Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-18
A LIGHT DOC X E 7.
Only Twenty-Five Prisoners in the First
Procession.
Most of the Prisoners Were Charged
With Drunkenpe.s OF Disorderly
Conduct and Few Escaped.


vtous days this week. There was a mark
ed decrease in the number Of prisoners
In the tolls. and a corresponding decrease
In the number OF spectators
Tnere were twenty-five prisoners. among
them being only six females. This makes q
total for the week OF 30 prisoners
Recently the court has heard many cases
of persons for trespassing on the grass
about the city. and last night Officer STEM
house found one OF the city's guests en-
Toying nap in park near the Baltimore
and Potomac depot. Eugene Gilbert was
the name he gave. and he was the leader
OF this mornings procession A charge Of
vagrancy was read to him. and he answer
ed: Guilty"
What do you know about this manr'
asked the court.
II found him asleep In the park last
night" answered the officer He came
here from Missouri. has been here two
weeks. has not worked for three weeks,
and has been on the tramp for a month"
Judge, your honor" the prisoner an
WORK. !" 9 SICK man. ana am unable to
I'm send you down where you will get
Eco medical treatment" said the court
Samuel samuel cauly plead guilty to a charge Of
PROFANITY In the Smithsonian Grounds
He went down IN default of fine.
had Character Given Her.
"A person of evil life and fame, found
drunk In Willow Tree alley" read the clerk
to Alice Blackburn. colored woman Are
you guilty or not guilty."
Il amt guilty. was her response
This woman" said Policeman Fathers
lives in Willow Tree alley. She's a prosti-
profane."
night when the police came in the alley /
was talking to another lady. They came
over TO me. and Police Barry said: I'm go
and the Lord knows I amt no yag"
Bonds o. sixty days.
Bette Kings face was powdered. and
gave her the appearance Of being ready to
go to South Washington cake walk"
She stopped me on the street last night"
SAID citizen. and asked me where I was
going Just then a policeman arrested
Officer Fathers gave her a bad name,
her at least a dozen times.
Last night was the first time had been
Bette. and 1 was looking 1d o for Owe Vermont
avenue"
sixty days"
gave sickness as his excuse for not work.
ing he came FROM South Washing ton and
the ofncers said that he had been sent
GOWN, but that when he came out he re-
fused to return to work
He's too sick to work." said his coun sci.
told and Judge Taylor sent him down for
thirty days for treatment
A quiet looking little colored girl. who
gave her name as Priscilla Duckett, was
charged with being loud and boisterous
and the Judge took her personal bonds.
Husband and Wife Both Fined.
James Jones. South Washington col
bred man. whose gray hairs indicated his
age, and his wife Dora, a much younger
person. were charged with having disturbed
the quiet Of South Washington
f1dy
] would like to make a statement"
What is it?''
Me and my old man were on the street
and 1 wanted him to go home and eat his
breakfast because / was late for my service
place Some other men who were with
him at the time pushed him on, and when
! thought ne was going 10 strike me
Us Una. all you didr'
you are fined $ each"
The judge released the husband on his
personal bonds 10 pay the fine and the wife
was held in custody.
James DOdSon 5 profanity was more ag-
gravated than the ordinary case, and for
that reason the penalty was made slu or
i was in the house when the policeman
caught me- said George Carter. And SO
was 1, added Lucy Robinson.
The colored couple had possession of an
unoccupied house in South Washin gton
elley wnen Ofncer Herbert arrested them.
O-her facts were stated about them, and
they were given sixty days each.
John H. Jones did not have - to pay for
days.
Up for Crap Shooting.
VIM. Cant Of East Washington, the young
colored man who was acquitted of the muir
der OF Peter Young, in the procession.
Edward Marshall, a companion. was with
him.
These men, said an officer. were en-
gagged in game OF crap Saturday night
with some other boys. VINO have already
been arrested and nned-"
Il wasn't THERE was Marshairs expla-
nation.
And I was not in the game" was what
Cant said
but the officer said he could not be mis-
taken, and Judge lay Tor fined the prisoners
~ Or thirty days each
In Judge Mills court julius Adams was
charged with cruelty to his vile There
lIus temper got the better OF him. In a
IuOmelJ OF passion he struck mis- wife, and
tnen ne was sorry Tor IT. But the court
taxed him SlJ or thirty days.
Il desire 10 demand jury trial in the
case OF Londin T. Thomas" said Lawyer
Gloss. "and ask your honor to Tx a small
bond. BOND in these cases mas usually
teen Fixed at s0UO or 500
The defendant. said the judge, can
give bond IN the sum OF soJO.
Lawyer Gloss defended a young man
named William Sutton, VINO was charged
with an assault on Otho Taylor.
his mind is not exactly right, said the
lawyer, but he Is quiet and peaceabie until
toe otner boys trouble MIN, and then he
Will sometimes fight
Taylor denied mat he had disturbed the
Dol, but the facts as shown ny the wit
neSSeS did not make out case. and the
charge Was dismissed
Tro1bie over Children.
Fanny Manly and Catherine Murphy live
IL the neisEoorhood OF sd and n GIreeIS
southeast, but they never speak as they
pass by They were never good friends. but
now the breach between them Is wider than
ever. The trouble Is ali ABOUT the children,
ana MIS-. AanIey save one OF Mrs. Murphy )
Si.lIUrSlI SOOu SIltklaS because SAID
the child was prOtdne and abusive.
But, said the court " Mrs Manley.
You mad no r.SAl 10 trouble the child 1t
was yodr duty to have gone u the child )
mother and made complaint 20 her..
Il nave, judge, Interrupted Mrs. Nanley,
but she never cOrrecJS her chIIdren.
she has never made complaint to me in
her life. said Mrs. Murphy. Il ion't know
her anyway.
But 1 sent complaints to her by my
child, was what Mrs. Manley said
gu are fined 50, said the judge to Mrs.
Aanley, but L will take your personal
bends. and the next time there is any trou-
bic you had better appeal 10 the court Tor a
settlement"
Joseph Ware was told that II he again
troubled Thomas Cook he would have to go
to jail His personal bonds were taken.
William Robinson anu John Robinson
failed to answer a Charge of assault and
their coIlaIeralS were forfeited.