Evening star., 1896-07-27
THE JUDGE's BUSY DAY
Over . Hundred Police Court Prisoners
Lined Up.
Women Who Got Into Various Kinds
of Trouble - Too Much
Saturday Night.

to take their vacation this summer they
failed to do as they did last year, and make
provision for assistance on Mondays, when
one judge holds both courts, and the re-
suit Is that last Monday and today Judge
Miller was very much overworked. Last
year Justice Scott held court on the Mon
days when one Judge was away, but 1t Is
said that no provision was made for his
salary, 30 that this year he is attending to
his own private practice until he takes
charge next Monday for the month OF
August The judges take six weeks vaca-
ton. each judge holding court two weeks
without any assistance, the justices hold
ing for one month. Judge Kimball is on
his outing in Maine. and will not return
until about the lst of September.
At the close of this weeks work Judge
Miller will leave for the seashore, and will
return at the end Of six weeks.
When Judge Miller reached court this
morning he found a well-filled dock. there
being more than sixty prisoners with a
total of more than one hundred cases. Hot
weather and bad whisky had formed a
dangerous combination for many of the
victims, and not only were they disorderly,
but many Of them indulged in free fights.
But there were some victims in the crowd
who had not been drinking intoxicants.
Joshua Hardy was one of this number, and
Policeman Payne had arrested him.
How many drinks had you had?" the
court inquired.
"Who?
You. Of course"
Mary a drink" he answered. II don't
drink because 1 can't. and when the police
man arrested me was getting a drink Of
water at pump"
Five dollars"
Henry Albert, colored, also a resident of
Northeast Washington. a victim of the
hn6 toll fauy "hprvp,
mers' at cheap saloons. between Lincoln
Park and the Jail Saturday night before
he got arrested.
And he made a desperate fight" said
the policeman. Il had to call on his IA
ther to assist me. Then we had to pull
his shirt off before we got hin, to the sta
ton"
Ten dollars or thirty days as the pen
atty.
Doesn't Cuss.
Il doesn't cuss," said Jesse Williams, a
colored man who wore a bicycle costume
Il belongs to church"
But Policeman Bell made a statement Of
the language he says he heard him use.
and II he Is guilty he may also have to
answer before the church tribunal.
Williams said that he was out riding
with young lady. and some white men on
wheels insulted his lady friend. They had
some words. and he was invited off his
wheel to fight.
Why did you use this bad languaeeo"
the court inquired.
II didn't use it," was his response.
You are fined one dollar" the court told
him. >N
bailiff sAe
"S,e0 "Se: but @scE ! {: can get it"
Frank Mason, colored, a hard-working
man, was wearing his working clothes
appeared SSin
Judge Miller anxiously inquired about him
He's a hard-working man." said Police
man Evans and he will work, but he will
also get drunk
rs he always drunk"
No sir; but he usually manages to get
drunk every Saturday when he gets paid
DO you have much trouble with him?"
only when he Is. drunk"
AS he had been locked up since Saturday
right. the court discharged him.
Ihis man was beating his Wife" was
what Policeman Cooney said Of VILLA m
Burrell, colored resident of 21st street.
Was he sober?"
NO, sir; and he was so loud and profane
mat arrested him for disorderly conduct"
Burrell failed to make a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION, and the court imposed the usual
fine
James Craig and Ernest johnson, small
colored boys who were found in vacant
house this morning, were in the tolls as
warrants and suspicious persons.
THE other boy asked me to go in the
house." said one Of the boys.
AND man told me to go In there and
get some Clothes" said the other, land told
me to vacate the house when a policeman
came"
The boys were unable or unwilling to tell
much about their family connections, and
the court sent them down for ten days
Was Tired.
A colored man named Arthur Mitchell
had indulRed in some South Wo ch;po+o,