Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-15
7 HE D A r K 81 D E 1.
The Panorama of Life as Seen in the
Police Court.
The Pictares Today Were Up to the
AveraGe-Crime and Vice
shown ~ Examples.

shown ~ Examples.
-AsS -FSS,ders' in the tolls this morn
asHf asked Judge Taylor as Bailin Cole
S3sned court
<sst a few" was the response Of Bailin
KAndig.
There were forty prisoners locked up and
thirteen Of them were women Only about
twenty of them were in on charges OF vio-
lating the District ordinances. while the
others were accused of offenses against the
laws of the United States.
Georgetown was represented by the first
prisoner In line. a colored woman named
Ida Mason. and she said, II amt guilty."
when the clerk arraigned her.
''She was beastly drunk last night when
/ arrested her. said Policeman Hall. "and
she's drunk most of the time. She goes
about Boston and Is out at all hours of
the night going IN the direction Of the
bridge and picking UP men,"
ny and told the judge that she was bad
And there are twenty-five women like
her on my beat" added officer Hall.
What have you to say for yourself.
Idar' Judge Taylor asked her:
Il amt got nothin' to say was her re-
sixty days"
Next came a resident of South washing
ton named Charles Sanford. and there were
charges Of vagrancy and profanity against
charlie had been arrested so often that he
knew he had just as well say guilty as not
i've known this man for long time"
under the influence OF liquor and when in
that condition he begs for something to
drink"
South Washington liquor made an old COL
ored man named James Boston patriotic.
eulosy on Gen. Grant. While delivering the
eulogy he INDUCED in the use Of consider
able s, pro FAINT and e., Vas ,s arrested
But. judge, your honor" said the officer.
the prisoner is a hard working man and is
generally of quiet disposition
Il was standing there last night" said the
prisoner, "tellin' bout Gen. Grant and Abe
Lincoln and did say BY gUlIy.' and that's
all what i said"
TN have to tax you $ for it,
Three of a Kind.
George Gunnison, Frank Gill and David
Jones were the names given by three young
tramps who were caught in the Trinidad
freight yards. where they were sleeping on
Policeman Brown told of the arrest. and
said that one Of the men claimed to be
Il just got in town last night" said one
Of the prisoners. Il had my soldering iron
was going away this morning"
day"
and said they would leave town at once If
permitted to go.
win you leave todayT'
II suppose the city had better get rid of
you than keep you here and support YOU.
said the judge. You can go: and see that
Mary Howard. Gertrude Stannard and
Maggie Lambert, well-dressed and good
lnnktnD aDD6arQd
z charge Of being disorderly In Dupont
mic at Robinson's Park said one of the
girls. "and some boys walking behind US
were annoying us"
Eyes. SIR" was the reply.
viii you give the police their namesT'
Hay Shorter was one of them"
The girls Were released. and Shorter for
feited S collateral
colored girl who has respectable parents,
was accused of being a vagrant- and the
police gave her a bad name. she is to be
seen on the streets at all hours Of the
night with different men, said the officer.
II have known you ever since you were
small child" said Judge Taylor, AMI 1 am an,
start in the wrong direction
And" added the officer. her mother has
maze eTmpiaint AGAINST hef the mother q,
the girl. and she told sad story Of her
trouble with the girl
The Judge told the girl to step back. and
said he would do what was best for her.
Annie Simmons, companion OF the for
mer prisoner, was charged with similar
offense. and the judge sent her down for
two months.
Guilty" replied colored man named
James Henderson, against whom there was
. charge of profanity.
He did not have s.. and so he went down
for two weeks.
More Convictions.
N Al
Monument grounds yesterday, and today he
was sent down on the farm. where the tres
pass law does not apply
Yes, sir" responded Lizzie Lane. She
was charged with disorderiy conduct.
Fifteen days"
Lizzie was arrested in Georgetown.
A young colored man named Ernest Pat
ton told a long story of his experience in
Bales alley the other night when he had
some trouble with his brother. He said he
had been abused. and denied tina. he used
I'm a har working man." ne sail, land
don't use bad language"
4 heard him curse his brother said
Officer Bateman.
Five dollars or fifteen days"
Jennie Stevenson. eolored girl. onB'
she didn't use any profane language"
said the officer.
But she was fined just the same as
though she had INDUCED in bad language.
Jennie was given a good name AMI the
court gave her time to pay the fine
MolHe Thomas, charged with yaCrancy,
was released on her own bonds.
A young man named John Butts. who
was the best dressed prisoner in the pro-
cession. was charged with being a vagrant.
Policemen Sutton and Helan gave the
young man a bad name.
He associates with thieves" said one
of the officers. and he has the reputation
of being a general thief. He spends most
of his time in the division and never does
any work.
Il have the promise of a job" said the
young man, land If your honor will let
me go III promise to keep away from that
part of the city"
II guess we had better hold you awhile"
said the court Sixty days in default of
bonds"
Must Not Resist Arrest.
j. o. Dea is the name of a policeman who
had a case before Judge Mills today. He
arrested a colored girl named Sarah Jones'
and her father and mother, George and
Nancy Hill, figured in the episode which
followed.
The policeman was not in uniform at the
time. nor did he have his badge on. so tie
witnesses said. and he narrowly escaped a
severe whipping The two Oil folks were
discharged and the daughter was held for
assault
Judge Mills said that instead of being
willing to submit TO arrest 50 many of the
younger generation have an idea tina. they
must resist and fight.
And. he said, this court will never Up
hold them in any such con 1uct''
A fine of so was imposed
John SnallwOO1 and Victoria Walker