Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-17
A PIE CONNOISSEUR
Culinary Critics Hold Forth IN Police
Court Cells.
DIFFERENCES ON THE PASTRY QUESTION
Pictures From the Procession Pass
ing by the Judge.
S U N D A US SIM ER S

Disorderly crowds at the wharf of one
of the coiored excursion steamers no
longer annoy the officers Of the law and
cause the calling cut of the police re-
serves, and this condition of aft hrs is the
result of the appropriate penalties imposed
on some of the offenders some days ago
by Judge Miller.
But they have good time down The
river just the same" remarked one Of the
victims in the tolls this morning. Il was
down the river and had good time, and
didn't get i'll any trouble. The air down
the river was 50 good that the beer didn't
knock me off my pins, but when l got in
town, and got one of them 'humners,'
gentlemen. ii certainly did knock me off
my pins in great shape"
The last boat did not get up until late,
and these tired excursionists were glad
to go direct to their homes. This had the
eiec! OF keeping them out of trouble. ...
we uldn go on no eXCurSirn, came a
voice from the female cell. but We had
picnic. and one OF them trashy policemen
came along, and here We are
VILLAIN Barber. one Of the colored vie
TINS. cid not have "a picnic Saturday, but
ne had one this morning, for when Po-
licen,an Flynn and the caterer called al
the cell he jinSled his coin and said: Give
Three cups of coffee and twice rs many
egg and tongue san dwiches disappeared.
A Primitive Plea for Pic.
Then William said:
Il want sorle pie"
The baker has rot come with fresh pes
this morning. he was told, and all there
s. in stock were left over from Saturday"
Put amt il still pe?"
''Tt'S f,ia- it'
Bring it in
A fe" minutes later the colored man had
big piece of last weeks pie ia his hand,
ana still h was not satisfied.
This pie amt 70 good he said wien he
mad made crescent in the piece of pastry
Tant?" asked Bud Clements a South
Washington white victim.
That's what l said" answered Barber
and here it goes
hold on. there" shouted Clements as he
imagined he saw the pie going on its way
to feed the catfish, don't throw it away"
The colored mar did as he requested
and his white friend soon had the piece of
last weeks PIE ont Of sight and lie had
not thrown i down the sewer, either.
When Policeman Flynn made his second
round he asked Barber now he liked the
pie. and learned for the first time that he
mad turned 1t over TO his friend IN trouble
Clements States His Rcas0Ds.
And did you eat it?' the officer asked
Clements.
DID eat it, retorted Clements. Well,
l should say I did. If you had been III the
fourth precinct station since Saturday
night You would ca: it. too. Why, I'd eat
a piece of mule this morning.
Didn't they feed you il the station?"
Tney gave me some salt horse and cab
hage. and you surprised that I'd ca:
pie for breakfaSt?''
Not bit of it" the polio. man answer
ed I'm Yankee enough TO eat pie my
self"
Clements. VINO was II his shir; sleeves.
headed Judge SCOTS rrccessHa. and the
charge against him was profanity.
Tn guilty Of that charge" vas his
respon<. when arraigned, and the court
fined min nv" dollars or fifteen days.
William Barbour. young colored man.
may co: era Unite himself if he comes out
Of the work house alive. for he has been
i'll in bed, and yesterday he commit ed the
ofTense CT riding bicycle or the sidewalk
on South Capitol street near the garbage
crenatory.
Il had been SO SICK he said, and ha!
Just gotten out Of hed. SO l thought a i,ttie
exercise would do me good. The street
down there is worse than an Old countrv
road. ard as there are not many Eous IS
in that neighborhcod l thought there
EorIu be harm in riding on the pave
l.lent.
But, said the judge. its against the
Law. ard you shouldn't have done it,
Additional Plaster of - Dollar.
Il won't do it again" said the sick man.
Won't your homer take my personal
bonds? If you DO III promise never 10
ride Il bicycle again. I've been locked Up
since yesterday morning. ard I'm so sick
that my back is covered with plasters.'
I'm sorry you are sick the judge told
him. bat | can't excuse you entirely. You
will have TO pay a tine of one dollar
When Clerk NaShhurD called the
Miiiitan Shanna han, d little colored man
who was apparently prcG't of his name re-
sionded. and although he was not able 10
talk very plain, he did make known the
fact that he denied the charge of yagrancy
preferred against him.
Policeman Charles keefe had preferred
this charge against the prisoner because
he had found him sleeping in University
Park Saturday night.
He had a rubber blanket spread on the
grass" said the officer, and on this he Lad
some clothing
What did he have to say for himself?''
His Pay Day Was Christmas.
''He told me that he was from North
Carciina,'' the officer answered. and he
also said he was from Hyattsville. Then
he said he worked fer $40 a month, and got
paid off every Christmas
y got cut OF n!y boarding house because
l couldn't pay my board said Shanna nan
The boss didn't pay me eff. and that was
the reason why l couldn't pay
What kind of work do you do?''
Work with d shovel, and my boss owes
me two weeks pay.
Suppose l release ycu." said the court,
where viii you go?"
I'm go and get boarding house and get
something to eat
Then you may go" said the court. and
when you get your money find yourself a
home, and don't sleep in the park
Thank you, judge" said the colored
man with an Irish name. as he picked up
his belongings and departed.
Joe Lee and Cato Bray, young colored
men who are not strangers in police circles,
were in court, charged with discharSing a
pistol III 9TH street alley.
Not guilty WaS their plea, and because
there we're no Witnesses against them in
court the case went over until tomorrow
and their personal bonds were taken to az.
pear.
Wesley Had Shrewd Wit.
Wesley Jackson's frankness was the
cause of his case being disposed of in a
manner entirely satisfactory to himself.
I'm guilty of loud talking" he said,
land the policeman who arrested me did
his duty, but, judge, 1 hope you will for
give me this time
Drinking, l suppose?" queried the court.
Not very MUCH he answered, Il
wasn't drunk
Then why were you making so much
ncise?'
t.Nfe and the ole woman boj cow, o,,,.