Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-24
BEFORE JUDGE MILLER
Police Had Bad Luck With Several Ar
rests
Thomas Daley Was Not a Suspicious
Person-Two Division Girls
Get Sixty Days.

Twenty-Five men, women and children,
who were occupants Of the Police Court
cells, welcomed the change in the weather
more than any other persons in this city
this morning, and, instead of having to get
on the wet floors to get a breath Of cooler
| but impure air. they were able to sit on the
iron benches and discuss politics. justice
AMI life on the farm. In the cell set apart
for females half a dozen girls, in gay cos
tunes. mingled together. irrespective Of
color or age, and sang Bowery songs. as
| well as hymns of praise, until Keeper Mad
igan called time. ard then the procession
| started. Judge Miller was on the bench
| shortly after 0 o'clock, ard the offenders
against the District laws marched In, while
| a street musicians organ played lively
| march.
| Roy Cromwell, a colored boy twelve
| years old, was the leader of the band, and
| the charge against him, as preferred by Po-
liceman Owens, was throwing missiles on
| the street.
| What is this case?' Judge Miller in
| quired when he saw the size of the boy.
| Nothing in the world" answered Law
| yer Peyton, who defended him. ITS less
| than nothing"
| Roy walked up to the rail- carrying
| bottle of tea and sandwich. while thrown
| carelessly over his arm was an extra coat
that he had brought from home, in antici-
|
He was on his way to work this morn
| ing" said the lawyer, when two of the
| corner loafers stopped him and caused him
| some annoyance, and he threw little
| stick at one of them.
II saw him near 7th street and Florida
| avenue this morning about e O'clock, said
| the policeman. He was in a dispute with
| some other boys, and he threw a stick at
| the other boy"
| What kind of a stick?"
| at was about two feet long,.
| Did he hit anybody"
| mo, sir; but he came near striking
man."
Judge Miller then questioned the little
boy, who told of his employment with an
| oil peddler
| II was on my way to work when the po-
| liceman arrey;ted me-" said Roy. THE
| other boy stopped me and wanted to take
my bottle from me, and 1 threw the stick
| to get rid of him.
Get out of here. and go to work." said
| Judge Miller, land stop throwing sticks on
| the street"
| Not Suspicious.
| Thomas Daley, a young man who was
| married in jail some months ago, was next
in the procession, and his better half was
| on hand to champion his cause
Both the prisoner and his wife were neat
| ly dressed, and showed every indication of
| a happy couple although the matrimonial
| knot was tied behind the prison bars.
| The woman was on the sidewalk when
| the BLACK Maria" arrived, and when her
husband, with cigarette in his mouth
| emerged from the court carriage, she Great
| ed a scene by throHIing her arms around
| his neck and kissing him.
| Il am not suspicious person." answered
| the young man when arraigned, but the
| officer said he was.
| 81 arrested him at the Center Market
yesterday" said Precinct Detective Helan.
| Hes a suspicious person. and was in the
| crowd when l arrested him.
| What was he dong?' the judge asked.
| He had some packages of soap that he
| was selling"
| what became of the case in which he
| was charged with robbery" the judge
| wanted to know.
He was acquitted. your honor" said the
| officer. while in Jail he married the girl
who was the principal witness in the case,
SO she could not testify against him."
| There was no proof that he has been do
| Ing anything wrong since his acquittal, and
| the charge against him was dismissed.
Was Not Begging.
Thomas O'Brien, who says he is Phil
adelphan, was in the procession on plain
charge of vagrancy. He was arrested at
| Benning yesterday, where tramps have an
noyed the residents so much during the
past few weeks, and where many arrests
| have been made
IT'S mighty hard, your honor, that a
citizen has not the liberty of walking
| through the town to look for work after
| having walked forty miles, said OBrien.
| Where are you from?'
Il came from Baltimore"
But you don't live there?' queried the
court.
mo, sir. My home is in Philadelphia 1
live on Caroline street"
Policeman Boland told the court that he
could have arrested a dozen men az Ben
ming yesterday. but the others were willing
to turn back and go in the direction of
Baltimore.
what We're they doing?"
Tllrc r;y,u fr0r
| Il wasn't begging" said the prisoner
where did you get that bundle of grub
you had under your arm?" interrupted the
policeman.
Bought 1t in Baltimore" he answered
Il spent my last 40 cents for it before ]
started here"
Judge Miller told him he could go and
look for work, but he must not beg. If he
is caught begging he will be sent down. He
was released.
She Called Murder.
Three colored men. Abe Scales, Oscar Ed.
wards and Henry Johnson, were accused OF
having participated in midnight disorder
near LIST and E streets.
Clara Williams, whose husband was
member of the partly cried murder to at
tract the police. and she expressed regrets
because her husband had escaped.
| 1.-The men wer0 all under the influence Of
liquor" said Policeman Gibson.
"And one of them had bottle OF
whisky" added the woman.
She explained that the were disor
derby in house, and she cried murder
because she wanted to break up the drink
ing.
The men made statements in their OWL
behalf. and were fined s. each.
I'm guilty" answered Laura Hamilton
a colored woman, charged with iisorderly
conduct and the usual fine was imposed
Alice Queenan and Lille Gray, colorei
women, from Browns court, said no
guilty" when arraigned for disorderly con
duct.
Il heard screams of murder in the alley
about II O'Clock yesterday" said Policeman
Vermill!on. land when 1 reached there
found the women fighting"
The trouble between the women resulted
from a quarrel about bed
This trouble commenced last Friday
said witness, land Alice beat Lille ovel
the face with frying pam"
Lille was fined 81, as she was worsted il
the conflict, and her former friend wa:
fined SO, thirty days.
Jacob Haupt, old soldier. who is pen
niless, because pension day is more than
month ago, denied that he was drunk yes