Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
POLICE COURT Gaping.
Judge kimball Reads a Lecture to a
Young Lawyer.

A young lawyer from Petersburg, Va,
who has been practicing before the Police
Court here for several weeks, was called
to the bar of justice in Judge kimbalfs
court this morning to answer to a charge
of Gaping in order to secure clients. The
alleged client was cabman named James
Moody, who was arrested on complaint OF
a woman in the Division" for being dis
orderly. 1t was early in the morning when
the alleged Gaping" took place, and Of
ficer Madigan, who has charge Of the pris-
oners, refused to allow the young lawyer
the privilege of seeing Moody. During the
morning hours Mr.. Pugh. the District
prosecutor. called the affair to the attention
| of Judge Kimball, and witnesses were call
ed in support of the charges. Mr.. Pugh
merely said that the lawyer was accused
of being implicated in an occurrence which
he thought was unprofessional.
Maggie Elmore was the first witness ex-
amined, and she said that she came to
| court this morning with another woman.
| When she reached the corner she saw the
| lawyer. who was perfect stranger to her,
and he followed her and her friend In the
| coffee house adjoining the court. Being a
stranger she declined to have anything to
say to him. From there. she said. he follow
|
them He wanted to know Of her whom
| she had had arrested, and she told him Jim
Moody He had piece Of paper and pencil
In his hand, and she saw him write a name
on the paper
| The lawyer. she said. jokingly remarked
| to her: II guess he's got money.
| During the conversation, she said, the
| lawyer spoke to her about Rosie Moore
who was in court yesterday, and whom he
| had defended.
| Clerk Potts went on the stand, and told
the court that the lawyer came to him WITT
a paper on which was written Moody
| name and upon his representation tnat the
| prisoner was his client he gave the neces'
sary permission for him to see the pris'
oner.
Officer Madigan gave evidence of having
received the paper from Lawyer CULVER
hut as he had witnessed the conversation
between the women and the lawyer ne re-
fused to allow him the privilege of seeing
Moody.
said that a man whom he had known al
bartender in Pat RoOney's saloon spoke te
him about Moody. He met him on tn'
steps leading to his office this morning. ht
did not pay him retainer, but ne Kne"
ne was good for the fee, because he was g
bartender. The lawyer claimed that NJ
was the victim Of prejudice and SAID M
had only been here three weeks and wa!
ignorant Of the rules.
LAWYER Moss, who represented hi
brother lawyer, argued the case for him
and said he was doing business here as tn
business is conducted in Richmond ant
Petersburg.
1T don't believe that business Is conduct
ed in that manner in those Cities" remark
ed the court.
In commenting on the case the court toll
the young lawyer that he was guilty o
reprehensible conduct. The court though
that the story Of meeting the bartender o.
! the steps was rather shadowy, as nj
name or residence could not be given. Tn
Judge said 1t was the determination OF tn
court to have the standing of the bar o
the Police Court as high as that of an
, court in the District. Gaping" the judg
said, must stop. and persons caught wi
: be punished. In conclusion the judge sal
that this time he would let the matte
pass. saying II he were an older membe
of the bar he would be fined.