The Washington times., 1894-11-14
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS

Disorderly House Defned-Louisa jenkins.
a 'shiftless" looking colored girl, was sent TO
jail for thirty days by Judge Miller yesterday
for maintaining disorderly house in Marion
court northwest. In disposing OF the case his
honor deprecated the fact that so many col
ored girls rent rooms in the alleys and courts
of the city and convert them into hotbeds OF
vice by allowing thugs. thieves yags and
other characters TO congregatc in them. In
giving a legal definition in the case Judge
Miller said that while a bawdy-house is al
ways disordery house. a disorderly house
is not always bawdy house. Where men
and women come together for immoral pur
poses in a house it becomes a disorderly one.
even if it is kept as quiet as graveyard and
the place occupied only one room.
Street Begging Not hllowed-James Kelly,
a sad-eyed "hobo. was found begging on
Pennsylvania avenue, near Tenth street north
west, by officer Ricketts,. street begging
has got to be broken up said Judge Kim
ball yesterday, as he committed Kelly to the
chain gang for ten days.
Sent Back 10 Jail-William Stewart, the
negro thief. who celebrated his release from
Jail by stealing 80 cents worth OF oyster f1rit-
ters from a South Washington cook shop, was
returned to his old quarters in the Jail for
thirty days by Judge Miller yesterday.
Police Court Credit System Stopped-Judge
the bench that he had put stop to the prac-
tice, heretofore in vogue in the police court,
of giving prisoners time in which to pay their
fines. This was brought about by certain
convicted persons who had been given credit,
abusing the trust that had been placed in
them, thereby giving the police and court
officers much trouble in rearresting them or
collecting the fines.
Keeper of a Whisper Shop Fined-Daniel
MaDnual WI af 10
1885 Tenth street northwest was raided by
Sergt. Dunnigan and a squad of Second pre-
cinct officers several nights ago, was fined
$3.50 in the police court yesterday afternoon.
The case against Mary E. Lee, his alleged
assistant, was nolle pressed.
Her Tears Did Not Rvail-"Please, your
honor, spare me this time and | will lead a
better life in the future" pleaded Maggie
Day, a Young and well-dressed white woman,
Kimball's court yesterday afternoon. Police
man Flather testified to Maggie's misconduct
in the division" He said she had been en-
ployed in the Capitol. but lately had fallen
from grace and was leading a life of sin.
Judge Kimball sent her to the workhouse for
thirty days and advised her to reform and
lead better life.
Tackled the Wrong Man-Patrick Sullivan,
a soiied and despsrate-looking tramp. was
was 'holding up" patrons of the National
Theater Monday night, and demanding
money from them with which to pay for "a
pad as he put it. When the policeman
placed Sullivan under arrest he assumed
John l.. tactics. and made vicious assault
upon him. The rough was thereupon
knocked down by the plucky officer. In the
police court yesterday Sullivan was sent to
the workhouse for thirty days as a vagrant
while he was also given a Jail sentence of tive
months for assaulting Policeman McGrath
One Da7 for Each Newspaper John Sully
was captured by Sergt. Jordan early yesterday
morning while following carrier boy anC
stealing newspapers as fast as the lad shoy &c
them under the doorways of his patrons in
the northwest section. Thirty-one paper.
were found in Sully's possession. In thG
police court later in the day he was sent L
Jail for one month.
Lectures by Newspaper Men-The MONTH,
meeting OF the Universalist Club at the Churel
OF Our Father this evening will be of unusua
interest. The literary feast will be furnished
by MIR. Don G. SeItz of the New York World
/ and Mr.. Herbert F. Gunnison, Of the Brook