The evening times., 1896-01-08
MARCHED INTO COURT
Judge kiulbaII Faced a Long
Procession of Prisoners.
KELLY "MACED" MESSENGER
He Claimed That the Police Would Not
Let Him Alone-Burt Clements Sem
teuce Illustrated Similar Action in
Many Cases-Crap Player Protested
in Vain.

Twenty-seven offenders against the Dis
trict laws ate breakfast in the police coIrt
cells This morning and marched into Judge
kiinbalrs dock TO find out whether they
We're 10 be turned hack on the cold cold
world or given into the doubtful care OF
| the intendant OF the Washington workhousc.
They were motley, ragged crowd, and the
offcnses with which they Were charged were
ny varied as their degrees OF dirtincss.
John Kelly, white, hui, very dirty, was
| arraigncd on a charge OF vagrancy, and on
general principles pleaded not guilty.
Policeman Barry appeared against him.
Il got this man about hali-past 1 O'Clock
! this morning. your honor" said the officer
He stopped u messenger bay and asked him
for 10 cents to get bed. He was very
drunk and used the most filthy kind OF
languagc.''
''You know him. don't you"' asked the
judge.
ARRESTED HIM BEFORE.
"Yes, sir; I've arrested him several
tines" -. r-s
We'll, Kelly, what have you to say"'
Il amt got nothin' TO say. I've only been
cut about seven days an' I've worked four
out of the seven"
You got in trouble mighty quickly"
"I wouldn't get in trouble il they'd let
me alone"
II guess they'd let you alone il you
behaved yourself. Fifteen days
Kelly turned at the familiar sentence and
walked back TO the s..clusion of the Gel!
room.
"Isurt Clements called the clerk. ard
as IN angular. raw-looEng white man stood
up at the rail he read the dsordcrly charge
10 him.
Guilty" said Burt.
The court fines you So" said the clerk,
and the hailiff repeated The sentence with
the added injunction to stand back.
Hundreds OF similar offenses are passed
i'll tins rather unique manner during the
year. Whenever prisoner pleads guilty
to disordcrIy conduct, drunkenness, profan-
ity or some similar charge, the clerk am
nounccs the stereotypcd sentence, and the
judge takes absolutely no hand in the mat
ter. No inquiry is made into the case, 10
see whether or not the prisoner is really
what he pleads. lIeis heard. Judged and sem
fenced by the clerk of the court, and
hustled back into The cell by the hailiff.
GEORGE WASN'T GUILTY.
George Rollins, Il very black negro boy,
with an expression of angered innocence
shining through his ebony skin, said he
wasn't guilty of being disorderly ON De-
Ccmber Is.
This hoy was engaged with four others
in a crap game, Your. HONOR said the Off
Ger. II caught one of the three, and ar
rested this boy on a warrant yesterday
''Dis officer has passed me Il dozen times
since dat. Judge said George, AN if he
wanted me he didn't need no warrant. 1
wasn't Ia no game"
You are sure this is the boy, are you,
Mr.. Officer" asked the judge.
Yes, sir; | know him we'll
"You can pay Il fine of Sl0.''
George couldn't, however, and he also
stepped back.
Peter Scott, colOrcd and ragged, was
charged with obstructing the street, and
pleaded guilty. He was fined S5 by the
clerk.
John Taylor and Earnest Rogers reckless
cart drivers, were charged with failing to
maintain a proper distance between We
hiclcs, and their personal bonds were taken.