Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-23
ROLdcE COURT GASES
Prisoners Lined Up Before Judge Kimball
Il This Morning:
Don't Get Anything to Eat Until Late
In the Day-Sentences
Imposed.

Complaint comes from the prisoners who
are taken to the Police Court at short in
tervals for violating the municipal ordi-
nances or some more serious infraction of
law that their prison experience is made a
hardship because their cases are not called
until late in the morning. and they are de-
prived Of food for SO long time. Judge
KimbalPs court does not convene until $50
O'Clock, and frequently it is later than this
hour when the judge takes his seat on the
bench. Prisoners arrested IN the afternoon
or evening are not always fed, and the re-
suit is that many of them suffer the pangs
Of hunger a number of hours, and in the
morning they are on exhibition some little
time before their cases are called. When
Judge Smell held court it was seldom later
than O'Clock when court convened. and
the prisoners were generally sent down in
time for dinner on the farm.
This morning Judge Kimbalrs procession
was made up of nine colored men, three
colored females and three white men.
Hugh Dermody, a resident Of Cincinnati,
headed the procession, and said guilty
when arraigned on charge Of drunk and
disorderly. But I would like to make a
statement" he added.
What is ft?'' lsked the court.
wei. judge your honor" said the man
yesterday, the first time in eleven years.
and I'm sorry for it. 1 have a bad place in
lay head. and when drink 1t sets me
crazy"
I've never seen a man yet who drinks
liquor, said the court, who wasn't crazy
The worst place to take liquor is in the
head"
The prisoner said he stopped here On his
way to Baltimore. and got to drinking with
a man named Peyton.
Policeman Laurenceson told the court of
now for two hours last night the Ohio man
entertained the officers in the station He
ade SO much noise that it was necessary
to close the door, in order that the officers
might get come sleep.
Judge Kimball took the mans personal
bonds.
Charles Carroll, a colored man. wearing a
Grand Grand, Army uniform and badge. said
guilty to a charge Of disorderly conduct,
and asked for time to pay his fine.
judge.
But the officer will vouch for me-"
plead the colored man.
IF the officer will vouc. for you to pay
the fine today" said the judge. 81 will give
'I'n do it." said the officer, and Carroll
went home to get the amount Of fine.
ACROSS the Branch.
Anacostia and Hillsdale figured in the
next two cases called. the former being
represented by a young man named Robert
Quinn, who plead guilty to q charge of
disorderly Conduct and stepped back
Dennis Tinney, colored man, was
charged with having violated the law in
Hillsdale.
The proof was that the offense was COM
mitted in Stanton town, bat this did not
affect the courts decision.
Il found Dennis horse on my place."
said an old man named James Joyce, land
locked the animal in my stable"
He charged that Dennis broke the lock
from his stable and took the horse
Il took the horse" said Dennis. but
didn't break the lock-
Joyce he said, wanted him to pay IS for
the horse. which he refused to do. He was
fined -.
Guilty" answered J. H. Knight. a col
ored man against whom there was
.'The court fnes you five dollars" said
the clerk.
Douglass Tascoe. colored man who
once a month, went through Jackson alley
yesterday and got In trouble.
when he was locked up" said the
policeman. "he made SO much noise that he
had to be put In the dungeon
An Old Affair.
Rachael Robinson, an old offender, was
tried for vagrancy because Of her conduct
in the Division"
It don't live there no more" said Ra-
chaeI II live in Goat alley. and only go
down there to see my old friends"
Judge Kimball took her personal bonds,
because she promised to keep out Of the
Division.
Dennis Matthews. a colored cart driver,
came near colliding with another vehicle
yesterday, and when he became profane
and threw stones Policeman Mitchell ar
rested him.
Five dollars
A little colored girl named Ella Fletcher
was in the procession on a charge Of va
grancy, and DR.. H. c. Russell was the prin-
cipal witness against her.
She's been begging about the Shore
ham," said the doctor land she's become
a regular nuisance. She's out there at all
hours Of the night and is on a fair road to
go to the devil as fast as girl can trot."
Her mother told the court that Ella help
ed her at home.
Il have nine children" said the woman,
and when go out to work leave her at
home to look after the younger ones"
1t was stated that the girls brother also
begged, and Judge Kimball said he thought
the mother sent them out to beg. He said
he would send her to the reform school IL
there is room there for her.
A colored man named George Waters was
given hearing on charge of vagrancy
and suspicion because he was found In an
alley near 9th and I streets, where several
petty thefts have been committed recently.
He was found sleeping in a wagon" said
witness. land he said he would just as
soor kill a man as not
For what were you here the last time ?'
the court asked the prisoner.
For knocking man IN the head with a
brick in South Washington" was his re-
Spouse.
tAHu WLdl WAS tuo CudTS6 against you
the time before that?"
Fighting"
He said he had been in Jail four times
for fighting. and had been in the work
house once.
sentence of ten days was imposed.
John Fitzgerald plead guilty to a charge
of dsorderly conduct in police station.
HE was found asleep on a doorstep"
said Sergt. Dunnigan, land was sent to the
station to get sober. While locked up he
used the vilest language ina ginable"
Ten dollars" said the court
The other prisoners were charged with
disorderly conduct, and fines were Imposed
An Assault Case.
Andrew Beach. a saloon keeper, who Is
in business on New Jersey avenue north
west between L and NJ streets, was tried
In the Police Court today for having as