Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
BEFORE THE POLICE COURT
Gases Heard and Settled by the Judges
This Morning.
Did Not Think She Was Too Old to
WOrk-One Man With
Dog.


the idea of Judge Kimball thinking she is
too old to work. Violet Is an old colored
woman, and, although she could not tell
anything definite about her age, she was
a grown woman when the war broke out.
This morning about o'clock said Po-
iceman DUvall, II found this old woman
en- the street near 4th and N streets. She
had a bundle of clothing in her arm and
WREN / spoke to her she said she was
waiting for her brother-in-law to open
his house and let her in. / learned that
she had been put out of the house, and If
the weather had been cold she would have
frozen to death.
she has no home,' the officer added,
land is too old to work"
mo, amt too old to work., SAID Aunt
Violet, II amt as old as 1 look, but I'm
older than L used to be-"
What kind OF work can you do?' the
judge inquired of her.
II kin wash clothes and iron EN-" the
old woman answered.
But you have no homer?
Yes. 1 have"
"Where?"
wherever 1 rent a ROOM
where is your room now?N
Il haven't any now, but 1 am going to
work and rent one. L worked last week
and got my money for it,.
How much did you get?"
Il got a quarter and 10 cents.
$50. hole week?"
II didn't work all the week.
1..o pv4.~eI.e.ii Iis,u brought her into court
matter or charity, but the old woman
objected to being sent to the poorhouse.
II don't want to go down there with the
other old women she plead, when l am
able to work Tor my living.
The officer went over to see sanitary
Oficer Frark and obtained from him per-
NIT To send her to the poorhouse.
Had Dog.
Frank Carroll, colored man who was
under the influence of liquor last night and
had a dog for companion, tried to amuse
himself by setting the canine after some
children.
THE children were frightened nearly to
DEATH" said Policeman Greer. and when
they complained 10 me l arrested him.
Did you see cin when he was 1rlSnten-
ing the children!' the court asked.
nc, sir; but the children told me about
it in his presence" the policeman replied.
And what did ne say?'
He only laughed, as IL drunken man
will
Ten dollars or thirty days"
Several Cases.
William Kenny and Frank Mcguire young
men whose faces showed plainly the effects
of liquor drinking, were in the procession
Oh charge of vagrancy.
They were together last night the OFF,
Ger said, and were begging from place to
place. Mcguire said he was from Rich
mond ="
When did he come from h.chmond?"
the judge asked. Il think he came from
the work house
Did you hear NE ask for anythins?''
Mcguire asked.
i didn't near YOU" the officer answered,
but 1 saw you together stopping pedes-
TRANS.
I'm tired of hearing of your conduct"
the judge told Mcguire, and you will have
to go down for thirty days"
Kenny went with him.
Louisa Rollins, neatly dressed colored
woman, about thirty-tive years old, has
lived here all her life, and last night was
her first experience in police circles.
Did you use any bad language?' the
judge asked her.
Il did, was her answer, land then 1
was sorry for it,"
wv nat vas the matter with you?"
Il had drank a little wine
You had better let wine alone hereaf-
ter, the judge told her, as he suspended
sentence in her case.
Given Time.
When Tom Sutton. the well-known brick
layer, was called on a charge of profanity
he admitted his guilt and asked for time
to pay his fine.
Policeman DIvall told of the many times
that Tom had abused his wife and family,
and told of the profanity in which he in
dulged last night.
-. "JuIge, your honor" plead the prisoner,
the fire. L have a job in Mount Pleasant,
and if I'm sent down I'll lose my work"
And whisky" said the judge, will be
the cause of it,
When 1 get out" he said, iii take the
pledge
Judge Kimball has not been doing
credit business lately, but in this case he
said he would make an exception, and Tom
was given the time requested.
Several Tramps.
Three white men and two colored ones
were in the procession because they ap
piled for lodgings at the second precinct
station last night.
They are tramps," said the officer, land
can givs no reasonable account of them
selves"
Two of the white men claimed that they
were on their way to Newport News, look
ing for work, while the third one honestly
admitted that he was bound for no partic-
ular place.
One of the colored men said he came
over here to get a package he had left in
saloon before Christmas.
II came through here from Richmond at
that time" he said, land went to Balti-
more
Two of them were sent down because
they had been in court before, and the 9TH
ers were released to leave the city.
Two full-bearded men, whose names We're
given as Thomas Allen and James Scott,
next appeared. The former has been in
the hospital. and when called upon to plead
he said guilty" and said he would like to
go down for ninety days. At the end Of
the three months he thought he would be
strong enough to tramp out of the city.
Scott said he came here from Cumber-
land. but he has no home and is out of
employment.
They were given ten days each.