Evening star., 1896-11-04
AN ORDERLY CROWD
Few Arrests Resulted From Election
Crowds Last Night.
MANY H0ARSE TODAY
Cases Called in the Police Court
This Morning.
THE SENTENCES IMPOSED

1.-The election of my friend Mr.. Mckinley
last evening"" said Policeman Flynn before
proceedings began in the Police Court this
morning, was gratifying to me in more
respects than one. AS you are no doubt
aware thousands of persons We're on the
streets last evening to hear the returns. 1t
was emphatically a Mckinley gathering,
and. therefore, it is pleasing to know that
good order to an unusual degree prevailed.
Strange as it may seem, it is nevertheless
true that my business has been diminished
rather than increased by the affair of last
evening. You will notice that the process
sion this morning is but one-third the usual
length"
But one person was in the tolls for cleo
ton reasons. 1t was Abraham Herald. a
young and well-dressed colored man. whose
home is at Tenleytown According to the
policeman who made the arrest Herald
caused trouble at an early hour this morn
ing 7th street cable car. He was the
only passenger and made himself SO OBJ
noxious to the gripman and conductor that
1t became essential for them to eject him
from the car. After being thrown off,
Herald took post on the sidewalk and con-
tinued to express himself in a manner de-
cidedly rude to say the least He was
thereupon taken in custody.
Il didn't do thing, your honor" said
Abraham. "A colored fellow in front of me
gave the man a quarter for some tickets
and the conductor wouldn't give them to
him. and they had row. 1 didn't do a
thing"
He was the only passenger on the car,
your honor" said the policeman. There is
no mistake about it,
Five dollars
John O'Hara and Walter Carville, white
boys, were not at all discouraged by the
nature of the returns. At o'clock this
morning, although the Indications were
strongly to the contrary they still enter
tained hopes of Mr.. Bryan's success and
hurrahed for the exponent of silver at 16
TO /. with vigorous voices. William Hunt,
colored, was standing at 10th street and
Pennsylvania avenue when the boys passed
and gave utteranceS to their Bryan yell.
and he took exception by striking the
boys. When placed under arrest long
knife found Hunt That fact did
not help his cause in court, and Judge Kim
ball imposed fine of $25, although the
prisoner declared that he didn't do a
thing
She Was Slnngy.
Sadie Hertzog is one of the Police Court
regulars. She celebrated the election last
evening by making the rounds of the sa-
looms n Pennsylvania avenue and begging.
and in consequence was placed under ar
rest and once again charged with vagran-
cy.
ed Clerk Lum Harper in his inimitable
manner, so well known to Sadie.
Nix" said she, with a smile and a
coquettish toss of her head.
Are yer guilty er not guilty roared
Bailiff Cole, apparently not pleased at the
effort on the part of the prisoner to he
gay.
4 am not guilty. may it please your
honor" then responded Sadie assuming a
digniiied air that was not other than gro
tesque. Il have been drinking and 1 want
to go home
You may reside at the workhouse for the
next thirty days
This announcement seemed to amuse
Sadie immensely. ana she descended TO the
cells below, apparently In paroxysm OF
delight
Everett Thomas" called the clerk and
there followed a great hustle and stir.
For a moment 1t seemed that every person
in court was present to testify against
Everett, who is dapper colored youth.
He was charged with throwing stones at
Mary Brown. The case occupied nearly
half an hour and was disposed of by the
imposition of fine of 81 the boy.
Flirting, il seems is regarded a crime
by some folks who reside in the District of
Columbia. Such was the general charge
against Rose Bell and Mary Johnson, col
ored girls judging from the prosecuting
policeman, although the informa ton set
forth vagrancy. 1t was testified that last
night the girls fiirted with two men. Sew
eral policemen gave the girls a rather un-
Savory reputation, but nevertheless the
court thought proper to dismiss the case.
William Jackson, a colOred boy. with an
armful of extra editions of newspapers,
was arrested this morning for being in a
crap game. The testimony was somewhat
murky. and the judge said. You may GO
Jackson was evidently In a hurry.
Omitting the customary Thank yer
honor he made dash, and in three
strides had crossed the room and disap-
peared through the doorway. A moment
later he was shouting Extra poiper," and
everybody smiled.
The other cases disposed Of were mainly
"vags' and "disorderlieS."