Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-11
THE POLICE COURT.
These Prisoners Did Not Respect the
Sabbath.

These Prisoners Did Not Respect the
Sabbath.
Residents and non-residents, tramps and
wcrkingmen, corner loafers and crap
shooters made up this Mornings process
sion in Judge Kimballs court. The police
had made raids on several disorderly gath
erings and had arrested number of per-
sons on the Long bridge, and the character
and movements Of these people showed
conclusively that even the tramps who de-
pend upon the charitable people here for
what they get to eat go over to Jackson
City and spend some time about that law
less settlement. The result of the police
| work Saturday night and yesterday was
the appearance of about forty prisoners.
A fair sample of the hoboes who haye
overrun this city this winter was shown
in the appearance of a trio composed of
John Anderson, Michael McGrath and Will
lam Simpson. They were under the in
fuence Of liquor on Pennsylvania avenue
and Policeman Carlson, who saw them
begging, placed them under arrest.
McGrath has no hands and Anderson
seems to be his companion. Simpson has
Il have no hands," McGrath said to the
court, land I sell books and pencils. 1
only stay in place one or two days, and
if your honor will let me go I will leave
the city today
You may 60"
And would like to go with him, your
hcnor," said Anderson, ''as 1 take care of
him."
1T looks very much as II he supports
you," the judge remarked, land I think
You had better be separated. Thirty days"
story.
Il was going to Norfolk" he said, land
I have pass in my pocket"
Where did you get it?''
from Mr.. Frank
Simpson explained that he had missed
Saturdays boat and would have gone yes
terday had he not been arrested.
Harry McDevitt was put on trial on a
charge Of vagrancy, 1t being alleged that
he was found under the influence of LIQUOR
on Lincoln avenue, in the county.
s.;5 He e is always . causing trouble at home"
there drunk he makes use of threatening
LANGUAGE and says that he is going to make
Schneider OF Hayward case. Saturday
him in, and he smashed the window"
Another brother gave similar testimony
and said his mother had sent Harry to the
Kelly Institute, and when he returned he
away and laughed about it.
I'm not SO bad as they say'' was Har-
rvs statement. He said he was the only
and the boys all drank.
Judge kimball told of the statement the
mother made about him and said 1t was one
Oh the SaQQeSt stories ne mad ever heard.
Harry was sentenced to ninety DAYS in
default of bonds.
A quartet of men from the Long bridge
next appeared. They gave their names as
Elmer Aschenbach, John Mcnamara Chas
Campbell and John Smith.
Policeman Vermillion told the court what
he knew about the men, and told Of their
hanging about the Long bridge and rail-
road tracks.
1--WE had just been over to jackson City,"
remarked one of the men.
jackson City," echoed the judge IT'S
a disgrace that the good old state of Vfr-
ginia. that noble old state. should allow
such place as Jackson City to exist It's
an outrage on the whole United States that
this and other places along the river front
should be allowed to exist right under the
dome of the National Capitol
The men were given thirty days each
John Hill and John Williams men who
were arrested because they were trying to
steal their way out of the city on q. freight
appeared in the procession.
Hill plead guilty and went down for five
days, while Williams was released on his
own recognizance.
Following these came the disorderly char
acters and crap Shooters and fines of IS
and SO were imposed on most of them,
while some few of them were acquitted.