The evening times., 1896-09-26
ARRESTS HAVE FALLEN OFF
Police Court Funds Are Suffer-
: ing in Consequence.
SNYDER INsULTED LADIES
He Was Charged with vagrancy and
Blamed All His o ffenses Upon Cheap
Whfsky-JohnGrov Disturbed Re-
20 li2ioua SERVICES es-BicycIe ScOrchers
Fined-A Profanity Case.

The business in Judge Kimball's court
of late has been of such a character that
II has almost caused the tribunal TO go into
bankruptcy.
The arrests by tie police have grown
fewer every day, and the tasks OF the
OFFICIALS are easy these autumn days.
The attorneys WHO have the pleasure o.
practicins in the court are stiIl wearing
straw hats, crash suits and yellow shoes.
they yearn for cr,mo To multiply its viz
TINS.
So duh have been the transact Gus from
monetary standpoint that Kendig las
been obliged to provide each lawyer with
two chairs, so lie can sleep comfortably Y
while his honor renders decisions.
This morning in the pen there We're
six prisoners Almost all of them pleaded
guilty. refusing legal advice. Among them
was George l.. Snyder, arrested as II
vagrant. The Officer said Snyder was
making himself obnoxious TO ladies OH
the street
Snyder, n man OF fifty years, with his
coat buttOned closely to his chin to con
ceal the absence of a shirt, declared .le
was Ignorant of committing any offensc
because he was tCo drunk to remember.
''non't you remember of talking to some
ladieS?r asked the, judge.
II, was The staff IN me, your honor, that
WAS taking, answered the defendant.
What stuff?''
WHERE HE WILL GO.
Some cheap whisky had been drink
ing" said the prisoner, and III tell you
what I'll do; If you let inc so III swear off. 4"
Il will put you in 4 place. decided the
court, where you will have an opportunity
to refrain from using the Eoison that has
brought you here. You can go to the
warehouse for thirty days
John Groves, a seventcen-y ear old white
boy, was charged by Officer Narrower with
disturbing religious exercises in gospel
tent in South Washington.
One OF the evanGcIists, Mr.. Wright, whom
Judge Kimball gave a seat next to himself
on the bench, said Groves was nocking the
services and laughing boisterously.
After he had finished testifyinc, Judge
Kimball said: 1T has been suggested qui
city TO me that there is no desire to prose
cuuethis young man, ana that lecture from
me would be sufficient punishment
Groves maintained he did not Intentionally
commit any disorder.
Hi, honor said. Religious meetings are
entitled To prptection from Noisy intruders,
and as long IS / am here they Will be pro-
tected."S .-
He spoke at considerable length in ire
buking Groves and released him.
The bicycle policemen Were much in eri-
dencc today in the persons Of Officers
: I'd y;.4i sn---Dod; ;s- who ars partners in de
tecting scorchers. Just why ii is neces-
Sary for them to travel together has never
been explained.
Last night they arrested Eugene Free
man a newspaper messenger, who was re
turning from he ball game.
WAS RACING
Duvall aud Dodge said that Freeman was
racing On New Jersey avenue at the rate of
eighteen miles an hour. From the state
meut freeman made TO the court, it ap-
pearcd he was encouraged to sCorch by
Buvall.
II wasn't going very fast. your honor
said the boy; "this officer pointing to
DuyaIl, rYde up 10 me aud said: Keep up
your gait; III race you
How about that. Duyall"" asked the
court.
Duva!lsrniled and denied that he had made
such a reInarE His testimony and that Of
Dodge was. OF course. accepted inprefercnce
To tile boys aud the latter was fined So.
Harry Luckctt was another defendant foI
scorching Dodge aud Duvall were IN this
case aisb, and syyore he crossed Ninth street,
near K. al q speed Of thirteen miles an
hour The boy positively re:utcd this, and
the Judge sa Il to him, rather Se'-'rely: Here
are two witnesses who 81 differently; you
are fined So
Tears ran down the boys face as hc
tremh!ngly said he only had So. The judge
reduced the fine to that amount and Harry
was released
Daniel Braxton, WHO has rot been in
cpurt for four years, and who is Il hard
working colored man. will spend the next
thirty days in the workhouse, while his
family suffer because of lack of support,
and all because of Policeman lioGland.
Daniel, unfortunately, drank too much
last night, and cursed "a little when he got
home A warning would have been suiii-
cient to have stopped him, but the police
man preferred seyereI measures and locked
him up.
Judge kimball has no patience with peo-
pie who use profanity and fined him $40,
which it was impossible for him to pay.
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60, SIbart Irhusou'S Widow Dead.