Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-24
MINOR OFFENDERS.
Thoss Who We're in the Police Court Before
Judge Kimball.

Those Who We're in the Police Court Before
Judge Kimball.
Two colored boys were first called from the
procession in Judge Kimbalrs court this morn
ing for trial and Policeman narrower WAS the
complaining witness. The prisoners we're Nathan
Arnold and Charles Whitley, residents of the
northern section of the city The police
man gave evidence Of having found the boys
in q STOPPING position and he thought they
were playing ''crap," although he saw no
''bones." In addition to that information the
ofhcer said that the boys we're noisy.
Lawyer Martin, the prisoners counsel here
interposed a remark, giving the court the in
gether.
=, Perhaps You know more about the game
IMAM DO, remarked Judge Kimball, who added
street.
Tie lawyer disclaimed any intention to have
tne court understand that he knew anything
ABOUT the game other than from observation.
Judge kimball put the boys under their per-
sonal bonds
When Lucy Robinson, Lucy Honesty and
Rachel Robinson were called three colored
women answered and plead guilty to a charge
OF disorderly conduct. They went down for
two weeks in default of fine.
ADMITTED HER GUILT.
Guilty" replied Annie Lee, a colored
woman who was charged with having no visi-
Die means OF support, and her conduct in
cheated that she was not anxious to possess any
Have you been here before?'
"Yes, SIR
"How often?"
Twelve times, that's all.'
Annie said that her parents reside in vir-
stnia, OUT she would not return there because
ne Ir parents do not want her. Ninety days.
=. "niiam Scott, colored. who was tried for
oisoraerly conduct. had been a special police
nan, ana as ne was given a good name the
cour. released him on his own bonds.
That's what got" remarked the young
man. pointing to his black eye.
Ae. Hquor alone and you won't get dis
inquired IN that manner" concluded the court
conrad Sohl. an old vaSrant, said he was
deaf, and he also said that this was his first ap-
pearance. although he was identified az an old
regular. he was arrested for begging and the
judge gave him sixty days.
NO ExTENUATINa CIRCUMSTANCES.
Lawyer Moss said he would plead guilty for
Edward Histon, who was charged with con-
ceaied weapons, and he thought it a case for
small fine HE works in a butcher store"
SAID counsel, 'and last night when he went
nome ne had one Of the knives in his pocket"
When Policeman Fitzgerald appeared and
toio the circumstances under which the arrest
was made . new phase was put on the case. The
knife was the regulation size and the prisoner
was drunk and threatening to use it when ar
rested.
Judge Kimball failed to see where the cxtenu-
$40.
Geo. thompson a neatly dressed man from
Anacostia. and Lucy Budd. a coIored girl from
the county north of the city were tried for
dlsorderly conduct in the county That charge
was made against them because of tie absence
OF vagrancy law in the county The proof
was that Thompson was begging for money to
buy liquor In Anacostia aud the woman was
found In the yard in the rear of residence on
9th street extended under suspicious conditions
In the absence Of the vagrancy law the Judge
said he would fine them S. each. the only
penalty provided for offenders in the county
Guilty" was the plea of William Harrison,
who was charged with using profane language
on Pennsylvania avenue Five dollars.
Charles Calhoun had not got over his cele-
bratiOn yesterday. and when Policeman Cotter
arrested him he was gloriously drunk. He is
a working man, said the policeman, but he
will drink liquor"
Didn't you promise when you we're here last
time that you would stop drinking hquor?'
asked the court.
Il believe did," he replied, "and didn't
drink drop for two weeks" Five dollars or
fifteen days.
Lena Campbell was given sixty days as
vagrant, but Ellen Monroe was good talker
and she succeeded in talking herself out of
court
John E. Mitchell, Young man who has been
arrested many times, plead guilty to a charge
OF being an habitual drunkard and he went down
for sixty days.