Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
THE USUAL ARRAY.

| THE USUAL ARRAY.
Unfortunates Line Up in the Police
| Court Procession.
Charlie Kelly. a young colored man, who
is we'll known in police circles staggered
about in the slush last night, but he had
taken so much liquid refreshments that he
was Unable to distinguish the difference
between the weather overhead and under
foot. But he was able to find the second
police station, and. staggering up to the
rail, he said: Il want to stay all night
| If you stay here all night" said Police
man Hartley, you will be vagged and sen,
to the work house in the morning..
| THAT don't make no change in my bust
| ness replied Kelly. I'm at home any
| where"
| The officer kept his word and this morn
| ing Charlie appeared as the leader of Judge
klmbalrs procession. The prisoner had
| changed his mind. and instead of asking
| to so down he was anxious to get out.
| w hat made you so to the station and
ask 10 be sent DOWN." the judge asked
him.
Il was a little full" he answered That's
| ALL"
That's an?"
Yes, sir
That's enough"
..
sport Johnson was the name given by
young colored man. who looked like he
might possibly be sport in hard luck, and
the kind of sports who shoot crap.
Policeman Marshall was the prosecuting
witness and he located Sport near a fire
| on lot not far from the river, where three
games OF crap were in progress.
When he appeared, he said. all the crap
shooters fled, but he recognized johnson
as one OF those engaged in the game.
The prisoner made a good impression on
the court by his fair statement of his pres
ence on the lot and Judge Kimball con-
tinued the case to hear additional evidence.
Johnson was released on his personal bonds
to appear.
Lewis Graham, a colored man who spends
most OF his time about Shott's alley, was
reXt called. He was complained against by
officer Barney. who accused him Of being a
va9rant.
Guilty" was his plea, expecting the
court to give him light sentence, but Po-
liceman Pearson also had a charge against
him. This charge was profanity, and the
case was such bad one that the penalty
imposed was $40 or thirty days. He was
given thirty days for vagrancy.
Judge, yo' honor" said old man Anthony
Banks, Il amt drinked none of any ac-
count for mo- an er year. and amt med
died with nobody"
Judge Kimball admitted that the old
mans record had been good for the past
year. and said he knew that his children
created more disorder than himself. At the
rot done as well he might have done.
and imposed the usual fine.
Guilty replied Elliott Washington a
colored man charged with defacing tree
box. and he went back because he did not
have the amount of fine imposed
Using profane language in bar room
was the charge read against a negro named
Aoraham Coleman. Are you guilty or
I'm guilty Of the charge" he replied,
but I'd like to speak"
hat do you want to say?'
Il want to ask you to trust me till Sat
urday. and then I'll pay the fine.
on will have to have some one youch
for YOU explained the judge. DO you
know any officers?"
Yes, SIR replied the prisoner. who
pointed at several officers.
DO you officers know this MANI" the
Judge asked them.
Yes. sir" replied several of them
w hat do you know about him.
only that he's a vag," one of them
answered.
Abe's name was not put on the credit
list.
Daniel Sweeney and Martin O,IJare
young men, were before the court as sus
picious persons.
Policeman Sawyer arrested them about
O'Clock this morning. They were on their
way home at the time
The officer told of having seen the men
standing In the shadow of an electric light
at an early hour Sunday morning and he
robbed about that time. He said that
O'Hare was notorious thief and had
served time in Jail. At present the officer
SAID ne Is under bonds on charge of
being Implicated In the passage of counter
felt money
O'Hare also had complaint to make
against the officer He said that the officer
held him up on the street and searcbad
him and said unless he (O'Hare) told what
he knew he would be put in a dungeon.
When he reached the station he said he
was put in the dungeon and kept all night
There was nothing against Sweeney ex-
cept that he was with O'Hare and Judge
Kimball told him that birds of a feather
flock together" and added that he would
be Judged by his company
He released and OHare was given
thirty days in default of bonds
Alfred Roochorach, a man who had to
make himself understood through an in
for work was his plea but yesterday he
was drunk and begging. His last act was
to ask an Italian for peanuts and because
he was refused he became profane and
abusive.
II had a good time yesterday" he said.
II had a glass of beer too much"
Thirty days.
Edward d. Cook, a one-legged man who
was crippled by a railroad train, was the
last prisoner in the procession. He was
! arrested for begging on the street. the
officer having seen a number of persons
give him money.
II have been living here some time, -
said the man, land have earned my living
mendinG sewing machines and umbrellas
but business has been SO dull this winter
that ] couldn't earn enough money to pay
my board
Not if you drink whisky" the Judge
told him. when you beg and are given
money it is not given you to buy whisky.
If you will stop buying whisky you will
perhaps he able to buy bread"
The Judge told him that he must not
beg in the District and with this warning
Cook was released.
Four hundred marines. who are now sta
toned at Chatham, England, have been or
Garaf. To he in readiness to proceed to Bat
hurst, West Africa, to take part in the ex-
pedition against slave traders