Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-26
THIRTY-TuREE PRISONERS.
Those Who Faced Justice in Judge Kim
balls Court This Morning.

II
| balls Court This Morning.
There were nearly as many prisoners in the
Police Court today as there were yesterday
Thirty-three occupied the cells this morning
and number OF familiar faces were in the frs,
procession that appeared in Judge Kimbalrs
court. There were about equal number Of
| the same on either side.
The first prisoner called was Thomas Jeffer.
son, colored boy, and it was charged that he
| used indecent language on street Police
man Laurenson told of his conduct last night
and the court imposed the usual fine, IS OF
| fifteen days.
MS FIRST oFFESsE.
Policeman John Geghan of the eighth pre-
| cinct the prosecuting witness in the case OF
James johnson, WHO made his debut in legal
| circles today.
II can't hardly answer that charge" he re-
sponded when the clerk read an information
against him for disorderly. Il felt bad" he
added, land took q little too much, for which
l am very sorry
The court is also sorry to zee you here, "
added the judge.
When fine of IS was imposed the prisoner
tuTned to go down stairs and remar ked, This
is my first offense''
court.
Il think ii will be-" concluded the prisoner,
as he disappeared from view.
John Williams came over from Georgetown
and said guilty" The charge against him
was vagrancy and the court gave him home
for twenty days.
WON'T GET COLD FOR THIRTY DAYS.
Willis Raglan told the judge that he happened
to get drunk, but the judge told him that there
was no happening about it, that he did it de-
liberately
It's very cold work that 1 do" said Raglan.
"Shuck oysters"
Eli send you where you won't get cold for
thirty days was what the judge said.
When the name Mamie Smith was called o
Weil-dressed young woman appeared and an
swered n charge Of vagrancy. The evidence
against her showed that she was al inmate Of
house Of M-same. although she did not ply
her vocation on the public streets.
Judge kimball said he had held that all such
persons were Migrants, and held her to give
bonds or so down Cor thirty days.
Francis Gaskins and Minor Mitchell plead
guilty TO a charge Of disorderiy conduct and
were fined IS each.
James Roster, colored boy who attended
kernan's TEeater last night, was too loud in his
demonstrations OF applause, and when he be-
came so disorde-ly as to interfere with the aJ-
dience he was arrested and locked up. Five
dollars.
BOTH WOMEN FINED.
Rebecca Smith and Jennie Reed, the latter q
colored woman, were in the line as Migrants.
Both women were well known to the court, and
Rebccca declared that she was not real drunk
and that she Was on her way to purchase q box
OF snuff when the policeman arrested her. She
was given sixty days, bat Jennie. who was ar
rested IN Georgetown, was given the extent of
the law that applies to that section-twenty
DAYS.
Daniel Reading and Edward johnson were
tried for being disorderly in the county. The
former plead guilty ard was fined s5.
RAN HIS WIFE OUT OF TIE Housz.
In the case of Johnson Policeman Crawford
said that the prisoner was drunk and ran his
wife out of the house, threatening to break her
id neck"
The judge wanted 10 fine Johnson 50, but the
county law fixes 80 as the highest penalty, and
that was the amount of the penalty.
Il have no recollection of what occurred"
was Patrick ONellls answer to a charge of dis
orderly condact.
1.-The policeman asked me where got my
liquor, and told him on the avenue.
But, judge" continued Patrick, 81 sup
pose am guilty and I'll say so.''
Five dollars or fifteen DAYS.
Robert Gessler and Louis SAWYER plead
guilty TO charges of disorderly conduct and
we're fined So each.
Jas X. I. Hollands plea to q similar charge
was not guilty. and the evidence showing bad
case OF d:sordeTly fine of $40 was paid.
Daniel Brown was given sixty DAYS on the
Farm as a vacrant ana Oscar Wallace was taxed
80 for using bad language.