The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-22
OLD-fIMERS IN THE TOLLS
Well-Known Characters Among Fiji
ty-Nine Pelice Court Cases.
Ellen Smith, Jessie Ford aud Becky
Smith Again Sent Down to
the Farm.

There were fifty-nine prisoners in the
| police court cages this morning, and when
Judge Kimball arrived they formed a.mot-
! ley procession in the dock. Policeman
Michael j. Flynn, the doormaa, who has
| been confined 10 his home fer some time
| past, suffering with rheumatism, was al
| his post to-day, and furnished the culprits
/ with hot coffee and sandwiches. There
was the usual Monday morning Gro wdin and
about the court, and Clerk Potts disposed
Of the first ten cases in eight minutes, as
the defendants, charged with minor Of
fenses, pleaded guilty and were quickly
| fined.
among the prisoners were several "oll-
timers,'' who were gathered in by the POI
lice during the preceding forty-eight hoars
Ellen Smith, blear-eyed and booty, who
has been in the workhouse as many times
as she has fingers and toes, was arraigned
on the familiar charge of vaerancy Po-
liceman Sroufe testified that Ellen was beg
ging for money to pay her rent A man
gave the woman 20 cents, a1d she promptly
invested c in pint OF hummer whisky.
Judge Kinlball after hearin the testimony
put Ellen away for two months.
Timothy Pey, Familiarity known as
Timothy Hay" an Indiana backwoods
man, over six feet in height and wearing
full shock OF long and frowsy whiskeis,
was charged by Policeman O'Day with
being a suspicious character under the
vagrancy law. He was captured while
prowling about at O'Clock this morn
ing on Sixth street northwest. Timothy
stood as straight as an arrow, and came
to attention" when the judge addressed
him. He is a veteran OF the Seventh
United States Cavalry, Clusters old reg
iment, and, owing TO a bad fright he re-
ceived during an Indian campaign on the
Bad Lands, it is said he became mentally
unbalanced Timothy's personal bonds
were accepted to leave the District at
once.
Jessie Ford, nee Mccoy, another old
timer, was arraigned by Policeman Willing
ham, charged with vagrancy. 1t WAS in
testimony that Jessie had teen drunk sew
eral times during the past week.
IL was troubled with bad stom 3ch-
ACHE" said the woman, toying with a
bunch OF violets on the bosom of Ter Lack
dress, land drank soIEe Jamaica ginger TO
allay the pain. The stuff went to my
head, and / was arrested. Let me off,
your homer. and viii never touch Jamaica
ginger again.
The judge gave Jessie light sentence.
She went down for fifteen days.
Becky Smith, still another old time
vag, was sent down for the cid oitense Ct
begging and getting drunk.
Mary Cohen, a neatly attired young
woman, went to the house of Mrs. Alice A.
Howard, No 1850 NJ street, and cursed
and abused her Mary did not deny the
charge in the police court today, and went |
down for fifteen days in default n i So |
fine
William Greer. a frowsy wayfarer, was |
captured by Policeman Ellis just after he |
had emerged from an empty freight car. |
In the police court this morning he was |
charged with vagrancy.
When l got into that empty car totake |
nap" pleaded Ellis, 10 was lying at |
Wilmington, Del When l awoke. the car |
was in Washington, and here l am
Yes, ard you will remain here for |
thirty days said his honor. " on can go /
to the workhouse for a month";