Evening star., 1896-07-03
IT WAS CALM TODAY
But the Next Day Will Be the Glorious
Fourth.
Police Court Cases and q Presenta-
ton to Big Policeman Flynn
Only Four Cases.

lice Court and "vags" those who appear
every day and occupy the front seats, is
the happy possessor of a blackthorn cane
which was brought here from Ireland. His
Irish friend called on him at court this
morning and made the presentation speech
in presence Of number of the policemans
friends, and hoped he would use the cane
in line of his official duty as court
bouncer"
The policeman, whose heart is as big as
himself, made witty response. and told
Of how he would use his stick to keep
down the crowd, and in this duty he will
not spare those who claim to be legal lights,
many of whom spend most of their time in
and about the temple of justice.
"Jackey' Maloney, one of the policeman's
admirers from Jackson alley, has heard of
the latter's good fortune in getting cane
direct from County Cork ard he is now
longing for the time when Flynn may have
an opportunity to touch him with the stick,
for he is certain it will bring him good
luck
"Jackey" Is at liberty now, and this
morning he was disinterested spectator.
But unless he breaks all records he will
soon be in again, for when at large he
cannot keep sober, and will insist on doing
song and dance on a street corner in
front of police station.
Calm Before the Storm.
In Judge Kimbalrs court there was an
unusually small party in the pen, and a
policeman predicted that it was a calm
before storm. There were only four
prisoners in the procession. and one of the
quartet had walked into court of his own
voliti7n. He was Edward Gray, a man
about sixty years old, who mas served in
the army and who had been given a good
home at the National Soldiers Home. but
he was fond of liquor, and so he lost his
home there.
You are charged with vagrancy," read
the clerk. Are you guilty or not guilty?"
I'm sorry to say I'm guilty. was the
mans response.
This man Is an old soldier" said Police
man MadigaH, "and this morning he came
here and asked to be sent down until pen
sion day, saying he had lost his place in
the home. When he gets his pension money
ne Say; says he is going to leave the city"
you want me to do?'
Give me sixty days." was his response,
and then ] am going to leave town.
Il know how much you will go. When
You get your pension money you will get
drunk and spend it,
Indeed 1 WON'T said the unfortunate
man. Il will leave the city as soon as l get
my money"
You may have the sixty DAYS"
William Flood an able-boded man. also
victim Of intemperance was in the tolls on
a charge of vagrancy. and he was as anxious
to get out as the former prisoner was to get
In.
His clothing consisted of an old shirt and
pair of trousers, in which there was dirt
enough to grow vegetables. He was bare
rooted. and the police suspected that while
he was under the influence of liquor he was
renewed OF his footwear by a companion.
This man. SO Policeman Coghill said,
lives In barber shop near PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Sd street, and for several weeks
ne mas been hanging about the numerous
saloons near the Capitol, drunk
w hat has been his conduct other than
drinking?"
He's been begging and spending his
money for rum," was the polfcemans an
swer. Only yesterday somebody gave him
a quarter and he spent 1t in a saloon
where are your shoes?' the prisoner was
Il was out with a shoemaker" he an
swered "and took them off to have them
mended. Then I took several glasses of
know
Other Cases.
The court thought he needed a rest, and
gave him fifteen days on the farm
Tom Green, a Georgetown colored boy,
was next in line, and the charge against
him was vagrancy and suspicion. He had
been arrested because he was stealing a
days lodging in a vacant house.
Tom broke the lock on the back gate Of
a delaware avenue house yesterday" Po-
iceman Coghill said to the court, ''and was
found sleeping in the house"
had been out at the brick yard early in
the morning looking for work." the boy
said, and on my way home 1 went in this
house." ~
Some boys threw water on him." said the
owner of the house, land when he was
aroused he seemed to be lost"
What about the broken gate?'
he broke Off the lock getting out" was
witness answer. when he went in he
jumped over the fence"
The court thought the boy had entered
the house for no unlawful purpose, and
released him on his personal bonds. with a
warning to keep out of vacant houses in
the future.
Mary Hall was the fourth member of
the quartet called, and her husband
Henry Hall, was also charged but he had
been released on collateral, and had not
appeared.
Policeman Cochran told his story of the
arrest. The woman's husband was under
the influence Of liquor and In endeavorinR
TO get him home she talked louder than
was necessary. But the officer admitted
that she had used no profanity.
Mary told the court that she went in
search Of her husband and found him
SITTING on fence with woman, and she
thought he was kissing her.
IL you say I was kissing that woman
ii slap you. was what she said her hus-
band said to her, and when she said his
head was very close to her he slapped Mt
her. "