Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-25
As Told Today in the Police
Court.
The PATHETIC SIDE OF LIFE
Some Good Points for Lecturers
on Temperance.
EARLY MORNING SEE N ES

nine patrol wagons were each receiving a
living freight. comprising all sorts, classes
and conditions of humanity. Amid the glad
some shouts and merry peals of laughter
from happy children exercising toy eqnines
OF the sidewalks, these unfortunates We're
transported to the Police Court, where they
hudded in the dock, the picture of despair.
The day was undoubtedly the saddest OF
the year in the tribunal of justice, net a
larghable sally, usual, occurring as
small parenthesis of merriment in the mis-
cry of the occasion. But one woman was
included among the prisoners, and she sat
in 4 corner, showing every evidence OF an
advanced stage of nervousness
Not only the prisoners, but every one
else about the court seemed to be depressed
because of the fact that of ali days 1t
should be necessary to deprive feiioW-
beings of liberty on Christmas. The Gus,
tomary good-natGred smile was missed
from the countenance of Policeman Flynn,
the guardian of the hallway. as he babe
his friends Merry Christmas Balliff
manner as he bade the defendants-"Step
back SIR Prosecuting Attorney Pugh
was unnaturally solemn. and Judge KIM
ball tempered justice with mercy ana good
advice In fact, the pathOs called forth by
the traditions Of the season a1ected those
without the dock; it would be difficult
task to attempt to describe the emotions
that distressed those within.
Cared for for Two weeks.
Sympathy was expressed in every face as
George T. Goodwin was called to the rail
as a vagrant Goodwin is young fellow
of perhaps twenty-five years. of athletic
build, with light curly hair and a face In
tellectual and handsome. His bearing
showed him to be a man of undoubted re-
frement, education and training. And yet
such a person found 1t necessary 10 APP
nf
Christmas, when to most of us all the
world seemed bright, gay and happy; when
Santa Claus was just starting out on his
eagerly anticipated annual journey from
chimney to chimney; when peace on earth,
good will toward men were supposed to
prevail, and beg that he be sent to the
workhouse.
This man came to me last night Gx-
planned Policeman Whalen to the court,
| ''and stated that he wanted to be lent
| down. 1 therefore brought him here as a
vagrant"
Kimball to Goodwin.
| Il do not care to say anything" replied
the young man, with eyes cast down..
We'll. l want to hear from YOU" con-
| tinued the court.
| Goodwin, with cheeks flushed, took the
| stand and said that, being without money
| and unable to secure work, there seemed
no other course open to him than to go to
| the workhouse.
! You are a man of ability, / am sure
said the court. What is the cause of your
| trouble?'
| .tWhisky sir" RESPONDED Goodwin. frank
| ly.
Il am sorry to hear it, Judge Kimball
went on to say why don't you go home
and behave yourself like a man? Won't
| your friends help you?'
| Il don't care to call ON them"
| Where is your homer
| "At Providence, Rhode Island
What is to prevent you walking home ?''
| inquired the court.
1T is too long walk this cold wealth .r, !"
said Goodwin, land my clothes very
| thin
We'll, I'll send you down for two weeks. -
ruled the court THE weather will prob
ably be warmer then. Start home, then
brace UP and be man.
THANK you. SIR and Goodwin stepped
back.
Felt the Disgrace.
After remaining sober for three years
John Quinn, colored, last evening became
imbued with both Christmas and alcoholic
spirits to such a degree that he disturb
ed the peace and quiet Of several neighbor-
hoods. Policeman Hendricks found il
necessary to place him under arrest
Deed, jedge, yer 'onner," said John ex.
citeoly to the court dis is de very fus
time, wuz eber locked up Christmas day
en- l feels the disgrace of it, deed l does
sab. I hasn't drank er drop fer mo- dar
three years."
; But you were drunk last night" said tn,
court.
NO. sab, wasn't
Did you ever see a man who would
acknowledge that he was drunk?' remark
ed Judge kimball to the reporters.
Il had been drlnkln', sab, but l wus' 81
drunk, declared John.
IF 1 let you off, you'll start drinkin,
, again. then said the court.
g! wen tech drop ter day. sah," prom
ised John.
How about tomorrow"
Moo, sab" relue family. Il won drinl
no mo- during the holidays"
Take his bonds
A Case of False Pretenses.
A prisoner of an entirely different char
acter from the foregoing was Charles Tur
ner, who claimed to be a ships carpenter
on the way to his home, in Boston, from
| Newport News.
Il was in citizens attire last evening
said Policeman Burlingame, when thi
man accosted me on Pennsylvania avenue
He asked for money, saying that he wa
practically starving and almost frozen
adding that he was absolutely penniless
At the station house, after l had arreste
him. we found So CENTS on the man."
This Is the worst sort of a beggar,
said Judge kimball, the Christmas spiri
disappearing from mis- voice when
man Is really hungry there may possibl
, be some excuse for him to beg This ind
| vidual, however, had sufficient money t
: pay for lodging and several meals. but in
stead he stopped pedestrians and told
falsehood in effort to appeal to the;
sympathies. You'll go to the workhoust
} sir, for sixty days"
Told to the Marines.
When the roll was called this mornin
t at the marine barracks Joseph Boyce
: usually punctual private, failed to RESPOND
! Shortly thereafter Capt. Harrington r.
ceived telephone message explaining tbs
r Joseph was at the Police Court, and this
his fine was s.. This was statement {
( fact, not one of the stories which are Gu:
tomarily told to the marines
Private Boyce secured leave of absene
last evening and proceeded uptown, whel
he INDUCED in large quantities of liuui
II refreshment and later persisted in inform
l. ing the throngs of shoppers along Penn
Re sylvania avenue with emphatic oaths tbs
- he was the sole proprietor of different Sc,
= tions of The earth. He couldn't make
Is clear to his honor in court today just no
y 1t happened, SO the fine stated was impose,
Is A sergeant from the barracks yisite
!, court, paid the fine and took Boyce to
locality where military law will deal wit
~ his case.
Whipping Post SugEesti0n.
Thomas Gassaway celebrated the advel