Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-07
POLICE COURT ROUNDUP
Most Of the Prisoners Today Were DRINKS
and Dissrderliea
The Trouble In Cows Alley Disposed
of-Some Gran Shooters in
Lib L-i. the Tolls. ....a..

Today's roundup of prisoners in the
Police Court showed that the colored popu-
lation had a very large majority, for of
the nineteen prisoners only three were
white. One OF the whites was female,
while four females in the procession were
colored. But there was money in the
crowd. 80 Policeman Flynn said. although
the funds OF the victims were rather low,
for most OF them insisted on getting rolls
and hot sausage for a nickel.
Many Of today's prisoners" said the big
policeman, were full last night, and it was
only good luck on their part that they
were not in the tolls yesterday
Trouble in Cows Alley.
Addison Tanner, a colored resident of
Cows alley, was in court to enter complaint
against Mary Stuart and Jane Snowden,
two Of the colored females who participant
ed In the procession, and several of Addi-
sons friends were also in court to help
him out.
Step up here" the court said to Addi-
son. and tell me all about the trouble"
I didn't have no trouble" he answered:
they got in trouble"
well. what did they say to your
They called me dead. motherless -
ne answered, land said l was black
nagger. OF course. it's well known that my
mothers dead and that my skin Is black.
1ney are brown-skin people and have
brown skin papas. and that's all there fs
about it."
Judge. your honor" said one Of the wo-
men. Use been Twin in Cows alley for a
, ion time. and l amt never had any trou-
, PIE oeIore. The day of the trouble I
AND the neighbors have all been COM
officer. >S
Addisons." o
The noise can be heard at my house out
on the street," volunteered Policeman
The women were fined IS or fifteen DAYS
eacn, and they went down.
ROBERT Burnett and John Pruitt, young
men arrested for obstructing the sidewalk
with their persons. admitted that their ar
rests were made for sufficient reason and
the usual tine was imposed.
Woman Discharxed anI Nfnn E,ra1
Lizzie Fletcher thought she had been
oouoiy punished when she appeared in the
tolls on charge of disorderly. Her friend,
samuel Barry. was arrested with her, and
both were arrafgned together.
1.-THE man struck the woman and knock
ed her down." said Policeman Hunt
And what did the woman dor" the court
wanted to know.
Nothing"
THE woman Is discharged"
Barry's case was heard and he was fined
So or fifteen days ON the farm
John Mercer said Guilty" to a charge
OF disorderly conduct. and went down be-
cause he did not have five dollars.
John Monroe and Isaac Woody Young
colored men. who live In South Washington,
escaped severe fine for the reason thai
the court was ignorant of the fact that
tney had been shooting crap. There is no
such offense as crap shooting on the statute
books, and SO the players of the game are
charged with disorderly conduct or I'M
lawful assembly.
This fact was known to the defendants,
who entered pleas of guilty, and submi tied
to the imposition of the usual s. fine.
When the fine had been imposed the de-
PENDANTS made plea for leniency, and then
had played crap and congratulated them
upon their success in having the small fine
imposed.
Went Down for Two Weeks.
Il don't know what you. mean," said
Charles Smith, colored man, when the
clerk read to him a charge of vagrancy
and suspicion. He was soon made to I'M
derstand, and then he said he was inno-
cent.
Hes been hanging about alleys, sleeping
in wagons the officer said, land is drunk
most of the time
And last week I sent him out with s.
worth of CLAIMS and crabs in wagon"
said Frances Day, an elderly colored wo-
man. land all got back was the wagon.
/ have lame husband and have been doing
all l could to support him. and have also
tried to help this poor man along. The
clothes he has on his back I gave him,
but he will drink whisky
Smith made a denial of the charge, but
the proof against him was too plain, and
the judge gave him a sentence Of two
weeks on the farm.
She Had No Friends.
''This unfortunate creature was put out
Of her house week ago, and she has been
living in the open air ever SINCE" said
Policeman Pearson, when Sarah Wilson,
respectable looking colored woman, ap-
peared. "she says the world owes her q
living, and she Is going to stand persecu-
tfon as well as did the Lord"
How does she manage to get food?"
1.-THE neighbors have been very charitable
to her. and are caring for her child
Have you any friends?" the woman was
asked.
mo, indeed she answered. when a
woman's got money she's got friends, and
when she amt got money she's without
friends
The court sent for Lawyer Hewlett, and
he promised to see that some Of the char
table people cared for her.
George Smith and Ellis Holmes South
Washington colored boys, who participa ted
in a game Of crap on the 9Th street wharf
yesterday were given a trial
1--WE were not in the game,' was their
excuse; I'VE were sitting on a barrel look
ing at the game"
'They were in the game" Policeman
Lewis told the court. II got the bones and
six cents, and would have arrested the
others. but I could only take two"
They were fined $40 or thirty days each
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