Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-06

POLICE REPoRr.-Last night was
cold. with snow until one o'clock. when
it turned 10 rain. Seven dodgers and
three prisoners were at the station
house.
Mayor Strauss this morning disposed
Of the following cases
Hughes, forfeited s. collateral by fail
ing TO put in an appearance.
Valentine Chanault, charged by Chas.
Zimmerman with drunken and disor-
derby conduct, was next placed in the
dock. The defendant reyolved his hat
by the brim and gave a rambling ac-
count Of the procedure, acknowledging
he had been drinking. He was fined
$3.50.
James Phillips, a weekly patron of
the court, was the next delinquent. 1t
was the chronic charge, made by his
father-had been drunk and carrying
on" The defendant urged that he was
DESTROYS of turning over the traditional
new leaf" and promised the Mayor
that if allowed to go this time he would
in future tread the paths of sobriety.
He also desired an oath TO be admins
tered to him wherein he would stipu-
late to ignore the company of John
Barleycorn" forever. The Mayor told
him to stand aside temporarily and later
''swore him off, in ''due and ancient
FORM
VIM Damoron, charged with OBJ
structing street with railroad train,
had his case continued.
Three young men, charged by q white
man named Jos. Breen, who is a native
Of Brooklyn, and who came here in the
employ of Messrs Woodbridge & Tur-
ner, contractors for the Mount Yer
non electric railroad, and a colored
woman named Mary Coleman (who will
be remembered as witness in the Phil
lips case) with stoning the house in
which the couple live, took their places
in the dock. 1t seems that the rela-
tions between the prosecutriX and her
male friend have been questioned by
the residents Of the southern portion Of
the city, and the Coleman woman
charged the trio with stoning the house
Saturday night and breaking the Win
dows. One of the accused proved an
abb and the other two men were made
to pay the damages and were repri-
handed.
Breen, who had helped make the
charge, probably divining there was q
possibility of his becoming defendant in
stead of plaintiff, failed to put in IN APP
pearance and was sent for and brought
into court. The Mayor forthwith fined
him s. for contempt of court and sub
sequently put him on trial for unlawful
cohabitalion. Several witnesses were
examined, among them several police
men, all Of whom averred there was but
one bed in the house, and unfortunate
" for the accused he was occupying it
when the officer went after him. I'm
der the State law he could have been
fined from $50 to $500, but the Mayor
imposed fine of s. for indecent con-
duet under the city statute. The col
ored woman was discharged with the
understanding that should any lacivious
conduct be proven on her in the future
the full penalty of the law would be i'm
posed.
Alice Pcyton, young colored wom-
an, charged by u former mistress with |
stealing Il dress valued at s., was next
made to face his honor. The evidence
against her was positive, and she tried
hard to cry, but signally failed. She
begged piteously to be released, offer
ing to pay for the dress and the costs of
the warrant, and it being satisfactory to
the lady from whom she had stolen the
article, she was dismissed.
Harry Poss, charged by Chas. r. Bel
lew with larceny, had his case con-
tinued.