Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-21
IN THE POLICE COURT
Some Of the Gases That Were Acted Upon
Today.
Most of the Prisoners Were Charged
with Drunkenness or vagrancy
and Were Found Guilty.

Annie Waters Is the name of a colored
woman who lives at No. 72s 7th street, near
the navy yard. She has a large house and
rents rooms for q living. Edward Howard
and his wife occupied one of the rooms but
their home was not pleasant, and they
complained to the woman Of the house But
from her they got no satisfaction III you
don't like the way thirgs are going here"
she told them. you had better leave"
That's what We'll do" Howard told her.
Then he went out and looked for rooms
elsewhere. but for some reason he was not
very successful. and Annie underworld to
hurry away her roomers. This brought on
trouble, and Annie and Howard met in the
kitchen after the former had removed the
bed from the latters room.
And" said Annie, he called me eyery-
thing except a lady. told him would put
him out. and he said he would beat me. as
he had whipped women before"
No. indeed. Judge" interrupted the man,
i never called her any bad names, but she
could think Of"
Why don't you move out of her house
and end this trouble?" the court asked him.
That's what intend to do" he replied;
but. judge. you know. it's SO hard to get
rooms now
Judge Kimball warned him not to repeat
bonds.
Admitted He Was Drunk.
Judge. I Is guilty Of being drunk, and
faint no use tellin' lie bout it," was
what George Wood colored, said when ar
raigncd for dlsorderly conduct
And If you give me till next week." he
added. 'TII pay the fine"
What do you do?'' the court asked.
Work at Sherlffs coal yard" he replied.
w Ill any one voCch for your
can get him II he doesn't pay the fine"
said an officer. Il arrested him in saloon
the other night, and he may be found there
almost any night
Then he is not the kind of a man who
should be trusted" said the Judge.
George renewed his plea, and the Judge
gave him the time asked.
All Three Were Considered Guilty.
Alice Green, a white woman with a dis
figured face. was In the procession on a
charge Of vagraney. She was we'll dressed
but Policeman Carson had found her in
a shed In a stone yard at an early hour
this morning under suspicious circum-
stances. Two men. John Hollo.a an and
Thomas Hanlahan. were also there. They
were under the influence Of liquor, but
Alice was sober.
The policeman told the court of the cir
cumstances under which he arrested the
trio. The woman was charged with va
grancy and the men plead not guilty to a
charge OF disorderly.
Alice denied that she had picked up the
men on the street.
Il was acquainted with Mr.. Hanlahan,"
she said, land when / II ct him on the
street he went with me-"
You will have to give bond in the sum
Of $lOU or stand committed for sixty days."
the judge told the woman.
I'm not yagrant," said the woman
when she started back. THE policeman
doesn't know me, and I'm no more q va
grant than he is
The men were fined so or thirty days
each.
Went Down mt HfD Own Request.
Thomas Hansard was a spectator when
the court opened, but he was a prisoner
soon after court convened. He had called
Policeman Trocter and requested him to
have the court send him down.
I'm guilty." he said when the clerk
arraigned him on a charge of vagrancy.
Where are you from?' the court asked
him.
I'm from Toledo, Ohio" was his reply.
Then you had better go back there and
get sent down." the court told him. I'VE
have enough tramps of our own to care
for, without having any imported"
The judge gave him five days and told
him he had better leave the District when
released.
James Ellis went to a wedding last night
and enjoyed the festivities. Before the
guests dispersed he got into trouble. VIM.
Young, uncle of the BRIDE and a friend
made a statement to Policeman Murphy.
who made the arrest. James left IS col
lateral for his appearance. He was In
court this morning Officer Murphy said 1t
the minister. This he was unable to prove,
and Ellis was acquitted,