The evening times., 1895-12-18

The vigilant work Of tie Police is rapidly
thnIiiig out tile number of Leggars who
have fer sonc months infested the principal
streets of the city, and every day there are
fewer of them in tie deck. They still form
a large Pre-, entage CT tie prisoners, how
ever, and were It not fer them Judge Kim.
bali would Eave comparatively easy
time Loioing tie District side OF the police
court.
Annie Foley, an o.d-timer, who can al
ways be depended upon TO furnish OCca-
sion for a vagrancy Information as often
us she gets Out OF the wor klouse. was the
first 10 lean against the dock rail this
morning.
AS a rule, Annie pleads not guilty and
has an extended argument with the court,
but this morning sne had evidently found
her two days of freedom rather chilly,
for she plead guilty, and without waiting
for her sentence walked back into the
cel!-Foom. Yhe, court decides to allow
her to remain in MIR. Stoutenburg's s care for
the next fifteen days.
Charles Hess, a hobo OF the typical wan
derer style. was arraigned by Policeman
Hodges on u charge OF vagrancy, and he also
wanted TO get in out OF the cold, for lie
plead guilty.
SPENT 1T FOR WHISKY.
HE was on Seventh street last night,
-your honor, holding up everyone who Came
along. Whenever he got money he spent
IL tor whisky and returned To make another
Have you anything to say" asked the
court
Hess responded by q negative shake OF
the head, aud Judge Kimball said he could
si)-da lue next inonva III the workhousc.
I John sullivan and a companion with the
very pretentious name of Edmund Desmond
also ple1tied guilty 10 vagrancy, and were
sentenced 10 fifteen days each.
Lille Hayes, colored, filled up on some-
thing exlilarating last night and grew
boisterous aud .disarderiy as n result. The
officer, who arrested her on street, where
she was making the disturbance, testified
that she also used some profanity.
Deed, judge, didn't use no profane
language, l amt cussed yit. ] wuz stand
in dere .aalkin' wild another lady, wen
dis man cum up an said I'd hab TO go
viii him. Den he yanks me off to de sta
tion house. an jus fer nothin'."
Fifteen days, Lille" said the court,
and Lille walked back through the door.
Robert Posey, small colored boy, got
very gay last night. according to the tcsti-
mony OF policeman ACia;ridge and a couple
of other witnesses. He walked past an
oyster house in the ncishborhood OF Free
mans alley and turned cut the gasoline
lamp that illuminated the sign.
The next seen OF him he was in an alley
next to the o street market, trying to get
into the window of a blacksmith shop. Two
young white men played policemen and
caught him, while one ran for the policeman II.
LITTLE POsEY's DENIAL.
~ wasn't near de alley, or no black
smith shop neither. judge" declared the
boy. i had JUS come out oh FrceiIaiis
alley and wuz on street Wen dis w'ite
man cum up an caught hor Oh me. hadn't
done nuffin' .nohow."
Were you in Market alley trying to get
into blacksmith shop?' asked the court.
'No, sir; no, sir; wasn't"
A good deal of time was consumed In
trying the case, which finally resulted in
the dismissal Of the boy.
o, Ii Hing, a fat and miid-eyed laundrymau
from the Celestial empire. was in Judge
Mi!ler,s court, this morning as complainant
against Ray White. small coloEed boy.
with u wpli-developed desire TO infiict In
jury ON all things Chinese. A big cut on
Lis forehead showed whore a brick. pro-
PEELED by the muscular young arms of the
negro. had taken effect.
..Did you see-this boy throw the brick?"
saked Judge Miller.
-.'Ya. see him. responded Ii Hung. He
standee in flont of my laundly an
tblow le blick Though the door"
Policeman Cooney. who arrested Ray,
testified that he was with two other boys
when the trouble occurred. but when Ray
threw the brick they ran.
you can pay fine of $50 or so to Jail
for sixty days"