Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
" THE POLICE COURT
Number of Young Prisoners Were in
Line.
They Were Mainly Released on Their
Personal BOnds-SOme
Older Offenders.

William Ewell, tall colorad man, was in
Pat Sullivan's drinking place last night in
dUlging in some profanity when a police
man heard him and placed him under ar
rest. Being unable to leave collateral, he
was locked up, and this morning he was
the leader of Judge Kimball's procession.
Il amt guilty of swearing was his plea
when aTraigned. Il amt in the habit of
swearing"
Last evening" said Policeman Evans,
Il heard noise in the saloon and recog-
niZed this mans voice"
What was he saying?"
He was taking the name of the Deity in
vain
What have you to say about this
charger the prisoner was asked.
well, judge" said Ewell. Il stopped in
the store to see friend, and if 1 cussed,
dent know it,.
The policeman does know It," the judge
told him, land you are fined five dollars. -
Lorenzo Ball, Ernest Smith and John
johnson were in court as Migrants because
hey had been found sleeping in Heat alley
last night
When 1 came here yesterday said
John johnson, who is colored, II met a
man and was promised work today. Not
having any place to sleep, l went in the
alley because white boy told me it was
all right"
gar
'.All the way on a horse carp
IAN the way from Baltimore
"On a horse carp
Yes, sir; on a car they haul horses in -
Smith said he was going iown in Mary
and to pick Strawberries, and would not
trouble the court again if released
That's what you promised when you
were here before the judge told lin.
Il know did. but mean it this time
Ball said he lived in Baltimore, and was
willing to return home.
AS they were going away, the court &C
cepted their personal bonds.
The kindergarten.
Why Henry Morris should have been ar
rested by Policeman Hayes for vagrancy
Judge KimbaIl could not understand. The
boy had been arrested, according to the
officers statement, because he had been
lettering about the hill horses near the Bal
timore and Ohio depot.
Il believe he sells papers sometimes, y
said the officer.
The boy made a statement in mis- own be-
half, and the charge dismissed.
small cOlored boy named James Berry
was in the tolls on a charge of vagrancy,
because he had been found sleeping in d
car.
Il sold papers yesterday and some boys
teched me for my money" said the little
anu lHcu was 10 go
home"
Afraid of what?"
Afraid my mother would beat me-
For what"
Because she staked me for my papers,
and then | got robbed"
The judge advised him to go home take
his beating and make another start in life.
John Howard was in court, having been
arrested for sleeping in the car with the
colored boy.
He was waiting to beat his way home on
train, but rather than go down he said
he would walk.
Smith Johnson Luther Cole, Louie Brown
and Clarence Washington, small colored
boys, were before the judge charged with
throwing stones.
The proof against you boys is not con-
elusive, the judge told them, but l want
to advise you that throwing stones is a
dangerous practice. Murders are some
times committed in this way, and if you
boys indulge in this dangerous habit you
may get in serious trouble
They were discharged.
Two colored girls, Mary Henderson and
Alberta Gibson, were in the tolls because
they had gathered bunch of flowers from
a front parking.
Il didn't know that anybody lived in the
mouse, was the excuse of Alberta the
larger of the two girls.
She was fined 50, and Mary was released
on her personal bonds because of her age