Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-08
HALF A HUNDRED PRISONERS.
Most of Them Were Tried in Judge Kimball',
Court for Minor Ofenses.


Court for Minor Ofenses.
This morning there were half a hundred pris-
oners in the Police Court, and large majority
of them were colOred. There were twelve
females. In addition to the large number be-
hind the bars many were out on collateral, and
the day proved a profitable one to the court so
far as money matters were concerned. More
than half the prisoners were tried in Judge
Kimbail's court the offenses being OF minor
character, such as disorderly conduct, va
grancy and other charges resulting from intox-
ication.
One of the women in the procession was an
elegantly dressed woman of the town, who gave
her name May Earle. Lawyer Foster ap-
peared as her counsel and plead guilty, asking
the court to release her on her own recogni-
zance, as she wanted to leave the city.
The judge said he wanted to hear the proof
and Policeman Wannell told of the arrest OF
the prisoner on 18th street. He said that she
had fourteen-year-old girl with her and that
they had been drinking wine together, SO the
young girl told him.
Del, and that if released she would return
there.
The judge thought that if she left the city
, she would soon return and gave her ninety days
in default of bonds.
SOME MORE WOMEN SENTENCED.
Mary Washington. a colored girl who has the
reputation of being the worst girl who figures
in police circles. and a friend named Ida Still.
yard were in line for being disorderiy and they
plead guilty. Five dollars or fifteen days each
Following them came Annie Smith from
Georgetown, Lizzie Stevens from East Wash.
inston and Rebecca Tate from Southwest. They
were charged with being disorderly in the sec
tons mentioned and they all plead guilty. They
were given two weeks in default Of fine.
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with destroying private property and con-
! tinuauce was granted. BERTHE, who was gath.
ering cinders from dump was arrested while
warming her hands at a fire that had been bull,
in a house. She denied that she made the tire
and the court gave her an opportunity to prove
her assertion.
GIVEN TINE TO PAY HIS FINE.
Monroe Banks. colored, said he was work.
ing man. the judge said be did not like te
lock up working people and gave him q week
| in which TO pay n fine Of SIS.
Patrick Carroll and Abraham Dodson plead
guilty to charges Of disorderly conduct and
not having IS bill each went down.
Vim. Morgan and Thomas A. Merry were
| complained against by Policeman Holsey for
| begging on Pennsylvania avenue and Judge
| Kimball recognized one OF the prisoners as
having begged Of him. They were given sixty
| days on the farm
| Thomas Burns another man who would
rather Deg imam work, plead guilty TO charge
| of vagrancy and similar sentence was imposed.
| Jim Boston, negro, who has given the police
| considerable trouble, convicted of dis
| orderly and vagrancy and given eighty-fou,
| DAYS in default of bonds and fine.
Timothy Brosnan. arrested for violations OF
the vagrancy act, plead guilty and went down
| for two months.
Taylor Jones plead guilty to charge of dis.
orderly and was given time to pay his fine.
A young negro named Richard Alexander
who was guilty of indecent behavior, was taxed
go or thirty days.
The next batch Of prisoners Included cases
similar to those already disposed CT and among
| them were such persons as Ellen Ale and
Michael Curtis They we're both required te
give bonds.