Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-26
A LONG PROCESSION
Many Prisoners We're Up in the Police
Court This Morning.
Most of Them Were Charged with
Without Punishment.

this season, for next Monday Judge KIM
ball will be back from his summer outing
and then the crap shooters will dislike
very much to appear and suffer the extra
penalty Judge Kimball always imposes On
them.
The mornings procession was long and
mixed one men. women and children of
both colors figuring in it. First in line
came John Johnson,'a colored man, who
was victim of cholera morbus and the
police Saturday night.
You are charged with trespassing on
Stanton Park" read Deputy Clerk Lum
Harper, who had just returned from trip
to Walnut Point. Are you guilty or not
guilty?"
Guilty, judge, yo' honah.' the little col
ored man answered. But" he added, eff
you s'cuse me I'd like to speak word
Il hope your honor will take this mans
personal bonds" said Policeman Williams,
who made the arrest.
Step around here, John, said Judge
Scott. land tell me your story"
my story is a very painful one, judge"
said the man in opening his remarks. Il
was on dat bench Saturday night, and
was in such pain when de police came
along dat I couldn't move far. You see,
judge. 1 had been er eatin' peaches. clans
and oysters, and 1 had what people calls
de cramps. And as 1 was err sayin', de po-
krows, 1 couldn't move far, and den he
rested me- And. judge. if yer believe me,
l was mighty glad got locked up. cause
That's bad combination said the
judge who took his personal bonds and re-
leased him.
Chicken and Whisky Didn't Work.
His story of clans. oysters and peaches
worked so well that Henry Johnson, the
next colored man in line, told of u mixture
of chicken and whisky, but there was moth
ing in this combination to call for elem
ency and the case was tried.
Saturday night" sad an officer, II heard
a complaint that this man had tried to get
too near Polly Lawson's pocket book, and
then witnessed part of the trouble. When
the man saw me ne pretended that he was
very drunk. and was using profane ian
guage."
Polly Lawson appeared and related her
complaint against the man, and concluded
by saying. "And he was very drunk"
But l had been drinking" said the pris-
oEer. II was out Saturday night with
some friends and I saw this woman, but
didn't do what she said did. I went to an
eating house and got a piece CT chicken
and then I went to a saloon and got some
whisky"
And the witnesses say you were also
profane," said the court; what have you
to say about that?"
II didn't cuss an OATH" he answered.
suspicion, and he was given fifteen days
In default of bonds.
Dan. Jackson, colored man, was next
in line for his misconduct on Pierce street
Saturday night. He had good time Sat
urday night. so he thought, and believing
that the dancer should pay the fiddler, he
said guilty to q charge Of profanity and
went down.
This Dog Got OF.
William Dade, a nicely dressed colored
man, was in the procession. He had been
locked up on complaint lodged against him
by Policeman Wortz, who charged that he
was the owner ora fierce and dangerous
dog, which was permitted to run at large.
There was a cat killed in alley Sat-
urday night" said the officer, land I
reached there just as three dogs which had
done the business, were being separated"
He was told that the dogs belonged to
Dade. aud 50 he made the complaint.
''Dade's dog did not kill the cat said
the man who separated the CANNES. His
dog, the smallest of the three, was there,
but the other dogs had hold of the cat"
Dade was not present when the fatal
fight occurred but he had something to
say about the good character of the dog.
There was no proof against the man, and
he was acquitted.
Lizzie Brooks, a good-looking colored
woman, attended camp meeting last even
ing and this morning she was in the pro-
cession. she had a badly disfgured face
and showed evidence Of having been badly
treated Although she had been so pain
fully assaulted, her assailant was not put
under arrest
Policeman Clinton was the officer in the
case and he told of the alleged disorderly
conduct
II had attended camp meeting" said the
suffering woman, land when I got home
and went out in the yard 1 saw man
drawing a can of beer from key"
'And how much of it did you dr;nk?' in
terrupted the court,
Not a drop" she answered. IT said to
the man, Excuse me, but you are having
Just then Lizzie Brent, who was Jealous
of the man, said I was In the yard with
her friend. and struck me-
What did you do?'
Nothing"
'Then why were you arrested2"
Deed l don't know
Neither do I. You seem to have been
badly treated in the fight, and you are dis
charged"
His Personal Bonds Taken.
William Davis. young colored man,
complained against for alleged profanity,
made denial of the charge.
About what was he swearing?" Police
man Ellis was asked.
HE was drunk" the officer answered.
land was swearing at himself"
II wasn't swearing" said Davis, land If
what will become of you in the mean
timer"
81 dent know" answered the boy; you
can send me where you please
There doesn't seem to be much In this
case" said the judge. land I'll let you go on
your personal bonds"
Daniel Nelson plead guilty to a charge
OF dsorderly and went down for two weeks
James Harvey, alias Charles Benson,
was in court as a suspicious person, and
Policeman Hamilton said he was arrested
because he was trying to dispose of snide
rirg.
He was released because he promised to
leave here and go to Baltimore.
A colored boy, carrying in a basket a
cat with bob-tal and abbreviated ears
appeared and exhibited the harmless little
animal as evidence in a cruelty to animals
case.
William Blackwell, a tall colored man.
was defendant IN the case, and one of the
Witnesses to his alleged confession said
Blackwell tolc her he was sorry that he
had injured her cat, and added: II cut it
too short
II think he didn't cut it short enough"
remarked Mr.. Pugh.
II didn't cut the cat" said the prisoner
Some man brought a whole lot of short
tail cats in the alley. and one of the boys
said he was going to make his cat look like
the cats the man had"
And you say you did not cut the cats
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