Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-05
EFFECTS OF THE SNOW.
Boys Arrested for CoastinG on the Sidewalk
Other Prisoners I'm the Police Court.


Other Prisoners I'm the Police Court.
The cold weather and snow yesterday and
last night had the effect of keeping the vio-
la.ors Of the law indoors, where they could re-
main by the fire, and the result was that the
police throughout the city had but little to do
except regulate the children who were coasting
on tho hills with their Christmas sleds 1t was
their first opportunity this season and hun
dreds of children took advantage Of it In
Georgetown Policeman Bloom objected to the
occupancy Of the sidewalk by the children and
their sleds and made three arrests. This morn
ing the threo arrested were called before Judge
Kimball for obstructing the sidewalk. The first
called was small colored boy named Willie
Lancaster who was hardly large enough TO
draw good-sized sled up q Georgetown hill.
His plea to the charge was guilty. and the po-
liceman asked for his release on his personal
recognizance, as he only wanted to warn him
not to repeat the offensc.
In discharging the boy the judge warned
him not to repeat the ofiense and told him
what would happen If he did.
Isaac Williams, colored. and Harry Burrows,
white. were called for violation of the same
law and they wero charged with drawing a
vehicle other than baby carriage on the side
walk.
These are similar cases. said the officer.
land wish your honor would take the same
action was taken in the other case
But" said the judge, these young men
must be more forcible." They paid 80 each.
THE oRowS-ur PRISONERS.
There were eleven prisoners in tho dock and
they were all colored. Seven OF them marched
up in line and the first one nrraigned answered
guilty" He was Isaiah Brooks. the negro
who was shot in Georgetown some days by an
unknown man. The charge against him was
disorderly conduct and the penalty imposed
was IS.
Joseph Shields, small boy who rode
through Garfield Park on horseback plead
guilty to charge OF fast riding. Policeman
krRemer called to the boy to stop, but instead
OF doing so he rode across the sidewalk and
got away. Personal bonds.
This man is II continual crapshooter," said
Policeman Bowie. He was talking about
Henry Williams, whom he arrested in Willow
Tree alley for throwing de bones"
Henry said that it was a case Of mistaken
Identity and that he was working when the
game was in operation. fine Of SIS was as
sessed against him.
Jennie Brown, the only female in the party,
was accused of having used yrofane language
on virginia avenue, and the Judge imposed
fine of 50.
A ROW IN EAsH's FLAT.
Policeman Sutton told of a row in Nash's
flat last night, in which VIM. Malvern caused
the trouble. "A woman screamed for help"
said the officer, "and when l responded 10 the
call she ran like deer and got away" He
said that Malvern came out i'll the snow bare
footed and he arrested him.
He arrested ME i'll my mothers house." in
terruI tet! the prisoner.
That's so, said the officer; ''he ran into his
mothers house and when got there she had a
haichet raised over his head. If / had been q
little later l think there would have been
murder" Eight dollars.
William Robinson. who objected to being
arrested because the policeman had no war
rant, was next tried.
The judges remark was that William had
that warrant bee i'll him, like many others, and
the policeman said that he had more trouble
with him than be ever had with any person
under arrest.
Under the circumstances the judge made
the fine SIS
I'm Jack the Ripper and live on Q and r
streets, was what William Butler said when
arrested, and not having IS he went down tor
twenty-four days.