Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24
7 HE DARKER SIDE
Gases in the Police 0iart Procession To-
dayE
Some Were of Little Importance and
Were Quickly lasinissed-Other
y
Prisoners se.t Down.


-. Nineteen males and six females were in
been arrested by the police in different Sec
tions Of the city and county for violations
Of the municipal ordinances. and when the
procession appeared in Judge Taylor's court
1t was evident that some of the victims had
been arrested for something almost short 81
violation Of law.
Policeman c. H. King had five respect
able-looking young Colored boys and girls
before the court on a charge Of disorderly
conduct.
He saw the Judge before the case was
heard and the result was that the charge
against them was virtually withdrawn.
THE officer does not desire that you be
fined" the judge said to the defendants.
You are nothing but boys, and girls. and
you may AS well understand now AS later
that you can't gather on the sidewalks and
at street corners and engage IN loud con-
versations."
With this warning the defendants were
released on their own bonds.
Next IN order came two colored boys, Ar
thur West and Walter Ferguson, and the
charge against them was disorderly con-
duct.
b. Just where the disorder came in Judge
Taylor could hardly understand. The boys
were arrested near the base bail park yes
teTuay, ana the Cnly WltneSS against tnen1
was Waterman named Davis.
One Of the boys wanted to see the game
and he looked through hole in the fence.
for he did not have money to pay his way
in.
For this he was arrested, and then, when
the other boy came along and stopped to
inquire the cause OF the arrest. he got in
trouble. He had two base ball bats in his
ed to know what he was doing with them.
He gave a civil answer, and then got ar
rested.
Judge Taylor thought they had commit
ted no serious ofense, and released them
on their own bonds.
Ernest Cops, a young man. comfortably,
but not neatly, dressed, next appeared, and
he was called upon to give an account Of
himself
"He is known as one of the graveyard
rangers" said policeman. Il arrested
him on Lincoln avenue because found that
he had been begging. l took him to the
house of Mr.. Weyrich. and there he was
Identified as the man who had begged for
something to eat
The officer added that some complaints
had been made to the officers about these
beggars, who are called graveyard ran
gers"
He's wrong" said the prisoner. when
went to the house the lady said 1 was
there begging last Thursday. 1 returned
from Mineral City only last Friday. and.
therefore. l could not have been at the
house on Thursday
Ninety days"
A colored man, dressed in a blue suit with
brass buttons and wearing q badge as large
as the side OF a toy house, was next in the
pi accession.
Guilty" he answered. when arraigned on
a charge of discrderiY,conduct on New Jer-
sey avenue near the depot
Henry Wells was the, name he gave, and
the judge fined him the usual sum.
Two colored girls. J Louisa Benton and
Margaret Holmes, admitted that they had
engaged In loud talking on the street, and
submitted to the usual penalty.
Guilty" responded Harry johnson, @
negro from the old first ward who was ar.
raigned on charge cf having used profane
language.
THE court, fines you,S5." the. clerk told
him.
.hut. your honor. said the policeman
before the sentence had sIbeeni .fucurded 81
would like to say something in the case"
What Is it?"s Judge Taylor asked
johnson was drunk yesterday and his
mother was trying to take him home. and
he called her the vilest Eames imaginabIe -
Make the penalty $40 or thirty days.
days"
Joseph Richardson. a colored boy, was the
last one In the first procession
He was charged with having thrown
stones at colored lamplighter. named
jeremiah Smell
Just after 1 had finished lighting nv
lamps. said Jerry, II started home. and
this boy threw stones at me- One Of them
went over my head like a cannon ball and
the other passed between my legs"
why don't he pay me my soY'' asked tho
boy. Il drove cart for him, and he won
pay me-" WIN
judge told him.
Il don't owe him BILL" said Smell. He