Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-05
S U M M Err VACATION S
Police Court Prisoners Will Take Them on
the Farm.
Cases Before the Judges TOday-Some
Were Guilty and Some
Were Not.


Were Not.
Both Judge Kimball and Judge Miller are
now off on their vacations. The former is
having a good time on the coast of Maine
while the latter has not yet left his Takoma
home to go to the seashore or mountains
There were sixty-two men and women and
children in the tolls this morning who have
not enjoyed a vacation at either Takoma
or on the coast of Maine. Indeed, most of
| them would have considered being at large
all the vacation they desired or needed.
Instead, however, they were packed in the
cells, and the vacations given many of
them will last until cold weather. Some
were given time to rest in Jail, while others
were sent down ON the farm, where they
will have an opportunity to work in
watermelon patch near the branch,
where there is good fishing. But in the or
binary course of events these summer
boarders will not eat the fruit that is
grown there. nor will they be permitted to
catch the fish. They will fare as does the
proVerbial summer boarder in the rural
districts. be fed on barreled fish and can
ned goods.
In Judge SCOTS court the District Of
tenders in the procession were numerous.
and included men, women and children of
all ages and shades, and the leaders OF the
procession were two nicely dressed young
men. who were at the river front yester-
day to go down the river on an excursion.
George u. HUNT and Joseph Fowler were
the names they gave. and the charge
against them was disorderly conduct.
Il am not guilty" answered Hunt.
And neither am L. added Fowler.
ihey were on Water street yesterday"
of them pulling at colored girl I went
over and questioned them"
Were they orderiy?'
mo. sir. was in citizens clothes, and
they didn't know I was an officer"
The colored girls were in the court, ard
they corroborated what the officer said.
Judge Scott heard the young men, and
fined them s. each.
Il amt guilty." answered a colored girl
named Emma Willis. against whom there
was a charge of disorderly conduct. TT
was the other girls fault
There were three colored women fight
ing over one man." said the officer
And what was the man doing?"
He couldn't do anything" the officer
answered. but stand there and listen"
Maria Jackson was with the man said
the woman. land she started the fuss and
Old all the fighting. l told her was in no
condition to fight, but she hit me just the
same"
1.-TWO dollars"
Disorderly Crowd.
Edward Wood, young colored man. who
Is known to his companions as Sheep"
was in the procession because he figured in
disorderly crowd early yesterday morn
ing.
thing" was the young mans plea.
What do you want to say?''
Il was standing out there in front Of
mans house talking" he answered. land
some one in the house struck me on the
blood"
"Oh, no. your honor" said the policeman,
'he broke the window and cut his head
How about that?" the judge asked him.
"Tain't So"
Eyes it is" said the colored man who
occupies the house. Il was aroused from
a sound sleep Sunday morning and the
first thing heard was somebody calling
Sheep"
What about the window" the judge
wanted to know.
He broke the glass with a stone" said
tie man.
what he says can't be So" said the
prisoner, because 1 go alone by myself
and not with a crowd.'
Were you drunk?"
NO. SIR. 1 only had two bottles of beer
on board"
The usual fine was imposed.
Uses Morphine.
When the name of Ella Hall was called
woman who had been in court before re-
sponded
That's not her name" the clerk re-
marked.
What is it?'
"My name is Mary Hull" was the wo-
mans response. 4..,..s f
This unfortunate woman Is a victim of
the morphine habit, contracted because she
was first ordered to take the drug when
she was sick. Now, it is said, she uses
whisky.
''She was found drunk on Q street." said
the officer.
Miss HulTs sisters are willing to care for
her. but she refused to live with them and
let drugs and liquor alone.
Ella had nothing to say about her arrest,
and the judge gave her thirty days in de-
fault Of security.
Judge Scott has increased the price of
lodging on the sidewalks. Sam Robinson
was the first victim of the increase. He
slept on the sidewalk last night. and in
stead of the usual charge Of s., the Judge
doubled this amount.
Maria Corbett, a colored woman, on trial
for alleged dfsorderly conduct, made de-
NAL of the charge, and said that Policeman
Bean cursed.
Policeman Bean cursed?" Mr.. Pugh
asked.
'Oh, no." the prosecutor said. He didn't
curse. He don't curse. because he belongs
to the Central Union Mission"
Il don't care where he belongs" said
The officer denies that he belongs to the
organiZa ton mentioned.
Maria was fined S. or fifteen days
John Ryan and Arthur Burgess, cid Of
tenders, have again fallen from grace
Liquor is the cause of their trouble, and
each man had to pay IS to keep off the
farm.
Joseph Edelin,. colored. accused of crap
shooting in an alley, made denial of the
charge
Where were they playing?" Policeman
Kelly was asked.
I'm the alley
How could they play on the cobble-
stones?" Lawyer Peyton asked.
They were playing"
ION cobblestones is the best place to play
crap" remarked Mr.. Pugh, because the
bones will roll'
DO you know how to shoot crap"
II don't shoot any more: I've stopped"
"Then you've reformed?"
Eyes, SIR
''Since when?"
"a long time ago."
Edelin, called a witness, who testified that
he was with him on the day charged, and
said he was not present at the crap game.
Lawyer Peyton argued that he had two
xuitn tho Of off