Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
Those Present.
FORCED UNDER COVER.
Cold Drives UnfOrtumntes to the Police
Stations.

Cold Drives UnfOrtumates to the Police
Stations.
Strangers in the city who are dependent
upon the charitable institutions for support
have stopped going to the police stations
for lodgings. although an occasional one,
uracquainted with the dongs Of the police,
makes application and gets locked up.
Early in the season when the municipal
lodging house, the Central Union Mission
and other free lodging houses were unable
to accommodate Them the police stations
were overrun. but the police commenced
arresting them as tramps, and Judge KIM
hall sent many OF them down to the farm.
For these reasons the tramps and others
have about stopped going to the stations,
but last nights weather was so severe that
they were forced to 60 in' and the police
them were lodged in the different stations,
and this morning they were turned out in
the cold to beg for something to eat, or
visit one of the soup houses at noon and
get a supply Of bread and soup. Those who
were fortunate enough to get accommo-
dated in the lodging house or mission were
given a hot breakfast before being turned
out.
John Thomas. young colored man with
out a home, did not care to risk a work
house sentence by calling at one of the
police stations, and took his chances of
freezing to death under the Capitol terrace,
in one of the vaults.
Il found him there early in the even
ing" said Policeman Schultze, in Judge
kimbalrs court this morning. Il question
ed him." the officer added. land he said he
had been employed carrying baskets about
the market. 1 asked him if he did not
snatch pocketbooks about there, and he
made no reply"
Where do you live?' the prisoner was
asked.
Il haven't any particular home at pres
emit"
Five days"
James Leonard is a stranger in the city
and has served a few days on the farm. He
enjoyed himself so well while there that he
is not only willing. but is anxious to re-
turn.
He is one of the few station house lodg-
ers who were not released this morning ami
when as!rrafgnedi ss vasrant he said
He Just got out few days ago." said
the officer, and has been in the station
house two nights since"
why don't you leave town." the judge
asked him. -
4 don't want to leave here, he answered.
Thirty days.
Charles Luton. a young colored man who
probably has no home, was in the dock
for vaSrancy. He has been sleeping in a
stable on w street without the owners
permission. and Last night he went to the
stable under the influence of liquor. In
stead of going in the cold hay loft he made
himself comfortable behind the stove in
the office, and WAS asleep when arrested.
He was given ten days
I'm railroad man. said a man named
Van Robinson. whose arr est was the result
of his being found about the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yards for week.
Why didn't you leave here if you had
no business in the city,. the court asked.
I'm railroad man." he answered, land
have teen waiting for train
"If you are railroad man., said the
court. you ought to have no trouble
catching a train"
He promised to leave and the court re-
leased him.
William H. Smith is young colored
man from Philadelphia and says he is
wanted in the latter city for false pre-
lenses, but the authorities there will not
send for him, although he is anxious to
return
He has been under treatment in the hos
pital and two days ago he was discharged.
"Will you leave the city If I release
your" the court asked Him.
Il will when I am able to walk
'Why can't you waikiki
Il have had the pneumonia and have not
fully recovered"
He was given ter days.