Evening star., 1896-10-29
SOME SMALL PRISONERS
Released, but Will Be Punished by Their
Parents.
Cases Tried In the Police Court This
MOrning-Several Prisoners
Dism1ssed.

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colored man to appear before Judge Kimball
this morning. land what the policeman
says must be true"
Moses was disorderly." said the police
man, "and / arrested him."
WAS he profaneT'
"Yes, SIR
"And you don't remember what you did2'
queried the court.
Deed don't remember nothing" an
swere1 Moses" cause 1 wasn't exactly my
self"
The court didn't understand just how the
other self could be punished, and Moses was
fined.
do your swearing for yourself" was on
a button worn by James Sewel, a young
colorel man, and Policeman Muller charged
that Jim was doing his own swearing.
There were several of them on the cor
ner," the officer said, land when I heard
so much swearing 1 arrested Sewen."
WAS he swearing?" the court wanted to
know.
Yes, SIR
Judge, your HONOR interrupted the de-
fendant, II wasn't 'cursing on the corner"
Then, where were you cursing?
"'Twant me at all"
"Then who did the cursng?'
Twas another fellow
unfortunately for you," the judge told
him, 1.-The officer heard you, and you are
fined $5.''
Because Policeman Quans heard that
James King had been disorderly he sWore
out a warrant for him and then summoned
witnesses, but the witnesses went back on
him, and King was discharged.
A Guarantee.
Nathan Carter and John ONeil, small
colored boys. don't live in glass houses, but
they throw stones On their way home
from school yesterday they were playing
and a policeman arrested them for throw
ing stones.
I'VE were playing" said one Of the boys,
land threw a stone at a girl, but not to
hit her.
Where did you throw it?'
Across the field"
DO you mean vacant LOTT"
Yes, SIR"
The boys mothers were in court, and
they said it would be hardship on them
to have to pay fines.
Il am unable to pay any fine" said Mrs.
O'Neil Il can't pay even a cent.
"O'Neil has been locked up all night"
said Lawyer Smith. land his mother is go
ing to punish him.
IF l impose the lowest fine," said the
judge to Carter's mother, will you punish
him?"
Indeed. I WILL" was her response, land
his father would have whipped him last
night If he had not been so nervous
AS O'Neil had been locked up all night
and his mother promised to whip him. he
was released on his personal bonds, while
Mrs. Carter paid a fine of 81.
And when my boy gets home" said one
of the mothers. I'll guarantee he'll never
throw any more stones"
Precinct Detective Hartigan had Dan
Whalen in the tolls as suspicious per-
son. and the officer asked that the case go
over In order that he might have time to
make an investigation.
I've been locked up since Monday" said
Whalen, land l don't want to be locked
up any longer"
The case was continued until Saturday.
Mary johnson, alias Herbert, a young
colored woman from one of the alleys in
South Washington, was in the tolls as a
vagrant, and she made denial of the
charge.
How frequently have you seen her un-
der the influence of liquor?' the officer
was asked.
so many times that don't remember"
was his response.
Mary admitted that she did like to take
drink once in while, but denied that
she Is vagrant, and charged that her
arrest resulted from complaint made by
jealous people.
She was released on her personal bonds
Other Cases.
Sunday afternoon there was q game of
crap in progress in Bassett's alley when
Policeman Ehlers entered the alley to look
for violators Of the law.
ga me-" said the officer; land William Kelly
was one of them"
Indeed. wasn't" said Kelly. II wasn't
even in the alley Sunday"
Where were you?"
Il was out in Kendall Green. in Swamp
pcodle," he answered. Me and some more
IRISH boys were out there in a stable"
The case went over to hear additional
evidence.
Charles Myers and Fred Eddea, young
y,,S ,bn Sfror, in fho oSt
the tolls as vagrants.
We are not vagrants," said the roughly
dressed young men.
What were they doing?"
of them had a loaf of bread in his pocket"
Did you see them begging?"
mo, SIR
''They may go home"
Henry Watson, Benjamin Dixon and
Aaron Bagby, colored men who sell lunches
from baskets. were in the tolls charged
with obstructing B street with their bas-
kets.
10th and B streets. made complaint to the
Commissioners about his competitors in the
lunch business, and Policeman Hartman
and Herndon arrested them.
my wife is SICK" said one Of the colored
men. land was in this business because l
could get no other employment"
Il went in this business because 1 was
HeeiS over nedQ III UeDt, SAID the other,
'and was doing the best 1 could for my
family
And it's the same thing with me-" said
the third member of the trio
Judge Kimball said it was yery COM
mendable IN them to do this. and after de-
filming their rights. discharged them with a
caution.
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