Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-27
THE AT TER MATH
Prisoners Arraigned in Police Court
for Various Misdeeds.
POLICEMAN FLYNES : COMPARISONS
Caterer Baker Unable to Repeat
the Turkey Menu.
THE CHRISTMAS RECORD

Il can't wish you happy Christmas
this morning, Mr.. Flynn said George
Brown, who was one of the first of the
fifty-six prisoners to arrive at the Police
Court. IT'S all over. now" he added
but if 1 get out today I'll have a hot
time New Year day.
Come, George, drink your Coffee re-
sponded the officer. Court will convene in
few minutes and then you won't have
time 70 enjoy it,
deed, Mr.. Flynn. I don't want any
coffee this morning, cause l had enough
to drink Christmas. But you can give
me hot sausage"
Caterer Baker furnished hot sausage in
stead of turkey. One man who had en-
joyed a piece of fowl Saturday expressed
bitter disappointment today when he saw
the layout, but he said hog was better
than nothing, and he accepted the break
fast served him.
Mr. Baker" said one colored man, whose
frequent visits had made him acquainted
with the caterer, I'm take two rolls and
sausages instead of one and coffee"
Don't you want coffee this morning."
he was asked.
mo, SIR
whats the matter?" put In Officer
Flynn.
"Coffee's too hot for my kettle" he an
swered Il had too 'jiggers Of gin last
poorly to take coffee"
Say. boss" broke in another victim,
'is you got cream in de coffee?"
''Certanly,' was the caterers response.
Den l don't want none," the prisoner
added but If you'll send fer a cup Of
black coffee I'll drink it,
The result was that the prisoner took
a cup of water with his breakfast and
was satisfied.
Fifty-Six the Limit.
I'VE have only fifty-six prisoners locked
up this morning." said Policeman Flynn.
land tina. speaks well for the city COM
pared with past Christmas seasons"
He recalled that III some previous years
there had been more than hundred Of
tenders in court the day after Christmas,
and that there should be SO large de-
crease. he thought showed Improvement
from some cause.
While there We're only fifty-siX occupants
of the cells. the records of the police de-
partment show that 14S arrests We're made
Christmas day. More than one hundred of
the arrests resulted from the use of ntoXi-
cantS.
The unlucky prisoners were called in turn
before Judge Scott.
And the first one is vagrant." said
Clerk Potts, as he called William Brown.
Are you guilty or not guilty." he was
asked.
Guilty"
This man was going from house to house
begging" said Policeman Bradley, land 1
arrested him."
Have you anything to say?' the Judge
asked
only that l was unable to work. and
had to ask for something TO eat was the
response.
Sixty days on the farm" said the court,
ana the poorly clad man was evidently glad
to know he would not have to beg for two
months.
FersusOn's ePlen.
A tai colored man named John W. Fer
gerson, who had been locked up since Sat
urday night. said. Not guilty." in a brisk
tone, and with an air Of innocence.
Il heard this man swearing on the stree.
Saturday morning." said Policeman Hearl,
and l warned him to keep quiet. When he
had passed me he turned and said TO a
companion, Let's go back and kill that
- - policeman for a Christmas gift
ferguson denied the charge and he also
denied that he had taken a drink either
Saturday or previously for several months
II saw him about q o'clock Christmas
morning." said Policeman Connors, land
he was very drunk
Ferguson called for the evidence of any
one who knew him. and a policeman who
responded told the court that he had gain
ed quite reputation 80 police-fighter.
1.-The last time l arrested Jim 1 had con-
siderable trouble with him." said the Off
Ger, 'and knew him as West Beckett"
But / reformed after L got out of Jail in
April added the prisoner.
The court continued the case until to-
morrow for additional evidence.
One Admits, the Other Denies.
I'm guilty. responded little man
named Nimrod Norris, when arraigned on a
charge of disorderly conduct.
Anything 10 say?'
Nothing"
give dollars"
James Parker, a colored resident of
Georgetown, who had been in the tolls
since Saturday night, was not drunk when
Policeman Short arrested him. But he had
teen taking a drunken man home.
Il was not disorderly,' he said, and the
court dismissed him.
4 String of Negatives.
Il work all the time, and don't ask no
body for nothing, and 1 amt no vagrant."
This was the statement made by Joseph
Powell, an old offender.
Powell has been drunk ever since he got
out" said Policeman Jack. He has no
he me. but has been sleeping in a stable,
and when l arrested him he asked me to
send him down for four months"
Il didn't ask him for anything Of the
kind" said the prisoner. when he asked
him 1 didn't care a d what he gave me-
He got sixty days on the farm.
Hayes Goes Free.
"Your appearance is very much in your
favor" the judge told young man named
Edward Hayes, who charged with be-
ing drunk and begging on the street.
"Ill admit that 1 was begging" said the
young man, but I was not drunk. A man