Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-16
A SHORT PROCESSION
Few Prisoners in Line in the Police
Court This Morning.
Two Gases of Violation of a Health
Ordinance-Others Were Of the
Usual Kind.

Policemen and others who were called
into Judge SCOTS branch of the, Police
Court this morning had no reason to COM
plain because of being kept waiting, for
there was short procession and but few
collateral cases.
Inspector Howe of the health lepart-
ment, who has done so much good work
during the summer season in the way of
abating nuisances, had two cases, and
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh was in court
to prosecute them. One Of the defendants
in the cases was colored woman from
Georgetown named Willie Ann Martin,
and in the rear of her house was a full
and filthy privyi These box privies are
causing a great amount of trouble and an
noyance and many owners and Occupants
of houses where they are allowed to exist
have been In court and fined.
'Twant my fault, Mr.. Pugh. dat the
place want clean" said Willie Ann, cause
I sont for de wagon and faint came yet"
And so the wagon have not came YETI"
queried Mr.; Pugh.
NO" Willie Ann answered, 'it hav'n't
came"
Inspector Howe said that she had mis-
informed the court. He had given the
necessary notice and had seen the Wagon
in the alley, but the woman declined to
pay for the cleaning of the priyy.
I'll have 1t cleaned today" said the wo-
to do It,"
That's all we want" said Mr. Pugh,
the privy had better be cleaned than to
send the woman to Jail, for the idea of
the prosecution is to have the nuisance
abated."
The woman said she had the money at
home to pay for the work and her per-
sonal bonds taken.
A singular state Of affairs existed in the
case of a colored man named David Gee,
who was charged as owner. with failing to
provide the necessary privy accommodate
tions.
It developed that he was not the owner
Of the property and also that a privy had
been erected, but the occupants were not
permitted to use 1t.
The charge against the defendant could
not be maintained and he was acquitted.
Health Officer Woodward favors the en-
actnent of law compelling owners of
property to substitute running water clos
cts for the old style box privies.
Dancing ON the Sidewalk.
Policeman Owens, who once arrested
italian organ grinders for playing music
en- the streets ten minutes after the time
allowed by law. had Robert Green In court
this morning for dancing on the sidewalk.
Robert is a colored man who could not
resist the temptation when he heard the
strains of the itinerant musicians dance
music.
But 1 wasn't dancing that time" said
Robert. THE policeman saw some others
dancing. and because he couldn't catch
one of them he caught me-"
But" said the court, the policeman
says you were dancing, and my advice to
you is that when you want to dance again
you had better go in the house and do So"
His personal bonds were taken.
Edward Money, an Anacostia grocer, was
in court because his wagon had collided
with colored mans bicycle and damaged
1t to small extent.
The evidence showed that the wagon and
bicycle were going in the same direction,
and the bicycle rider now understands that
he cannot rice in too narrow a space re
tween a wagon and a curbstone. There
was no evidence that the affair was other
than an accident. and Money was ac-
quilted.
II amt got no five dollars" was what
Skeeter Parker said when the court flied
him for dsorderly conduct.
Then you will have to go down."
Cora Lane. George Riggs and Susie Hen
derson. colored. were In the procession be-
cause they engaged in a war of words on
the street.
I'VE is guilty." said one of the women,
"but George Is innocent"
The other woman gave similar testimony,
and George was acquitted. Both women
were fined.
Il don't like to say what he said" was
what a colored woman named ,Effie john
son said when called to give evidence
against Peter Parker. '''
Then you mean he used cuss words?"
queried the prosecuting attorney.
That's just what l mean."7 And Peter
was fined the usual amount.