Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-18
DIDN'T KEEP HIS PLEDGE.
But the Judge Gave Patrick Sullivan Anothe
Chance-Treatnent of Other Prisoners

Chance-Treatnent of Other Prisoners
There were thirty-three prisoners in the
three Police Court cells this morning and the
prisoners suggested ''3-11-33" as a good policy
row to play, although there were no policy
writers in the cells. There was the usual num-
Der of victims of rum and bad company.
One OF the number was a man with a full
beard who answered the name of Patrick Sui
hyan. Policeman kraemer appeared against
him and alleged liquor drinking as the old
mans worst offense.
II was here before, your honor" said Sulli-
van. ''and took III: of a sort of pledge to
stop drinking, ana since then I've only taken
four drinks"
But that was not your promise" remarked
the court.
He had been drinking Saturday when ar
rested him. said the officer, land he said he
wanted 10 go TO Swampoodle."
DO you board at liquor saloon?" the Judge
asked Sullivan after he had made statement
that there was liquor in the house.
No, sir" responded Sullivan. Tho man of
the house buys little liquor. but don't get
any Of it, because he can't get enough for him
SELF
Sullivan promised TO do better in the future.
and when the judge asked him If he would
promise not to touch liquor again he replied:
That's a hard thing to promise
Judge kimball said he would give him an
other chance and released him on his own re-
cognizance.
Charles Mack and David P. Fitzgerald plead
guilty to r charge of disorderly conduct and
were fined 80 each.
PERIODICAL DRUSKARD.
81 am not vagrant and you can't make a
pauper out Of me, was James Cleary's indig-
nant response to a charge of vagrancy Il am
n
see low you can make va2rant out of me-
The charge against you" explained the
court, lis that you are n confirmed drunkard. "
"A periodical drunkard,' the prisoner inter-
rup:ed.
Col Cook said kind wore, in the prisoner $
behalf and The judge said he woald do all in
his power TO help such unfortunates. but he
thought the only thing to do in this case was
20 send the man down.
Cleary said he wanted to stop drinking, but
he did not have will power enough to master it.
He said he had spent thirty days on tie farm
and the judge thought that his experience
down there ought to have done him more good.
Thirty days.
Guilty" responded George Mason and ST.
mon Tyler, who we've arraigucd for disturbing
= religious meeting. The defendants were
young colored men. and they so disturbed the
services At tho EbeneZer Baptist Church that
tic minister had to leave the pulpit and speak
to them Ten dollars or thirty days each.
When two young colored men. Moses and
| Lindsey Madry, were tried as alleged vagrar II
ami suspicious persons a laugh was caused
| when their counsel, Col. Cook, took dose oil
| medicine from - bottle. and the judge jokingly
| remarked: You're setting a bad example
John Peters. a colored pool room keeper was
| the principal witness against the young men
| and tie judge remarked that the pool room.
| were the rnination of many young men.
| Col. Cook rested his case On the testimon,
| for the prosecution. and the Judge dismissed
| the charge against his clients. They were
| thereupon released.
| COULDN'T TRUST HER PROMISE.
! Bridget Rush, who spent many terms on tho
farm when her name was Bridget Morrison
said she would guarantee that if let 60 sh,
would not return to her old haunts in Ions.
! alley and would keep out of such society, bu
the judge said he wanted a better guarantee,
than a verbal one. Bridget said that she hat
been doing better recently and that she liveS
! with a family on Pennsylvania avenue.
she was locked mp Christmas for beins
drunk, volunteered the officer.
How about that" the Judge asked her,
that's So" she replied.
NINETY days"
Sophie Ware and Sidney Vincent we're finer
IS each for disorderly conduct
Joseph Cherry was arrsigned as a warrant /
being alleged that he was found drunk on Val
street and was likely 20 become char2eable I.
the District as pauper. He plead guilty an.
was sont down Tor sixty days.
Mary DoISherty was given one month on
SIMILAR charge.