The evening times., 1895-09-04
Retired Naval Officer Figures in
the Police Court.
WAS A WOMAN IN THE CASE
Serena English va9ged, Frills, Fur
bellows and An-Ryder's Castle Fur
Black Maria's Load-AM Sorts OF
Wrong Doors Sent Down.

SuOBe mlilS war III Tue ioW ct pOhCt couEt
this morning. The noticeable character
istic of the docket was the number of cases
In which young boys were charged with
Offenses In violation OF the police regula-
tions
Clarence Hack, neatly dressed colored
boy. about thirteen years Of age, was
charged with destroying perfonal prop
erty. II is alleged that he broke a window
in the house of Louie Kressin. During the
investigation 1t was disclosed that Krcssin
had bit the sitter of little Hack and the boy
resented 1t by throwing brick at him.
The missile didn't touch either Kressin
or his house, but broke q window in an
adjoining property.
The boy's mother paid for the glars.
Kressin in revenge had the boy arrested
for breaking the window in another mans
house. Krefsin smiled joyfully and rubbed
his hands in glee as he saw the boy brought
into the court, but his Joy turned to grief
when the Judge dismifsed the boy and
scored the accuser for allowing his per-
sOnal spite to run away with his understand
ing.
SERENA ENGLISH vAGGED.
Serena English, q queer old character,
decked with frills and furbelows of gay
colored silks and ribbons. was charged
with yagrancy. Notwithstanding her rather
pretentious manner of dress she went down
TO the farm for sixty days.
Sarah Miller, Ella Dorsey and Mamie
Harris, three of the inmates of old r yder's
castle, that famous New Jersey avenue
hovel, were arraigned before Judge Mills,
with many others, on charge of vagrancy.
To-day is pension day, and every quarter
just be fore the paying off of the old soldiers
the women gather at the castle" and pluck
the veterans. The women got sixty days
each In spite of their efforts TO get off in
order 10 share In the pension day spoils
TURNED UP AGAIN.
Minor Dawson. the young man who wSs
arraigDed before Judge Scott a week ago
to-day and sent down to the Washington
Asylum Hospital to get over his spree, ap-
peared In the court this morning to ans wer
the charge which was then made.
He looked Ike a new man, and his clean
ly-shaveD face and clear eye were some
what like they were at the time when
Minor Dawson was looked upon as one of
the most promising young men of the city.
Your HONOR he said, ~ have enough
manhood left to lead a new life. ChristiaR>
people have talked TO me since I was here
last and If you take my personal bonds,
will GO out from this court a changed and
new man"
His personal bonds were taken and he
walked out OF the court room with friends
who knew him in of prosperity and
who wiIE1bok after his future.
Richard EoId, naval officer,
figured in spicy case in the lower police
court this morning Mr. Ford is a distin
guished looking man and would attract at
tention because of bis handsome face and
erect manly carriage id almost any place.
II seems that he took too much grog aboard
and wandered aimIessiy around until he
ran afoul of Maggie Lyle, alias O'Brien,
a rather good looking young woman.
Ford succumbed to her charms and he
invested his cash in hack-hire. In a lonely
part of the Capitol grounds Maggie sug- |
gested that they take a walk Not far
had the pair proceeded before Ford put |
his hand in one of his pockets and found |
six rilver certificates missing. He i'm
seized the woman by the throat |
and commenced 10 choke her while she |
yelled Justify.
CABBY TO THEREsCUE.
Down came the gallant cabby to her |
'escue and raised the heavy whip handle
o strike the man. Mr.. Ford, recognizing
hat it was lonely spot and that the dri-
,er and the women might be colleagues,
Telled murder and help.
In days Of yore, when in his prime, he
lad made himself heard above the roar OF
he tempest, and now, although weakened
~ age and infirmity, he managed to be
leard by policeman several squares away.
Mr.. Ford and Maggie O'Brien appeared
n the court o-day, the former to answer |
he charge Of vagrancy. Both were con-
'icted, Mr.. Ford paying his $40 fine and
daggie going down for sixty days.
Officer W. j. Barbic was highly complf-
nented by Judge Mills for bringing into
ourt Ernest Brooks and Arthur Lynch,
he sons of influential colored citizens OF
he West End, for standing on the corner
nth a crowd of other boys. The Judge
aid it was nuisance and must be broken
p. 1t had been going on for some time,
nd no officer had arrested any OF the boys
Or some reason. Officer Barbie left the
ourtroom with scarlet face, for lie is
lodest man, while his fellow policemen
oIlowed his retreating form with envious
yes.