Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
B AD WEATHER CASES
Homeless Wanderers in the Police Court
Today
Pathetic Instances of Misspent Lives,
Cold and Hunger-One Man SnOred
The Sentences.

| clded enect on the local laWbreakerS, and
the hardest work the police had to do was
to keep out of the rain and snow as much
as they could. and not do anything to lay
themselves liable to the rules Of the depart
nitnt. Night Inspector Pearson was out, as
usual. and the officers know that he never
seeks shelter because of unpleasant wealth
er. and on his account they could not re-
main in one place very long, but. like the
| tramps, they had to keep moving.
AS the lawbreakers remained under cover
| the policemen who seldom miss day in
| court experienced break in their records,
| although some of the officers made a raid
| on the lodging rooms, and the result was
| that there We're twenty-one prisoners In
| court this morning, a large majority or
whom are non-reSidentS.
| Judge kimball was on hand to hear the
| cases. but the rough weather had prevented
| the attendance of SO many alleged lawyers,
and the tramps had to do the best they
| could without the aid of a legal adviser,
| being less fortunate than the advance
| guard of Coxey's army, to whom a number
| of legal lights rendered their services.
| There were eight men in the first batch of
| alleged tramps brought before the court,
| and only one of them belonged here.
| These men," said the police Of the ninth
precinct, came to the station last night
been in the station before and some had
been in other stations or at the lodging
| house"
| A Little Christmas.
Patrick Mahoney man with only one
| eye. promptly told the court that he lives
| in this city.
'But last night" he said, Il had a little
| Christmas in me and did not want to go
| home and wake up the folks
He's stone cutter by trade said Po-
liceman Browne, but think he has not
| worked at his trade for some months He
| has been working about saloon on Ii
| street northeast"
| The next time you are out late" said
the court, you had better go home"
He was released on his own recogni-
| zarce.
| The court then heard the statements Of
| the others. These men told OF their traV-
els from place to place, some of them look
| ing for work. Others had nothing to say.
| Michael Welsh, George Smith and s. w.
| Anderson were released on their personal
| bonds because they promised to leave the
| city before shutdown.
The other prisoners, who gave their
names as James Dillon, George Brown,
| James Rankin and Carl Peterson, were
| sent down for ten days.
Wasn't u VaG.
I'm guilty of being drunk" was the
plea of little Scotchman, whose name
was given as Abraham Collins.
But" said the baihff, your are charged
guilty?'
"Oi vagrancy?" asked the prisoner.
yes"
Then I amt guilty. 1 was drunk. but
/ amt nc vag."
This man has been loaflng about the
cheap boarding houses near the Capitol
for several days." said Policeman Brady,
land I've seen him drunk and begging on
Pennsylvania avenue. He was on the ave-
hue Christmas night, and last night he
was thrown out of Hayes saloon. He
grabbed man by the arm last night and
asked Linn for mOnay, and when the man
refused, he struck at him."
The policeman's Mistaken" said the
Scotchman. and he never seen me ON
Christmas night"
where are you from?" the court asked
I'm a boilermaker by trade" he an
swered, land l came here from Newport
News"
How did you conner"
ION train"
PAY your fare?"
II did, SIR
when did you get here7"
Two days ago..
Judge Kimball told the prisoner that he
could not conduct himself in this man
ner while he remained here, and asked him
how he got his face bruised.
well judge, SIR the prisoner answer
ed. II had on a pretty good jag of beer
last night and fell on the pavement"
Ten days.
Had Nothing.
A tall colored man, who was sadly In
need of shoes and clothing, stood at the
bar of justice, and was asked, Are you
guilty or not guilty?' after the clerk had
read charge of vagrancy to him.
II am guilty" was the response of the
man, who is homeless. His name was
given as William Rabb.
Policeman Brady of the sixth precinct
appeared as the prosecuting witness in the
case, and Informed the court of the facts.
"Rabb," he said, has been lettering at
the Baltimore and Ohio depot for several
days He leaves there in the evening, but
usually appears early in the morning"
Does he &c there to warm HIMSELF"
the court inquired.
Eyes, your honor" the officer answered;
land this morning. when he appeared, he
took off his shoes and made himself at
home"
What are you doing here?" the judge
wanted to know.
II lived here two years ago." was the
prisoners response. land / thought this
was good place as any other"
Then you have no homer
mo, sir"
Amy fricnds2'
mo, sir"
Amy money!"
Not q cent"
He was sent down for thirty days.
lie Snored.
Alexander De Long and George Madara,
roomers in Frank Delana's boarding house,
in Arthur place, had some words last night,
and they went outside to settle their
trouble.
Madara, 1t appears, is sound sleeper,
but his loud snC. ing interferes with the
sleep of De Long.
Just because l snore," said Madara, DE
Long is down on me-
He was drunk last night" said De
Long, land that was what caused the
trouble"
De Long knocked his room mate down
when they got On the street, and Madara
used profanity all the way to the station
The court fined Madara SO for his bad
conduct and De Long was taxed V.
While this case was being heard the
bailiff found 1t necessary to CALL Take off
your hat" This command was given to an
intoxicated man, who stood in the far cor
ner of the room.
This man evidently thought the court was
the proper place for him, and a second time |
he had to be told to remove his hat.
He complained that no one would help him |
to put on his coat, and as he moved toward |
the door he remarked: LAS there's no |
charge against me, l guess I'll go home"
Wanted Money. |
James Ryan, a young man who was I'M |
der the influence of liquor yesterday, visit |
ed the Center market and begged for |