Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-14
THE GUILTY AND INNOCENT
Early Morning Procession Today in the Police
Court. = II 49,
Migrants Sent Down and S6me DIS.
charged-Cases of Disorder and e
Small Larceny.

ample of the Charles county fugitive.
Bailiff Kendig called halt and he was
arraigned on charge Of having partict-
pated in an unlawful assembly on 21st
street Sunday.
I'm not guilty." was the boys answer.
This boy was with a crowd Of others,
playing crap said Policeman Cooney, land
when he saw me coming toward him he
jumped over the other players and got
young man. and got warrant for him.
Judge, your honor, I've seen SO much OF
this crap playing and have warned the
boys till I'm tired, and thought I'd arrest
them"
You did perfectly right" the court told
him. This crap playing OH the street
should be stopped, for much of the crime
committed Is the result of just this kind
Of business.
Mr.. Cooney's wrong" said the prisoner.
He didn't see me In game of crap"
But he says he did," the court told him,
land he knows YOU
But, judge, 1 was in my own house,
the boy said. land couldn't have been at
both places at the same time" - e., 81
Doesn't the officer know your
Il don't know
Indeed. he does know it, the police
man said. I've known him going on three
years."
Ten dollars or thirty days" >7''
In the tolls was good-looking and neat.
addressed young man, who gave his name
as Frank Everett.
He was arraigned upon charge of va
grancy and suspicion, the informal ton al
leging that he was found on 18th street
begging.
I'm guilty of the charge" said the young
man. who seemed very much Inundated at
being in such a gathering.
Policeman Edelin, had seen the young mac
and a companion yesterday asking for
something to eat, and when he started to-
ward them they broke and ran.
Il caught this young man. said the Of
ficer, ''and the other one escaped
Well. young man." said Judge Kimball
what have you to say about this charger
THE last employment 1 had was in the
theatrical business was his response;
land now 1 am stranded
Where is your homer"
My home Is in New York, but 1 was
stranded in Richmond, where L was play
ing leading juvenile parts in Wilson's Stock
Company"
why don't you go homer"
I'm going home as soon as I can he
said. I've written for money and expect
a remittance today" ~ "
Judge Kimball told the young man of the
different charitable institutions here and
asked if he did not know it was a violation
of law to beg on the streets.
Il supposed it was he said, but / was
hungry, for 1 had only had two rolls since
the night before, and 1 was only asking
for something to eat"
He said that the young man with him
and they had expected to return home to-
day.
The court took his personal bonds and
| directed him to one of the institutions where
he might get bed and board until he gets
| his money from home.
Did Not Settle.
When John Chapman had INDUCED in a
stovepipe Of beer yesterday his appetite
| was greater than his purse, and wheE he
| had devoured quantity of meat and bread
| at William Ash's street hotel his failure
| to settle the bill caused trouble.
THE bill was cents said Ash, land he
| wouldn't pay it." ----.=.. ,.-..s.s 49,
Here's the money now" said Lawyer
Moss tossing him nickel. ..-,-
| mo, SIR" said the witness, who had an
| idea that his acceptance of the money
| would compromise the case.
Then you won't take it?''
| mo, SIR"
| That's a legal tender, your nonOr, re-
/ marked the lawyer.
| But it has nothing to do with the case,
remarked the judge. .- e..
Chapman's explanation showed that he
/ had been disorderly, and the court lined
| him s. or fifteen days on the farm.
When John jenkins stood with a party
/ of friends in Madison alley near his home
| last night Policeman Stang saw what he
| thought was an opportunity to give the
move on order. and he gave It,
Jenkins was near his own home, ano
| when the crowd dispersed he went ano
| seated himself on lis doorstep.
| substance of the policeman's complaint.
There was no reason why he should
| have gone In the court said. If he sep
arated from the crowd and went to nj:
| own doorstep that was certainly enough
The prisoner was discharged.
When Moses Winters is at home he Is II
| a house In Van street. Not satisfied witt
remaining in the house. he went out OF
| nd W
he found it a difficult task to keep on the
straight road.
He was SO disorderly that 1 arrested
him." was Policeman Anderson's statement
and Moses will live on the farm for TIVE
weeks.
Guilty" was the plea Of colored mai
named Mitchell Wood, who was arraigne'
on a charge of vagrancy.
George Mcdonald. Capitol policeman
had arrested him, and the court asked hin
for a statement of the facts.
He was in the Capitol grounds yester
day. and was eating decayed fish," was tn
officers statement, land when L took hin
to the guard room he had fit. and 1t tool
| three of US to hold him.. -
us that all he did?' ..-.
| Eyes, SIR -HF --r.--'
WAS he begging?'
| mo, sir"
Change the plea" said the court. Gas
dismissed"
Edward Lee and John Pierce, colore
boys, are residents Of Alexandria, but tn
| fact that they live In the state In whic
Jackson City is located does not show tina
they are of the Jackson City stripe.
| The boys worked hard last week, and ha
saved money enough to pay their fare
this city and buy a ticket for Herman
theater. What they wanted was to see tn
show. the question of how they were goin
to get back home not troubling them.
1T was between IL and IL o'clock when
saw them lettering about Maryland ave-
nue." said Policeman Hart1es. Complain
. had been made that attempts to enter
store in that locality has been frustrated
: and 1 arrested them.'' -'S -
Witness told Of the untruthfu1 statement
the boys made. He also said he had bee
told that they had attempted to jump Q
: | freight trains.
He didn't have on no police clothes
said one Of the boys. land I thought /
was fooling."
The boys told of their visit to the theate
and the court released them.
Edmund Wilson's family consists of h
: wife and child, two years old, and himsel
and they were all in the tolls today. Eve
the poor innocent baby had been locked U
all night In a police cell.
''They were disorderly in their home la
t night" was the complaint of Policema
d Murphy. THE woman seemed to be swea
y