Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-03
IN THE POLICE COURT
The Queen of Blagden's Alley Gets in
Trouble
Regulars Who Lined Up Before the
Judge Today and the Sentences
ImpOsed-The Different Cases.

Fannie Grammar is the queen Of Blag-
denis alley, and yesterday she made known
to some of the residents that she intended
to assert her rights. AS queen of colored
society in the alley Fannie INDUCES in
beverages not classed in the list Of soft
drinks" and when under the influence of
these beverages she gives notice to her
friends and neishbors to step aside.
I'm coming" she says when she enters
the alley. and when she says this those
who fear her get out Of her way and let
her pass.
But yesterday Fannie met her match in
the person of Rosa Jones, who did not get
out of her way, and the result was that
there was a war of words, and not very
elegant ones at that.
The coored queen was dressed in her
lest In the morning when she started
cut from home perfectly sober she was not
unusually well dressed. but during the
day she had changed her costume and
had also INDUCED in some spirits. She
had bought a new pair of pink stockings
and red slippers. and she had her skirts
lifted high enough to show them.
What yer think of these?' she shouted
when she entered the alley. '"Taint
everybody who can wear 'em, and 1 know
You poor trash can't get en-
Then Fannie proceeded to let all the
residents of the alley know how she could
swear and Rosa declared she would not
stand any such treatment at the hands
of the woman whose stylish clothes had
excited the envy of so mary of the neigh
hors. In order to vindicate her good
r&me, as we'll as keep up the reputation
of the alley, she swore out a warrant for
FEMME, and the queen was locked up,
being unable TO put up s. collateral
When she appeared in Judge Kimball's
procession this morning she said guilty
to a charge of bad conduct, and Rosa was
not given an opportunity to give evidence
In the case. and so she went away badly
disappointed woman. Fannie went down
in default of fine.
Question of Identity.
Daniel Franklin Davis was in court on
complaint of Policeman Coffin for alleged
disorderly conduct. Dan. is a colored man.
who lives near Brightwood, ard he Is a
member of the coIored church on Shep.
herds road.
Men go from the church to the Wine
House and get drunk" said the policeman
land We have lots of trouble with them"
Sunday night the officer was out on the
road with his wife when ne called a colored
man to account for his conduct He had
trouble with tho prisoner and the latter
got away from him.
Il recognized this man by his voice -
SAID the officer to the court land also by
his gray clothes. When / had the man
under arrest man in the crowd called
him Davis"
But it wasn't me-" said the prisoner
That was Henry Davis, because a man
told me about The trouble. 1 was in church
an the evening and never In my life have
1 had trouble with policeman"
Case dismissed"
howard Brookling, strange coloreG
boy, was charged with vagrancy because
he has been seen about lexington for sew.
eral days.
He has been about there since Sun.
day" said witness. begging and acting
in a suspicious manner"
And he was with another colored man
part OF the time" said another witness
Il came here to see my mother" said
the prisoner, and was out there looking
for her
His conduct was considered suspicious
and he was sent down for thirty days
Alice Williams, colored made so mucr
noise in her house that a policeman ar.
rested her.
I'm guilty" was her plea, and not hav.
ing 50. she was sent down.
Edward Lawson and James Harris small
boys, were in the tolls on charge OF
throwing missiles on Maryland avenue
southwest yesterday.
saw them engaged in a stone battle >
said Policeman Herbert but 1 don't know
what the trouble was about
Deed, mister, I wasn't throwing
stones said one of the boys. Il was out
there picking up coal, and some boys threw
pieces of the coal"
What about this?' the officer was ask.
ed.
There can be no mista about It," the
officer answered. Il saw them throwing
for fully ten minutes before l sent a watch.
man to arrest them
My boy was arrested and locked up al
night, and 1 didn't know where he was
said the mother of one of them, It'll a
man told me this morning.
The mother did the crying for the boys
and the judge told her to take them home.
John Fish, colored man, who lives in
the country, was in the procession because
he was found asleep on the grass In Henry
Park last night
Park Watchman James Riley entered
complaint against the man because the lat.
ter was on the grass, and his clothes were
dlsOrdered.
And so you got drunk" queried the
court, after the witness had been heard.
Il didn't get drunk he said 1.-The whisky
was given to me, and l was made drunk"
The court did not appreciate the differ.
ence stated by the prisoner. and fined him
the usual amount.
James Curtin made a plea that he Is the
sole support of a family but the court told
MIN he should have thought of his family
before he got drunk, and fined him So OF
fifteen days.