Evening star., 1895-03-08
LONG LINE OF PRISONERS.
Various Kinds of Police Court SEN
tences Administered.


tences Administered.
Seventeen soldiers. eight white men, five
colored men and three females two colored
and one white) marched into Judge KIM
balls court this morning and were able to
keep in step, although there was an alb
sence of music.
Sadie Burke was the first name called,
and little woman who had been in court
fully a hundred times before appeared to
answer a charge of vagrancy.
1t was charged that she was found under
the influence Of liquor on Van street south
west, and she plead guilty.
What name did this woman give?" the
court asked.
Sadie Burke" answered the clerk.
That's not your name" said the court
What is your real nRme?"
My maiden naniel "a Sadie Burke" she
answered, but my married name is
Herzog."
The name in the Information was changed
and Mrs. Herzog was given one month on
the farm. IN
Warren Allen, neatly dressed and re-
spectable-looking young man, next appear
ed. and he vas charged with being a
vagrant ana suspicious, person. He plead
not guilty. 1t is desired by the courts that
these people be sent away from the city,
but in this case, as in many others, the
arrest was made because the accused was
endeavoring to leave, and had not Special
Officer Smith arrested him heNwould prob
ably have been in New York this morning
instead of in this city.
Where do you belong?" the young man
was asked.
my home is in New York" he answered
II have been as far south as Atlanta look
Ing for work. and now I am on my way
home"
But" said the court. "you must not
hang around the railroad trains to beat
your way"
"My money gave out when 1 reached
hata sold ssoya 7 hod of1
to get home"
His personal bonds were taken to go
home.
Regarding Coats.
An old woman named Mary Thompson
was given a hearing on a charge of sus-
picion Of larceny. She appeared at the
house of Mrs. Griffith, on B street south
east. few days ago, and after she had
departed two coats were missed. A colored
bundle In her arm. When arrested Mary
denied that she had been at Mrs. Grf1iths,
but later she admitted that she did go there
to ask for some old clothes
What do you do for living?' Judge
kimball asked her.
II scrub and do anything else that's hon
est, she answered.
What did you do with those coats?"
'My dear man, never laid my eyes on
any coats"
A sentence Of sixty days was imposed \
ored men, who quarreled on the streets last
night, were tried and fined.
Guilty" was the plea Of a stranger
named William Farrell, against whom there
was charge of vagrancy.
What was he doing?'
begging on Pennsylvania avenue"
Thirty days"
James Tyler, colored, and James Rey-
nolds, white, were tried as alleged vagrantS
because they were found lettering about the
mission last night.
Reynolds said he was employed at 10Th
street boarding house and had paid 10 cents
when he slept at the mission.
You had better get another boarding
house, was the advice given him.
Tyler said his home is in East st. Louis,
and he is going in that direction now.
The men were released on their personal
bonds.
A well dressed young man named Henry
Holm was next in line and Officer Ham
ilton complained that he had been loating
about saloon at Louisiana avenue and
9th street.
The court spoke of the number of young
men who hang about saloons and in this
connection said that the habit of treat
ing proves dangerous.
when persons are hanging about sa-
looms" said the judge, they get treated
until they get drunk, and then there is
trouble"
The young man promised to keep away
from the saloon and the judge released him.
Three full grown men, who were arrested
near the Mission last night, gave their
names as Thomas Ryan, Thomas McCurren
and Frank Mauran.
They were told that the police are at
tempting to stop these crowds of men from
standing about the sidewalks. The men
gave their personal! bonds and were re-
leased.
A colored man named George Smith
promised to resume his journey over the
road and was released.
"You had better leave the District before
6 O'Clock this evening"" the judge told him.
be long way from4here before O'Clock"
Other cases were disposed Of and the
court adjourned. n5s
Work on the Hennepin Canal.
From the GIobe-Democrstt