Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12
/ IMAGINATION HACKING
Timsworn Story Ton by Captured Policy
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Five OF Thena were Taken ON the
Long BrHAgAEThe Stories
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The footway On tie free bridge. which
connects Georgetown with the old dominion,
will soon be in need of repair. because of
the constant stream Of old men, young men,
boys and women who cross on this footway
and follow the beaten path which leads
direct to the policy shops It has been sew
eral months since the police have guarded
the bridge for the purpose Of stopping the
army of policy players from wearing away
the planks, and the policy players had be-
come open in their conduct, and were vto-
lating the law with impunity. But yester-
day two policemen in citizens clothes went
over on the bridge, Officers Joyce and Eng
fish. and, in addition to arresting five old
colored men, they took from them scores of
the policy papers and small amounts OF
money
The names given by the prisoners were
Wiiilam johnson, George Tancil. Francis
white, Henry Hodges and David Green.
Three of them had rabbits feet and good
luck stones In their pockets, and with these
hoodoos" they of course, thought that the
packers of the game would stand no earthly
show of winning.
Being in citizens clothes, the officers were
not recognized, and two of the aged colored
citizens showed fight. They were unable to
get away, however. and this morning they
appeared before Judge Miller on charges of
promoting policy.
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Hodges and Tancil demanded jury trials,
and the cases went over. The others were
tried by the court.
Green's case was first tried, and the Off
Ger exhibited the slips and 10 taken from
him.
Il found the papers on the commons
was the prisoners plea, while he said he
had worked for the money.
he does not live In Georgetown, and said
he was going over the river to see a man
who had promised him some money.
You will have to concoct q better story
than this II you want me to believe you"
the judge told him. "Yeu will have to 60
to jail for sixty days."
William johnson had policy papers and
And l suppose you found your papers,
too?"
Yes. SIR" said the prisoner.
Il thought So"
policy and hadn't played for a long time.
Like the former defendant, he was going
over there to get some money from a man
What is this row?' the judge asked,
pointing to '14-65-23::''
That's monkey row."
"And 1-11-39?"
Fresh fish row."
You seem very well acquainted with
the business for a man who is SO innocent"
the court told him. "and you will have to go
down FOR two months to think 1t over"
The Same Story.
Francis Whites case was the last one
called. He had been relieved of paper,
pencil and money, ard when he got on the
stand he impressed upon the court the idea
that he intended to tell the whole truth.
4 went over to the government station
Tuesday he said. land on my way home
across the lot Il
You don't mean to say that you found
the paper, l hope" interrupted the court
DO you want the truth?' asked the old
man. ..go,
That's what I want"
We'll. as started to say. 1 was crossing
the lot. and ] saw one of these $50 adver-
t!sements, and 1t was wrapped around
these papers"
ITS rather remarkable" the judge said
that the only people1 who find these papers
are you men, who are, afterward found on
your way to the policy. shops with pencil
and money" .--,-.-l
Some of the papers were dated yesterday.
although the old man claimed that he
found them the day before. He was given
two months.