Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-17
CLOTHING AND FOOD
Main Necessities for Polics Court
Victims.
Sad and Affecting Scenes of Suffering
in the Cells-The Cold
Drives Them In.

Cold weather always increases the num-
Der of Poorly clad v:olators of the law who
get in the clutches Of the officers, and this
mornings procession in Judge kimball 5
court was no exception to the rule There
were fifty victims in court this morning,
ard most Ct them were in the lower court.
In this long procession there were only
seven white persons, six men and wo-
man. The strangers, known as tramps, did
not appear in the usual large number. for
last night the weather was SO cold that
none of them were refused when they ap-
piled for nights lodging.
Policeman Pat Madigan, who has
charge of the prison room, and who has
been sick for several weeks, was on duty
this morning. and the prisoners gave him
a hearty welcome.
I'm SO glad to see YOU back. said one
of them. who had missed his kind words
and jokes. Give he L chew of tobacco,
the prisoner said in the next breath. 49,
Big Pol reman Flynn had been through
the corridor and distributed hot coffee and
something rlore substantial, which most of
the prisoners needed very much after they
rode through the streets III the BLACK Ma
ria" and had been given a taste of the
frosty air.
Led by Woman.
Nancy Naylor, enc of the ten colored fe-
males in the procession, was first to face
the judge. She had been arrested In
Georgetown for disorderly conduct, and
rather than take the chances of being sent
back home on such a cold day she said
guilty and went down for fifteen days.
Not guilty" answered Richard Banks,
a colored man VINO was neatly dressed.
"A week ago Friday night said Pre-
cinct Detective Barnes, there was some
beef stolen from 10th and l. streets, and
about the same time this man was selling
he In, iE.lys
couldn't prove that ii was the stolen meat,
and so l vagged him.
What do you know about BaHks?" the
court asked
tiary about two months
Whats his reputatlon?' the judge want
ed to know.
''Tlief.''
morrow in order to hear additional testi-
mony.
Annie Groves. wife of a prisoner who
had appeared in court before under her
maiden name, Evans. " as next in line, and
Lawyer Mess was her counsel
Il want to say few words in her be-
half. said counsel. "She hasn't been here
for number of years. and she is ROW
charged with using profanity in her own
house. 1 desire to enter plea of guilty
and ':ope your honor will not make her
rav a fine.
Policeman Greer complained against An
With her husband. They live down in
South Washington, not very far from the
James Creek ca.al. and the officer heard
Annie use bad language.
That's right said Annie, but 1
couldn't help it. My husband is n pen
sioner and he gets money enough to pay
our house rent in advance. Instead of pay
ing the rent. he spent the money, and I
think that's enough to make anybody
swear
Five dollars
William l-aurenson. Charles NJ. Wilson,
Thomas Riley and Frank Smith, strangers
III the city admitted their guilt when ar
ralgned on a charge of vagrancy.
These MEN have been on The road for
some time. and have been fed and lcde ed
here for several days. They had concluded
Saturday that they would start north on
account of the appearance of what they
thought was early spring. bat the decided
change in tn. weather had caused them to
change their minds, and they concluded to
remain.
This morning they did not get their break
fast al the place where they lodged and so
they went out to get something to eat at
private houses.
Policeman Sweet was the man who Shout
dered the responsibility for their arrest,
and they said guilty when arraigned.
Begging on the street, was what the
officer remarked.