Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-19
THERE WERE THIRTEEN.
just That Uniucky Number of Prisoners In
Judge kimball's Court.


Zone of us is goin' ter die. wonder who it
will be?" came from the lips of one of the bak-
er's dozen of prisoners in the three cells Of the
Police Court this morning. The usua! Ill fate
followed the unlucky number, for nearly every
one Of the thirteen victims either had to COM
DIV with a sentence imposed by the court or so
down for period of from seven to ninety
days.
When the procession reached Judge Kim
balls court there some confusion about
the name of John Allen. There were two col
ored men who claimed that name and there
we're two charges against each. After some
explanations had been made the right pris-
oner and officer stepped forward and trial
was had.
John No. 1 was accused by Policeman Red
grave of disorderly conduct and concealed
weapons The officer knew nothing of the dis
order and the weapon charged was an ordinary
penknife. The officer charged that the de-
PENDANT had the knife open. II carry larger
knife than that myself said the officer, but
don't carry it open in my pocket
Both charges were dismissed.
The other John then appeared. but he was
not as fortunate as his namesake. He was ar
rested in East Washington and in addition to a
charge of profanity he was accused OF being u
warrant John said that he last worked in
Uniontown. carrying the hod for Joseph Ander-
sOI, and concerning the charge that he was
begging he said: Il only asked man for a
match and he gave me two. On the charge OF
being vagrant the prisoner was gwen h1teen
days and he was fined IS for profanity.
LIQUOR WAS HIS WEAKNESS.
The third of the thirteen was Henry Hardy and
liquor was the cause OF his trouble. He had
ser, ed time in the work house and proved to be
such valuable hand there that Judge kimball
released him and his name was transferred to
the pay roll. He could not stand prosperity
and vercome his thirst and the Judge directed
the clerk 10 make cut a two months commit
ment for him.
Albert Merritt and James Johnson, colored
men, who were in Desmond's alley under the
influence of liquor, were arralgned for dis
orderly conduct One prisoner declared that
he was only trying to take his friend home and
at the same time he admitted that he too had
been drinking. Eight dollars each.
Isaiah Braxton. young colored man who Is
rot a stranger at the work house. had no expla-
nation 10 make when the clerk arraigned him
| as a vasrant except to say I'm guilty" He
was arrested this morning about o'clock
hanging about the Center Market and the judge
sent him down for sixty days.
jim Diggs, also colored, was charged with
having used profane language in Libbey's alley,
and upon entering plea OF guilty the court
fined him So
When Jim Tolliver plead guilty to a similar
charge Clicks alley being the scene Of the
| affair, a similar fine would have been imposed
had not Policeman Lynch said that the dis
order was worse than the usual case involving
the same charge. The conrt thereupon doubled
the penalty. imposing fine OF SlO or thirty
days.
AN UNPRoFIrABLE SHOPPING TRIP.
The last prisoners in the procession were
William Chase, alias Greenbury Duval, and
Fannie Grammar. alias Cook. This colored
couple went to a clothing store yesterday and
left the place OF business without making o
purchase. The man told the proprietor that he
had SO in his pocket and that if he could not
get suited elsewhere he would return. The
actions OF the couple aroused the storekeeper's
suspicious. and when he went out to watch
their movements they broke and ran. When
the man WAS arrested he did not have cent in
his pocket and at the woman's house was found
q piece OF goods thought to have been taken
from the store, although the proprietor could
not positively identify it. The court heard
other testimony and sent the pair down for two
months.