Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-09
POLICE COURT SENTENCES.
A Mysterious Crap Game With Money,
but NO Players.

but NO Players.
Six boys. eleven women and forty-nine
men were occupants Of the Police Court
cells this morning. and some Of those who
were fortunate enough to get out went on
with the intention Of playing "6-u-66' and
'6-17-4s' as lucky rows in the game Of pol
Icy. game that is played to some extent
In South Washington, although 1T Is thought
by many officers that the game Is pretty
well broken up. A large majority Of the
prisoners who occupied the cells were col
ored, and several crap games were repre-
sented. In Judge Kimbalps court the early
morning procession was a long one. and
various grades Of minor offenses were
charged. Five colored men and two women
were defendants in the first case. and 1t
was charged that they were engaged IN a
Sunday morning game Of I'LL in front of
Nash's hats.
There was a small amount Of cash left
on the stone pavement by the participants
In the game, and Policeman Owens picked
1t up. Not one of the players would claim
the cash. so 1t will be turned into the po-
hcemen's fund.
Il was there, but was only looking on"
was the statement of the first prisoner ex-
amined. and each of the seven others said
the same thing.
Rose Halls statement was that she was
cooking dinner. and that she only went out
wv VI thiCC tiIucS u WHICH the game.
Me and Rose Hall amt guilty." said one
Of the girls admirers
why is she not guilty?'
Cause she was cookin' dinner" and the
the MONDAY meal had brought thoughts of
what will be served on the farm.
And so none Of you were In the gamer
No. SIR" chorused the prisoners.
That was singular game Of crap" re-
marked the judge. Bones and money on
the ground and no one playing. Rose Hall
Is fined IS and the others are fined so
each"
Five young colored men next appeared.
and the charge against them was throwing
stones. The place charged was on South
Carolina avenue. but the arrests had been
made only because Of suspicious circum-
stances against the prisoners.
Street lamps had been broken and a
pedestrian injured. but by whom there was
no direct proof.
Had the proof against you boys been
sufficient to convict" said the court. 'the
penalty would have been a severe one. as
throwing stones on the public streets is by
no means b trivial offense."
Next in order came an old citizen, who
had given name for the occasion. Drunk
and disorderly was alleged against him.
and he was willing to admit a portion Of
The principal objection against the
accused was that he was looking for a
drink on Sunday morning in part of the
city where scent drink fills an ordinary
beer glass.
Suspicion rested on the proprietor Of one
Of the saloons, but as the officer had no
proof against him a case Of Sunday bar
could not be brought. The old man, who
had bought his liquor somewhere unknown
to the police, was compelled 10 pay the
usual penalty.
Constructing the sidewalk with your per-
son." read the clerk to several offenders,
whose night of riotous living had landed
them on the thoroughfares set apart for
pedestrians. AS the court had said many
times before. a feather bed in a lodging
house Is cheaper than one of Uncle Sam s
hard beds. Uncle Sam charges more than
private firms. and S was the charge made
for few hours lodging.
Others followed on various charges of Of
Tending against the District laws, and their
cases were disposed of according to the cir
cumstances under which the arrests were
made.