The evening times., 1895-10-25

| The dock in Judge Kimball's courtroom
this morning looked like the waiting room
I of the Municipal Lodging House before sup
/ per. Only the sterncr sex was represented
and the weary wayfarers who held down
tbeanxious bench were evidently from many
sections of the country.
The court breakfast served to them by
Policeman-CatererF Flynn was probably The
nearest approach to a meal many of them
had tasted for some time.
Henry Woodwork was the first prisoner
arraisned. The charge was vagrancy, and
i'll response to his cheerful plea Of Guilty
( the Judge said, Thirty days"
Thomas Wise, a burly black, with 4
bright red handkerchief around his neck.
also pleaded guilty TO a similar charge,
! and was given the same measure OF punish
ment.
Richard SnOwden pleaded not guilty 10
a charge of yagrancy, and Mary Logan
| and Louis Rouser, two lunch peddlers, were
| called TO clinch the case.
| ''Jedgc," said Mary, dis man cum to
me yestidy an call Tor a lunch like he was
goIn to pay Ter it. Den he calls fer a
| glass OF water, an he reaches in his
! pocket like he's iookin' fer money, but he
| don't have none. Wen l finds he's gon'
/ to beat me ! has him arrested
i''What do you know about this man,
| Rouscr?'' asked the court. what kind
of a man is he?''
GENTLEMAN OF COLOR
Hes n dark complected man. replied
the witness readily.
We'll, l can see that" said the court,
gIancins at the ebony-hued face of the
prisoner. What's his character
Rouser testified that Richard had play
ed similar tricks on him, and the court i'm
posed a ten days sentence.
William Franklin, young culored man,
| with musical iDclinations, was charged
with disorderly conduct. Policemen Posey
and O'Donuhue made the arrest, and test-
fled that when his solitary concert was
interrupted he was very profane aud dis
orderly.
.Your honor, said Lawyer Martin, ''yOu
| have often seen these people going along
the street singing and playing. l don't
think they do any harm"
YES" replied the court, land I've
been very much provoked at being awak-
ened by them at night
But this arrest was made at 1 O'clock"
said Lawyer Martin. II don't think
any one in Washington is asleep at IL
o'clock"
'PoN HONOR, Mr.. PUGH?
I'm asleep every night before IL
o'clock" interJected Mr.. Pugh.
Five dollars or fifteen days. said
Judge Kimball.
Michael Hill was the name of an old
and tattered tramp who lea ned against the
rail and pleaded guilty to charge of
vagrancy.
Your honor" said Policeman Riley.
this old fellow lays around drunk every
night, and during this cold weather he
hasn't even a shirt on his back
Its the old, old story" said Judge
Kimball. "Sixty days.
John Meredith, a life insurance agent,
was arraigned by Policeman Henry and
plead guilty to q charge of disorderly con-
duct, but desired to make n statement.
~ was drunk last night, your honor"
he said, "but If you will let me off, I'll prom
Use not to repeat the offense."
The policeman testified that Meredith
was staggering about the streets with an
open knife In his hand, cutting at passerss
by. The court fined him So and gave him
until Tomorrow to get the money.
FORFEITED COLLATERAL.
Mike Shay, Edward Grunnell and Ed
ward Stuart, charged with cruelty to ami
mails; Charles Bowdin, disorderly conduct,
and Frank Kelly, disorderly conduct, failed
to answer to their names when called and
their collaterals were forfeited.
William Clemmens, charged with disor-
derly conduct, pleadguilty and was fined SIS.