Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
SOME DISTRICT GUESTS
Men and Women Entertained in the Police
Court Celia


Persons who are unfortunate enough to
get in the hands Of the law, and who are
unable to make the necessary deposit for
their appearance. are required to rest them
selves on an iron bench all night, take q
free ride in the morning and then occupy
one Of the Police Court cells for several
hours. Most of the police station cells are
comfortable. although many of them are;
dark and not lighted until night, and then
one light in the end Of the hall has to do
for four or five cells. In them the prisoners
are unable to read book or paper to while
away the dreary hours, but these cells
are palaces compared with the surround
ings when they reach court. There they
are packed in the cells, and naturally q
dlsagreeable odor arises. In these cells all
kinds and classes of persons are confined
white and colored, well-dressed persons and
tramps being required to spend their short
while together and then figure in the same
procession.
There was sample of this mixture in
Judge Taylor's court this morning. a num-
Der Of colored females from the women's
cen peing In the procession. Then. too.
there was an italian in the party, whose
name the police recorded as John Scoat
he was either sick or shamming, for when
his name was called he had to be assisted
from the cell to the rail-
John claimed that he was sick. but YES
teruay afternoon he was well enough to
walk across the street and take the part
OF one OF his countrymen who had been
In the police station he became suddenly
III, II his own statement is to be believed
out two physicians who examined him pro-
nounced him a well man.
There was a street fight Yesterday af-
ternoon, said Sergt. Harry Jones, land
when Scoat went over and inquired what
was the matter he learned that one of his
n ~ Hn1 h<xNr
Following this, the officer said he heard
the prisoner use profane language and say
They ought to kill all the Americans"
What have You to say for yourself?" the
prisoner was asked.
Nothing" was his response.
Five dollars"
Cato Bray. a colored representative Of the
lawbreakers, was In the line because he had
constituted himself walking bar roon
Having been In trouble many times, he had
made the acquaintance of many persons
who like cheap drink. He was not work.
ing, and he thought being the proprietor Of
perambulating saloon would be a pleas
ant occupation. Then. too, he would make
big profits. for he would not pay any IL
oense. With this idea Of getting wealthy
in short while he started out with bottles
of liquor and the regulation whisky glass.
rs you got any good icker?" a colored
woman said she asked him, and he replied
In the affirmative.
"Give me 10 cents WORTH" she asked
him.
What did you want with the hQuorr'
Mr.. Pugh asked her.
Il wanted 1t for my husband.
Then she said she got 5 cents worth OF
the whisky on credit, "and." she said. II
have not yet paid for it,
Other witnesses told Of the purchases
they made, and then Cato said he wanted
to make statement.
It's no use to add perjury to your other
offense," the judge told him.
II never sold liquor to any of these peo-
ple," he said.
"Just what 1 thought you were going to
say"
He was fined 500. or six months on the
farm. $40.
Philip Washington, a good-looking col
ored man. about forty years old. was given
hearing on charge Of vagrancy. For a
number of years he lived in Hagerstown,
and then he went to Baltimore.
Policeman Hayhurst, who met him on the
street last evening. heard his tale of woe.
and told the judge the only way he could
accommodate Philip last night was to lock
well, Philip" said the court tell your
story"
"Tve been working in Baltimore. at
Payne's stable, for five years.. he said,
"and now / am looking for work"
where did you belong before you went
to BaltimoreT
IT lived in Hagerstown."
How long have you been here?
Five days. and now l am willing to
leave"
do you drink?''
mo. sir: 1 never harmed anybody. and
I've been serving Gcd for five years"
There was a question of veracity between
George Tancil, a young negro, and Police
man Keleher. George denied that he was
addicted to the use of Hquor, although the
officer said he was drunk last night.
mot only was he drunk last night" said
the policeman, but I've seen him drunk
on several other occasions."
George was fined.
William Henderson was not unusually
disorderly last evening, but ne had been
warned to keep out of bad company.
These men," said Officer Hayhurst, have
been hunted away from the mouth Of the
alley on N street northwest near 7th, but
they will come back"
"Ten dollars or thirty days"
William Anderson, colored on a charge
of vagrancy. was given sixty days.
Poindexter Hambleton. a styliShly dress
ed young man, who says his father gives
him an allowance of 81 a day on which to
exist, was complained against by several
policemen as a suspicious person and va
grant. He was in line with the poorly
dressed ones, and the court heard evidence
against him.
He was given ninety days in default of
bond.
The complaint against a girl named
Nellie Parker was that she would not stay
home at night. Her aunt was willing to
give her another chance and the court re-
leased her.