Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
AFTER THE HOLIDAY
Scenes In the Police Court This
Morning.
Men and Women Who Had Celebrated
Not Wisely, but Too Well-The
Fines Imposed.

There were scenes about the Police Court
this morning which show ed plainly the re-
suits Of yesterdays celebration. Cut and
swollen heads were numerous. and a num-
Der Of children who had engaged In fights
over fireworks appeared and swore out
warrants for their alleged assailants. In
the cells there were sixty-three prisoners,
and among them were Jim Ford and Jessie
Ford, nee Mccoy, his wife. They were both
celebrating with, liquid fireworks yester-
day. although they were not together. They
met IN the Maria this morning, and
Jessie was heard to say, Jim, why don't
you stop drinking7"
Jim had been drinking and had managed
to get in trouble with a colored boy who
was firing toy cannon. The loud report
Of the cannon attracted Jim, and he in
sisted on discharging It. But the colored
boy objected, and Jim's cheap liquor just
arsenal from the boy. Magnus Chin, the
colored boy, had string tied to the can
non. and when he swung it about his head
1t came In contact with Jim's eye, which
will be dscolored for several weeks
Judge Kimball said he did not object to
persons celebrating the Fourth In a proper
way. The boys celebration was recognized
as proper and he was discharged. while
Jim was fined $40 or thirty days.
When the name George Robinson was
called man whose appearance indicated
and said guilty" to charge of disorderly
How he managed to get his clothing SO
badly disfigured was not shown in the tes-
timony, nor was his manner of celebrating
made known, but the usual fine was i'm
posed.
Desperate Character.
Marcus Notes, furniture dealer, caused
some amusement when he appeared on the
witness stand and made wholesale charges
against colored infant. who answered the
name of Amos Dorsey.
Hes a hend, devil, blackmailer and
thief" said the furniture dealer land he'll
be hung before he Is twenty years old If he
amt locked up
He added that he had not exaggerated
the case. The youthful prisoner was charg-
ed with the serious oftense of throwing
stones. He had no fireworks to throw and
so ne threw the stones.
How old are you?'' Judge Kimball asked
the boy
II don't know" he answered.
Where's your father"
II don't know
where's your mother?'
'She's dead"
With whom do you ltve?'s
my aunt"
The case went over to hear from his
friends.
Rebecca Williams, colored, whose gay at
tire caused her to be called Queen of
Queens alley" walked up to the rail- said
u
conduct and went back because she did
not have IS.
I'm guilty answered Charles Miller.
who was arraigned for disorderly conduct.
THE court fines you So
Are you an inmate of Soldiers Homer"
asked the court of the man, who was wear
ing a blue suit and brass buttons.
swered.
do you want me to send word to the
home for you?"
Eyes, SIR" he answered. ''but I haven't
any money there"
He stepped back
James Ball, q man whose indecent con-
duct on the street yesterday got him in
trouble, was fined 80 or thirty days.
Other Cases.
John O'Connell dropped on the sidewalk
last evening before he got home because he
had not been given some bromo settler to
cure that tired feeling" and Policeman
Mechanics made case on him.
Guilty was his plea to a charge of OBJ
struct!ng the sidewalk, and the usual fine
was imposed
Il know this man." said Policeman Pat
Creagh, "and I know he'll pay the fine"
Policeman Creagh's vouching for the man
as sufficient, and he was given time to
settle the bill.
William Moore was in the tolls for hay
Ing violated the same law. He plead guilty.
but as there was no one to vouch for him
he was sent down.
John Ryan. an able-bodied man, plead
guilty to charge of vagrancy, and went
down for a month.
George Simonds. William Duffy and
James Thornton plead guilty to charges of
profanity, and were fined s. each.
Two young colored men, Jordan Won and
Calvin Balls. attended divine services at
the Rock Creek Baptist Church last night.
They celebrated by disturbing the meeting, ,
but not with fireworks
Judge Kimball suggested that the men
were "fired,' and they were fined $40 each.