Evening star., 1896-03-16
FACED THE JUDGE
Good Sized Procession Today in the PoIios
Court.
Quite Number Get on on Their Per.
s0nal Bonds - Promtsed
to Reform.

FAR and warmer" was what was pre-
dicted fer yesterday, and having full con-
fdence in the ability of the weather bu-
real to give a good forecast Robinson
Moses. as a colored court character is
known. left here Saturday to spend the
day In the country and walk home LAST
evening. When he made the start Sat
lrday the weather conditions We're favor
able and he reached his destination with
out any trouble. But when the growing
OF ne rooster early yesterday morning
aroused him from his peaceful slumber. ne
was very much surprised to see a covering
OF beautiful snow on the ground
Robinson had been very much under the
influence of liquor over night. and he did
not realize for some minutes in what
predicament he was. His host did not own
team and 1t was necessary for him to
walk home.
When he went away on Saturday he
made up his mind that he would break the
record and return sober I'm order tnat he
should not get arrested as usual
But the weather was so bad" he said
and L got so wet that 1 got bottle OF
spirits and tried to even up things by wei
ting myself inside. and of course ii was
late when ! got in town. and copper
his morning he explained to the police
man the reason why he was under the in
nuence or liquor Sunday night and he was
1'So Histedu OF Delng taken to court.
John Colbach and his friends. under
STANDING that the Sunday side-door busi-
ness In Lieutenant Boyle's precinct is a
.hihg OF the past. made provision for a
ory sunday, and last night when they
assembled en- lot near New York avenue
ana ia street Policeman Cooney appeared
neIore their keg of beer was on tap and
interrupted the little gathering
L heard the noise a square awav" said
the policeman, "and one man I'm the party
was swearing. L went up and all the meA
.,h except Colbaeh ran; When i asked him
L tapped the bundle with my club.
What was it?" Judge Kimball asked.
A keg of beer, your honor" the police
man responded.
Can't you find any better way to spend
your Sundays than by having a keg of beer
on these lots?' the court asked.
sponse.
Have you been locked up all nieht:n
Il have"
Then you've been punished enough"
said the court, and you may go on Your
Michael Maloney. a huckster. was before
the court as an alleged suspicious char
acter. The case was dismissed.
He Will Stop.
William NJ. Coleman. who was the Amer
lean consul at Berlin at one time as wal
as the chief law officer of the state of
North Carolina, was i'm court on a charge
OF disorderly conduct, and Attorney r. b.
Lloyd defended him. His personal bonds
We're taken.
When the case of Henry Robinson. coll
ored. was called Policeman Joyce put a
number OF bottles of gin and a iemijohu
ana glasses on the table of Prosecuting
attorney Prgh, and gave the court the
appearance of an alley "speak-easy"
Selling this liquid by the drink in his
room in the Douglass flats was the charge
against him.
Policeman Joyce told OF his visit to the
room OF the defendant, and of the finding Of
the supply of liquor.
Il also found in a glass a mixture Of
egg and gin," he said
"A sort of gfn-fiip?" oueried Mr.. Pugh.
Il guess"
Amanda Smith, colored servant was a
Witness in the case. and she told of the
purchase or the liquid at 3 cents a drink
Two other witnesses gave evidence
against Robinson, and he denied the
charge. Other witnesses were called nv
Lawyer Peyton for the defense.
Robinson's claim was that he had bought
the gallon of gin for his own use.
! Commenting on this evidence Judge KIM
pail said his experience in court has shown
him that liquor drinking in saloons on Sum
days has largely decreased since the pres
ent liquor law went into effect. Now he
said, some of the ard-Working people are
endeavoring TO supply the imaginary wants
of the drinking population. and when
caught they must expect to pay the pen-'
atty.
I'm going 10 lend the officers all the as
sistdnce / can," said the court, and fine
of $3.50 or ninety days was imposed. Some
other cases were also tried, and various
sentences given.