Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-26
IN THE POLICE COURT
Prisoners Brought Up for Sentence
Today.
Flights and DfseFderly Conduct Cases
NumerOus-G0Od Crop OF
Crap Shooters.

| prisoner in the Police Court this morning
and figured as a member Of Judge Kimbalrs
! procession. With him were William Lucas
and Burnett Gordon, while another colored
man who had participated In the row was
| not present
| Pm a Christian man and don't swear"
said Williams by way of introduction, land
therefore don't know why was arrested"
| He says he's Christian man and don't
swear" said Policeman Hughes, "but he
was in court three weeks ago for swearing
and was fined So"
This trouble all happened about gam
bling" said Williams MY boy and the
others were gambling in the place, and that's
what caused the fight"
rs that what made you get your head
cut?"
That's what 1t was" Williams replied.
And you say your son was gambling:"
Eyes, SIR"
you had better teach him something bet
| ter than gambling"
| One of them had only one leg, and he said
tnat one of his crutches was demolished
during the fight.
Williams was further questioned and fined
80 or thirty days. Lucas was similarly
nned, while the third member of the trio was
nned % or fifteen days.
Shooting Crap.
James Dorsey and George Smith, colored
men from South Washington, were next in
the procession. and the charge read against
them was disorderly conduct. Dorsey, who
| probably understood the ways of Judge
kimball, said guilty" and expected to hear
the court say five dollars" without hearing
! the proof but his companion said ..nnf
guilty, and the proof was heard.
They were shooting crap in Ambush
court was the complaint of Policeman Ma
guire.
| In default, thirty days.
Pohceman King had similar charge
against Dorsey for another day. and a sec
ond fine was imposed.
Philip Brown came rext and he suoceedad
| In getting himself fined before Judge kim
ball knew OF the nature of his offense He is
young colored man from Georgetown, and
against MIN there were two charges of DIS
| orderly conduct.
III guilty" he answered each time and
the usual % fine was imposed. After the
imposition of the penalty it was stated that
the prisoner rad been playing crap; but it
was too late, for the penalty had been i'm
posed and the court had no authority to
increase it.
DisorderIy Conduct.
Maria Parker and Annie Burnley, who
live on 9th sire ct extended, are not on good
terms, and Judge kimball acted as refer
| ee Tor them this morning. Annie COM
plained that Maria had used bad language,
but 1t took the judge less than two minutes
TO reach conclusion, which was one of
| acquittal for Mrs Parker.
Guilty" was the plea of Robert Harper,
against whom Policeman Judge had filed
| charge of profanity.
Five dollars"
William D. Hirsch and John Kennedy
We're the names given by two comfortably
dressed men, against whom there was a
| charge OF VagrdnCy and SuSDfciOn
| Prosecutor Richardson called witnesses to
show that the men were lettering about Sd
and E streets northeast under suspicious
circumstances.
The men denied this charge, and said they
were not in this city at the time charged
We were in Baltimore at that time -
said Kennedy Il was talking to police
mar in the market there
I was in Baltimore, too" said Hirseh,
land got something to eat from one of the
sisters at st. Francis Hospital"
| tal?"
NO sir; when they give poor man a
mouthful of food they don't ask his name"
What is your mission here?"
I'm looking for work." he answered.
| ITS not a crime to he poor, and thought
| 1t was no harm to ask for little food.
| My father fought and died for this coun-
| try, and II ink 1 am entitled to a little
| consideration"
Judge Kimball continued the case to hear
| additional testimony.
James Daily and Edward Mcintyre, young
| men who were found with these men after
| they had reached here on a freight, were
| tried and released on their personal bonds.
Lewis Jackson, a young colored man, and
Alice Jackson his female friend were in
the procession as alleged Migrants. They
| live in the same neighborhood, but not in
the same house.
| IT live at No. Majors alley" said the
man, land she lives at No. 4 Prathers
alley"
How often do you go to Prather's
| alley?'
Every day." he answered. because I
| work there"
How often do you get drunk?"
| Il haven't been drunk for four months"
he replied;
when mans speeches.. or when he
| don't know nothing"
Then when he staggers he isn't drunk"
Eyes, he is.
| Policeman Bloom said that the man was
| in the rag business but the fact that he
| works, the officer said, had nothing to do
with the case.
The womau's personal bonds were taken,
| and the court will hear additional evidence
in the mans case.
Cruelty to Animals.
George Hall, a colored man whose friends
say is not of strong mind, was in the tolls
for cruelty to animals and assault.
He was carrying chickens with their
! heads down and when Policeman Greer
spoke to him he promptly told the guard
ian that he owned the chickens and would
| carry them any way he pleased.
You won't take me Nowhere" said the
| colored man. I'm as good a man as you
is"
| The officer arrested him and there was a
| struggle. during which blows were passed
and clothing was torn.
| Nothing was said about the use of the
| officers club on Halls head until the latter
| got on the stand, and then the officer said,
| Il did give him a light tap on the head"
Light tap" said the colored man, you
| hit me as hard as you could"
Two citizens appeared and gave evidence
as to the good character Of the colored
man.
Hall was fined SO for the assault, and
his personal bonds were taken on the
charge of cruelty.