Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-14
VAGRANCY CASES.
Makeup of the EARLY Police Court

Makeup of the EARLY Police Court
Procession.
Eleven white men and boys and one col
ored man and woman filled the seats in the
dock Of Judge Kimbalrs court this morn
ing, and in the first case two young men.
John Brizell and Thomas Hayes, who were
willing to rest few days, and then resume
their journey on the road. Last night they
met Policeman Stroman on Florida avenue
and asked that they be cared for, as they
had no place to go. They told the officer
that they had seen better days. and they
were now looking for work.
I'm looking for work." said Hayes. I'm
q dry goods clerk
This is a bad place to look for work, -
the judge told him. Where is your homer
Il have none just now" he answered.
MY relatives are all in England"
Are you going south now?'
Yes SIR
He said he had known the other boy for
about two weeks, and they had been on the
road together for this length of time.
Brizell said he belonged in New York;
| that his mother is dead, and he has not seen
his father for eight years.
What are you doing here?" the court
asked him. i ~
Looking for work. was his answer.
And where are you going now?"
Toward Virginia. he answered.
That's the best evidence that you are
tramp, SAID the judge. All trampS- are
going in that direction now"
The young men said they would get out of
the city within an hour, and the judge re-
leased them on their personal bonds.
Policeman Kimmen complained against
Edward Carter and Albert Bielfeldt for al
legged vagrancy, and Capt. Cutler, superin-
tendent Of the Municipal Lodging House,
was called as witness. He only knew of
the visit of the prisoners to the lodging
house, and said that one of them was so
Saucy that he had to put him out
Il saw these young men on 9TH street the
other day." said the officer, land noticed
their suspicious conduct. Yesterday l went
out to find two young men who were play
ing the deaf and dumb racket and found
these prisoners at the Central Union Mis-
SION"
Bielfeldt said that his father had been
living on the lakes about Cleveland and
Buffalo fer some years, and ne had been in
Baltimore. He had worked in the Phila-
Celphia candy kitchen on Baltimore street.
II knew him in Baltimore" said man in
the audience
What do you know about him."
II know he has been put out of the lunch
re I'm near the station"
What atCut his aSSociateS?''
He kept company with pickpockets."
Can l make MIN prove that l went with
pickr ockets?" asked the young prisoner.
IN have it investigated" the judge told
him.
Carter told the court that his father is
employed in Glenwood cemetery, and he
has Ct cd home. He has not been home
for several days, but has been stopping at
the Central UIion Mission.
That's not a place for people who have
homes the judge told him; its place
for Lnfortunates who are not so fortunate
as to be bic ssed with homes
The case went over for further investi-
cation.
Sergt. Jortan charged John Burley, a col
ored man. with being a suspicious char
acter but Judge Kimball failed to under
stand where the suspicion came in.
He staggered in the side door of the
police station from rext to the market"
the sergeant said. land was found stag
gering about the cell roCm''
And he was drunk?'
YES, sir"
'TEen l fail to find any evidence of sus-
pic.on."
THE suspicion" said the officer, 'is be-
carse he came from the direction of the
market, and had a string of bologna sau-
sage under his coat"
Burley was discharged.
Seven young men were in court for al
legged crap shooting, and Policeman Colbert
was the principal witness against them
Denials We're heard by the court, and six
of them were fined $40 each, while the sew
Ell tn member of the party was acquitted