Evening star., 1896-01-06
STOPPED BY COED
Not Good Weather for Work Of Law
Breakera
The Police Also Suffer From the
Winds-Cases I'm the Police
Court Today.

Three white men, nine colored men and
one colored woman made up the procession
In Judge Kimbalps court this morning, the
small number of victims being due to the
intense cold weather Saturday night. Per-
scns who are habitual violators Of the law,
as a rule, have not clothing enough to
keep themselves warm, and those who had
the opportunity to do so remained in their
houses by their firesides, and so the police
were not kept very busy. except to keep
from being disabled by the cold weather
The police Ieutenants made police duty as
essy as possible by giving the officers three
hours tricks. In addition to those in the
procession there were several persons In
court for trial. who were not behind the
bars. Two of these favored individuals
were Henry Green and Annie Coleman, ell
derly colored people from the garden lands
near Giesboro' Point, and the charge
against them was allowing chickens to run
at large.
Richard Ross, one Of their neighbors
was the prosecuting witness, and he called
Robert Ford to corroborate what he said
Until the dispute arose about the chickens
these people were on friendly terms, but
now they are not even neighbOrly.
Il have four acres of ground" said Ross
land Green has only one. He has chick
ems, and they come on my place and injure
my garden, destroying the lettuce. cabbage
Judge Kimball called the attention OF
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh to the law in
the case, and Mr.. Pugh frankly admitted
that this is not applicable to farming dis
tracts. The charge was dismissed.
They Were Guilty.
Guilty" answered Joseph Washington
when arraigned on a charge of alleged dis
orderly conduct.
"And I'm guilty, too,' added George
Hayes.
They were complained against for hav-
ing been disorderly Christmas afternoon
and the court imposed the usual fine, s.
or fifteen days.
Henry Rowe. a young colored man. was
in court on complaint of his sister-in-law,
Mary Rowe. for alleged bad conduct. and
his own brother gave evidence against him.
Henry denied the specific language
charged, but admitted that while engaged
in SQuabble with his sister-in-law he
used language, which was not proper.
Judge Kimbau imposed fine of s., con-
sidering in the disrosition of the case the
fact that the trouble was all In the FAM
mot guilty." said colored man named
Charles Herbert, against whom a charge
of obstructing the sidewalk was preferred
by second precinct policeman.
II found him lying on the sidewalk Sat
urday night" the officer said. He was
drunk"
well. Judge, I'm rot going to deny what
the policeman said.' Herbert told Judge
Kimball, Il took few drinks and the
whisky went against my legs and tumbled
me down."
went against your head" remarked the
court.
You see," said the prisoner, I'm lame
In one leg and can't stand much anyhow
why don't you let whisky alone and
keep out of trouble?'
II am, after this." said Herbert, 'Tve
got enough"
He was released.
William E. Borden was the name given
by a comfortably dressed young man who
was arraigned on q charge of vagrancy.
Saturday afternoon the man called at Mr..
Early's real estate office and asked for
money. His request, which was virtually q
demand, was refused, and he became SO
abusive and threatening that he had to be
elected, and Mr.. Early said that the stranger
was under the influence of liquor.
II would like to ask your honor a ques-
tion," said the prisoner.
What is 1t t?'
Can a man be a vagrant who has hon.
estly sought employment"
This question remained unanswered.
1.-TWO years ago." said the prisoner, 81
lost my money on the races, and had the
props knocked from under me, so to speak.
This, he said, was the beginning of his
trouble, and now he Is waiting for the set
tlement of an estate at Hamilton. Va, when
he is going to make one more effort to make
a man of himself. He admitted that he had
begged, and said ne realized that ne was
spending his life in a miserable way.
IT spent fifteen days in the work house, u
he said, land while there contracted the
malaria, and have not since been able to dc
much hard work.
A sentence Of thirty days was imposed.
Wrote q Letter.
Gustave Hinman and Francis Linderman
arrested Saturday by Policeman Cochran
were in the tolls as alleged vagrants and
suspicious persons.
Because Of complaints of persons being
annoyed by bcggars, the officers went out
in citizens clothes and made the arrests
Linderman says he lives in a lodging
house, and the officer arrested him when
he went to a house and presented letter
asking for money to buy coal.
Hinman admitted that he wrote two let
ters for Linderman, soliciting charity. He
told Lindernan about the particular lady
because he had heard that she was very
kind to poor people.
The letter was not delivered for the
reason that the lady was not at home.
Linderman told the court that he is a
brewer and lives in Baltimore. He was
released to return home today, and the
letter writer was sent down for ten days.