Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-05

and, handing over the piece OF silver, the
very much surprised tramp thanked him
and went his way.
Shooting Crap.
Several of the strangers who asked for
assistance last night did not fare so we'll
| as this man, and found themselves In Judge
Kimbalfs procession this morning, which
was made up of nine white men and eleven
| colored.
John H. Johnson and Boyd Wallace, col
| ored men, were first called, and they said
| mot guilty when arraigned on charge
of disturbing the quiet of Shepherds alley
They were in the alley Sunday shooting
crap" said officer Ellis.
Did you See them have the dice! IN
quired the court.
Yes, your honor" answered the police
man. and I saw them shooting them"
Il wasn't there" said Wallace. Il was
out in the camp visiting friend
And what about your johnson was
asked.
Il wasn't playing crap" he answered. Il
was in the alley at the stable, and saw some
boys playing marbles"
Were you ever arrested before?' John
son was asked.
Yes, sir
For WHAT"
Shooting crap"
And your
The same thing"
Ten dollars each.~
Moses Robinson, a colored man, who is
seldom at liberty more than a week at a
| time. came next in line. said guilty, and
went down for two weeks, because he did
not have s..
A colored boy named Frank Johnson, who
had requested Policeman Warren to send
him down, denied a charge of vagrancy.
Policeman Warren, land asked to be sent
down. He said he had no home, and did not
feel right unless he was working for Mr..
Stoutenburgh.''
Il don't want to go to the work house :"
said the prisoner.
Where is your home?" the judge asked
him.
Nowhere" he answered. 'I haven't got
any
Where did you live before you came
here?''
Petersburg Va the boy said my
father and mother are dead, and amt got
no relatives"
When questioned he said he had been
clustering down the bay, and left there when
the season was over.
He will be looked after by the board of
guardians
Go Home.
Fred Givens, respectable-looking and
neatly dressed young man. who said he had
worked as helper in a candy factory, was
in court as a vagrant, and he requested
that he be sent down.
Where is your homer" the court in
quired.
Il have lived here all my life. My father
Is bricklayer and is una BILE to support me-
l can't go to him, and therefore l want to
go down.
Il don't want to send you down." said
the court.
"And don't want to go down." said the
young mai. but 1 can't get employment,
and l see nothing else to do
We'll" said the court, I'm not going to
send you down You go home and see your
father
imagined last night that he wanted to go
down, had changed his mind when he
reached court.
Il want to leave the city," he said. Il
came here on my way to Newport News
to get a job. but learned that there was
nothing doing down there, and so / want
to return home.
His personal bonds were taken.
John T. Rider was in the tolls on a charge
of disorderly conduct, resulting from his
in toxicated condition last night.
The young man was very disorderly, ac-
cording to the statement of the police, and
he was given an opportunity to go home,
but he refused to take advantage Of the
opportunity.
Il had worked on a church on Capitol
HILL said the prisoner, land contracted
the rheumatism. Yesterday 1 took thirty
grains of quinine and two drinks of whisky,
and the liquor went to my head"
Liquor is calculated to go to anybody 8
head" remarked the court. Five dollars
man, land l hope you will trust me for the
other dollar"
Make the fine 81"
Three strangers in the city, one of them a
cripple, next appeared. James Lewis, Hen
ry WEIGH and James kintZ were the names
they gave. Kintz had been in trouble be-
fore, and was given sixty days, while his
companions were sent down for a month.
Had Been Elected.
Duncan McKinnon, a man who has been
sleeping in Mr.. Downey's stable, where a
number of strangers are permitted to sleep,
got drunk last night, and when he returned
to the stable he found the doors closed-on
him.
And" said the officer, 81 heard him
kicking against the door and using bad
language
The prisoner said he was elected lieu.en-
ant of crowd at a meeting held last
night. and was given several drinks.
Five dollars" said the court.
Guilty was the plea of a colored man
named Percy Ellis, who was in the tolls
because he had figured in a game Of crap
on Nichols avenue.
1T was crap game" said Sergt. Ander-
son.
Ten dollars"
Frank Collins, who felt little tired last
night, because he had INDUCED in some
Emanuel Baptist Church and disturbed the
ga thering
"He was drunk" said one of the wit
nesses, land had a bottle in his pocket. He
made so much noise that we had to put him
out, and then he said he would make the
black - smoke
Collins denied the charge, and was fined
$40 or thirty days.
Other Cases.
Enoch Smith, colored man, who was
under the influence of liquor, was guilty
of bad conduct on the street last night
and Policeman Sam Nelson arrested him
why did you not get off the street?"
81 tried, but the officer was too quick for
me-"
The usual fine was imposed.
Edward B. Howard, a stranger in the
city, who was arrested last night proved
to be a good talker. He had been seen
begging. and refused to leave the city
when warned to do SO by the officer
I'm now going to return home" he said