Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-25
BEFORE THE POLICE COURT
There Was One Man Who Made Car
Fender Test.
An Old Woman Sent to the Poor
HOuse-Quick Sentences
In Cases.

Douglass Gordon, a big colored man, who
had been drinking, was on Brightwood
avenue last evening, and when the Mar
shall street electric car stopped to connect
with one of the through cars the fender
attached to the cars to save life attracted
the attention of the man, and he concluded
to test its strength. He didn't understand
exactly what the fender was, and SO he
jumped on it with all his force. The fen
der remained on the car and Motorman
Sullivan went out to see the cause of the
shake-up.
What are you doing there?" he want
ed to know of the colored man.
The latter soon told him it was none Of
his business, and while he did not use any
! profanity he was in fighting humor. Po-
| liceman Doyle was called, and he arrested
| Gordon. and charged him with disorderly
| conduct.
Douglass was with two friends, and one
| of them put up s. collateral for him. This
| was why he was not in Judge Miller's pro-
| cession this morning. He did not even call
| to see about his case, and his collateral
was forfeited.
| South Washington. was less fortunate. He
| was under the influence of liquor, and a
| charge of disorderly conduct was preferred
against him by Policeman Bruce. No
| friend came forward to deposit IS bill
as collateral for his appearance. and the
result was that he appeared In the process
| sion.
I'm guilty, your honor" was his plea,
| but would like to make statement"
'1'll hear what the officer has to say
| first" said the judge.
Sanford was drunk as usual" said the
| officer, land l arrested him in an alley
near 14th and c streets southwest"
That's right, judge. I was drunk" said
Sanford, but 1 hope you will let me go
| this time hadn't done anything for a
long time until last week, and if I'm sent
| down I'll lose my job
Haven't done anything for long time"
| remarked the Judge, land the first money
| done with you when you were arrested
| last?"
| Got thirty days"
You will have to pay a fine of So this
| time. said the judge "or go down for
| fifteen days.
| Some Advice.
Harry O'Neill, a young man who says his
home Is in the state of Washington and
whose father, he says. was states attorney
Of Mason county for several years, was
in the procession as a tramp. and Police
| man upperman complained against him.
Hes been loafing about lexington since
| Sunday" the officer said. II gave him
warning enough. but he refused to leave
| and 1 arrested him.
I'm no tramp" said the prisoner, 1--WE
| worked on a ranch and IN the mines and
I've been looking for work here
| You're in the wrong cor<:ry for ranches
| and mines" the judge told him. What
were you lettering about lexington for?"
Trying to catch a train" he answered,
"as l wanted to get out of town."
Looking for trains l guess, is about
| all you do" the judge said.
The policeman told me he had done
| some tramping," the prisoner said land
1 don't see why he didn't give me show"
| But" said Mr. Pugh. "he was not a
professional tramp
Judge Miller advised the young man to
go out and put in coal or do anything he
could find. You had better work for so
to work for the District for your food"
| He was thereupon released.
Peter Kennedy. arrested for disorderly
conduct, had not done anything serious
and his penalty was only 81 or six days.
To the Poor House.
| Annie Foley, little woman whose face
is as familiar about the Police Court as
are those of the lawyers WHO have their
offices there. was in the procession as va
grant because she has no home and is a
| victim Of alcoholic stmulants.
The poor old woman shows the result of
her hard mode of living and her advanced
| age, and last night while in the police sta
ton she found friend in the person of
Miss Pennifill, the natron, who sent Judge
will you be so kind as to send Annie
| Foley to the aims house instead of the
| work house? 1t Is the best place for her,
for when she comes out Of the work house
| she is not able to work and must beg, when
she gets drunk"
Judge Miller was glad to see that some
enc had been charitable enough to take an
interest in the old woman.
Evidence showing Annie to be an habitual
drunkard was given, and Annie wanted to
get out
II have daughter at Harpers Ferry
she said, land can go there"
1.-THE work house." Judge Miller said, ais
not the proper place for this old woman
She ought to be given home in the poor
house"
The necessary permit was obtained from
Sanitary Officer Frank. and Annie was
sent down where she will have home fol
life If she will remain there.
Quick Work.
This woman" said Lawyer Moss "be
longs to class of women who earn theil
living in a questionable way. She lives II
the Division and I suppose your honor
holds, as does Judge Kimball, that they are
all Migrants"
Carrie Towles, colored, was the woman
| about whom he was talking.
"She doesn't live in the Division" sale
the officer, but she is a constant visitor
there. She visits these houses, gets DRUM
and solicits on the street."
"Sixty days"
Annie Bond, colored, said she was guilt,
of charge of disorderly conduct and wen
down for two weeks because she did no
have s..
Charles F. Daley, who is more than thir
ty years old, and James Bishop, not more
than twenty-one years. were in the line OF
charge of vagrancy, and the complain
against them was that they had been sleep
ing in a stable.
II had noticed them going in an allie,
several times" Policeman Williams said
land when 1 went in to see where the,
went could never find them. Last night
however they went in stable and fount
them buried in the hay"
Bishop said he had been given permits
sion to sleep in the stable, and in givin.
Information concerning his identity he sait
. he was member of the National Guart
and that he was in camp down the rive
this summer
His explanation was accepted and he wa
discharged.
Daley's excuse was not a good one, s.
! the court thought, and he was given twent,
J days, the judge saying he would releas
him If some one would give him work.
John Blackwell, colored, was brought IL
on an attachment because he had forfe;te
IS for fast driving, an amount deemed in