Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-28
THE GRAND AGGREGATE
Total Of Two Hundred and Seventeen
Prisoners in Three Days
Record of the Police CONTRIBUTIONS
Offenders Answer to Ai1eEa-
lions of Misconduct.

| Forty-five prisoners were in the dock of
| the Police Court this morning making
| total of PIT for the three days of this
| week. Last nights cold weather confined
! within doors many of those who are keep
ing up the Christmas celebration.
| IF the weather had turned cold early in
the day." said Policeman Flynn I'VE
wouldn't have had half SO many this morn
| ing"
| Three trips were mad, by the Maria to-
| day, and when the unfortUnates were all
in the court cells they We're cold enough
to enjoy the hot coffee.
| BLACK coffee in great demand this
! morning" Policeman Flynn remarked after
| the caterer had served the hot beverage.
! The boys and girls wanted something hot,
| and there was not one Of them in the
whole party who would not have enjoyed
| second cup"
! The last trip of the Maria was late, as
usual, and naturally resulted in causing
| some delay feeding the prisoners and
| getting them in court of time
| When Judge Scotts court convened for
| the trial of minor cases, that official found
| about two dozen persons in the procession.
| fully two-thlrds of those in line were
| whites.
| Vagraney was the charge against Patrick
! Quirn, who was the first one cal!ad TO
| answer.
| Il went in the gas house last night TO
| sleep he answered, and was gong to
| leave town this morning"
| Are You guilty or not guilty. the clerk
asked him
Then, your honor" said Quinn, I'm say
| guilty"
| Last night" said Policeman Trihbv. 81
found the prisoner sleeping in the gas
mouse and he could give no account of
himself
| ''All L want is a chance to leave town
1 cDS1
| You are fined $50 and must serve four
| months in case of default
| Her First OTense
Mary Dunnigan, young woman who
had never been in the tolls before was
| ar1alshed Tor disorderly conduct on p
street, and her plea was one of guilty
1 met few friends" explained the wo-
| man. had few drinks with them and got
| drunk for the first time in my life
oht went IN house on p street" Police
| man Verr said, and when l was called TO
| take her out she used profane language
| is she friend of your family?" the fudgc
asked the occupant of the house.
NO. sir, was his answer: but I've
! known her ever since she was a girl
Mary fine was s.. with fifteen DAYS as
the equivalent, for her first offense
Josephine Brown, colored. mistook Bicycle
Pollceman Cats for ID messenger boy last
hlght ana her mistake got her into trouble
tor she cursed him.
Il was looking for IA policeman, said
Josephine, because boy had struck me-"
Gured. -i'
II didn't swear" she answered Il was
only crying
a penalty of 81 or two weeks M, tho fa,r,
was imposed.
Clifford Morton, cOored and Frederick
snort, white, whose faces We're sadly in
need OF water were called upon to explain
tle charge OF Vagrancy against them
IN SulltN,' said Short vyhnp
And so am l. adGed Morton
. ine IS, men were at Langdon last even
ing Policeman Brown said. They told
me they had recently arrived in Ba timore
from Liverpool. They said they had no
place to go and were looking for a warm
place to spend the night"
30 you men want to say anytbinp for
SourSelves?' inquired the Judge
NO, slf was their response
four months on the farm was the SEN
tence of the court.
Makes Appeal for Mercy
Judge, your honor" said a little man
named John Jones, Il hope you won't be
hard on me this time"
What's the trouble?" the court asked.
Well, Judge" answered the old man II
went down to q comrades house last night
and had "A little beer. On my way home l
guess talked loud. You know how il is
judge when a mans having a good time"
how long are you going to keep this
up ooIlSS W as asked on know add
ed tn" judge, Monday was the last day
to celebrate
worked ali 6av smnda,, 'i Ia uesi I'
thought l was doing no harm by calling on
an 0id comrade and drinking some beer
L IL make the fine light this time said
the court. Two dollars
TnrheeI and Quaker City.
William Woody and Robert Wagner. col
tho tat,.u - - 9,t WI III o"rollha and
-, JIM 1 iiiia"eIohia' were ap-
cold " NC III out OF the
hey were in yard in the rear of a
house in Twinng City last night" WAS
Policeman owens report. Il arrested them
but they could give no account of them
selves"
The prisoners had nothing tn sav and
the court sent them down tor sixty DAYS
William UIrick, a Young man who on
joyed a ride in a hack last night rafrsed
to pay his fare and Ponceman Hess locked
him up.
Il paid the driver 81 % before got in his