Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
IN THE COURTS TODAY
Police Gases in Line Before Judges Miller
and Taylor.
Lille Gordon HaA o Good Stock of
Tears and Escaped-Some
Other Cases.

Lille Gordon cried herself clear out of
court this morning, and some of her female
friends who are unfortunate enough to get
In the clutches Of the officers in the future
will. no doubt, endeavor to profit by her
experience.
This young woman" said Policeman Car
son. is SO bad that even her own color are
continually complaining about her"
In addition to this, the officer told of Lii
lies conduct on the street last night, and
said that she is the subject of charity.
Lille denied the charge against her, and
then shed so many tears and made so much
noise that 1t was with some difficulty that
she made herself understood.
Il works in the laundry" she stated,
and l slept at the house Of friend be-
cause l did Lot want to go home SO late.
In the morning 1 got up at o'clock, and
when 1 went out 1 made a mistake and
wore off my friends hat
But. deed. judge" said she. II didn't
have TO idea of stealing the hat"
Are you drinking woman?" the Judge
asked.
NO. SIR" she answered. II have my little
children to care for. and If l drank. l
couldn't look after Them
Lille said she had not been arrested
more than two or three times in her life
ana Judge Taylor released her on her own
recogniZance.
Mary Tinsel. little colored woman, who
has figured in as many skirt dances in
Louise alley as any other woman Of her
KIND. came next for trial Using profane
language loud enough to be heard four
squares away was the charge. When
arraigned, Mary hesitated before she en-
siiering the question, she said guilty"
Then she tried to talk herself free but
what she said had no weight with the
court and she will have to work on the
farm, In the laundry, for two weeks.
Mary sykes, colored woman from an
other section of the city, was arraigned
Tor loud talking. She said guilty and
the Two Marys went down together.
Guilty was William Bowman's plea
to charge of loud talking
Il have a dollar in my pocket" he told
the judge, ana If you let me go for few
days, I'll bring in the other Tour"
so Not this , time" said the Judge. unless
some one will vouch for you"
There was no one in court who would
voucn for him and SO he went down.
Two able-bodied colored men, John Jack
son ana Thomas Duffy. were in court in
stead OF being at work, and their liking for
beer was the cause of their trouble
john admitted that they had rushed the
sro"iei, as sending can for beer is
cahed IN drinking and police circles, but he
tnought he had violated no law. His idea
OF the law, however, was different from the
courts construction, and the usual fine was
imposed.
Crap shooting and assault were the
charges against JOhnc Coates and he plead
guilty In both cases. Policeman Sullivan
was the officer In the case. Coates and an
other boy were shooting crap for marbles,
ana wnen Coates was arrested he resisted
to the extent of committing an assault. He
VIII now live on the farm and in jail for
two months.
he Is known as king OF the crap shoot
ers, said Policeman Costello, when a
young negro named Joseph Miller was
called on Charge of vagrancy. Joseph is
not more than twenty years old, but when
arrested near the Baltimore and Potomac
depot this morning he was prepared to
commit any offense, from crap shooting to
murder.
In his vest pocket he had a crap outfit.
While in his coat pockets the officer found
an open knife ard stone
he has been coming about the depot for
long time" said the officer, playing with