Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
POLICE COURT CASES.
Charges AEaiaxt Various People and
How TIsey Were Settled.

IVY "cEC SCNuCus
II Dan Williams had been On duty at the
old stand today instead Of being on the
| other side of the fence, as he was. the
| oookmakers on the race tracks, who natu-
| rally get great amount of stolen money,
| would not have Jared very well, for the
| District procession was short, and there
was not much money In it.
Martin Lane; an East Washington young
| man. who has, been in the tolls scores OF
times. was in the procession today, and
| the penalty imposed was So or nine. days,
but as he did not pay the fine his case
would not have assisted the bookmaRers.
,, Martin was drunk yesterday" said Po-
iceman Williams, vino was on duty yes
terday With the dog catchers, land when
we were getting dog in Brewers court he
lnterfered with u.s.
Did the dog get away?" the court want
cd to know.
mo, SIR" the witness answered, 1--WE got
| the dog all right
What did he have to do with the dog?"
MOI thing in the world, the ofhcer
answered, but he thought he had be-
cause lie was drunk
Martin admitted that he was not inter-
ested In any canine in Brewers court.
But he said. II saw the crowd down
there and l went down to see what was the
ma tier"
But don't you know you should not in
ferfere with the dog catchers?'
Yes. SIR Lane answered. land 1 had
not the slightest intention to interfere with
tEen1. All l wanted to see was what was
GCing en-
The next time you see the dog catch
ers,' the court advised him, you go in the
other direction, and then you won't get in
trouble
Judge Scott imposed the penalty and
Martin returned to the cell.
Two young colored men, Howard Will
lams and William kettler, who had been
= RI
raigned on charges of disorder, and the
policeman's complaint was that they were
raising the mischief"
The young men told their stories of their
troubles. One of them said that somebody
had been rushing the growler," and when
they met they had trouble.
He struck my little sick brother" said
Williams, land l struck him. Instead Of
striking me, he threw a stone and struck
my mother. And. judge, when anybody
hits my mother I'm going to fight"
hettler charged that the row started over
a cigar that he left in a buggy.
And interrupted Williams '.he said to
me. n anybody hits me somebody will
have to be buried"
Judge Scott settled the dispute by filming
ti,eiii each - or six days.
Dan Wood and Tom Brooker colored res
ldents Of Georgetown, We're in the tolls be-
cause they had figured in row in a
stable.
BROKER was in charge of the stable when
Wood called. The latter was very much
under the influence of liquor when he
reached the stable, and the former OBJ
)ected to his taking whip from one of the
vehicles
Don't you take that whip out of the
buggy. said BROKER. I'm boss here now
ana II you do there will be trouble
-, nat that?' asked the drunken man
Il don't know what trouble Means
Just then the intoxicated man made an
eifort to strike the stable boss, but the lat
ter knocked him down.
Ponceman Harrison appeared upon the
scene, and he not only locked up the
drunken man, but he also took in CUSTODY
the man who had attempted to protect his
property.
Judge Scott could see no reason for the
arrest OF Brooker. and discharged him
ood was fined s. or six days He was
also hned 50 for taking the whip.
Mike Cavanaugh, man who loves whis-
Ky better than he does his liberty. was
IN the toils as a common drunkard, and
ne nad no denial to make.
.bnrn me ,; rs ore &c, OF the crowd of men who
tol policeman, and then sleeps off his
drunks In the Capitol grounds
Being an old offender, he was given
TOUR months OF the farm