Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-05
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
The Old Question Asked and Answer
ed i'm the Courts.


Mrs. Hawkins is a respectable old colored
woman who lives in Stevens court, but she
has three sons, who have given her consid-
cradle trouble A few months ago the old
woman got 500 pension money, but with
the assistance of the three boys the fortune
soon disappeared, and now two of the boys
are in custody One of them is in jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury on a
charge Of killing another man. and the po-
lice have not many words Of encourage
ment for the mother concerning her other
boys Her son William fell in the hands OF
the police Saturday night and was locked
up by Officer McNeely, who found him on
the street in his normal condition-under
the influence of cheap whisky.
AT 1T again?' the officer said to him.
"At what?' returned the negro.
Getting drunk and hanging about the
streets" explained the officer, and it
about time you were stopping it,"
William intimated that he was his own
boss and paid for his whisky. Under these
circumstances he said that he could not pe
arrested, but the officer proved he could and
this morning William appeared In Judge
Kimball's early morning procession.
He changed his mind about the ofiicer
authority and plead guilty.
Not having s. he went down for two
weeks.
He Won't Steal.
Guilty" said a respectable-loohing col
ored man named Edward Howard, against
whom there was a charge of vagrancy
what is the matter with this MANI" the
court asked.
HE came to the station last night" an
swered Policeman Kemp. land asked to be
sent down.
why do you want to go to the work.
house," the court inquired.
Il can't get any work, judge" the man
answered, and L won't steal
How long a time do you want me TO
give your?
Just send me down till the brick yards
start up
You may have fifteen days" said the
judge, land perhaps by that time the yards
will be in operation
Thank your honor"
Next came a man named Thomas Wheat
ley, whose general ''broke-up' condition
was evidence of the fun he thought he had
Saturday night.
Habitual drunkenness was charged
against him, and he said he was guilty.
Tom drank so much South Washington
whisky said Officer Kemp, that he fell
In the canal and had to be fished OUT
Nothing was the response of the pris-
oner, when asked what he had to say.
His relatives asked to have linn sent
down long enough 10 get the liquor out of
him. said the officer.
If he had remained in the canal much
longer he would have gotten the liquor out
or him, said the court Let him have
fifteen days
Henry Butts fourteen year-old colored
boy, who sells papers about the Capitol, has
been IN the guard house three times, and
this morning he was tried.
capitol Waterman Charles A. Brown ar
rested him. He objected to the boys using
-FOUR feet OF the concrete pavement on which
to fold his papers, and when he ATTEMPTED
TO drive the boy away the latter he SAYS
threw a stone at him. The boy claimed
that the stone was thrown by another boy.
Anu ne been found in the Capitol
shooting crap said the Waterman.
No, / amt" Interrupted the boy
Judge kimball warned the boy that he
mad better behave himself about the Capt.
toi' ana imposed fine of 81 or six days.
Small Prisoners.
Ernest Day and Harry Davis. small
colored boys, We're charged with ridin. ON
tram on the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road last night, they not being passengers.
The boys only wanted to get out of the
city.
Six days on the farm was the sentence
of the court
In South Washington on the shady side
OF the streets there is a little evidence of
the recent snow storm, and James Lomax.
snow balls
Il was sent out in citizens clothes" said
Ohicer Brannigan, and 1 saw Jim throw
ing"
Two dollars or six days" said the court.
THOMAS Nash said he was being guilty of
Delng dlsorderly, and the judge gave him
time to pay his fine.
These girls were disorderly in the K street
market Saturday night" said AIarketmaster
Covington. Maria Brown and Celia Bailey
were their names, and they We're fined The
usual amount.
Thirteen strangers who were found c.
cupylnS the sand house at Trinidad were
given hearing Two of them. who had
been arrested before, We're sent down for a
month, and the others were given ten DAYS
each.
Following these came crap shooters"
warrants and disnrderlN nnrsnnc u-hn ,.oro