Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-08
MINOR. POLICE GASES
Judge Kimball .TnessR Raried, Assortment
ia,. Of Prisoners -
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''Twenty-seven: prisoners tlisa morning.
was Bailiff Kendig's announcement; when
Judge Kfmbalrsa court 7eonvened.r Seven
teen of them were insHudge KimbaaP 81. pro-
cessiou, but there wasnnot the usual num-
Der Of persons Of ithsr tramp kind among
them. Most OF them were coiorea residents.
and whisky had caused their trouble.
There were two .colored and one white wo-
man in the procession. u .5ss...lI1 se.s
Curtin's drinking place, corner Of Nassau
kchusetts' avenue and 7th street 1northeasts
was the scene of. the disorder in the first
case called, and SO serious was the trouble
that Policeman Yatesshad used his club on
one of the offenders. < @.,..s.,-s .
This man was Armstead Ward, who has
record Of lone killing, while his compan-
ion was Andrew Addison.
Guilty responded the mon when ar
raigned, 2'but,r said Ward. fl would like
to make statement" '--. ,-s,. .. s..
What is it?a Judge rKimban asked him
IF you give me a chance, III go and get
the fine before the van gets to the work.
house"
Policeman Yates said that he arrested the
men for the trouble in the saloon, and
Ward resisted and misbehaved to the ex-
tent that he used his club. -.e,.. .,.- I'd.
And he swelled my eye" said Ward.
showing the judge the serious, looking
wound. "Then 1 turned my head and told
him he had-better strike the other side.''.
Following the Bible doctrine" remarked
the court.
Addison also made a statement in which
he said he had to beg q man not to shoot
his friend The trouble. 1t was explained,
was the result of the colored man going in
oIO0r ntNNr,
drink of whisky. . ?,
Judge Kimbal, speaking of the use of the
officers club said that officers should use
them only for self protection. -
That's why used the club hast night"
the officer said. 81
The prisoners were fined IS each. .;:.9r
aUs Needed Treatment.,sn.s:,.
Oliver May, an elderly colored man sadly
in need Of hospital treatment, was. a pris-
oner in court. He had spent the night lin a
police cell, and when the court asked IT. he
did not want to go where he would get
good treatment, he frankly adanittednrthat
he did
That's what 1 wanted" he said, land
I expected to be sent to the hospital last
night instead of being locked up''
For more than fifteen years Oliver has
worked at the gas house, and working in
the coal so long has made his complexion
few shades darker than its natural color.
Vagrancy and suspicion was the charge
against him. He was not held on the
charge, but was sent to the hospital. q
James Pryor a colored man with but one
leg. and his friends, Charles Marshall and
Joseph Marshall, werein line because they
had engaged In a game of crap on Christ
mas day.
Il went down in Browns court" said
Charlie Marshall. "andgot in trouble"
ut was your own fault" said the court.
well, l wasn't in the game"
But you saw it?' ~.r. as
Anybody is likely to see game" said
Marshall.
When Judge Kimball had fined the men
so or thirty days, Policeman Kelly spoke
good word for the cripple. -.
i don't like to send cripple down on
the farm," said the court, but then they
should not do wrong &C. F..
Pryor was released on his personal bonds
to appear for sentence. His companions
went down.
DO you know the man." the court asked
Policeman Barry when John Kelly was
Il know him WELL" answered, thei officer,
times"
He explained that Kelly's arrest last
night was the result Of his begging a boy
for 10 cents.
why can't you keep out trouble?' Judge
Kmball wanted to know. !ysj..at~- II
Because the police don't give me any
SHOW" he responded. 1--WE been out only
seven days, and worked four of them"
Behave yourself and the police will not
trouble you.'
He was sent down for fifteen days. So
Other Cases.
Robert Sweeney and Lula Jackson, a coll
ored couple from Freemans alley, appear
ed on a charge of disorderly conduct in a
house, an offense not covered by the law.
Mr.. Pugh ascertained the facts from Po-
liceman ]. H. Gibson, and promptly ended
the prosecution.
Lula, it appeared had screamed because
her friend had assaulted her with her own
weapon. a broom. and the officer saw no
reason why she should give vent to her
feelings in this way.
Annie Crawford has been out of the farm
for fully two weeks, a record of which she
is justly proud. but today ended her free
dom, and, she found herself in the process
sicn.
L found her in a vacant house last
night" said the officer land knowing her
as I did, locked her up .--- g-i- -.
Fifteen days."
Policeman Holmes complained against
Jed West, colored, for disorderly conduct
and then gave him such good name that
the court released him.
Henry Taylor's ownership of mule was
questioned and the prosecution failed to
establish its claim. ~
"Colored people Usually own mules" said
Lawyer reg ION, OUT henry does not own
this animal"
1t was claimed that the animal had been
improperly treated, but as the owner was
not in court no one was held.
Henry was also charged with disorderly
conduct and this charge was also dismiss
ed.
Let the Millionaires Come Forward.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star: s..
There are said to be seventy American
citizens whose aggregate wealth amounts
to six hundred millions of dollars, and there
are a thousand more whose aggregate
wealth amounts to billion. Now is the
time for these people to come forward and
show their patriotism by extending to the
government the aid and relief which 1T
needs in its financial affairs. They could do
so without losing cent of their accumu-
lated millions, and they would never miss
the necessary investments and ssubscrfp-.
tons which they may make for the pur-