Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-27
IN POLICE COURT DOCK
Total of Forty-Two Defendants Faced the
Judge This Morning.
The First ~ Case of Threatened As
sauIt-AIIeged Eject of Nor
phin-Other Pleas.

The dock in the District branch of the
Police Court contained forty-two prisoners
when Judge Kimball took his seat on the
bench this morning.
The first to be arrafgned was Antonio
Banks. who was charged with disorderly
conduct On Armory place Officer Hayden.
who made the arrest, said the accused man
had pressed another man against a wall
and threatened him with assault
Banks denied that he had done anything
in violation Of law. but he admitted that
H. had been drinking, and in default of
payment OF a fine Of s. was committed to
the workhuuse for fifteen days.
james AIeCau,ey admitted beng disorder
" on 49, street northwest Saturday even
ing Judge Kimhan inquired if it
ordinary case. and was informed that 1t
vas. MCCauley seemed 10 be aware that
his class Of offenses called for a penalty of
g.. or fifteen days on the farm, and started
for the cell room before the court had an
HouuCed the decision.
John Trammell. a small colored boy. was
charged with throwing missiles on the
street Mrs. Mamie Kline, who was the
only witness. told Judge Kfmbaii that
Trammel broke her show window. a fine
of 81 was imposed, which was paid.
Said 1t Was Morphia.
Theodore Handy was released from the
workhOuse at / pm. Saturday. after serv-
ing six months sentence for vagrancy.
He was arrested about three hours later
and a charge of being drunk was made
against him.
Today in the Police Court Handy denied
in the most emphatic manner that he had
taken a drop of liquor for months. He
suffered, he said with in1ammatory rheu-
matism while in the workhouse. and just
before leaving there had morphia injected
into his arm, and claimed that this was
the reason he had acted as though he was
under the influence Of liquor.
Two witnesses Swore. however. that
Handy was so much intoxicated when
taken into custody that he fell against
several persons who were walking along
Pennsylvania avenue.
Judge KimbaT said he felt certain that
Handy was guilty Of the charge against
him, and committed him for fifteen days
unless in the meantime he pays s. fine.
Henson Reeder, Alexander Butler. Thos.
Wise and Clarence elliott, it alleged
by Officer BransUn. were guilty of disOr-
DERBY conduct on the Bowen road. Ac-
cording to the evidence Reeder was inno-
cent. and he was dismissed Butler forfeit
ed - and the others We're fined 81 each.
Wrong Side of street.
Casper MiddIedorf was charged with driv-
ing on the wrong side of r street and fast
driving and his son Fred was charged with
fast riding on the wrong side Of the street.
Officer Bode told the court that the father
and son appeared to be running race. and
that they were travelling at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour.
Mr. Middledorf said ne was guilty of
being on the wrong side of the street. but
NOT of fast driving. The boy also denied
the first accusation. The former was fined
SO for fast driving and s. for being the
wrong side Of the street and the son was
fined s.. The fines Were paid.
once in six months. Officer Blume told
Judge Kimball, Samuel Frazier, a Prince
Georges county, Md, farmer, comes to the
city and gets on a spree. This was his con-
ditiOn Saturday evening. il was claimed,
and IL was also alleged that he was beg
ging. Judge kimball decided that the evil
dence was not sufficient to convict, and dis
charged Frazier from custody.
George Thomas pleaded guilty Of being a
vagraut and Of having been repeatedly
drunk on the Bladensburg road. The &C
cused man has. according 10 the records,
served two terms in the wOrkhouse In the
present case the sentence was fine Of
$50 or sixty days in the Workh0Use.
Richard Grannis and Albert Smart were
convicted Of being engaged in a crap game
and each was fined s2@. Neither paid and |
both went down under commitment for |
sixty days
Violations of New Rule.
Sol. Davis. Charles Gerson. Abe Butter |
and Samuel Gordon, dealers In meat, were |
charged with hanging carcasses in front |
OF their respective places, which Is a vio- !
1at.Ou ot a new police regulation. Prosecutor |
Tugh suggested that as the men were the
first yi0Iators Of the new rule and were
probably not aware Of the existence of the
same. II they would plead guilty, their per-
sonaI bonds be taken. The defendants
agreed to this. and they promised Clerk
Harper under oath, not to repeat the
offense They We're dismissed from custody.
John Rankin was charged with disOrder.y
conduct early Sunday morning. Officer Os-
terman being the aCcuser. The policeman
asked that Raukins personal bonds be
taken. but the court said this could not
be done consistently, and imposed a fine
OF s., which was paid.
Harry II. Drayton, Horace Wells and
John Fl. West were charged by Policeman
ttange with being engaged in a game of
crap at the foot of 26th street northwest
yesterday, and DraytOn was also charged
with assaulting Thomas Barnett by knock
Ing him INTO sewer opening. Wells and
West denied the accusation and We're fined
Gp each DraytOn said he guilty of
playing crap. but not OF assault. West paid
his fine and Wells and Drayton were COM
mitted to the WorkhOuse. For his truthful
ness Drayton got off with $40 or thirty
days in the crap case. but was fined $40 for
the assault. HIS total sentence was ninety
days in prison.