The evening times., 1895-11-25
STREET BE6GlRs FINi5SI
Judge kimbaI| Deals Promptly
and Severely With Them.
POLICEMAN AS INTERPRETER
Jacob Kroepf Could Not Speak Eng
lisli, But He Was Let Off--work.
house Preparing for the Thanksgiv-.
ing Entertainment-P Profane wOm-
an Punished.

The procession of vagrants in Judge kim
balls court grows larger daily. The cold
weather is driving them in from the suburbs,
and last night the Municipal Lodging House
and the Central Union Mission were crowd
ed to their utmost capacity. In the business
precincts the station houses were filled
with free dodgers, and many poor wretches,
cold and hungry, fell into the police drag
net while begging for few pennies to Sc
cure them a. warm, If not very clean, place
in which to sleep.
Charles Ross, a ragged and travel-stain-
ed man about thirry-fiye years old, was ar
pested by Policeman Oriani, and pleaded
guilty to being a vagrant -
''He was begging on the street." said the
officer, ''and put him under arrest"
Ross had nothing To say, and the curt
imposed a sentence of thirty days in theo
wOrkhouse.
Thomas Dillon, a young fellow, was ar
rested by Policeman oriani ON the same
charge, !:IIg w,s n, s,r.s, v,ur honor and
''ash sssIay days. eespd sad tis the Sn coaTi.
Baiiiff Cole.
Step around, then," said Judge KIM
ball.
Judge" said the prisoner, .'I have had
kinda hard luck. l stopped In this town
get a few pennies to get me a lodging.
IN leave TO-DAY il yuu'll let me GO ns
IN reduce the sentence to thirty days.,
replied the court, and the prisoner stepped
back.
COULD NOT SPEAK ENGLISH.
Jacob Krocpf, a old German who couldn't
speak word OF English, was next ar
raigned. Policeman Pasanau acted as
his interpreter. He promised the court to
continue on his way, and his personal bonds
were taken. Jacob will never know what
he is under bonds to do, however, as Clerk
Happier knowledge of the German language
was not sufficient to enable him TO use
II in reading the bond.
Nit Curry, colored, wanted goose for
his Thanksgiving dinner, and his yearnings
in that direction were responsible for his
being arrested and charged as a suspicious
Nit entered the back yard of gentle
man on my Deat your honor" said the Of
ficer, land when the owner went out he
had the goose by the neck. He said he want
ed itfor his Tiia nksgiving dinner"
He will have to eat his Thanksgiving |
dinner in the workhouse," said the court. |
Thirty days"
Joseph Rome, native of Sunny Italy, |
was charged with disordcrly conduct ana |
'He niaka me curse, judge"
How did he make you curse?" asked
Judge Kimball.
He arresta me without right. I no do
:The Officer says you did. You're fined
SO"
Mary Bayliss was the name of woman
Il
man testified that she with hair
dozen other men and women were stand
ing at the corner Of Thirty-fourtn and NJ
streets, near the Aqueduct bridge, all very
disorderly. Two men were ON the bridge
drunk and when the officer started Tor
them the woman cursed them and tod
them to get out of the way. the police
were coming.
SHE DENIED 1T. 4
I'm workin' up above the Aqueduct
Bridge Judge, and was on my way home
when this man arrested lie. There were
fifteen others around there, all men, but
he wouldn't touch one of them didn't use
such bad language as he says.
..How bad was the language you used! 4
well did swear at the nien.
''Ten dollars fine"
William Moure and Robert FitZglbbons.
young men were arrested by Policemen
Tracey and Emerson uf the Ninth precinct,
with disorderly conduct.
There were eight or ten III these young
men standing together IN street, your
hon,,r," said Tracey" and they were ABOUT
to start fight These tw" had taken
their coats nff."
81 was on my way home, said Moore,
:. a nd was lust passing the crowd. when the
offi,prs caught NE. Hadn't anything I"
do with the fight"
III only stopped there about five min
utes" said Fi,zgibbcns.
Five dollars each.
Alfred Stewart, John Newton, Frank Al,
lon Lizzie johnson. and Edward Tine, all
pleaded guilty TO the charges against them
and were given the usual sentence.