Evening star., 1896-10-23
TAKEN tEl Tc THE COURT
Police Gases Tried and Sentences I'm
posed.
Those Who Were Guilty and Those
Who Were Innocent The
Courts Daily Grind.

Policeman Patrick o'Brien of Lieutenant
/ 6oyle's precinct evidently thinks that pain
ful injuries do not justify the shedding of
tears on the public street when there Is
an outcry made, for this was why he ar
rested Annie Brown yesterday. Annie and
Hayes Anderson had a difficulty on X
street. and when she had been ill-treated
she screamed
I was under the Doctors care" said
Annie to Judge Kimball this morning. land
here's my medicine"
Annie exhibited q bottle of medicine that
had been given her at one of the dis
pensaries.
And, judge, your honor" she added,
you know sick woman could not fight a
Annie's claim was that Hayes had drawn
knife and threatened to use It on her
She admitted that she made an outcry be-
cause of the pain the man caused her
we had fuss" said Hayes, "but
didn't hurt her. And as for the knife,
didn't have one.'
The policeman made his statement Of the
case and the woman was get at liberty
days.
When John Wise. young colored man,
was in the procession 8 few days ago for
having been in a disorderly assembly he
was fined -, and he put up such a good
plea that his name was put on the debtors
book And. SO far as John was concern
ed, he was willing that 1t shoald remain
there, but Policeman Muller arrested Finn
last night on another charge. and when he
appeared In the tolls this morning he an
sWered. I'm guilty"
John, said the judge, you were fined
mere few days ago, and given time to
pay your fine. Why did you not pay it?'
Couldn't get the money" was his re-
sponse.
Then you will have to go down in both
cases.
When Policeman Costello had trouble
with party of colored bootblacks near
the Baltimore and Potomac depot a few
days ago he summoned William Alexander
young man, to his assistance. For the
latters part In the trouble a crowd of
sympathizing bootbiacks gathered in front
of his house on Missouri avenue and were
very disorderly.
Come out here" shouted one of the
disorderly crowd, land We'll cut your heart
out"
The arrest Of Ben johnson, John Woody
and George Miller resulted and Judge KIM
ball heard their statements.
One OF their number had been given six
months In Jail for assault and the court
thought that should have taught the others
lesson.
These defendants were given the extreme
limit of the law-s25 or ninety days each.
What did this woman do?" asked the
court when Rose Palmer, a dark damsel of
Pleasant alley, appeared.
she came down to my house before 1
was out of bed Sunday" answered Martha
Williams land called me all kinds of bad
Names"
And, of course. you answered her."
Il didn't say word"
Rose had as many witnesses as did her
friend Martha, and the charge against her
was dismissed.
Other Cases.
George Ryder. Thomas Connors and John
oil
| charges of vagrancy, but the police had
to let Gallagher go. for his friends fur
Dished security for his appearance
His friends were not so fortunate, and
| they had to go behind the bars
Lawyer Kicks appeared their counsel
this morning. and when told that the prin-
clpal allegation was drunkenness he said
Of the kind charged.
There are plenty of men in court" he
said, who drink whisky just as well as
my clients, and they are not arrested"
These nen belong to crowd Of men
who go out in the woods and drink beer al
most every Sunday" said one of the police
men in the case. When in the city they
are continually under the influence of
liquor.
Three other officers told of what they
knew about the defendants, and the latter
made their explanations and denials. Gal
lagher was not let go by the court, for he
was required to give security or go down
for thirty days. Connors was similarly SEN
fenced. while Ryder was acquitted.
William G. Wheatley, the well-known
coal dealer, and William A. Kinder, also
merchant, were complained against for al
legged cruelty in allowing horses unfit for
labor to be worked.
Mr.. Wheatleys horse had a small sore on
its back but he showed that he had done
everything in his power to prevent suffer-
ing. He was not fined, but Mr.. Kinder was
fined s..
I'm guilty, of course" was what Mamie
Lee, colored, said when arraigned on a
charge Of suspicion.
She tried to rob a money drawer in a
store" was the polceman's complaint and
a sentence of two weeks was imposed.