Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-18

One Hardened Young Criminal Steals
a Ride On q street Car.

Ride On q Street Car.
There were only fifteen prisoners IN the
cells OF the Police Court this morning but
there were several collateral cases, % that
Judge Miller had a fair days work to per-
FORM ON the District side OF the court the
cases were heard In the lower court room.
and there was a variety OF cases, a. well
as a variety of sizes Of defendants.
The smallest defendant in court was
Francis Thomas. an unusually small col
ored boy from Anacostia. who was 10
badly frightened that he hardly knew what
to say when arraigned upon the grave
charge of having stolen a ride on an Ana
costa street car. But he had heard others
say guilty" and SO he said the same.
Policeman Reagan was the prosecuting
witness In the case. and he asked the court
to be merciful to the defendant because of
his father being in poor circumstances.
rake his personal bonds" said the court.
deputy clerk Harper then went through
the form OF a hundred dollar bond. and the
frightened boy fairly trembled when he
heard him say 800. lie wenN back TO his
nome IN Anacostia- promising never to
price of a fare.
Cornelius Iownley. a small boy from the
ola nrst ward. next appeared for trial He
1 naa oesn arrested by Officer Doyle. his Of
HCue
leaves on sd street Cornelius did not set
the leaves on IRE. but ne was with the BOYS
who did; He did not run because he had
mo, nor n n4no,ea .ne match. and for that reason
"a was putting II out when the oficer ar
rested me- said the little boy who was not
living when bonfire celebrations were per-
mitted-
I'VE are not going to have the city
burned down by such nonsense as this"
remarked Judge Miller. You will have 10
pay hne of S: as win every boy who ng-
ures in any such affair"
suspicion was the charge against
Frank Honesty. a colored man. who was
arrested because he was suspected Of being
connected with the game Of policy. He had
WI, via, :, 1871 49, IKE policy paper. but there
was no olrect PROOF concerning the paper
Judge Miller said that something more
would have TO be shown against a man
than the mere possession OF policy papers,
and dismissed the case
John Burns was in the procession because
ne rs vagrant Such was the charge
against him. and he plead guilty. John IN
an OLD soldier, and. like many others. he
does not believe in earning his living by
the sweat Of his brow. He is satisfied TO
Seaton Park.
He only got out of the work house last
week" said Park Waterman Kennedy,
and I found him In the park YESTERDAY.
When arrested he gave a great deal OF
trouble"
Four months on the farm In default OF
bonds was the sentence of the court
Eli Moore appeared on two charges OF dis
orderly, and was fined so or thirty days.
James Custer. a South Washington coll
ored man. got on q 4-l-2 street car last
night To go home. but he had some bad
liquor in him. and before he reached home
he got In trouble. He got into a wrangie
with the conductor about his fare, and In
addition to the scent fare he was taxed g
or fifteen days.
Charles Tiilman. a co,ored man WAS ar
rested on a charge of vagrancy, and plead
guilty to the charge. He promised to keep
away from the part OF the city I'm which he
was arrested, and the Judge released him.