The evening times., 1897-01-23
Walter King Sobbed as the
Judge Questioned Him.
ASHAMED TO GO TO HIS HOME
Poverty and Privation Have So
Changed the Lads Appearance.
A Sextet of Unfortunates Were
Quickly Disposed f-Lewis Gray's
vandaI Act in the Capitol.

| the Capitol yesterday and when he reached
| Statuary Hall he paused to light his cigar.
| He was arrested and arraigned in court
this morning.
Capitol Detective Sinott testified before
| Judge Kimball today that Gray struck a.
| match on the statue OF Daniel Webster
and left a big black mark on his face.
| Gray took the stand and informed the
| court that the act was unintentional On
| his part.
Il come along in big hurry, judge, your
| honor" said Lewis, land had something
1 on my mind. ] wasn't a-thinkin', judge.
| / don't do that kind of stuff generally your
| honor
| I've had all sorts of cases, but this is
the worst. Five dollars
The fine was paid.
Walter King and Edward Roberts were
! before Judge kimball on the time-honored
and moss covered charge OF vagrancy
king said his honor, as that indi-
| vidual, a lank, forlorn-looking man, took
the stand ''you were up before me some
four months ago. / let you go on the
strength OF receipt of money from your
| friends. Before three months had elapsed
! yoa were back in the city. l saw you on
the streets"
Yes, SIR
Roberts took the stand Judge" he
said, II intend To go horne.''
Where do you Iive?''
Richmond, sir"
"well?''
II went to the Associated Charities and
could get nothing. l then went to a lady's
house and begged pair of shoes. She told
ME to call later in the day. / called later,
andwas leavingthe house when policeman
nabbed me-
Where have you been living recently?"
1--WE been walking around mostly.
walked from Toronto here
when did you get here?'
DAY before yesterday
"Why don't you go homer"
| "I don't propose to go into Virginia
| like am dressed now
Al this point the young man, who had the
| appearance ofbeing an amateur on the road,
| burst into tears, and his voice shook with
sobs as lie answered the court $ inquiry as
to his proposed length of stay in the city.
| I'm asllame d to go home in these clothes.
| | want TO get work here and get some money
to put up decent appearance wien / go
| home.'
(Which is better asked his honor, Ito
go home in shabby clothes or to go from
house to house begging? | call that mis-
! placed pride Don't you?''
Il don't know, sir"
Capt. A. NJ. Fuller, who has figured in
the recent Dupont circle hack-drivers' cases,
interposed.
Your honor said Capt. Fuller, 81 be-
| lieve this man is honest. His countenance
favorably impresses ME. l have q suit OF
clothes at home that has been lying idle
for such a man as this is for a long time.
l propose. judge. to give him the clothes
Roberts left the courtroom with the col
onel and King went down for sixty days.
James Dunn, John Harrison, John Carri-
gan, Charles kraemer, William Mellen and
William Gardiner, seXtct of unfortunate
men, were before Judge Kimball, charged
with vagrancy. The men applied at the
Fourth precinct station last night for Iodg-
ing. Instead of being entered as dodgers
their names were jotted down on the blot
ter as vagrants.
Policeman Sontag effected the removal OF
blt illth " tiic pOtitt CbulJ biiS iltl IiiR-
Carrigan and Gardiner stated to the court
that they intended to get work in the city
if work was to be found.
The other four men," said the police
man, have been at the station several
times during the past MONTH"
GARDENERS personal bonds were taken and
the other men were given thirty days each.
Frank E. Atterbury, a young man, was
the next in the dock.
Judge, was trying to get work. Twas
not begging. l was just coming in town.
1 got in here about / o'clock
us that all?' asked his honor.
"Yes, sir
Have you friends to go to?''
''Yes, sir. In Virginia.
well, go to your friends" said the
court.
Charles Scott was found last night lying
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