Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-17
SENTENCED In COURT.
Judge Miller Has . Long Array OF
Prisoners Today.

Policeman Tracy OF the ninth precinct
was on duty all night. and this morning
when he appeared in the Police Court as a
witness he felt anything but good Be-
cause Of his long tour OF duty his case was
put at the head Of the list and disposed OF
shortly after O'Clock. Thomas McMahon
was his prisoner. and the charge against
him was profanity. The condition Of Toms
face made II apparent that he had been In
the vicinity Of railroad cars, for there was
enough black ON IL 10 start the polishing Of
q stove for winter.
Guilty" was his plea
Five dollars or fifteen days" said the
clerk.
viii your honor give me time 10 pay ths
finer" he asked
what do you do?'
I'm a steamftter. and am employed In
the treasury"
'.McMahon was drunk last night" said
the officer. "and when I told him to go
home he used abusive and profane Ian
guage, and continued to use IL all the way
to the station"
You win have to pay the fine or 60
down." the Judge told Mcmahon
An elderly man. who carried a pipe In his
pocket, was next I'm line. and the charge
against him was violating District ordi-
Broughton. He was arrested in Lafayetts
Square last night by Oficer jackson.
L don't know whether I'm guilty or not"
he responded when arraigned. Il had day
Of and got drunk. But hope your honor
viii let me on this time. for IL I 60 down
I'll lose my job.
court And you will have 20 pay the fine"
But I haven't the money. your honor"
added the old man.
Then you viii have to go down"
LII
man, who says he il q painter. attended
a social gathering last evening. and during
the intermission he went out with some
companions. and they sat on the curb
stone and enjoyed q pie. Loud talking and
profanity were INDUCED In. and Frederick
was arrested.
Judge Miller thought he had been sufi-
GENTLY punished. and released him.
Charles jackson. q thirteen-year-old col
ored boy, was In the dock as a vagrant
He has been sleeping about Hnvenner's
bakery for long time" said Officer New
kirk. land Mt. Graves, the proprietor.
asked me to bring him In and have him
sent to some Institution"
where's his fathery asked the court.
81 don't know. answered the officer. But
II is said that he's no good to the boy"
where's your father the boy wO
asked
In South Washington" was his reply.
''Why don't you live with himy
"'Cause don't want &C"
The boy was sentenced to the reform
school during minority.
Thos. Ingram. a disabled colored man.
was tried on q charge OF vagrancy. On
Ger Nebbs' complaint was that the man
would not work. and he also said that he
loafed in q saloon
There Is no law which compels q man
to work." said the court Some men are
constitutionally opposed 70 working while
others have money. In addition to doing
no work it must be shown that the man Is
discrderiy or that there 10 some act In sS-
dfrfan IN his fafltlre 20 work"
The Judge said that the fact OF his re-
naming In the saloon benented The COM
munity, and II the proprietor objected u
his presence there he ought to come for
ward and make complaint The prisoner
was DISCHARGED
Daniel johnson. q hard-working colored
man. was arrested In Georgetown last
night by Policeman Curren. johnson wac
In disorderly crowd. 20 the ofscer told the
court, and later on. when questioned, he
said that johnson used profanity.
II don't swear" said johnson. and al
my friends viii tell you %"
Personal bonds"
Judge. I'd like TO stand you or for .
week." said Thos. MeIntire when he bad
mot now" said the Judge We have
closed our credit account"
Thomas went back
Cornelius Martin used profane language
two days ago. He had no money this
morning. and so he was given bosrd Tor
two weeks
Rosie Brown. q neatly dressed young col
ored girl, was given hearing on . charge
Of disorderly.
The complaint was that she remained
away from home, where her father thought
she ought TO be In bed He thought that
by bringing her to court she would do bet
ter in the future.
She was released
James McElroy, a white man, and Mary
NcElroy his colored wife. were tried for
dlsorderiy conduct They had fight. and
the judge gave them two weeks In default
OF fine.
In 1881 the number OF books printed In
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