Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.
Youngsters Sentenced for Various
ORenscs in Court Today.

Small boys. white and colored occupied
most of the time of Judge Millers cour
this morning. One of the boys, good
looking youth, fourteen years old, who gav'
his name as Thomas Stone, was arraigneC
on charge Of incorrigibility, and he plead
guilty. Thomas is an orphan boy, and abou
-FOUR months ago he was turned over to the
board Of children's guardians. He was ther
sent to Virginia, where he was given a gooC
home. But he was not satisfied with life IL
the country. and so he left that home anc
started this way. When he reached here h'
went to the home of his uncle and the lattel
was willing to provide for him. But ever
then he was not satisfied, and Saturday hi
robbed his uncle of some paper and sold ii
Policeman Wannell found HIM asleep on q
doorstep about l o'clock this morning ane
locked him up.
Have you any homer" Judge Miller asked
him, when he appeared on the stand.
only the home my uncle gave me-" was
his response.
why don't you stay there?'
oh. got tired of it,"
His case will be disposed of tomorrow
Harry Gray the thirteen-year-old boy wht
robbed his employer. +. W. BolgianO. the
florist HORST OF about $40 Saturday, was mex
heard. The charge against him was petty
larceny, and he said guilty Harry wa:
lett In charge OF the noral establishment
saturday. and when the proprietor returned
10 the store he was surprised to discover
that Harry had disappear ed and taken the
money. His arrest in Baltimore followed
and the officers recovered from him $l35 anC
articles he had purchased
Detective Carter brought him here yester
day.
Judge Miller sentenced Harry to the re
form school during minority.
-Four small coiOred boys were next il
iihe' and the charge against them wa:
larceny. Gustave Sebille another bow wa.
robbed. He had s. In his pocket and the
other boys relieved him OF 1t. Explana lions
OF every imaginable kind were made some
plausible and some otherwise, but they were
unable to convince the court that they Were
guiltless. and SO they were fined SO OF
thirty days each.
These boys are going to be sent out In
the country" said the father of one Of
them.
HAS your boy been here before?' tn.
court asked.
Yes. SIR"
Then you will have to pay the fine be-
fore he Ii sent to the country"
Edward Chatterton, the small youth who
lost his suit OF clothes at the bathing beach
Friday, appeared against colored DO,
named Joseph Washington, against whom
there was a charge of larceny.
Joe. was found in the Center Market en-
deavoring to dispose of the stolen suit OF
clothes and shoes in opposition to the sec
ond-hand dealers In the vicinity Of tn,
market He tried to prove that he did moi
steal the clothes, but as the proof was
against him Judge Miller gave him two
months.
Edward Berry, a colored boy who robbet
another boy named Maurice Brooks, wa:
sent down for two months.
Joe Washington, who was sentenced fol
the bathing beach robbery. was brought into
court second time. This time he wa.
Charged, with a boy named Ernest Fen
WICK. with having stolen a IS umbrella
which they sold for % cents. A sentence Of
sixty days was imposed
For stealing an oil can belonging to En-
gineer Hannah boy named Daniel Wilson
was given thirty days.
Precinct Detective Barnes Of the secont
precinct had three small colored boys In
court for robbing the store of +. NJ. =. Har
ris yesterday. The boys gave their name.
as Alfred Tolliver. Albert Washington ant
Daniel johnson. When arrested they wer,
selling cigars from box. having spen
$lo they had taken from the store.
They were fined $lU or thirty days In jai
each.
Presley Thornton, a small colored DO,
who went away from home at an early houl
this morning with no capital, concluded h,
would get start for the week in som,
way, either by fair or foul means He fail
ed TO discover any fair means and so hi
went to the front door of the house OF Mr.
klopfer aad stole two copies of u mornint
paper His bad start got him in trouble
and now he will live in the Jail for two
months.