The evening times., 1896-01-11
EXCUSE Is GETTING THIN
Judge kimbalI Shows Migrants
That he Is Onto" Them.
FLIGHT OF THE JAIL BIRDS
When Brought Into Court Many of the
Wanderers Claim They Are Going to
Newport News Ship, but the
Story Won't Work Any More-Dock
Overflowed With Idle and Vicious.


AS small boys flock to d circus, SO many
oi the Wandering WhIies, Tattered Toms,
ahd Felix Ansteds OF the Atlantic sea board
;.,d other places have ridcked to Washing
L,u and sought last night to do musical
numbers on the heart chords OF Capital City
philanthropy. There were seventy-scven
prisoncrs IN the dock at police court this
morning, and with very few exceptions
they were '.vags" and tranlps.
Fifteen of the number were taken in at
the First precinct station during the hours
between dusk last evening and twilight
this morning. in so large "a gathering there
were many who recognized old friends
they had met ION the road" and IL was a
veritable tramp reunion.
The fifteen were arraigned before Judge
kimball in a line that stretched the entire
width of the courtroom. There were all
kinds of men In that liBe>iong, short, lank
and rotund; some had boards; the most OF
them needed to feel the soothing caress OF
a razor; others hadnot. There were Svenga-
lis, Lair,Is, Taffies, now and then little
Billee. Some had on unlaundried white
shirts. others flannel shirts; all had dirty
shirts except one, and he had no shirt at all.
Some looked shame-faced and others did
not. They came from Baltimore, Philadei-
phia, New York, Long Island, and one, the
dirtiest in the lot from cultured Boston.
GOING TO NEWPORT NEWS.
Eight out of the fifteen told the court
they were working toward Newport News,
where they expected TO ship out into the
cold world-that Is, for other parts OF the
frigid sphere.
''Yes, all men that come through WASH
ington," said Judge Kimball, claim they
are sailors and going to Newport News to
take ships
The sitting process then began, and
four OF the men, Messrs. Doyle, Fisher,
Bartlett and Mitchell by name, gave a good
account OF themselves, and were released
on their promise to show Washington their
backs. Mike Wilson, an old offender, was
given thirty days, two more We're given
five days each, and the remainder went
down for ten days each.
The contents of the dragnet of No. were
thrown into the shadows, however, by
the record made at the Fourth station The
South Washington station received twenty
two of tie wanderers, and they were lined
in double file before the dock railing.
One colorcd individual. who gave the
unvarnished name OF John Smith, said he
came from Philadelphia.
..where are you goingy" asked the court
II amt made up my mind. yet" answered
Smith, with more truth than discretion.
Again the sitting process began and an
even dozen were released on their personal
bonds with the admonition to leave town.
The remaining ten were given ten days
each.
WAITED TO GET WORK.
William Jackson. coiored. said TO be an
ex-habtue OF the race track. was brought
before Judge Kimball on Thursday on the
charge of vagrancy. On his promise to
leave the city his personal bonds W ere taken.
He got very drunk yesterday and went
to the Fourth precinct station for lodging.
why didn't you leave town when you
had the chance?'' asked Judge KimbaIl.
''wcll. thought business over de river
might start up again." he aus were,i, ''an'
waited to get work Iguessdepapersain't
goin' to let 'em start. though"
Thirty days in the workhouse."
Emil Anderson. a young white man. was
arrested for vagrancy. The officer said he
was begging.
II was not" said the youth. II work
at the woodward in Twelfth street during
the day and at night go TO the Corcoran
ART School,
Young Anderson showed a card in sup
port OF the latter statement, and the case
was dismissed.
John II. Lawson, who was arrested
few DAYS ago for breaking into the house
of Joseph S. Mattngly, No 493 N street
southwest, and stealing a lot of iewelry,
was held in 81 900 bonds to answer be-
fore the grand jury by Judge Miller this
morning.
Frank Nicholson, who was arrested for
assauIting John Bremen andseverely drub-
bing him with a club. was sent to Jail
for sixty days by Judge Miller.
Charles Meyers and John Reynolds, the
white men who were arrested on the sus-
picion of being implicated in the assault on
Hack Inspector Croft, in South Washing
ton last Wednesday night, were up before
Judge Kimball in police court today.
The detectives who made the arrest were
unable to attach any direct evidence to the
men, and their case was dismissed.
Mr.. Croft Is slowly recovering.