Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
THEY WE'RE MIGRANTS.
A Number Brought in and Sentenced
I'm Court Today.

I'm Court Today.
. The vagrancy law provides for the arrest
and punishment Of persons Of evil life and
fame persons found drunk about the
streets and persons found under suspicious
circumstances. as well as those who are
likely to become chargeable to the District
as paupers.
Such were the charges against a number
Of persons who were in Judge Kimbalrs
procession this morning.
Three of the prisoners. small boys from
Baltimore. were first called. The charge
against them was vagrancy, but no special
provision of the law was alleged to have
been violated. Two Of the prisoners, Peter
Hufnagel and John Cunningham, are white
and Andrew Smith is colored.
The three boys were found about La
mond's station yesterday by Officer Kopp.
They were hungry and told the officer that
they had left their homes Sunday night.
where do you belong?" was the ques-
ton asked by Judge Kimball of one Of
| them.
Baltimore"
| what is your fathers Nance"
| Alexander Cunningham"
| where does he liver
! mo 1O11 North Front street"
| "Will he send for you II he knows where
you ara?'
II think he will"
Peter Hufnagei said that his mother.
! Christina Hufnagel, lived at 1923 Point
Lane. but he could not say that she would
send for him.
Julia Robertson was the name given Of
! the coiored boys aunt. with whom he lives,
| and her residence was given as 257 East
| street"
/ "She will IL she knows where I'm at"
1.x.fI -
the Newsboys Home to have him care for
the boys until their parents are heard
from.
Martha Mergent was in line as a person
of evil life and fame as well as victim
I'VE raided house in South Washing
ton last night" said an officer, land she
was found in it,
"when were you here last?" the court
asked.
II got fifteen days not long ago for dis
orderly"
.'When were you here for vagrancy?"
81 amt been here for long time for 9
va avon can 60 down for sixty DAYS th,,
? time"
Joseph Goldsmith. a colored man. wa.
next In line and he said guilty.
This man came to the station last nigh
and asked to be sent down" said the of.i
Ger. "He said he was out of work and wa
hungry"
Il
A colored woman named Henriett:
Brown, who was found sleeping in n va
cant house, was given home for tel
4 days.
s James Flynn, a consumptive looking man
e with red beard was given hearing.
: HE has been sleeping in stables" sal
q the officer. "He is a sick man and thin
i has the consumption. He's nearly dead"
-, small colored boy. who answered tn
!. name Samuel Armstrong, was in line wit
t the old and hardened prisoners. Policema
s Russell complained against him. He snatch
h ed a hat from another boy yesterday ar
threw 1t in the park when pursued by III
! officer.
u. Don't do so again." was the advice give
!, the boy and he was released on his pc,
II sonal bonds.
i Branch Wright, a victim of strong drin'
| who was found yesterday trying to Sc
~ his coat, was given hearing.
" Judge Kimball asked him If the death
/ his father had not had any effect on hi,
:. and he said he had been trying to do be
ter.
II he said. land 1t was late when I starte
lie home 1t was too far to go to BENIN
lie and I tried to sell my vest to pay for
nights lodgings"
l. Wright said he would take the pledc
e for year " found drunk again. he sal,
n he would willingly take six months SCI
l. tence.
n IIpon these conditions the Judge let hi
go and told him the first time an offic,
,e found him drunk he would have to go dow
At for six months.