesterday.
The wife looks az If she is the harder drinkel
OF the two" remarked the judge.
"And she does more work than her hus
band, added the officer.
Fifteen days each" was the concluding re
mark Of the court
The next in line was a young man, who
would be good looking il there were no traces
OF rum about him, and If he had on good
clothes. vagrancy was the charge against him
and whisky drinking was the cause of It, and
policeman Bloom said that last evening hs
found him drunk and asleep on the street.
i've seen him drunk Ave or six times during
the past month" said the officer, land he's beer
arrested a number Of times for the same thing
i YIVk loc aoE <ha rsa
oner, ''but l haven't been drunk very often
I've been working, and q man can't work and
get drunk"
"Yes, he can" said the Judge HE can worl
In the day and get drunk at night" The judge
gave him ten days on the farm in default Of
bonds.
no WORK AND ALL pRrNK.
John Quill WAS ready to make promises.
HE won't work, but he will drink all thu
liquor he can get," said the officer.
"Pve been drinking since the first Of the
the now library building"
The prisoner claimed that last summer hs
threatened to prefer charges against the Officer
and since then, he said, the officer has beer
prosecuting him.
81 have no patience with a man who will
come into court and claim that be is being
prosecuted" said the Judge LET whisky
alone and you will have no trouble
III you will let me go on my personal bonds
this time" said Quill. II will promise youl
honor and God Almighty not to touch another
drop for year. will not even 60 in q saloon
and IL break my word your honor can send
me to the penitentiary."
That's all nonsense" said the court, "yor
know that can't send you to the penitentiary.
In conclusion the Judge said he did not wan
to lock up a man during the Christmas holi
days II there was any show for him to conduct
himself properly and SO released Quill on hii
personal bonds
Thanks, your honor" said Quill, ''you have
been very kind to me-"
Frank Mcguire, q young man called on
charge OF vagrancy, nodded his head to tel
that he was guilty and a sentence Of sixty day.
was imposed.
The last Of the unlucky seven was JESSE
Snowden, a young oolored man from Mont
gomery county. against whom Policeman Sulli
van preferred charge Of vagrancy
According to the oficer's statement
Jesse has been hanging around about the
Center market for six months. He is never
seen to do any work, but lives on such refuse
matter as he is able to pick up and sleeps IL
stables, where he is not wanted. The Officer
said that some butter and eggs were stoler
| from near the market and Jesse was suspected
although he could not be shown to have taker
them.
Jesse made statement Of his mode of living
and said he could bring witnesses to prove tina
there was no satisfaction in living at home. H,
went to see his father when the latter wa
dying and promised that he would stay will
his mother and help her, but he said he was no
wanted at home and so he came here. He wa,
sent down for thirty days.