The evening times., 1896-02-26
MISTAKE Of THE JUDGE
vagrant Williams the Only One
TO Profit BY Il.
WINDOW BREAKERS CASE
He Damaged Property Worth $Is5.
But Ia Left Off with a $50 Fine or
Three Months In inJail-SixteenL Luck
less Ones Arraigned and Soon Fresh
ly Pushed Into the wOrkhOuse.

time this morning, and when Judge kimbalI
took his seat BailIf Sam Kendig started
the wheels of Justice spinning without any
loss of time. Only sixteen luckless ones were
locked up and it did not take long to dispose
of their cases.
Ex-Mayor Hugh Grant OF New York had a
ragged looking nanIesake in the dock,
charged with destroying private property.
Policeman Herndon arraigUed him, and a
citizen was the prosecuting witness.
II was walking down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. last night said the witness, "and
this man. very drunk. was going down in
front Of me. He stopped at the corner of
| Ninth street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue and
threw a brick or stone threw a window.
| caught him and turned him over to the Off
| GER"
1T was n plate-glass window In Oysters
| store. your honor" said Herndon. 1T was
| five feet by ten, and Mr.. Oyster said 1t cost
| $3.50. Ithad SEQ worth of lettering on It."
'What did this man say about it?''
HE said he wanted to go TO JAIL
TOO DRUNK TO REMEMBER.
II don't know anything about 1t. judge"
said Grant, when he took the stand. "Iwas
drunk"
Where did you come from?,' asked Mr..
Pugh.
North Carolina
"What do you do for a liying?'
~ work at rairoading."
slow long have you been on the road?''
"Sincc Christmas
"You told this officer that you wanted
to go to jail did your
"Well, 1 was drunk. I'm sorry for
what I've done, and don't want to go to
jail; If you'll give me chance"
Thirty dollars or three months"
Charles Williams was a member of that
local organization known as the "Chain
Gang and was released yesterday. With
his freedom came the recollection of those
thirsty da she had spent making roads, and
he thought OF his comrades who were not
yet released, breaking stone with nothing
but Potomac water 10 drink.
A great hunk OF pity filled his soul, and
he bought n quart OF whisky.
With this he went back to his suffering
friends, and was refreshing them with a
drink all arourd. Just then, however, Po-
lceman sontag happened along, ard pu, the
misguided phiiaDthropist under arrest.
ale is the man who was sent down on
suspicion OF having tried to break in the
British legation, your honor" said Som
tag.
1t turned out, however. that the similarity
In the surnames of the two men had de-
cclved sontag, and that this Williams was
not the man. Then the judge made a mis-
take.
"You are fined So he said.
But. your honor" said Clerk Harper,
this man is charged with vagrancy, not
disorderly conduct"
HE WILL LEAVE TOWN.
well, it is certainly disorderly conduct"
said his honor, land that should be the
charge. Come around here"
Williams walked around and took the
stand.
,"Will you leave town IL let you Off"
Yes, SIR .5..
within an hour:''
"Yes, SIR"
Take his bonds"
Sadie Herzog is a resident OF South
Washington and an old-time visitor at the
police court. Last night she acted in an
unbecoming manner on Third street, and
Policeman Smith arrested her and charged
her with vagrancy.
"She is woman Of very bad reputa-
tion." said the officer, land was trying
TO pick up men on Third street last night.
She has been arrested before"
Use got jes' es good er rcpu,ashun es
he has," declared Sadie, Historically, as
stepped into the witness stand. Il works
fer my livin' an dis officer knows it."
Twenty dollars bond or fifteen days."
Judge Kimbaii.
John Phillips" sang out the clerk,
and when the baliff repeated the name
woozy looking negro stepped unsteadiiy |
to the rail. He had a hazy expression that
indicated a plentiful Eold-ovcr from last |
nights Jag.
Disordery conduct was tie charge, and |
Policeman Greer explained that Phillips |
was drunk and very noisy on street |
southwest.
fendant, thicky. and that was an the |
defense he offered.
ut seems to me you're still drunk"
remarked the court. You can pay fine
Of So"
Phillips couldn't, though, and he stepped |
back to the cell, to begin his sentence OF |
fifteen days with Mr.. stoutenburg.
James Ford. the young colorcd man, who
was arrested last night by Policeman
and locked up at the Ninth nrf. i
cinct station house, charged with as.
saulting griI man, was arrsigned before
Judge Miller this morning. The court dis
missed the charge or assault and fined Ford |
So -ta...sordcrly conduct.
PickpOckets mt Work In Crowds
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