Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
JUDGE SCOTS GRlST TO-DAY
The Grinding Was Small and Exceeding
Fine.
Disorderly Conduct and Fast Driving
Occupy the Attention OF
the Court.


against him was vagrancy and suspicion.
81 amt no vagrant," he answered. land
I amt suspicious"
Last night" said Policeman Charles
Keefe, II heard a noise in the rear of q
grocery store and when I went back to
Investigate I found this man sleeping UNI
Ger some newspapers in an Ice wagon"
I'm an ice wagon?" Queried the court.
Yes, sir" the officer answered, land he
had some newspapers over him for cover
ing"
Where was the ice wagon?'
I'm rear of the store"
ION the store PREMISES"
mo, sir, the wagon was on a vacant lot
We'll, Henry" said the court. how are
you going to explain this serious accusa-
TOM"
"'Taint much trouble to do that an
swered Henry. You see, judge. l live in
Alexandra and
And what were you doing over here In
the ice wagon?"
Judge, I'll tell you how it happened"
said Henry. Il came here looking for
cents for biscuits. You know, it's danger
Gus for a man to go over the bridge
through Jackson City after dark, and as
had no means of protection l thought
would sleep in the wagon"
You should have known better" he was
told, "and the next time you are caught
here without funds you'd better go to the
lodging house and not attempt to sleep in
a wagon
Il was going home the first thing this
morning." interrupted Henry. land if you
let me go now l will return"
Have you home after you get there?'
"Oh, yes, Henry answered. There's a
lady in Alexandria who keeps a boarding
house, and 1 can go there"
well Henry, you've done nothing seri-
ous," said the court, land I'm going to
&1l-.~ I@ TO Law
andria.''
His bond was taken and he departed.
Disorder in AnacOstia.
Anacostia was represented in court by
William Taylor and Herbert Martin, young
men, and the charge against them was dis
orderly conduct, although at the time Of
their arrest the policeman said they were
asleep.
Il found them in a car about 2 o'clock
this morning" said the officer. but they
had been disorderly on the street earlier
in the evening. Martin was drunk and
Taylor was taking him home.
And you say they We're disorderly?'
Queried the court.
Yes, sir" the officer responded, "they
were swearing"
Lawyer Moss who represented the young
men, endeavored to ascertain why the
arrest was not made at the time the officer
says the young men were swearing, but
the officer said he wanted to give them a
chance to keep out of trouble.
II sent them home, he said, but Tay
lor got Martin out again and then l found
them in the car"
Martin. who was suffering from the eff
fects Of overindulgence, said it was his
first offense, and he hoped it would he his
last.
IF I did any cursing 1 don't remember
it," he said, ''for had been drinking"
How old are you?" Martin was asked.
Seventeen years" was his response.
"And you were drunk?'
Eyes, SIR
where did you get your whisky.
Il don't remember was his answer,
and this is the answer of most boys when
asked this question in court.
Martin made a plea for the dismissal of
the charge, and the fact that he was IN
such a position made him so remorseful
that he could not keep back steady flow
of tears.
II had just left my girl" said Taylor
when he got on the stand. land 1 went
to the pump to get drink of water.
When 1 met Martin and saw he was drunk
walked him about the streets to brace
him up and keep him from going home to
his mother in that condition"
He denied that he had used bad language.
and charged that the officer had struck
him for no cause
about the whisky. He said he knew he
bought a pint of liquor at a saloon on
Pennsylvania avenue, but not at the saloon
of the man whose advertisement was on
the bottle.
Taylor was acquitted, and Martin was
fired s..
I'm pay his fine," said Taylor, and the
young men went home together.
No More Picnics for John.
John Fleet, tall colored man, who al
ways enjoys festival, has been financially
embarrassed this summer, and has been
prevented from attending the picnics and
social gatherings But this week he con-
rlt q nfa
should not stand between opan-ar
church festival and himself. and so, when
he reached the grounds and heard the mu-
sic he went over the fence.
That was Monday night" said Police
man Thompson, land he was put out. Last
night he was there again, and the boys
were on the sidewalk throwing stones at
the fence"
Are you a workingman?" the court
asked.
Il am, SIR" was Johns response, land
I've worked in the brick yards for four or
five years."
An" And you will go to picnics?"
Now, John; you did nothing there that
I'm going to take your personal bonds 10
keep away from there"
Thank you judge said John. II won't
| go there any more"
Struck His Sister.
young man named Edward Henson
whose mother says he is all right when
he's sober, was in the tolls on a charge of
| disorderly conduct.
Last night when he returned home he
cleaned out the whole house." said Police
man Narrower, land 1 arrested him."
Cleaned out the house." repeated the
court, what do you mean by that"
why, he came home drunk, and hit his
sister with a bucket and frightened every
body in the house."
Said
1.-The fine ought to be a thousand dollars -
What does he do for his living?" the
judge wanted 10 know.
His mother says he won't work when
he's drinking
Il do work." said the prisoner, land
prove IT."
The best recommendation q man can
get, the court told him, lis from his
mother
she says he's all right when he's sober"
Enter up a fine Of So
Then Edward asked for time to nav his
fire, and when he said he could sell his
watch and raise the money the court re-
leased him.
Fast Driving.
Fast driving was the charge against
Archie Newman, a colored boy, whom
Policeman Miller arrested yesterday. The
officer told of the fast and reckless man.