Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-21
OVER 200 PRISONERS
Occupied the Police Cells Last Week for
Various 0ffenssS
The Average starts on Well This
Week-An Sorts of Prisoners
On Trial Today.

oSSUpieo i1St week Dy ZoU prisoners, there
being q locked up on Monday morning.
The number Of females last week was not
20 large as 1t had been during the preced-
ing week, but this mornings prisoners
showed a material increase In prisoners of
both sexes. there being 81 males and Il fe-
males who answered roll call While a
large majority of the prisoners were col
ored there was good sprinklins Of white
among both males and females.
Mary Anderson and Mary Ernest were
first called in Judge Taylor's court. The
former was charged under the alias Mary
Hurley and she was arraigned as q va
grant
We got her out Of a house on Virginia
avenue Saturday night" said Officer Cis-
Gle. She does not belong on the Navy
Yard. but 1t is impossible to keep her away
Of a stable at 3 o'clock In the morning"
Then she has no homer
She has a husband In Chicago" replied
the ofncer, but she has been keeping COM
pany with another man"
citizen who appeared as witness
complained that the woman had broken
Il amt no vag." was the only statement
the woman had to make, and the Judge
Mary Ernest was arrested in the same
house She said guilty to a charge of dis
orderly conduct and went down for fifteen
Richard Copeland. an aged man from
Georgetown, was next in line.
after ss OF Ss
had been read to him
II don't know nothin' about it." was his
response It's the first time i was ever
arrested and 1 was 50 drunk that 1 can't
tell what happened"
Bridge and High streets sata ne go4 hight"
said Policeman Howard He had some
trouble with the man in there because he
clerk threw him out. He refused to leave
there and had to arrest him.
the adks d0Is
what made you plead not guilty when
wen. Judge. I'm a stranger in court and
don't understand
Eight dollars"
An All Round Tramp.
Hes an all-round tramp said a police
man when John Myers was arraigned for
trespass.
John. who Is a middle-aged man, had
been working In Alexandra and yesterday
morning he started to tramp to Baltimore.
When he reached Garfield Park he thought
on the grass and soon fell asleep.
John was willing and anxious to tramp
on in the direction OF Baltimore. but the
Mary Douglass was arrested on 10th
street for vagrancy and she was given two
Ida Middleton, a colored woman from
Southeast Washington, who Is an old Of
fender. was arraigned on two charges. She
her Of being a vagrant
She's the worst of all the Migrants in
and he told of her disorderly conduct at
her house
ida claimei that one of her numerous
admirers had threatened to use razor on
Are you married to the man with whom
You i've? the court asked her.
n sir rurl1 hCr
Ninety days
Ida threw up her hands screamed at the
though she had tainted
she's only putting on" said Bailir Ken
dig. and back she went
Another Representative.
Annie Wilson. a woman who wore a large
plaid dress sailor hat and black waist. was
IN line as a representative of Louise alley.
she's a common prostitute" said Police
man Schraeder. land is continually under
the influence Of liquor"
Il have a home" said the woman, "and
my husband supports me-"
A witness appeared for the woman and
the judge said that the officer had made
the wrong charge against her. She was
Guilty. Judge" replied John Jones. a
colored man arraizned on a charge Of dis
orderly conduct. Il work for the Electric
Light Company. and if you will trust me
Ill pay the fine
He was given until Saturday.
d
colored man. who was charged with having
walked on the grass In Seaton Park
John said that his clothing became dis
arranged and he stepped in the bushes to
He was fined s. or three days.
ssia Prgor Srs In the ,ss
these two dollars I'll come back this evening
and pay the other three"
VIM anybody vouch for your the court
-'The officer knows me-"
II know he's one Of the South Washing
ton crap shooters"
step back"
Bailir Cole caused a little merriment
when he went to the door and shouted:
where are those two suckers? Come in.
Howard Suckers and his mother were
wanted to answer charge of disor1erly
conduct.
In they walked, the woman carryin. in
her arms an infant.
And q little sucker" was Judge Tay-
Gabe Walker. also colored. and the two
Suckers were tried. but the woman Il APP
peared. was not an aggressor. but she had
returned. but her sons s. remained In nos
session Of Officer Williams who has charge
OF the District funds
Gabe had no money and so he went down
Henry Clay. colored boy who was rid
ing bicycle last night. got arrested ne
UP all night. and the Judge discharged him
on his personal bonds
Hit the Omcer.
john j. Goodman. a young man who was
under the influence OF liquor Saturday night.
was arrested by Policeman Lynch on 18th
street extended. and he left the impression
OF his hst In the region of the officers right
eye.
Sunday was spent in the police station
and this morning, when the young man APP
psared before Judge Mills, he expressed re-
greet for what he had done
The kind-hearted officer was not anxious
TO prosecute the young man to the fullest
extent OF the law. but he spoke kind
word Tor the victim of strong drink and
the judge let him of with a slight fine
Then the officer vouched for the payment
or the 80. and the prisoner was released.
Not guilty.. was the plea OF a colored
man named William Ferguson against
whom there was a charge Of threats. Sadie
Ferguson, his better half. was the prose-
cutting witness in the case. and she told of
how much afraid she was of William and
called witness to subsrantiate what she
said about him.
The court will give you all the protec-
Gon IN It's power, said Judge Mills To
Wnnam ne said: You can give bonds in
days"
George Rubenackle gave his personal
Essex
Ten dollars or thirty DAYS" said Judge
Mills when James Rich plead guilty 10 a
charge OF assault. Lula Gordon made the
complaint against him
In Judge Mills court neatly dressed
woman. whose name was given as Alice
Green. charged with ka1pipg al