Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-02

These girls haQ been taken from a mouse
of i'll fame in the Division" because of
their youth, and the woman who was re-
sponsible for their coming here from Ha-
gerstown was on trial in the upper court.
A workfngman Gets on Easy.
When the procession in Judge SCOTS
court started the first victim to appear
was Henry Pinkney, a colored man, and he
frankly admitted that too many drinks
had caused him to get IN trouble.
Il was drunk Saturday night" he said,
land when came down It'll street 1 went
to the wrong house and l did talk too
lcud.''
That's bad thing to do" said the court.
eff you had let whisky alone you would
rot have been here"
But I'm working man. the prisoner
added land if l go down I'll lose my job.
I have s. at home, and if you will give
me time I'll raise the balance Of the
money"
"As you are a working man." said Judge
Scott, I'm going to give you chance to
get out by making the fine only 81.
John Kelly, man who is also known as
Bum" Kelly, was next in line, and he
was in trouble because he had been
unable to control his appetite for strong
drink.
I've been locked up for fifteen months -
he said. and I've not yet had time to see
my mother. There's no work here for me,
and I've made arrangements to go to
Rockville"
when are YOU going?" interrupted the
court.
Tomorrow" he answered, after have
seen my mother"
4 will give you the chance this time,
the judge said. land 1 want you to see
that you keep your promise"
girls. were next in line. and they admitted
they were guilty Of disorderly conduct.
THE court fines you five dollars said
the clerk.
Slecpers on the Sidewalks.
Following these colored girls came sew
eral Of the sidewalk dodgers. and in each
case strong drink was the cause Of the
sleepy condition of the victims.
Lawrence West was the. first of them
| and he plead guilty
Judge. your honor" the man said. eff
you will give me a few days time I'll pay
the fine"
What was your offense?" the court ask
ed him.
II was drunk" he answered, land was
| arrested for lying on the sidewalk"
What was the trouble with him?'' the
court asked the officer.
He was dead drunk"
IN make the fine So" said the court
but can't give you time to pay it,
Joseph Fitzgerald was in court on a
similar charge, but his memory was de-
fective.
But I'm guilty" he said, cor the police
What was this man doing?" the officer
was asked.
HE was dead drunk when we found
him on the pavement" the officer an
Swered and 1t took two of us to put him
in the wagon"
What did he say?''
Nothing. for he was so drunk that he
did not know what was done until he woke
up in the station"
Judge, your honor" the prisoner said,
Il have half my fine and if you will let
me go I'll get the other half"
How much have your
'I have $3.50
you must expect the imposition of a IS
fine but as you are working man III
The man paid every cent he had and had
not the price Of an "eye-opener" when he
departed.
Effects of Local Ginger Beer.
Reuben B. Allison, a colored citizen of
Front Royal, came here on an excursion
two days ago, and while he has a good
opinion of the general appearance of the
city he thinks washington ginger beer
is much better than similar liquid sold at
his home.
II only had one drink OF 1t. judge" said
the prisoner, land it made me forget.
don't know what happened, except that 1
lost ali my money and my return ticket"
This man was in the Smithsonian
grounds Saturday night" said the park
Waterman, land L drove him out Later I
saw him again and he was occupying a
bench and the sidewalk"
Where are you from?' Judge Scott in
quired.
Il came on the excursion that started
from Strasburg."
But where Is your homer
Il live in Front Royal
when you come here on another ex-
cursion," said the court, you had better
let liquor alone This time will fine you
only So
George Hayes, a colored man. who says
he is a street lamplighter. was next in line,
and the charge against him was that he
had been lettering about street corner
I'm a lamplfghter," the man said, "and
If I'm locked up can't light the lamps to-
night 'r, ... -, oo
| the city in darkness, and am going to let
you go this time. But if you are caught
again you will have to go down."
Let OF Very Lightly.
Bette e. Rickster, a woman who says
she is from Harper's Ferry, was repre-
scented by Lawyer Darlington, who entered
plea of guilty to charge of vagrancy for
her.
THE truth Isl said counsel, that she
came here on a frolic. and is anxious to get
back as soon as possible
1t was charged that she brought to this
city the three girls mentioned above, but
this she denied.
Bond in the case was fixed at $40, which
was given.
Sylvester Page and William H Blink,
colored boys, who said they were not
guilty, but Policeman Reith said they ware
crap shooters, and had been in the habit Of
playing the game in rear of an old stable.
They were fined the usual amount.
William Smith, colored man, who has
three children to support was IN line be-
cause he was drunk Saturday night and
was sleeping on the sidewalk.
Hes guilty. said LAWYER Kicks, his
counsel, but, in consideration of the cir
cumstances Under which he was arrested,
l think your honor might take his personal
Dor ds.'
What are the circumstances?
Hes a hard-working man, and IL locked
UP he will lose his position. There are so
many idle men now that 1t would be a
AArlshp - nut lS~-A.>A Aa>es.sttion that
would render him unaUe to support his
children
Judge Scott said that the man should
have thought Of his children before he got
drunk, but he was not disposed to do any,