Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-04

NhatsVer you say, was the colored
mans response.
II think you had better kill the dog"
VERY Well"
George was released and policeman will
act as the CANNES eXecutioner
Policeman Miller of the fifth precinct
heard noise in Navy place last night
and he arrested Charles Anderson on sus-
picion that he had been disorderly.
Il don't really know that he made the
noise" said the policeman, but 1 heard
the noise"
II was talking" said the man. when 1
got home there were some people at the
house from Anacostia, and they were rush
ing a tin can growler. I objected to what
they were doing and then l got arrested"
He was discharged.
Threw q Ffrecracker.
Walter Carwill and Wilbur Rock, boys
about fifteen years old, were in the pro-
cessicn on a charge of disorderly conduct.
They said mot guilty. and two colored
women were called as witnesses.
Lucy Thomas, one Of them, came near
demonstrate what took place last night.
Il was coming down 9TH street." she
said. "wnen somebody threw a great big
hrecracker under my dress. When the
and the sparks flew all in my skirts
Who did it?' the court asked
Il don't know, she replied, but these
boys were behind me-"
Another witness appeared but she did
not see which boy threw the firecracker
They both had frecrackers," she said,
land 1 think this one (CarwilD threw the
cracker under Mrs. Thomas Dress
The boys were not represented by coun-
sci and consequently did not know their
rights. but Judge Kimball called Carwill
to the stand and he convicted himself.
Il threw the 1irecracker on the pavement"
he said, but l thought it had gone out.
1 didn't attempt to throw it under the
woman's dress"
There's too much of this thing done
about the Fourth of July" said the court.
Its dangerous practice, which must be
stopped. and when such cases are brought
into court 1 intend to impose fines
Carwill was fined 50 and his companion
was acquitted.
Frank Mcguire and William Maxley,
young men. were in the tolls Migrants
and suspicious persons.
They were in South Washington last
night" said a policeman. land 1 was told
that they had held up a Chinaman for
money. One of them got clans at a wagon
and refused to pay for them"
Other proof was heard and the men were
sent down.
William Picket was in line for setting of
irecrackers. He plead guilty and was re-
leased on his personal bonds.
Small Cases.
William H. Priest. a coiored man. who
celebrated last night with a shotgun, was
in court and he plead guilty.
do it, he said.
Its always against the law to fire a
shotgun" the court told him. The usual
fine was imposed.
A colored man named Walter johnson,
who figured in row last night, threw
stone through a window and the accident
cost him IS.
Policeman Redgrave was complainant In
the case of a man named August NageneSt,
who was charged with vagrancy.
tod 1,iy1a ofa1,1 fpG alt NJ q N
in rear of 1 street about } o'clock this
morning. the officer told the court.
Where is your homer" the man was
asked.
I'm Philadelphia" he responded.
Where have you been living here?"
I'm a stable
Whose stable?"
Il don't know
Ten days.
Paul Richter. young man, was accused
by Policeman Willis of doing what thous-
| ands of others did last night, setting off
fireworks
The policeman told him to stop and he
refused. The case went over.
James Morgan paid s. for reckless driv-
ing.
Two Women.
There were only two women in the pro-
cesson, and neither of them had commit
ted any serious offense.
Margaret Wilson, middle-aged woman,
was one of the defendants. She had been
drinking and was disorderly.
Il heard her cussin' and swearin'," said
a witness in the case.
deed he didn't said the woman.
Margaret first appeared in court several
months ago, when she had been out with
an old soldier drinking beer. and when once
she got taste of Police Court justice she
could not keep away.
Following this experience she had do
nestle trouble that resulted in her second
appearance, and since then she had been
in court a number of times.
Il know her WE'LL said the judge. 'She
has been here many times"
The usual fine, s. or fifteen days, was i'm
posed, and the woman went down.
Margaret Hall, a colored woman, was
the other female defendant. Her arrest
was made complaint of women of her
own color, and it required Judge Kimball
to spend about two minutes time on the
case and say Dismissed"