Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
Other Cases That Were brought to
the Attention of the Police Court
XGfs Morning.

Not guilty." answered the owner, when
arraigned.
Gertfe Erder an interesting child not
more than seven years old, appeared on
the stand and exhibited an ugly scar on
her arm that was made by the Spitz dog
of Mr.. Koppel
Did my girl have the dog secured by a
chain:" Mr.. koppel wanted to know.
Yes, SIR" was her reply.
and were you not playing sick EN-
when the dog bit you?"
mo, sir.''
The little child said that the dog knocked
her down and bit her about the legs, as
well as on her arm.
One of the defendants neighbors appear
ed, and said he had asked Mr.. Koppel to
keep the dog chained ever since the child
was badly treated. but he refused to
comply with the request
Mrs Erder, mother of the child, was next
heard from. She told of the struggle the
child mad with the dog. and said her chtld's
face would have been badly disfgured had
1t rot been for the timely arrival or COL
ored man.
Mr. Kcppel thought his canine was not
a dangerous one. and said that the chill
dren in the neighborhood had been in the
hatit of playing with it. Since the child
was injured, Mr.. koppel said he had kept
the dog muZzled
I'm the county where lived" said Judge
Scott, "a good dog was highly priced, but
when one of them bit person death to
the dog was certain. One child, in my
opinion, is worth all the dogs in the world,
no natter how good they are. In this city
the District Commissioners seem to have
the idea of the people Of my county, and
the order of the court is that the animal
be killed"
Some Bad Language Used.
Mary Tinckens and Lizzie Johnson, South
Washington coiored women, were in court
charged by two other women with having
disturbed the quiet of Van street.
fed Ia
ers. On behalf of the prosecution the
women used the filthiest language ever
heard in court and it came out in the tes-
timony that man and three children
being talked about caused all the trouble.
1.-TWO old ladies was talking about
'ligion," said one of the prisoners. land
SO far as we were concerned, none of this
bad language was used"
One of the old colored women corrobo-
rated what the defendants said, and the
case was dismissed.
This girl parades the street at all
hours" said Policeman Maher. when Laura
johnson appeared.
when did you arrest herr"
about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon"
Judge. your honor" said the woman,
F'this policeman knows l work at the
chinese laundry on Dumparton' street, be-
cause he has seen me there. I've left my
mother because I and her didn't agree"
Have you any children2" the court
asked. a..
yes, sir, she answered. Il nave one,
and Tom Booker. its father. takes care Of
him."
Ten days"
TrOablc. over Children
Maggie Sullivan, q. neatly dressed little
woman from the county, was complained
against for allie ged disorderly conduct on
Rock Creek Church road. @-
. Patsy Edwards, big colored woman,
appeared as the complainant. This trouble
started with a row between children and
the women at their back. gates took up the
quarrel. Mrs Edwards charged that Mrs.
Sullivan used profanity.
II have five children and she's got SIX"
started with a row between children, and
all small Mrs. Edwards has several dogs
and they annoy my children. One day last
week her boy hit my boy with a whip and
blooded his nose"
Mrs. Sullivan recited lengthy chapter
of troubles between the children and said
that she was going to move out of the
neighborhood.
Mrs. Klotz, elderly woman, who lives
in the ueighborhood, told the court that
the colored womans children were very an
noying.
Mrs. Sullivan's personal bonds were
taken.
Still another neighborhood row was dis
cusSed when Mary Kent, colored, appear
ed on a charge Of having used vulgar
language, and the language stated to the
Judge was even worse than that in the
other cases.
Mary made a denial and told the court
that there was a conversation about
church.
Take her personal bonds" said the
court to the clerk, and to the woman the
judge said: Go home and live without get
ting in trouble"
Fred. Pinkney, coiored man, was en-
joying nap on a bench in Stanton Square
last night, when Policeman Williams came
along and aroused him.
And" said the policeman, 'here's what
1 found on him."
The officer exhibited a large bunch of
keys, several iron rings and can opener,
and told the court that several houses on
Capitol Hill had been entered recently.
What have You to say?" the prisoner
was asked.
Nothing" was his response.
II should judge not" the court remarked.
Fifty dollars bond or twenty days.
John Gray, William Taylor and Walter
Robinson, colored boys, were in court as
alleged youthful gamblers.
'They were playing crap" said a colored
man, land they sometimes play checkers
as a police blind
II told the man we could not make a
case on them for playing checkers" said
Policeman Narrower, because we play
checkers in the station house,
The court heard the explanations of the
boys and fined Robinson 50. His COM
panions were acquitted.
Rescue Mission Work.