Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-06
VAGs AND DRINKS
Most Of the Oasea Before the Police Court
To-day.
Only One Was Allowed to Go Free
the Rest Bein1 Given Sentences
of Variohs Lengths.

Poor Joe Sands,i the Texan, who thought
he would rather ogo south than take the
chances of going down on the farm, chang
ed his mind when he got out Of the Police
Court, and went to a part Of the city where
he was not known and there he thought
he could continue his spree and have an
other Of his so-called good times" with
out the fear Of again getting arrested.
He miscalculated every inch of his under
taking, fer while 1t may be hot down in
Texas he found a hotter place than the
lone star state this morning when he Wis
tied the temple of justice on D street.
When he was in court last week and was
given twenty-four hours in which 10 leave
the District he did not give solemn prom
Use to go, but merely said YES" and then
added that he saw no reason why he should
be compelled to leave the nations capital.
Acting under the belief that he was known
to the police only in the sixth precinct, he
went up 7th street In the second precinct,
where he proceeded to drink some Of the
cheap whisky in the groggeries. Police
man Gibson, who had seen Joe in court
last week and knew the promise he had
made, placed Sands under arrest.
What are you going to take me In fort"
the intoxicated Texan wanted to know.
Il haven't done anything" he added, Eek
cept that I've been down at the mission"
After spending the morning in the Sweat
box" he headed Judge Scott's procession.
Policeman Gibson told the court Of the
arrest. while the nervous Texan stood at
the rail and listened. He had nothing to
say, and the judge sent him down on the
farm for thirty days to get the whisky
out of him.
Went Down for Fifteen Days.
William Walker, another man whose love
for strong drink has brought him down to
police cell, was in the dock as vagrant
and suspicious person. He plead not
guilty.
sJ arrested him FOR cleaning IN q v.
cant house on Brewer street." said Officer
Stamler, land he had been there before.
had warned him about it. but ne did not
heed the warning. And judge" he added
"he loafs about Northeast Washington
with all the toughest loafers and drunk
ards in that locality"
Il only stopped In the house last night
because was scared to go home,'' said the
prisoner. I'VE had had a key of beer over
In the alley and I got drunk"
there before2'
IF I had" he answered, I'm not a va
grant. My people own property here and
can get what want"
IF they have property" the Judge said.
you had better stop getting drunk. Fiji
teen days"
Frightened Men and Women.
Henry Ware. black man, whose con-
duct indicated that he was just as happy in
the tolls as when he was in Lawyer Moss
grancy by pleading mot guilty"
Sergeant Anderson and two colored men
and women were witnesses against him. A
man answering his description has been in
the woods beyond Anacostia for several
days, and SO far as the residents Of the
county are concerned he has lived on fruit
and has frightened many persons
I'VE were out in the woods picking
huckleberries the other day when we met
this man." said one of the young men. He
'was'in the peach orchard. and when he saw
us at the spring he came over and made us
rum"
WAS that the only time you saw him
there?" the court asked. ...s
mo, sir; We met him there several
times" a. 80
And man answering his description
said the officer. has been there in the
woods for several weeks -ra.e,..
That's all dead wrong aaid the pris-
oner. I've never been in the woods, and
as for peach orchard, I amt been in one
since was down in Virginia
But three witnesses say YOU were there,
Mr.. Pugh remarked; ''how do you account
"They are liable to say anything he
answered, when they want to make
money
Where do you live?"
In Navy place.
What were you doing in Anacostia yes
terday?"
Il had been over there to see my wife
and children"
He referred to Policeman Clinton, who
he thought would tell of his good char
acter, but the officer said he knew Henry
only as man who worked and spent all
his money for whisky.
/ A sentence of thirty days was imposed.
Joseph Mccoy stopped near 2Sth and NJ
Streets Georgetown, last night, to give a
man. a match, and Policeman Birkight ar
rested him for obstructing the pavement.
Complaints have been made by the
church-goers about these people en- the
sidewalk" said the officer. land last night
1 found this man there and arrested him. 4"
II have not been in the habit of stand
ing there" said the man.
"This is a good time to make up your