Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-04
TOO MUCH CELEBRATION
Some Who Were in Court Today After Last
Nights Demonstration.
All the Charges We're of Minor
Character und Not y Few
'WereLDismissed.

Henry Klots, q ryQung man who wanted
to see the Chinese eambassador enter the
capital city, went ito the depot last night
and mingled in the crowd until the festivi
Ties were brought to close, SO far as tho
general public was concerned, and then. he
started homeward. All evidences of the
storm had disappeared and Henry, who
felt as dry as the concrete pavement ap.
peared, concluded that he would wet the
inner man.
Water was too weak for Henry, and sc
he got some long beers" and then his
tcrgue got SO slippery that he made use
OF language which was far from elevat-
ing.
Il warned him to go home" said Police
man Turner, but he kept on vociferating
profane language. What said to him did
no good. for ne continued his vociferation
When he kept up his reiteration l arrest
ed him."
Why, your honor" said the young man,
mad been talking to the officer, and
guage."
Perhaps you had been drinking too
much the court suggested.
-! wasn't drunk" the young man said.
yes, he was, your honor" the Policeman
interrupted. Il had started him in the
house after his vociferaton, and he turned
around and said: You nayseed,
you can't do any more than arrest me- and
then arrested him."
Policeman Adams was called upon and he
gave evidence against the defendant.
you will nave to pay fine Of S." said
the court
haven't the money this morning." the
defendant said, land | hope your honor
Will let me have two days to pay the fine. -
Inc young man was vouched for and the
court trusted him until pm. today.
Couldn't Stand American Liquor.
Mike Pitt, man who can't stand Ameri-
can liquor any mere than he can under
stand the English language, was in the
procession, but he was unable to make him
self understood, except by means of an
Interpreter.
He was lying on the grass in the Capt.
toll grounds" said a Capitol policeman,
sleeping off his drunk. l had him In court
yesterday. but he was too drunk to be
tred''
Mixes wife and female friend were in
court and they tried to make an explana-
tioh. put 1t was an explanation that did
not explain, and & fine Of s. had to be paid.
Policeman Harlow, who Is an authority
on CharleS county politics, appears not to
be an authority on law violations, for
iast evening he made an arrest for alleged
disorderly conduct, but Judge Kimball
could find no justification for his action.
MS man., the officer said, speaking of
George Brown, was at the Baltimore and
ONO depot yesterday, and l asked him
what he was doing there. He had a badge.
and when 1 wanted to know for what hoieI
he worked. he put his hand over the badge
and told me 1t was none of my business. I"
., AND is that all?'' the court asked.
And what's the charger"
Disorderly conduct"
Case dismissed"
Andrew Jackson colored man. who
wanted an umbrella yesterday afternoon.
ana VINO was caught helping himself to one
IN a countryman's wagon at the market
was IN the tolls as a vagrant and sus-
picious person Jus
Hes been lettering about the market
LOT some time, the policeman said, "and
yesterday he had his hand on the um-
Drella, when he saw he was discovered. and
then he started to leave
don't want to say anything he said
When questioned, and the Judge gave him
sixty days. ~
Elifs Woman DOT OF,
Mary Blue is, no longer the stylish color
ed woman she was when she appeared in
court two years ago for the first time. AT
that time her husband supported her and
she dressed well. but now she works in a
Chlnese laundry, and her work is so hard
that she has not the time to give to her
personal appearance.
Vagrancy was the charge aeairst ber
"hen she appeared in the tolls this morn
ing. Policemen Turner and Adams were
IN court as witnesses against her and one
OF them told the judge that she did no
work. "
Il saw her with a can Of beer last night -
he said, land l frequently see her with
men,"
Mary was unable to see where this COM
plant had shown anything against her.
The beer she had bought at a licensed sa-
loon, and certainly she had right to talk
to men.
And 1 do work." she said, land work
hard. l go to work in the Chinese laundry
at 5:3O every morning and again at
O'Clock in the evening"
Case dismissed" said the court.
Judge, your honor" interrupted Police
man Turner, Il know of this woman, too. -
You're too late
Took His Personal Bonds.
A few weeks from now Willie Smith will
celebrate his sixteenth birthday He is a
newsboy and he came near having to pay
the court the money he had saved for his
birthday celebration. Willie works hard
at his business. and yesterday he went out
in the country for a little recreation. He
took a rifle with him, intending to shoot
birds, but he stopped inside the fire limits
and discharged the rifle near a public road.
Il found him between Brookland and
lexington" Policeman Stroman said, land
he claimed he was ignorant of the law"
If the policeman had told me it was
wrong" the boy said, Il would have stop
ped. but he arrested me-"
He only obeyed the law" the court
said. This law against shooting Is
good one, and is intended to protect life