Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-12


induced to answer here"
At am. Mr.. Allen still held the floor, and
was not apparently fatigued though he had
been speaking for nearly twelve hours.
At five minutes before O'Clock Mr., KYLE
suggested that there was no quorum. For
ty-seven senators were present.
At $50 Mr.. Dubois again demanded a
quorum and forty-five Senators replied.
POLICE COURT PROCESSION.
Sentences Today ON a Large Number
of Charges.
Today was bad day in the Police Court
cells for the victims of intemperance who
were out last night, and whose nerves were
far from their normal condition this morn.
ing. for there was an insane colored man in
one of the cells and his shrieks and shouts
could be heard 10 all parts Of the building
There were thirty prisoners in the cells and
many of them were in because of having
Bonded their elbow a little too often. Some
resulted from protracted sprees. while 9TH
ers were in because of one nights indul-
gence. They appealed to the keeper to re-
move the man to some other place, but
there being no house of detention provided
for such unfortunates, the keeper could dc
nothing other than hold the man, and the
prisoners were compelled to listen to the
piteous cries and appeals of the insane
man. In the cell with the unfortunate man
were several other prisoners. and they were
very uncomfortable for fear that the bois-
ferrous prisoners trouble would assume a
violent form.
When court opened and the first process
sion started toward Judge Kimbalrs place
Of delivering justice there was sense OF
relief to those who were fortunate enough
to be among the first called.
Isaac Brown, a young colored man, was In
the lead when the court room was reached.
and the charge against him was "sus-
picion."
Il arrested the prisoner in South Washing
ton last night" said the officer. He had
a tobacco cutter that he wanted to sell for
a quarter. When 1 first arrested him he
said his name was Eddie Brown, then he
said 1T was Ferguson, and when he reached
the station he gave his name as Isaac
Brown"
and told the court that she was owner Of
the tobacco cutter.
Did you give your boy permission to
dispose of it?'
Eyes, SIR she replied II told 'Ellick'
to sell it a long time ago."
What is his name?"
Il gave him the name 'Ellick'," she re-
piled, but the boys call him Isaac for
Dismissed"
Had Ten Head.
At the intersection of Delaware and New
Jersey avenues southwest last evening a
crowd of persons gathered to witness the
meeting between Susan Barnes, a respect
able colored woman. and her son Walter.
The woman was apparently endeavoring to
correct the boy. and Policeman Cowen re-
sponded to cries of Police"
Walter and his little brother had some
trouble earlier in the evening, and when
his mother started to thrash him he ran
from the house.
I'm a lone widow" she said to the
judge. My husband died ten years ago.
leaving me ten head of children, and 1
amt got one child who will hit me-
The officer said he saw the boy strike his
mother.
Lawyer Moss argued that the woman was
ignorant, and il the court did not sustain
the mother in an honest endeavor to cor
rect her child he could not tell what would
become of the boy.
Judge kimball told the woman that she
had no right to correct er children in the
street The boy was Gle rly guilty. but as
the mother would have , pay the fine he
would take the person I bonds Of both
mother and son this tint
A Full H nd.
Five South Washingto negroes appeared
on charge of vagran :, and Policemen
Herbert and Espey WERE witnesses against
them.
"They are bar room loafers and va
grants" said the officer. There is a saloon
corner of 9Th and X streets, kept by a man
named Reeves, who sells whole bucket of
beer for five cents. All the week they hang
about this corner, and on Sundays they
shoot crap all day."
DO YOU ever catch them at ft?"
"Oh, no! You can never get near them
when they are engaged in a game
Policeman Herbert was next sworn, and
or ten cents and then rushed the large
sized 'growler." He said that there was a
room in the rear of the saloon where these
men are permitted to loaf. This room, he
did You ever see anything wrong in
there?"
No, sir but there was fight in the
room than out on the streets?" asked Law
yer Sillers.
mo, sir, because We can't see what ras-
calty is going on. They may be shooting
crap or gambling at some other game
Something has got to be done down there
or people will not be able to pass that cor
ner in a short while"
Bread and stuff has been stolen about
there" said Officer Espey. land it's Just
such men as these who do it,"
1.-The authorities license these places" re-
marked Officer Sellers, land there are a
thousand such places as this in South
Washington. I've been in that section, and
have seen the crowds on the corners
And it's disgrace to that section"
added the court.
The defendants made statements in their
own behalf, claiming that they were work.
ing men.
Counsel argued that the men had made a
good showing, and said that these men
visited bar rooms in the evenings because
they could not go to better places They
could not go to libraries and other places of
refined amusement, argued counsel.
TT is their unfortunate condition." he
said.
Judee Kimha1l said that fbasa hor roo,,,.
were not to be made loafing places. These
gangs, he said, must be broken I'D. Two of
the men were released on their personal
bends and the others were given three DAYS
each. The judge said he imposed this short
sentence merely to warn the men to change
their course of living.
Guilty" was the plea Of a young man
who gave his name as Nelson Monroe
HE has been lettering about the navy
yard for several days." said officer Evans
HE says he is from Hartford, Conn, and
yesterday / found him about one of the
saloons"
Fifteen days"