Evening star., 1895-09-05
PRICES HAVE RISEN
Profanity and Disorderly Conduct
Cost More Now.
JUDGE KIMBALL HAS RETURNED
Offenders Would Have Liked His
Vacation to Be Longer.
HIS FIRST DAY HOME

HIS FIRST DAY HOME
Judge Kimbalis vacation Is over and
the petty offenders no longer expect the
imposition of petty fines. No more will the
disturbers of the peace say: "I'll give you
acussin' and go down and pay my dollar"
Judge Kimbalrs regular price for profan-
ity is s., and if the circumstances show
condition of affairs out of the ordinary
run this amount Is increased. AS yester-
day was pension day, when Uncle Sans
disabled soldiers got their quarterly al
lowance, Judge Kimball expected a big
crowd today, and he was on hand earlier
than usual. There We're thirty-three VIC
tins of the police in the District process
sion.
The several policemen who are in court
every day were on hand as usual, and
number of the prisoners were in trouble be-
cause they had accepted the hospitalities
of the old pensioners. There were others
who bought and paid for their own
whisky.
When court convened, John, alias Bum"
Kelly was in the lead, and he answered
mot guilty when arraigned on a charge
Of vagrancy.
Last week when he was in court before
Judge Scott the latter did not know him
and he succeeded in talking himself out
of court. But today he was we'll aware of
the fact that Judge Kimbal was acquaint-
ed with him and he had nothing to say.
What was Kelly doing last night?" the
judge asked Policeman Kilmartin. who had
arrested Kelly.
He was on d street begging" answered
the officer. HE was drunk, and when re-
fused money for whisky he was profane."
rs that all you expect to prove?" the
court asked.
Yes. your honor
Thirty days"
Man of Varied Names.
A man who had given his name as Thom-
as Kelly was next in line, and the charge
against him was vagrancy.
Found begging in the Capitol grounds"
was the principal part of the allegation.
"Are you guilty or not guilty?" he was
asked.
Guilty he answered.
That's not his right name" said an off,
Ger of the court.
II know it's not" said the judge Hes
been here many times. and now he will
have to go down for a month"
Ida Stilyard, a colored girl, plead guilty
to a charge of diserderly conduct. She had
indulged in South Washington liquor,where
the pensioners were spending their money
freely, and now she will have to spend two
weeks on the farm because she can't pay
five dollars.
Miller, young man, tor disorderly con-
duct.
Frank made no defense, but when a fine
of IS was imposed he asked for credit.
do you know any officer who will vouch
for your
mo, sir; but Lawyer Peyton will do it."
I'VE don't take lawyers word in such
matters" said the court. because it would
not be right to put them in such position"
Step back"
Joshua Green, a colored man, got tired
last night and made his bed on the side
walk on Marion street, and Policeman FL
lis, who came along, disturbed his peaceful
slumbers.
"You are charged with obstructing the
sidewalk with your person." read the clerk.
"Are you guilty or not guilty?"
Guilty" he answered.
Five dollars or fifteen days"
His Explanation Was Lame.
James A. Fulton said he was guilty of the
charge of disorderly conduct. but said he
desired to make a statement.
What do you want to say?'
Last night I was out" he said, land I
took two or three drinks more than ! had
been in the habit of taking. This is some
thing that seldom occurs, and l hope you
will overlook it this time 80. g..
What was this young man doing2" the
court inquired
HE was lying on the sidewalk, and when
I raised him and started him home he
became d1Sorderly and prOfane.
The usual fire was imposed.
Gilbert Sabfn, a young man who told
Judge Kimball he lives at 235 Pennsylvania
avenue, was in the procession on a charge
of vagrancy and suspicion, and he made
denial of the charge.
Special Policeman Caldwell complained
that he saw the prisoner in Mr.. Saks yard,
near 18th street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. last night. And he said, Just before
that he had begged cents from wo-
man."
That's not So" the prisoner said "I
had not begged, and when arrested was
on the street"
Had you been In the yard?" Judge Kim
ball asked HIM.
mo, SIR"
He was sentenced to thirty days on the
farm in default of security.
The Young Mnn Didn't Have 1t.
Mabel Waters. a young woman who lives
in the Division" left the house where
she lives last night and went out to buy
some beer. Policeman Kilmartin arrested
her for vagrancy.
Judge Kimball holds that all the inmates
OF houses of ill-fame are vagrants, but,
despite this fact. young man who gave
his name as John Hayden volunteered as
a witness and gave evidence in the wo-
mans behalf.
IF you will let her go this time" pleaded
the young man. 9TH pay her way to the
place from where she came"
I've heard that too often," said the
court. If you want to get her out you will
have to give bond in the sum Of s1O0. The
bond was not given, and Mabel went down
for three months.
Charles Young plead guilty to a charge of
disorderly conduct, and stepped back for
two weeks because he was short of cash.
A Bad Crowd.
William J. Doyle and Jesse Forsyth and
three coiored boys. who gave their names
as William Clark, j. H. F'inkley and Luther
Brown, were in the procession because they
were found in BrookIand about am.
''The white boys were in a box car
asleep" said the officer, "and the colored
boys were ir the woods. where they had a
fire."
The colored boys belong here and failed
to give reasonable excuse for their con-
duct. They were given thirty days.
Il worked in a dyeing shop in Whining
ton," said Doyle, land last night I was on
my way out Of town."
why did you come here?
ITO look for work." was his answer.
when l came here I had money, but
went on pienics and excursions and my
money was soon gone"
FORSYTH made a similar statement and