Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-06
He Performs Double Duty and Sen.
fences Many Offenders.
an ELEVATOR BOYS ACTIONS
Tho More Serious Cases Attended
To First.
A UDoo CTo R

Ter Is still on his vacation, and this morning
court convened earlier than usual The
judge also reversed the regular order and
held court upstairs, giving consideration to
the more serious cases before hearing The
minor offenders. When court opened Clerk
Potts called a colored boy named George
Watkins from the dock and arraignei him
on a charge of assault.
mot guilty." he responded, when arraign-
ed.
will you be tried by the judge or jury"'
he was asked.
1.-THE judge will do for me-" he responded.
This assault occurred nearly a month ago
in the Richmond Flats, where the prisoner
was employed as elevator boy, and his vic
tim. Miss Susie Diggs. young white wo-
man. was also employed there.
She told the court that on the occasion Of
the assault she attempted to get in the
elevator and the boy pushed her out. She
made another effort to get on the car,
whereuron he pushed her out and she at
tempted to spi. in his face
Then he pursued me-" she said, land
kicked me-"
where did he kick your
"In the stomach
Did you have doctor attend your
Il was in the hospital three weeks"
What hosp.tal?'
''The Emergency"
p Two OtueT employees OF tne HdtS gave COR
roborative testimony, and the court heard
the prisoners statement.
"She wanted to get in the elevator dur
ing lunch hour" said the boy, "and want
ladies in there and was going to put them
out, too"
He told the judge that when he put Miss
Dfggs out the second time she attempted
kicked her, but did not intend to hurt
her, as it was done in fun"
What kind of fun do you call that?"
The prisoner made no response.
DR.. Smith of the Emergency Hospital
was called, but he did not respond, as he
is out of town.
Judge Kimball in disposing of the case.
said that the assault was a serious one,
and had the girl died the prisoner would
have been tried for murder.
THE young lady had no right to spit in
your face" the judge said to the prisoner,
land If that had not been done you would
to impose. In consideration of this, I am
going to make your sentence only ninety
days."
A Bad Guess.
Hattie Sears, a colored girl, who went
out looking for a fight yesterday, did not
make a good guess at the sentence Judge
Kimball would impose She said she
would beat Blanche Wilson and go down
for fifteen days.
I'm tired Of having you slur me-" said
Hattie, land I'm going to beat you and
give myself up. 1 can't get but fifteen
days, and while am in the workhouse you
will be in the hospital"
What did say about you?" the Wilson
girl asked her.
"You slurred me, and that's enough" was
Hattie's response. And then she kept her
word about the beating.
What have You to say?" the court asked
the prisoner:
Nothing" she answered. 81 hit her, and
that's all there is about it."
Thirty days"
Green-Eyed Monster.
A young colored man whose name was
given as William Slaughter was in the pro-
cession because he had used personal vio-
lence toward Loudon Shears.
The green-eyed monster figured very
largely in the case, and the trouble arose
over the fact that Mrs. Slaughter had
to get rid of him.
He had been boarding with my WIFE,"
said the defendant. land when ! went home
and ordered him to leave he became trou-
blesome and wanted to fight.
And told him"-started the defendant.
''Never mind what you told him." inter-
rupted the judge. Tell me what he did to
you"
HE hit me with a brick
Where did he strike your
I'm the side"
Hurt you?"
II should say so. and I had to go to the
'spensary.'
The young man who boarded at the house
made his statement. He said he had only
delivered a message. and the husband got
mad with him. They had some trouble,
and then he went away.
Mrs. Shears made a statement Of the
case, end the boarder was fined SO or thir-
ty days.
Richard Ford and Carrie Powell colored,
who had been on friendly terms for sew
eral years, appeared to have the court set
tie their troubles.
when he met me on the street the other
day." said the girl. The wanted to know
where had been. and told him at my
service place. He said he knew better. and
assaulted me-"
Have you been living togetherT' the
mo. SIR" she answered.
Then what right did he have to aues-
ton your
None whatever"
Dick was unable to show what right he
had to call the girl to account, and no ex-
crse for his assault could be offered.
1.-The next time you have quarrel with
a woman" said the court, You had better
not strike her. Thirty days.
Did Not Do 1t.
George Dean. big, able-bodied colored
man, who got on 'cross-questions" with
his better half, threatened to bus her
hade open with fatiron.'
Ibid he do it?' Johanna Dean, the wife,
was asked
mo, SIR
What was all this trouble about?"
Separation. We always had trouble
when we wanted to separate"
You had better go home and behave
yourselves" the judge told them, and
George was released on his personal bonds.
Frances Douglass, a colored woman, and
a colored female friend were in line because
they had engaged in a fight with Susie
Lewis.
The trio became engaged in a quarrel,
and blows followed. Frances was fined S
or two weeks.
Kemp Washington, a tall colored man,
with two small bruises on his forehead
and a yard Of old rag about his head. COM
planned that Waverly Lewis, relative, had
assaulted him.
II was walking through Franklin street."
the old man said. when I met Waverly
Lewis and another man, who were waiting
for me-
He said that the men assaulted him and
struck him with a stone.
Did you fall to the sidewalk?' he was
asked.
Yes, SIR
"And did not you get these wounds when