Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Not = Great Many Cases. but Most Of Vic
Tins Sent Down

! There are three cells in the Police Cour
building and this morning there we're sever
/ prisoners in each of them. The cold weather
the police say, accounts for the small number
OF prisoners much as the lack of funds SO
Soon after the holidays. Judge Kimbsll heard
the minor cases, involving street profanity
vagTancy and neighborhood squabbles. Mat
thew QuIgley started the procession. He Is an
cid citizen Of g street and has been in the
tolls frequently.
Policeman Gordon came into ny house and
arrested me for nothing. said the prisoner,
| ''snd wasn't saying q word"
~ arrested him in front of his house." said
The night before l took him out Of bar room
and sent him home"
Five dollars"
Il wasn't on the street." said the prisoner,
as he started out of court. land wasn't ours
ing either
He went down.
You are charged with being disorderly in
Goat alley" read the clerk TO John Thomas
a Young colo-ed man. Are you guilty or not
guilty.
Guilty"
'Five dollars or fifteen days
He vANIEo TO BE SENT DOWN.
An aged man whose whiskers made him ap-
pear as though he had been in a snow storm
walked into the prison dock to answer a charge
Of vagrancy. His name was given as John
Bailey and he said guilty when Deputy Clerk
Harper arraigned him.
Policeman Smith called and he said that
the old man wanted to go down, as he had 10
home OF visible means OF support.
He was here yesterday ana wanted to be
seat down, said Bailif Kendig. land when he
returned this morning gave officer Smith the
Case"
Thirty days.
When the name John Allen was called o
young eolo-ed man responded. yagrancy and
cisorderiy conduct were the charges against
him
Il works every day." said John. ..and how
can be vsgrantf | works Mr.. Jackson's ash
cart on shares and am able to pay my board"
The police were unable to disprove Johns
statement and the judge took his personal
bonds. He was fined IS or fifteen days in the
dlsorderiv case
George Binns. colored man. and Maggie
Binns, his wife, were charged with being bois-
ferrous IN their own home. Policeman Maddox
arrested them and Judge kimball would have
released them both on their own recognisance
had not the woman continued her disorderly
conduct through the streets. For her conduct
she was fined 50 and her husband was released
How often have you been in the work
houseS ASKED the judge Of Mary Lilly, an old
Il didn't use to care how often came" she
THAT was when my husband left
me-"
Had you been drinking Yesterday"
Il bad only taken TWO half glasses OF the best
brandy and darkness came over me. When
or where was picked up l don't know"
Mary was given fifteen days
ILL TREATED on AN OYSTER BOAT.
Albert Stone is only abou. eighteen years old
and he said he had been a dredger on an oyster
boat He told stories of ill treatment on the
boat
They don't mind hitting you any more than
they mind eating, he said, land had to pay
IS to get off the boat. Then. they did not pay
me anything for my two months work" He
Mass, and he wanted to go there. His personal
bonds were taken.
Joseph Carter, young coiored man with one
eye closed, was tried for vagrancy, and the
principal accusation was that he spent too
much of his time about Fortunes.
What is Fortune 81" inquired Mr.. Hewlett.
"A saloon," answered the officer.
Regularly licensed?"
"Yes sir"
Unfortunately so," added the Judge
Mr. Hewlett argued that the place was Ii
censed and that he could do no business il Gus
toners were not permitted to go there.
Officer Judge said that Fortunes application
for license had been rejected as he had been con-
yicted Of selling to minors
Carter said the only place where he spent
much time was Pat Sullivan's as he did Jobs
about the place. He denied that he had been
In Fortunes since the LIST Of December
The judge said that the boy had better keep
away from liquor places.
Hes got to keep away from them or go to
prison"
The court gave the young man some good
advice about hanging about saloons and re-
leased him on his personal bonds.
TRYING To SELL HIS ovERcoAr
A man giving his name az Williams and who
said he was from Pennsylvania was arraigned
As a suspicious person. He was one Of the
nlnety-siI persons who applied to the Associated
Charitie. for assistance. He was thinly clad
and Mr.. Emery gave him an overcoat Last
night he was tryr Z TO dispose Of the coat in an
eating saloon for 65 cents.
Tie prisoners statement was that the coat W.
too small and thin and he wanted TO buy
another one that would keep hin. warmer He
tod the judge that he was here 20 see about his
pension and also 70 aboat getting a situa-
ton in :ho navy ward. When questioned Smith
said his home was in Philadelphia and he was a
man Of good reputation.
Judge kimbsll said he was going to protec,
the charitable associations from such transae-
hons a. this and gave Smith ten days In de-