Evening star., 1897-01-14
THEY WE'RE SENTENCED.
Three Months Favorite Time Today
In Police Court.

Inree Months FayOrtte Time Today
In Police Court.
The docket in Judge KimbalPs branch of
the Police Court today was unusually
light, but the sentences were exceptionally
severe. The favorite utterance of the court
was Three MONTHS and that term was
the fate particularly of persons arrested
as vagrants.
The most interesting case was that in
which Hester Carter, Ida Silard, Alberta
Gibson. Emma Stewart and Bertha Brad
ley, all colored. figured as defendants. They
were charged as vagrants and also as sus-
picious characters, and were arrested in a
raid yesterday, conducted by Sergt. Barry
and Policemen Harries. Osborn and Bruce.
The women, together with four men, were
found In dilapidated shanty in Pork
Steak alley, between and G. 9th and 10th
streets. They are all notorious characters
SO it was testified, and were engaged in
cooking sumptuous repast at the time of
the raid. In the hut was found stolen goods
to the value of $S5.
The women denied that they lived at the
house, claiming that they had merely hap
pened to meet there yesterday.
Three months each, remarked the court.
Clothes-Line Shippers.
The four men found in the house, Eugene
Vincent, Walter Tyler, Charles johnson and
United States branch of the court for
housebreaking. The quartet Is known as
the ''clothes-line strippers'' and the MEM
bers have been a source of great annoy
ance to residents of South Washington for
several months past.
The property found in the house was
identified as that stolen Tuesday night from
Mr.. p. ]. Mulligan of 942 Virginia avenue
southwest, and Mrs. Ida Cook of 10th and
streets southwest. The stolen property
occupied large portion of the floor space
of the court room. The men mentioned
were by the evidence connected with the
theft, and Judge Miller held each of them
for the action of the grand jury in $500
bonds.
John Riley Is not the individual "they
speak of so highly in the popular song
but Is typical representative of the genus
hobo. AS he stood at the rail. John was
armed with cane and carried bundle,
the covering Of which was a red bandana
handkerchief.
Are you guilty or not guilty?" asked the
clerk.
He says he wants to go down for sixty
days to tide him over" responded a bailiff.
Haven't You any money!" asked the
court.
NO sir" John said.
why haven't your
Il was too liberal with my last pension
money
And now you want the District to sup
port you until the next payment of pen
sfons, when you will again squander your
money. You're a fine citizen. I'll give you
thirty days more than you bargained for.
Three months"
Vickey Riley is not related to John, either
by blood or marriage, but was in the dock
as fellow vagrant Vickey in company
with George Johnson and Michael Cava-
naugh, was begging yesterday on 7th
street near the Center Market, and the
trio were promptly arrested by Policeman
Sullivan. All Of them will be released from
the Workhouse on the same day, three
months hence
Charles Wilson and William Burke were
amusing themselves last night by stopping
demanding coin of the realm Policeman
Walsh assumed q commanding hand in the
little game, and in court today no exception
to the three months rule, so far as Wilson
and Burke are concerned was noted