The evening times., 1895-10-19

One score and one were In the dock this
| morning in the police court. The one was a
| young coiored girl, ans. ten of the others
| were pets of Sergt. Daley's, who brought
| them in in a bunch from the Z Ot0mac flats.
When their names were called they all
| lined up, white and cOlored, and pleaded
| guilty with one exception. The dock was
| pretty nearly cleaned out when the gang"
was disposed OF. and they all got sixty
| days.
| This must he the fail clea ming out
| said Judge Kimban
'.rramps are travelling South now, your
| honor" said Mr. Pugh.
Most OF these seem tn be Washington
| men, said the court.
YES, SIR" said Officer Bruce, who as
| sisted Scrgt. Daley in ma King the raid
We went over there last night and
found regular hotels in operation. They
| had built brush houses with stalls in
them, and Jim Wesley, the dark one there
who pleaded not guilty, was snugly stuwed
| away in one of the stalls"
| He occupied n private room, did hc?"
inquired Mr.. Pugh.
LIVING IN CONF ORT
YES, sir; he was fixed for the night
| They had a big fire burning and food and
| cooking utensils of all kinds"
Wesley said lie wanted TO speak in his
own behalf, and came around. showing two
rows of snow white teeth, which contrastcd
brilliantly with his black.skin.
Ibis is de fust time Use rber bin down
| dese, sab. l lives i'll Peaks alley when
| goes homc.''
''Wel, how often do you go bome?" in
| quired the court.
| .'I'seonly bin down On de flats four times
lately" said Jim, contradicting his first
| statement.
We'll, you won't gn back again for sixty
| days. Step back" said the judge.
John Clancy, Il white man in the crowd,
wanted TO tell the court that he was there
for the first time, too.
'But You are n tramp" said his honor.
No. sir. not exactly
Where did You come from?"
From Maine sir"
"Wrll. you are a long way from home
now" put in the District counsel.
II was Just walking down 10 AlcSan-
dria sir. and saw the fire and went over
10 get warm" said Clancy.
which way are you going?'
''Going South, SIR
Yes. that's the way all the tramps are
i travelling This time of year" said Judge
Kimbal.
II know, but"
.Bit me no butts. You can go down with
the rest for sixty days." said the court.
and the battalion marched ont.
L
a urat-,ookiug colored boy named Will
lam Ringgold was arrested below the
Ayriuic by Officer Fathers and charged
with being an habi,ual drunkard.
He is always loafing around i'll the Di.
vision and associates with thieves and
all sorts of bad characters. He gets drunk
three times a week and causes us lots OF
trouble" said an officer.
What have you TO say about this?
asked his honor of RiDggnld.
Yer honor | don't loaf around in no Di-
vision aud / works for my living. | don't
get drunk al ALL
What do You do for lving?".
u works for my grandfather hauling
ashes He is getting old aud can't do 1t
any more"
His honor thought that Williams de-
mails Were entirely too sweeping to be
truthful, and sent him down for fifteen
days.
Fred Pusey. 4 young white man and an
engineer by trade, working on the new
Postoffice building, was the victim OF too
much drink and got himself into trouble
on a Columbia cable car yesterday.
PUT HIM OFF THE CAR.
Pusey boarded the car and insisted on
hanging on to the step. He was intoxicated.
and the conductor cndeavored to get him
up on the platform. Puscy objected To
the conductors attentions and sWore at
him.
The car was stopped and it took the
combined efforts of the conductor and
motorman. To put Pusey of. Before the
car could be started again he was on the
grip car, swearing by all the powers that
he had money enough To buy the whole
road and ali its cunductorsand motorinen
put together.
Your honor, | don't deny any charges
brought against me here, and guess that
all the men say is also true. | was drunk
and ask your mercy"
I'm view of your statement, l will
make your fine only So. A street car is
the worst place in the world to behave
in this manner, and it must be stopped
said the court.