Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28
MANY MINOR OFFENDERS.
Prisoners Who Got Justice in Judge Kim
balls Court Today.

balls Court Today.
There was an even two dozen souls in thu
Police Court cells this morning. and the frs
was poor Joe Kelly an unfortunate victim o.
rum. who has seen better days.
Joe is about sixty years old. and although he
was a frequent guest of the court several year,
ago he has not been before the court at such
frequent intervals of late. Whisky was the
cause of his trouble today as during the past
and he had the same plea to make.
His empty purse was exhibited and he wal
unable to tell just how his money was lost.
Il had ten-dollar bill in 1t last night, ht
| said, but l was thrown under bench in the
| police station and now it's gone"
"And. judge. your honor" he added. 81 in
| tend to join a temperance society now.
81 hope you will JOIN something that will
court. ''You have not been here for a Ions
| time and 1 am going to give you a chance
| His personal bonds were taken.
An old soldier. who belongs at Soldiers
Home. was seen embracing an opportunity or
| the Brightwood road yesterday.
James Welsh was his name and the oppor
tunity was a telegraph pole.
The old man had evidently been visiting
some of the mile-lmit ''speak-eases, for he had
been robbed of his reason to such an extent
that he violated one of the laws of decency al
well as municipal ordinance.
Zen dollars or thirty days"
A GREAT GRANDSON OF PATRICK HENRY.
WYATT Cardwell, the great grandson of Pat
rick Henry. was in the procession again. Card
well was clerk of the confederate senate and be
came here expecting an Office under the new
administration. He had been here before and
almost every time he reached here he paid his
IN Onrf ipfr nj
stances. Only last week he was sent down fol
five days to get the liquor out of him.
Five days did not seem to be enough" said
the judge, land 90 III increase it this time to
thirty"
But Cardwell protested that he would do bet.
ter and promised never again to be caught un
der such circumstances.
This man has lots of good friends" said the
judge, but he will drink liquor. I'll make the
imprisonment fifteen days instead of thirty and
L nope it will do some good"
Hattie Christv. arrested on 18th street for
vagrancy. was given sixty days in default of g
$50 bond.
I'm a lone widow woman with one child, and
my childs been at home all night with no one
to look after ii"
SENT HOME TO HER barry.
Alice Lewis. a colored woman from South
Washington. made the same plea to the court
and said she lived at No. s39 II street.
I'm what kind of house"
"A one-story frame
"How many rooms!'
1.-Two"
do you occupy both of them?''
''Yes. sir; and my chid's been alone al
night"
Take her personal bonds,'' concluded the
court.
Go home to your baby" said Bailiff Kendig
George Sanders. arrested on South Carolin,
!enue for vagrancy, plead guilty and was SEN
down for thirty days.
"Guilty." replied Lizzie Moore when ar
raigned on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Five dollars or fifteen DAYS"
Annie Lacey released on her persona
| bonds to appear for sentence.
FOR THROWING STONES
''Are you guilty no. guilty asked Deputy
Clerk Harper after arraigning John johnson fo
throwing stones.
What's the CHARGE" the boy asked.
Throwing stones"
"Guilty"
Policeman Duvall gave testimony to SHOW
that the boy threw stone against a churcl
fence and when asked what he had to say tn,
bow answered: Il done it, ."
His honesty WAS rewarded by a light sentence
Of 81 or six DAYS.
Thos. Kane admitted that he had been on
spree for four DAYS. but he was now willing t,
sober up and return to work.
Judge kimball said he was willing to hell
him. and gave him five days In which to get III
liquor out of him.