Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
BEFORE JUDGE MILLER
Quite q Good Sized Procession of Police
Court Prisoners.
The fr Onenses Were of q Minor Char
acter, but Nearly All Received
Some Penalty.

The procession to the Police Court start
ed from the prison room early in the morn
ing, and were on exhibition behind the wire
screen fully thirty minutes before Judge
Miller was ready for business.
Lucy Wells and Annie Edwards, colored
women from the noisy place, known as
Clicks alley. were first to appear for trial.
Annie Edwards carried in her arms an in
farmland. singularly enough, the child COM
menced crying just when the case was
called.
Policeman johnson heard a noise in the
alley late last night, and when he entered
1t he found the women engaged in a quar-
rel.
TT was all started by the other wo-
man." said Lucy Wells. whose wearing ap-
parel indicated that she is a widow. II
was at lodge meeting last night and when
got home and went TO the pump I was
slurred by Annie Edwards. When she first
laughed at me didn't notice her. but when
I went back I couldn't help answering
her,
You are fined S." the judge told her.
and. he said to the woman with the
baby, take your baby and go home"
Three Out of the Crowd.
Policeman Flynn made another raid on
the crowd Of persons lettering in front of
the court this morning. and three colored
men were arrested. Gilmore Harper,
Charles Jasper and Matthew Jordan were
the Mares they gave. They had stood on
the sidewalk and watched the three dozen
unfortunates step from the BLACK Maria -
and, as many others, they appeared to en-
Joy the misery of their fellow citizens and
only a few minutes later they walked
arm In arm with them in the procession.
This morning. your honor" said Police
man Flynn, tine crowd came behind the
Maria from 7th street. and refused to
leave when I ordered them away"
did you order these men away?"
Yes, your honor"
The men failed 20 SHOW any good reason
why they had !oitered about the court and
Judge Miller told them they had better have
gone out and looked for work than to have
come and loitered about the court to see
some unfortunates walk from the Maria
to the building.
II came up here with a friend who want
ed to pay a fine" said Harper.
What did you have to do with it?'
Nothing at ALL"
And" said Judge Miller, that's Just
the trouble. No business here. You men
come along here, and when the van or a
lemonade bucket Is in sight you get tired
END your feet refuse to move. This is no
place for you. and you will each have to
pay fine of 81"
Found In n Box Car.
According to the statement Of Policeman
Bruce. there are more tramps in South
Washington now than there have been since
Coxey's army was encamped on the banks
Of that filth pond called the James Creek
canal.
Late last night found four men in the
box cars in the freight yard near the Long
bridge" said the officer.
.Mfat We're they doing%
Sleeping"
The officer said that tramns have hoo,
troubling the railroad men. and have been
going through vacant houses, where some
of them have been sleeping.
Joseph JOY, one of them, made a good
showing and was dismissed, while john
Henry, William Smms and John Simpson
were sent down for sixty days.
There were four members of another
party of sleepers who were found in E. E.
Jackson's lumber yard, near the bridge,
and they gave their names as William
Meth. John Hope, Henry Richardson and
Forrest Littiejohn.
What are you doing here?" Judge Mil
Ter asked Forrest Littlejohn, who is small
colored boy.
II just come" was the boys answer.
From where did you comeY'
"Spartansburg, South Carolina" he an
swered.
How did you Gomez"
Walked here because I heard work was
plentiful
well, work is not so plentiful, and you
you had plenty to eat
He will he given a home
Henry Stephenson and John Hope were
sent down fer thirty days.
so far as William Meth is concerned"
said an officer, II know he has been
hard-workiI man."
Where does he live?" the court asked.
Il don't know" the officer said, but I've
seen him on my beat with his wife a
number of times"
He was released.
Sleeping on the Sidewalk.
William Molock, young colored man.
stopped In lexington last evening, and
would have slept on the sidewalk had not
Officer Foley found him. "A number of
complaints have been made about tramps
and strangers about lexington" said the
officer, land last night found this young
man there"
Where are you from?" the, court in
CURED
Cumberland" he answered.
How did you get kere?"
Game on a canal boat, and now I'm
willing to work"
You will have to work for the District
for a MONTH"
Samuel r. Beach, a young man. whose
appearance indicated that he was too young
to have a better half, appeared on the
stand to explain his conduct last night.
He was Intoxicated, and instead of going
home he spent the night behind the bars.
HE was drunk and lying on the side
walk" said the officer.
mo. SIR" said the youthful prisoner; IT
was on my feet when was arrested"
Just then young woman in the audience
tainted. She was the prisoners wife, and
after a fine of s. had been imposed Beach
was sent out to look after the sick woman.
Stanley j. Weyman.
Tomorrow's Star will contain the first in
stallment of 1.-THE Cat and The King" a
most interesting story by Stanley ]. Wey-