The evening times., 1897-03-05
SHADY SIDE Of THE PICTURE
Nearly a Hundred Cases Tried in
the Police Courts.
MOSTLY MINOR oFFENsEs
inauguration Excitement Had Bad
Effect Upon Some PeopIe-A Pro-
cessfon of Inebriates, Buns AID
Suspicious Characters Passed in
Review Before the Judge.

The sequel to the Inauguration day story
was told in the police courts today.
There were sixty-five prisoners In the
police court dock this morning when
Judge KinbaIl took his seat. These, with
thirty hold-overs, who were brought I'D
from Jail for trial in Judge MiIer's court,
made total OF ninety-fiye prisoners in
the two courts today. Some of the de-
PENDANTS were visitors, who came TO see
President Mckinley inaugurated, but i'm
bibed too freely, and fell by the wayslde.
Others were noboes, pure and simple. who
came here TO see the ceremonies ION their
nerve, without cash, aequaintances or
friends. There were boys and men, black
and white, weILdressed and tattered, but
for once ia long time, there was not a
woman in the motley Thong in the cages.
The cieaplodgingh ghoJses were overcro wti-
ed last night, and a number OF men were
compelled TO sleep ''ogt in the atmosphere
under the stars" Among them were Frank
Hand, James Moran, Samuel Young, Fred
Cunningham, George EHwOod and Charles
Walker. These men walked about town
until after midnight. Nearly all OF them
had enough to pay for their lodgings, but
they could find no place where there were
beds or cots for hire. They applied at the
mission, but found that all the beds in that
institution had been pre-empted early in the
evening.
AS the early morning air became chilly
these six men sought the New Jersey ave
nue. freight yards and crawled into an
empty box car. There they were found
at 3 O'Clock this morning by Railroad
Special Ripple, who formed the sextet
in line, military style, and marched them
10 the Fourth precinct police station. In
the police court this morning it was shown
that tie culprits repre- sented Cincinnati,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Cardiff, Wales,
and Pittsburg.
Charles Wake colOred, on the wit
ness stand bluntly informed the court
that he went into the freight car to keep
out lob de wet dew
What did you come here for, with no
money to pay your wsy?'' sternly queried
the court.
ITO git a position, sah-''
What sort OF a position were you after
Cabinet position?''
mo sab, somethin' more tame dan dat"
Three OF the prisoners went down 20 the
Moran, an English sailor, fIOm Cardiff.
Wales, was released, and viii call on
the British minister for transportation.
Charles Walker and George Elwood were
released on their personal bonds to leave
town at once.
Hiram J Ryan, shady looking young
man, who said he came from Norfolk. was
captured by Special John E Bowles, in
the BaltimsSe and Ohio depot. Ryan was
minging In the push, and Bowles said his
evident purpose was to pick pockets He
went down for sixty days as suspicious
character.
Lewis RufeH, an eccentric looking feI-
low, who appeared to be set on steel
springs and quivered like a jumping jack
as result OF too much strong drink, ack-
that he came here TO see the
inaugural ceremonies, and expected to live
on his wits, and was sent to the chain
gang for too weeks.
Special william Digney, attired in full
police uniform, had two prisoners from
Louise alley, Louis Barker and James Smith,
They created a scene of disorder, and paid
the penalty by gong to the workhouse for
fifteen days each.
While the parade was passing on the
Avenue yesterday afternoon, William Green,
Peter Williams and William Bowen be
came dif orderly, and were arrested by
Policemen Nc Donald and AuldIidge- They
were assessed So each.
About twenty other men and boys, white
and coIored, who were disorderly and
engaged in fights on Pennsylvania avenue
during the parade yesterday, paid fines !,
for their misconduct in Judge KimbaHrs
police court today.
John De Shields, who has the Teputa-
ton of being an expert pickpOeket, was
,odav sent TO the workhouse for sixty
DAYS by Judge Kimban in default Of
500 bond.