Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
JOHANNA ONCE MORE.
Gets Into the Police Court and is Sent
Down.

Down.
Johanna Quill is still living life of single
blessedness, but this is perhaps not her
fault, for she cannot keep out of the work
house long enough to make the necessary
preparations, nor can she keep sober long
enough to understand just when to say IT
WILL" When she was in the tolls two weeks
ago her prospective husband, George Sauls-
bury. also got in trouble. This was because
he persisted in making an effort to get
Johanna out Of trouble, and because Of
man Flynn.
You certainly do look sweet this morn
ing, she said to the big policeman, when
she entered the temple of justice but
can mug you any more, for you're too big
She had been arrested yesterday morning
because Of her bad conduct. Policeman
Enlers having found her about l o'clock
curslng at the moon. When the Capitol
hiii policeman warned her to keep quiet she
only became worse, and when he placed her
under arrest she said: IF YOU don't have
to carry me I'll"
Sure enough. she fell upon the sidewalk,
ana; as there Is no all-night patrol service
In the precinct, the policeman had to sum
mon assistance and carry the drunken wo-
man all the way to the station
L just got out of the work house Satur-
DAY, she said this morning. land George
was there to meet me. He got a mint of
good whisky, but it was too good, and I
don't want any more"
When are you going to get married.
Johanna was asked.
m going to break the engagement she
answered, because George is too slow. But
as L was saying, the whisky was too
mucn Tor me, and how I ever got from Mis-
S Ss LAY avenue to Capitol Hill don't know.
Me ana George went out to dinner and
then we had the whisky. but how 1 got lost
from him don't know"
Johanna entertained the prisoners and
o,ncers until Judge Kimball arrived, and
then she led the procession of nrisonars
She was the first one called for trial When
court opened and her case was DISPOSED of
Wlthout any trouble. for she merely said
have s.. ''ie uiu iiot
There were fifty-eght prisoners in tho
tolls. only eight of whom were not colored
males. se'eiai L.
The crowd does not represent a ratio of
10 to 1, remarked a colored LAWYER .sbnt
IL decidedly against white metal :"
policeman. ' 'i Aeo
When the case of the prospective bride
mad been disposed of the others were called
one at a time. and tried for viola tions of the
municipal ordinances. Liquor drinking wa G
,he cause Of most of the trouble, and the
prisoners whose heads were by no means
IN normal condition did the best thew could
10 explain away the charges preferred
against them GU
George Tyler was one of this number He
IS heavy colored man, who spent some Of
ms weeks earnings for rum Saturday night.
anu "hen ne had more liquor aboard than
ne could stand he made himself comforta bic
on the sidewalk On NJ street.
w men found him Saturday night" said
me oHlcer, he was stretched across the
pass eooiuh
mad only taken two or three drinks"
saim ,a iyier, and wasn't powerful drunk :"
,,,, mats new expression said the court.
lhe proof SHOWS you were not powerful,
put that you were powerless"
And never harmed anybody in my life -
mat may be true, but this sort of con-
quot cannot be overlooked and you will
have to pay a fine of s.
, other victims of strong drink were sim
Harry treated and number of disorderly
persons and Migrants were also sent down