Evening star., 1899-04-14
PROPOSES A RARE SCHEME
Policeman Invited to Assist in Raising
Money by Fraud
Young Man Asks to BE Sent Down,
but Changes His Mind
Boy Tramp.

| I'm learning something new every day."
| remarked Judge Kimball In the Police Court
| this morning. when he had heard the evil
| dence of Policeman Edwards in the case of
| Kirk McLewis, colored, charged with being
| a suspicious character.
About l O. clock this morning." said the
| policeman, this man approached me at
| the corner of 10th and H streets and said
i he had scheme to work whereby would
gain s.. He said he knew a woman VINO
| had plenty of money. His scheme was for
me to take him to her and pretend mad
| him under arrest. In this way, he said, he
| could get S25 from the woman. and 1 was
| to get s. of it,
did he give you any further explanation
of the AFFAIR."" the court inquired.
He told me he had straight tip on the
races for today, and he wanted the money
to bet
You must have thought you were in
some other city, the court remarked to the
prisoner.
II admit made a mistake" McLewis
replied Il thought the policeman was an
other man.
Then. YOU thought you were talking to
a man who would carry out your scheme?'
Il only meant it for practical joke"
This time the joke has rebounded. What
prompted you to make this attempt?"
'Red-eye,' / guess was his response
Il was out having good time yesterday"
DO you call getting drunk having a good
time?"
when a fellow is drinking he thinks he's
having a good time, but he don't think so
the next morning.
Judge Kimban imposed penalty of $40
or sixty days on the farm.
Tells Pathetic Story.
A young white man was defendant in the
next case called, and his story was a pa
thetic one. He gave his name as George
McLachlen, and said guilty when ar
rsigned under one of the provisions of the
vagrancy law.
This young man met me on the street
last night" said an officer, 'and said he
wanted to get sent down. He told me he
bad served term in Jail, and since his re-
lease he had been unable to get employ
ment."
when did you get out?" Judge Kimball
asked.
Three or four months ago." was the
young mans response.
Where do you belong?"
Il was raised on Capitol Hill, but I've
been up town for couple of years.
Have you any friends?''
None whatever"
You appear to be a strong and active
young man. the judge told him; why
don't you go to work? %
Il have the misfortune Of getting drunk -
was his answer
said to the policeman last night but this
morning he said he did not care to go down.
IF You will take my personal bonds.'' he
said, 'In straighten out and look for
Job
His personal bonds were taken, and he
was released.
Was Quickly Picked Up.
Another person tried as an alleged va
grant was a colored boy named James
Sayles, who was arrested before he had
reached the city.
Il saw him coming in on the railroad
track" Policeman Bryarly said. He was
q stranger, and as he could give no good
account of himself | arrested him.
why did you come here?" James was
asked
Just going home" he answered. "I live
down in Virginia, but I've been over to Bal
timore."
How long have You been on the road?"
six months"
The boy was sent down for ten days, and
the judge advised him to go home at the
expiration of the sentence.