Evening star., 1896-09-10
WOMAN IN TROUBLE
This One Stood In the Police Court
Dock.
Other Cases Before the Judge This
MISUNDERSTANDING Crap IL
IN Onense.

1t Is not an unusual thing to see dozen
or more rum-soaked men scattered along
1st street al the foot Of the Capitol, and the
members of the Capitol police force are
making every effort to get rid of them.
Some of these men pretend they are guides,
when. of course, they are not authorized to
guide visitors through the public buildings.
Others make no effort at offering an ex-
cuse for being there other than to "hold
up pedestrians ard endeavor to get money
for liquor. Cheap lodging houses and bar
rooms get all their money gathered in this
way. and when they "go broke" they some
times rest beneath the thick shrubbery in
the grounds and depart about daybreak, as
they think tefore the arrival of the otIi-
GERS on their early morning rounds. But
the officers are now making the rounds of
the grounds before daybreak and the re-
suit Is that several of the squatters have
been sent down.
John McHenry, the last victim of the
officers raid, appeared in the tolls before
Judge Kimball this morning on complaint
of Capitol Policeman Joyce, and to a
charge Of vagrancy he answered I'm gull
ty.'
What about this oase?" the court asked.
Il found him about the grounds yester-
day." the officer answered, land he stood
me up for a nickel. He is one of the men
who hang about the grounds, hold up peo-
Yes said the court; hes an old Gus
toner and 1 know him well. Sixty days"
One Woman.
In the procession was a neatly dressed
woman, who gave her name as Mary Har-
ris, and the charge against her was dis
orderly conduct. She had been arrested
in front Of a house of ill-fame in the "Di-
vision," and she was under the influence Of
liquor al the time.
Mary, as she gave her name, Is a stranger
to the police. She has not lived in the
disreputable locality. and her statement is
that she only came to this city last Mon
day.
II went to Lizzie Petersons house last
night IN response to complaint" said
man under the influence Of liquor, cursing
and swearing.
Anything else?" the court asked.
"She had had trouble in the house., re-
sponded the officer, land had broken some
earthenware."
Mary was then questioned, and she told
the court that she had harmed nobody.
Il do take drink once in while,' she
said land that's my only fault"
DO you live in that house?'
No. sir: l just came here Monday from
New York.
Did you ever live in such a house?"
No. sir; I'm a respectable married wo-
man. but yesterday met lady, and. upon
her invitation, l went TO this house. When
we got there somebody accused me of tax
ing pocketbook and we had trouble"
Mary said she had never been in such
trouble before, but this did not save her,
for Judge kimball fined her s. or two
weeks on the farm. The woman said she
was stopping with friends, but did not
want word sent to them, for she did not
want them to know that she had been ar
rested.
Other Cases.
Joseph Carter young colored man. was
in the tolls on complaint of Policeman Ro-
bey.
Hes one of crowd of men and boys
who hang about 18th and r streets, shoot
crap and use profanity" said the police
man. "On the evening charged 1 saw him
in a game
He couldn't have seen me in a game, ="
said the defendant, because l worked on
huckster wagon until ~ o'clock that
night.
Carter said he could get witnesses, but
the court fined him IS.
Il work hard to support my mother and
myself" said Carter, but he had to go
down.
Policeman Gouldman had Minnie Jacks On
in court for no cause whatever, so the
court decided.
The policeman saw her standing at a
clam cart, and when he asked her what
she was doing there she told him: "None
of your business"
And said the officer, 81 arrested her"
"And,' added the court, "the case is dis
missed"
Charles johnson, the colored boy, ar
rested on suspicion CT having attempted to
pick Policeman PearsonS pocket, was ac-
quilted.