Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-13
DlscOURAGING BEGGARS
Tramp Fraternity Represented in the Po-
lics Court
Usual Procession Before Judge KIM
ball and the Usual Fines-Several
Prisoners We're Released.

There was but a good sprinkling of men of
the tramp kind in Judge Kimballs process
sion this morning, and the reason for their
absence in court was not that they are alb
sent from the city. Although there were
sixty tramDs in court Saturday, there are
plenty of them left about the city. Satur-
day nights, however, the police have to
look after the violators of law who live
here and. as rule, but little attention
Is paid to the wayfarers but last Saturday
was an exception. So many of the violat-
ors of law get paid off Saturdays and get
drunk, and these men and women require
the attention of the police. This morning
there were fifty prisoners in the tolls, and
more than half this number appeared in
Judge Kimball's court for infractions OF
the District ordinances.
Leading the procession was a boy named
Cnarles Williams, who has been stopping
at a cheap lodging house near the Capitol.
He was under the influence of LIQUOR
Saturday night and was occupying the
sidewalk when found him." said the Off
Ger. Il advised him to go home, but he re-
fused. and proceeded to use profane Ian
guage. He became so bad that 1 arrested
MIN, ard on hts way to the station he
showed fight
What have you to say about yourself?''
Nothing
Ten dollars"
Was Begging.
Henry Dillon. a young man of the al
legged tramp kind, was charged with beg
gihg on 18th street, and when placed I'M
der arrest he was very profane.
Il saw him stop several men on the
street." said officer Duvall. "Then he went
in store and asked for money for a
nights lodging"
Il never asked a man for cent" was
the prisoners statement, land the man on
the street told the policeman so, but he said
ned run me in anyhow
witness.
He had heard the prisoner tell a fellow
prisoner that he had begged on side streets
Bessars must go down. the judge said
Thirty DAYS"
IAN the begging 1 did," said Michael
King, was to ask a man the way to
Charles Hotel"
He asked me for a quarter" said the
ofhcer. Il was in citizens clothes at the
time, and he did not know 1 was a police
man"
You will have to go down for a month"
John Dolan and John Dillon, two of a
kind, appeared next and made an effort to
talk themselves out of court, but failed
They stopped a number of men on the
Streets, was the complaint against them,
land apparently asked for assistance
Then they separated, and one of them
came over and asked for a cigarette"
strangers in the city and said they had
been stopping at Mr.. Downey's stable.
Mr. Downey. who was in court, spoke in
their behalf, but the evidence of the Off
oners were sent down for a month.
Herbert Andrews, a young man who lock-
ed as If he had been on the road for several
years. was next arraigned and his plea
was that if let go he would leave the city
today.
Il can't drive you out of the city," the
judge told him, you belong here"
mo, I don't belong here he said.
We'll, you've been here several years."
said the judge. Long enough to claim a
residence
II belong in Harpers Ferry" said Her.
bert, land will go there if you let me co.
You couldn't be paid to leave here" the
juGge told him. Five days"
Question of Veracity.
There was question of veracity between
Rebecca Smith and John Mitchell, but there
were other circumstances related by Police
man Father, which were decidedly against
Rebecca.
She was released from the workhouse
Thursday and Saturday night she was
drunk. She went to the colored mans
house on 1872 street, so he says, and he
bought two shirts from her. The next day
she returned while the mission services
were being held and caused a disturbance.
The usual fine was imposed.
Guilty responded Charles Williams
and George Bush, when arraigned for vag-
rancy.
What were they doing?"
Begging"
Thirty days each"
McFall Bowen admitted that he was
drunk Saturday night and had no COM
plant to make against the police.
But" he said, II have only 50 with me,
and if you will give me until Thursday 1
he n hQr fyl.o'
The judge took his s. in full payment and
released him.
Thomas Wilson plead guilty to a charge
of disorderly, and was given two weeks in
default of fine.
A Mistake.
Charles Finch and Thomas Riley, al
legged tramps, proved an exception to the
rule and were released. They are hard
working men, and live In Richmond.
For month they have been dredging
oysters and were landed in Baltimore Sat
urday. On their tramp home they reached
here last night, but could not get accom-
modated at the mission or woodward, and
so they called at the police station.
Down the bay" said one of the men,
I'VE were charged very high for everything,
so that when we were discharged we had
very little money.
"Wiu you leave the city today If release
you?
Eyes. your honor, we only wanted to stay
over night and then leave"
They were thereupon released. Martha
Williams and Andrew Lincoln, charged
with disorderly conduct, said guilty" and
were fined s. each.
Charles Burbage. a stranger, charged
with vagrancy, said guilty"
What's the trouble with him.
Begging"
Thirty days"
Mary Lee for being disorderly was fined
s. or fifteen days.
Mike Sicily, a stranger, who has been
stopping at the mission, was in the tolls
because he asked Policeman ellison for a
cup of coffee He was given five days.
Following these victims came a number
of white and colored residents, who were
charged with minor offenses, among them
being colored man named John johnson.
He was in Mt. Vernon Park under the
influence of liquor said Policeman Tomp-
kins. He said he got his liquor in the
Division and said he didn't care what
did with him, so 1 didn't give him to the
night DOCTORS.
He was discharged.
Good TempIars.