Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-12
AFRAID OF NIGHT DOCTORS
One Suspicious Young Man in the Police
Court
Other Cases Tried with Various Re-
suits The Clam Man Got on
without q Fine.

without q F1nCs
"If these crap fellows will keep their
bones in their pockets they will not get in
| trouble" said Judge KimbaIl this morn
ing. 'It is when they take them out Of
| their pockets and use them that they get
| in trouble"
| Cornelius johnson and Frank Winfield,
| Young colored men. we're defendants in the
case. They had been arrested near 18th
| and R streets on charge of disorderiy
| conduct.
There were two crowds Of men and boys
| in the neighborhood at the time" said an
| officer. 'In one party there was singing
| and dancing. and in another crowd there
| was profanity
II wasn't disorderly." said Frank VIM
| field. Il sell CLAIMS and had left my cart
| long enough to collect two cents when I
was arrested"
"Were you disorderly or profaner'
mo. SIR"
Winfeld's father said he set the boy I'd
In business two weeks ago. and last night
| two cents.
II owed him the two cents" said john
son. and he came down to me to get it"
Why were you SO disorderly?"
II wasn't disorderly. I was on my wey
home. and just stopped where the boys
were for few moments"
DO you mean to say that you were Just
getting home at 10 o'clock:"
Yes, sir; work way down in South
Washington. and have to wait for my SUD-
per when get through my work"
7 am going to give the clam man the
benefit of the doubt by taking his personal
bonds" said Judge Kimball, "and Win-
field is fined one dollar"
Edward Thomas a Southeast Washing.
because he was full of bad whisky and in
fighting humor last night.
Wanted to Fight.
HE was in a saloon on 18th street" said
the officer. land was put out because he
ly."
Il wasn't arrested in the saloon" said
the colored prisoner.
That's right. your honor" said the OF.
f1cer. Il arrested him after he had been
put out. He wanted to fight with some
man there and had hung his hat and coat
fight" --7' -
Five dollars or fifteen days."
Josie Brown. Lille Taylor and Henry
Davis. colored. were members of a trio
from Green's alley, and the charge against
them was disorderly conduct.
They live in the alley, and In the even.
ings they usually sit in a wagon in tie
alley. where they talk and sing, and when
arrested last night by Policeman Hanley
they were doing nothing wrong.
Were they disorderly?" the court asked.
mo. SIR" answered the officer but
want them to keep out of the wagon"
'If they behave themselves" said the
court. Il know Of no law to keep them out
of the vehicle"
They were released.
Chronic Beggar.
James Heating, a man whose appearance
indicated that he was sadly in need Of q
Turkish bath and the services OF q ton.
serial artist, was a member Of the process
sion, and the charge against him WINS
vagrancy.
"Jim's a race track tout" said Police
man Reynolds. land he's been hanging
about Pennsylvania avenue in the vicinity
OF the Enrich Hotel. He asks people fog
money, so was told. and when refused he
curses them"
Does he get drunk?"
Yes. SIR"
Judge, your honor" said the prisoner
IT didn't take a drop of drink for a ton4
time till two weeks ago, and then when
took drink it went to my head"
isn't that where you wanted 1t to gor'
Judge Kimball asked. That's where
whisky usually goes"
A sentence Of thirty days in default Of
bond was imposed.
Charles Brown. a colored boy from West
moreland county,. Va. got arrested at
him sleeping under the porch in front Of
Detective McDevitts house on F street.
why were you there?" Judge Kimball
wanted to know.
Because I had no place to CO." was his
answer. 81 attended Wayland school last
summer, and was going home on the boat
today"
How were you going without out money! .
my way on the boat"
give days."
Feared Night Doctors.
William Simms, a colored boy about
seventeen years old. was in court as GUS
picious person, and he would make a good
witness against the Jackson City gambling
dives IL Governor O'Ferrall really means
to prosecute the law violators.
William is firm believer in might doc
tors" and he told Judge Kimball of his
midnight experiences while returning from
across the river.
Policeman Cooney arrested him this
morning because he was In his stocking
feet and had q monkey wrench in his
hand.
"When I arrested him." said the officer.
"he said that ten night doctors were after
| him. He had left his shoes on the steps OF
q church"
simms called the Judge ecaptain." and
told of his exciting experiences on the
| street.
ST had been over at jackson City In one
| of the policy rooms" he said. land night
| before last twenty-five doctors got after me
| near the bridge. Last night there were ten
of them and when shouted for poilce-
| man a man told me I'd get arrested ior
| making SO much roise. III,
"f3ut. captain" he added. Il told him \
would rather go to Jail than get caught
and have to 1ie. rr...,
what were you doing In Jackson Cityr'
"I went over there to see Jack Samp-
son he answered. HE was gambling,
and told me to wait till he won some money
and he would pay me what he owed ME.
did he pay your
mo, sir; he didn't get the money"
A sentence of ten days was imposed, ana
the boy will spend his time where he will
have no reason to fear men who. he says,
drive horses and wear rubber shoes.