Evening star., 1895-01-23
WERE MOSTLY MIGRANTS
Those in the Police Court Procession
Today.
Colonies. .Of Tranlps in the Vicinity Of
the City Victims of
Strong Drink.

Henry Berkley was arrested last night
by Policeman Ais because he was conduct
ing a perambulating lunch room with a
supply of whisky. The policeman was not
acquainted with Henry, but he arrested
him because of complaint that he was
begging for provisions and selling them.
"And then he bought whisky with the
money! said the policeman. when 1 ar
rested him he had bottle of whisky in
his pocket"
But / won't do so again" said the pris-
cIer. And if you will take my personal
bonds I'll take the pledge for iife.''
Where do you. live?'
II live here on Virginia avenue" he said,
"and have a wife and eight children. I'm
a hard working man and never harmed
anybody"
Il knew this man. interrupted an officer.
Hes a hard working man and has large
family, but he will get drunk"
You say you will keep sober?' lueried
the court.
''Yes, SIR
Then I'll give you a trial." the judge
told him.
His personal bonds were taken.
We're Migrants.
Six men, all of whom were comfortably
dressed, appeared in the procession as
vagrants because they had applied for
quarters at the second police station last
night.
These men," said Policeman DuvaN.
came in the station last night and wanted
lodging They have been living from pill
lar to post and some of them have worked
in theaters for - cents a night
The TWO men who had told of their the
atrical experience said they We're from
Johnstown, but had been in Philadelphia.
They said they came here from Rich
mond," the policeman interrupted.
NO We didn't" said one of the prison.
ers. I'VE came here last night from Alex
andria."
What were you doing over there?"
1--WE went over to see the town and look
for job one of them answered
Four of them were released to leave the
city and two were sent down.
Another Lot.
Next in lire came eight colored men,
most of them strangers. They were sur
prised by Policeman Hanley about o'clock
this morning, when he raiGed a house
made of pieces OF tin picked off the dump
This old shack is near the sand wharyes
at the foot of nth street and it is a place
where coiored men sleep about a fire.
Il only stopped there last night, said
Revert GRAVEYARD. Il was on my way
home to Richmond and could not get in the
lodging house This morning / intended to
take to the road and go on home"
He was released.
Another prisoner, who gave his name as
Richard Brown, had been in court before,
and he YVES sent down for month.
The others Were given ten days each.
John Pcarce was in the lire because he
was found on * street with market
basket endeavoring to get the cast-off pro-
visions from dinner tables.
was nv hqnsry mi he answered when ha
continued. II only stopped at one house
before L was arrested
This begging must not be DONE" said
the court People in Washington are
very charitable ard persons who are hum
cry must go to the charitable organiza-
tiCns."
john gave his personal bonds and prom
ised not to do so again.
other Victims.
George Harper. a young man addicted to
the of strong drink, was in the process
sion, and his nervous condition made it
plain that he was drunk last night.
''He tried to hang himself so his mother
said.' Policeman Creagh told the court.
He had q rope around his waist
And last night" policeman interrupt
ed "he had touch of the jams
a sentence of sixty days was imposed.
A colored boy named Francis Fisher
figured In a street fight at North Capitol
and II streets. a stone was thrown and a
$3.50 plate-glass window in Schafhirt's drug
store was broken.
This boy,'' said DR.. S3hafhirt, threw
the stone"
NO, L didn't" said the boy "a crowd
of white boys jumped n little colored boy
and I took the colored boys part. 1 pick
ed up stone but did not throw it,"
A fine of so was imposed which was
afterward reduced to so, because DIR.
Schafhirt said a good word for the de-
fendant.
Abe Curry, Sarah Moseley and Hattie
Diggs. colored. were charged with dis
turbing the revival services at Mt Zion
Church.
The complaint was that the young peo-
pie go to church to DO their counting and
otherwise misbehave
And" said a witness, 'this girl Hattie
is the most 'ill-mannerdest' and migrate
funesseSt' girl on the commons. She rang
the preachers bicycle bell during prayer,
and 1 had them arrested"
Five dollars EACH