Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
POLICE COURT SENTENCES
Those Who We're Guilty Sent to the
Farm.
The Man Who Robbed Contribution
Boxes Gets Six MOnths-As-
sOrtment Of Migrants.

I'm not giving the boys q concert this
| morning, I've traded 1t of for whistling."
said "Jackey' Maloncy. as he sat on an
iron bench In the Police Court this morn
ing. There's no money in this crowd and
| the gang wants more fun than the gold
| bugs"
Give US another song and Dance"
| shouted one of the party.
| Well, here you CO." said Jackey', and
he gave them what he calls his favorite
populst -hayseed song. Then he gave them
a dance, but Policeman Flynn refused to
| allow an encore because Judge Miller had
arrived. and it was time 10 open court
Here" responded Maloney when ar
| raigned on a charge Of using language I'M
| becoming a man, as he calls himself, IAN
aristocratic gentleman"
"Maloney was drunk and disorderly, as
| usual" said Policeman Emerson, land
when went over on I'd street because of
| complaint, found him using bad language.
| He had also been dlncing and singing"
| The old sport was asked what he had to
say for himself. and he said his plea was
all that he desired TO make known.
Five dollars" said the court, and
| 'Jackey' will entertain his fellow compan-
| ions on the farm for two weeks.
Robert Clements. tall man from Capt.
| clothes. was in the tolls because he had
| been drunk and disorderly. His arm was
badly cut and blood from the wound had
| stained his garments to the extent that
he appeared as IL he were costumed for d
masquerade
Clements said Policeman Wheeler,
was drunk and disorderly last night. He
| caused trouble at home and then went out
| ard got cut. When he returned he re-
| newed the trouble"
How did he get all this blood on him.
| the court inquired.
| Il don't know" answered III. nf6car
| but he said he cut ii with a bottle."
| That's the way / did It," said the pris-
oner Il broke the neck of a bottle and
What kind of a bottle?" queried the
Judge
"Muciage bottle"
"Muc;lage?" asked the judge, as IL ne
thought this was only a new name for
something that foams
1T was really a mucilage bottle" an
| swered the man, and 1t was not exactly
| a bottle, either. 1t was more like an ink
| stand
This mans arm needs treatment" the
court remarked land he probably ought TO
| treatment
| Policeman Wheeler thought a few days
on the farm would be lesson to him, but
! the court thought the mans painful expert
| ehce was good lesson and released him.
| Also Lost Blood.
| Bud Clements, who is in no way related to
| the prisoner who appeared before him. pre-
scented almost as bad appearance as did
| Robert ..,..-,. -. D.. ...
| 'IIe was drunk and disorderIy in South
| Washington last night" said Policeman
| Headley. 1t did not appear how he had lost
| blood enough to make his shirt have the an
| pearance of polka dot.
Bud had nothing to say and the court i'm
| posed f1ne OF 81 or fifteen days On the farm
! 'Hurrah for the A. p. A. and down with
the Romans" was what David Upperman
lob wr-l,a n
| Foley arrested him.
| Was he profane?'
| NO sir; he was just drunk and disorder
| Yesterday was the first time 7 was ever
drunk" said the man. whose nervous condi-
ton was sufficient evidence of his conduct
iast night Il took my first drunk yester-
day, and think II will be my last"
How did you happen to get drunk
| glass of beer
Policeman Foley told the iud.e he up6ar
stood that the young man has an excellent
reputation. but he was wild drunk yester-
| day.
And L think his experience will he q los
| son to him." said the court.
| Il think so, too said the policeman and
| the young man was released
Nliilam sullivan had been drinking last
| night, and Policeman Jett arrested him in
| his own house.
He had trouble with his wife" said the
officer, and was so disorderly that 1 ar
| rested him."
| Il didn't have any trouble with my wife
! said the prisoner. My sister-in-law caused
| all the trouble Ma
A fine of 81 was imposed
Robbed Churches
| In the procession was George Williams.
| the boy who was arrested for roobing the
contribution box at Epiphany Church yes
terday, and TO charge of being a va
grant and suspicious person he pleaded
guilty.
He told the judge that his home is at
Landover, Nd only few miles from here
| on the Baltimore and Potomac roai
| When questioned the boy admitted his
guilt and said he had robbed ST. Mary's
Church and several other places of wor-
How much money did you get from
| them?" the court asked.
| "Seyenty-five cents"
You will have to go to the work house."
| tie judge told him. You will have to give
bond in the sum of 500 or go to the farm
for six MONTHS
A boy named Curtis Meade was in the
procession for disorderly conduct on
| hraemcr street.
There was a social gathering in a house
| there, said the policeman, and the boys
made SO much noise that the gathering
in the house was Interrupted
DO you know this boy?"
Yes, sir, he works on the lexington
railroad. i used to work there and 1 know
| the boy has bad reputation
This was news % the boy, for he had
never been In Any trouble before. and
| why the policeman should have given him
| bad name he could not understand
A fine of 81 was imposed, and as there
was no one present to pay his fine the boy
| stepped back.
Throwing stones on 18th. street SOUTH
1 east near the flying horses was the charge
against a small colored boy named Eugene
| Thomas.
Some boys were driving him away from
, the flying horses said the officer, land he
| threw stones at them
| That was right" remarked the court
he ought to have been driven from the
! flying horses"
| II only threw a stone in self-defense-
| said the boy. The boys story was a plaus-
| ible enc and he was released.
| Andrew Jenkins, q colored boy who mar
uclpated In crap game, was given two
weeks down where the watermelons grow
because he participated in a crap game
| few days ago.
Other Cases.
Not guilty" was the plea Of George