Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-03
BEFORE JUDGE KlMBALL
Thirty three Prisoners of Different Degrees
in Line
Some Were Guilty and Some Escaped
by Close Margins The Sem
fences Imposed.

Thfrty-three prisoners answered roll cal
in Judge Kimbalrs court this morning. and
there were only five females in the party
Eight OF the male prisoners were white
included in the procession were several
small boys and number of men, whose
presence in court was the result of over
indulgence in strong drink, and one mar
in the party had about his head ban.
dage that covered a wound. and also as.
sisted in reducing the mans head to its
normal condition.
Margaret Taylor. young colored wo
man. who was arrested on her way to g
picnic. was the first one called to the
dock rail. and she managed to open he,
eyes long enough to say mot guilty"
Yesterday about o'clock" said Police.
man Judge. Il was walking along %
street, when I saw this woman seated on q
doorstep. She was drunk. and I ordered
her to leave there and go home. but in
stead of doing so she became disorderly.'
DO you want to say anything?" she was
asked.
What's the use?" asked the woman. "a
amt got nothin' to say
Five dollars
Used Morphine.
Daniel Coleman. a resident of George
town. was complained against by Police
man Bradley, and the case was a peculiar
ly sad one.
Coleman is addicted to the morphine hab.
it and while suffering from the effects Of
the drug he had twice attempted to take
his life while in the police station.
The man had nothing to conceal His
son appeared on the stand and told Of his
conduct, and the trouble he caused.
Has your father been using the drug
recently" the court asked.
Il don't know" the son responded. "He
was arrested three weeks ago. and he had
bottle of morphine then"
The prisoner told the court that he had
mia and Oregon.
Sometimes" he said. 81 was $1,000 fee,
above the level of the sea and then again
l was 2,0UO feet below the level"
This he said. gave him catarrh of the
stomach. and he had been taking morphine
for a year before he knew what the doc
tor was giving him.
II paid 10 cents an ounce to the doctor, u
he said 1T was all right so long as
paid for the drug. but when 1 wanted to
stop 1 found myself in this condition"
"And are you still using the drug?'
1 have not used any of it since the 18th
of April. but 1 still have these spasms."
He said that when he has the spasms he
does not know what he does, but he under
stands that his body is very active.
And" he said, when anybody bucks
against me I'll buck back
Judge Kimball said he thought the man
was sadly in need of hospital treatment
and said he would do the best he could fol-
him.
Several Cases.
Louis Pinkney, a well-dressed colored
citizen, was shown to be a man of good
character. But last night he was found OBJ:
structing the sidewalk. and Policeman Fin
giles arrested him.
81 hadn't harmed anybody" said the
man, who had plead guilty. but 1 guess
did drink little too much.
You must be more careful in the future,
was the advice Judge Kimbau gave MIN as
he released him on his personal bonds.
John T. Horton plead not guilty to a
charge Of disorderly conduct. but the evil
dence of Policeman Miller was conclusive,
and the usual fines or fifteen days-was
imposed.
When the name Thomas O'Donnell was
called a little man whose face was not IA
the unsettled condition of his mind and
stomach he plead ignorance.
's1'fis morning. about 2 o'clock, said Po-
liceman Judge, Il found this man lying or
the sidewalk. He was drunk, ana ar
rested him.
II guess T was there, as the officer says.
the prisoner told the court. Il had at
tended a wedding earlier in the evening
When 1 left the house walked out without
But" said the court. you were obstruct.
ing the sidewalk"
II guess 1 was"
give dollars"
Goes Again.
Johanna Quill was in court again today
She went to house on Massachusetts
avenue. in which she was once interested
and took possession.
When one of it's owners-S. ]. Block
called at the house the woman attempted
to use a stone on him and was otherwise
disorderly
The usual fine was~impose6
Francis Brown made a temperance speech
when he appeared on a charge of vagrancy
1T haven't the money to take this case to
the Supreme Court he told the judge
land, therefore, I have to submit to this
indignity of answering a charge Of va
grancy. I can keep you talking six days to
define the word vagrancy."
Then he launched off on the subject OF
intemperance. told Of its evil effects and
why he drank.
II can't control the habit now" he con-
cluded.
Then I'll put you where you will be con,
trolled."
"Ive been down there for a month"
You will have to go for another month y
Following these cases the several women
and other prisoners were tried The court
heard their statements and dealt with them
according to the facts in the particular
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