Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
A IL KINDS OF4.MEN
Found in the Procession Before Police
Court Judges.
Liquor the Cause of Many OF the
Charses-Four CommonweaIers
in the Tolls.

Jennie Brown, colored woman who rests
her head on a pillow in a house in Free
mans alley when she is asleep, was a caller
In Judge Taylor's court this morning, and
Policeman Laurenceson complained that she
was vagrant
The officer told the court that Jennie was
woman of evil life, and said she was
drunk almost every day.
she lives with man to whom she is not
married. said the officer, "and she Is con-
tinualiy about the streets and does not
work"
Lawyer Moss, who defended Jennie. ques-
toned the officer concerning his knowledge
of the woman and he thought she might
possibly work half an hour or an hour a
day without his seeing her.
Jennie, in her own defense, denied the
charge so far as 1t related to her habits,
saving she was not drunkard.
DO you work. asked her counsel.
When did you work last?" Judge Taylor
asked her.
yesterday" was her response.
AT No. 1904 Rhode Island avenue" she
answered. II do chamber work in the
house and work every day.
Lawyer Moss argued that the woman pre-
scented the appearance of being respectable
and he thought her evidence certainly show
ed her innocent of the charge.
III she works every day, as she says"
said Judge Taylor, 'she surely is not likely
10 become chargeable to the District as q
pauper" .....-
Jennie was discharged
George Curtis. a colored resident of I'd
street southwest, got drunk last night, and
when he went home he entered the rooms
OF other persons and played havoc with
their effects.
He broke my Sc lamp" one of the wo-
men told Judge Taylor and she also said
other affects war; n er.aI
This is all wrong" said George, Il
never was in the room in my Iife.''
Ihere were two charges against him, and
ire fine was $50 or sixty days.
Nicholas Brooks, man who has worked
IN a coal yard SO long that his complexion
Is about the color of the fuel, got drunk
last night and he also got arrested.
L m guilty" he answered, when arraign-
ed, but, judge" he added, I'm a hard
working man with a wife and three chill
oren TO support, and If you trust me till
Monday III pay the s.. Last night. you
know, 1 got little off and got in trouble"
Judge Taylor told him he was not think
ing much of his wife and children when he
was drinking liquor He gave him until
Monday to pay the fine.
Several Cases.
Joseph Foley's general appearance indI-
Gated that he belongs somewhere outside
OF this city. He appeared at the bar of
justice and said guilty when accused of
having used bad language in Henry Park.
The usual fine was imposed.
william Thomas. young negro, went to
the fire last night, but he did not return
home He vent with little female cousin
and Policeman Lee arrested him for pro-
family.
We were locked arms" said the little
girl but he didn't swear. 1 never heard
him cusS oath since I've been born"
But the policeman did hear him and the
court imposed the usual fine
There Is something attractive about St
Paufs Catholic Church, for several times
the unfinished edifice has been entered
This morning about 3 o'clock Policeman
Doyle found man in the church asleep on
a pile of lumber. The man gave his name
as John G. Rose, and told the officer that
he was from Cleveland, Ohio.
Judge Taylor inquired of him where he
belonged and he answered Kentucky"
What are you doing here?"
I've lived in Kentucky on farm and
there was not much doing there" he an
swered, 'and SO l came here"
Judge Taylor released the man or his
personal bonds.
Four COmmonwenicrs.
Next came four men who came here be-
cause of the call of Coxey. the deserter
from the commonweal army
John Anderson, a German, was one of
them. He came over from the Frye camp
this morning and Policeman Lewis found
him begging.
When did you come over the river?" the
II came over about 5 o'clock this morn
ing" he answered. There was nothing to
eat over there, and thought would come
to the city and get something to sustain
life"
He said he came here from San Francisco,
where he left his wife and two children
Il never had to beg before" ne sald "and
if l could get transportation l would be
more than glad to go home"
IF you had remained at home the Judge
told him, ''ycu would not have had 20 beg"
II know that" said the man, with tears
In his eyes, but I'm not tramp"
You have made a tramp of yourself by
coming here" the court said.
Then the man went on to say that he had
read in the book of Moses where the Lord
sent bread to eat, but Judge Taylor thought
the bread was sent to class Of persons
entirely different from the commoawealers
of the present date
The prisoner was sent down for thirty
days.
Sergt. Kirby and Policeman Branson had
three corIhonwealers in the procession.
They were in party of about three dozen
men who arrived at Bennng last night
and the officers were unable to catch any
mole OF then:. The prisoners declared thai
they had no ide. of stopping here, but were
on th.!r say to Baltimore.
In confederation of this statement the
judge took their personal bonds TO con-
TRUE On theic Journey.