Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-11
BEFORE THE POLICE COURT
Array of Defendants Whose Offsnses Were
Detailed by Police.
whisky Figures in Most Cases as the
ImpelIinH Cause for Infrac-
ton of Law.

John Sheedy Of Jackson street northeast
was the first person to face Judge kimball
today. Officer Lynch said that despite the
fact that Sheedy is the father Of four chill
dren, now motherless, the defendant had
been on drunk for two weeks. Sheedy
admitted that he had been drunk once or
twice, recently. and the court imposed
fine of $40. The amount was not paid and
Sheedy went down to the farm for thirty
days.
Officer Narrower charged James Blaisdell
with being a vagrant and acting in an OBJ
jectionable manner on the Bladensburg
read. The officer went on to tell the court
that Blasdel had been intoxicated on
many occasions lately.
II have been drunk but three times in six
MONTHS the defendant interrupted to say.
How old are you?" Judge Kimball asked
the prisoner.
"Twenty-one.'
Drunk three times in six months What
do you expect to be at the age of forty?
Why: before that time you will be in
drunkardS grave, If you don't reform,
Judge kimbal responded
Continuing, the judge said he felt 1t to be
his duty to do what he could to make
Blaisdell stop drinking liquor and fined him
SO. This was not paid and the young man
went down for thirty days
Prefers Cheap Fare.
-AltnouSn having q SoOQ nome III the
northwest section of the city. Benjamin
Smallwood, colorcd youth, admitted that
he preferred to spend his nights at scent
lodging house in Louise alley. Judge KIM
ball. after remarking that such conduct on
a boys part was very reprehenSible, i'm
posed a fine of 50 The defendant did not
pay and, of course, had to go down to the
farm.
William Blackwell has been on a drunk
for six weeks, during which time he has
not drawn sober breath Officer T. T.
Lynch told Judge Kimbail today. He
and talking to himself" Blackwell could
not make good defense, and the court
adjudged him guilty. The penalty was
so or thirty days, and the defendant chose
the latter alternative.
without a Home.
Charles Ward was found lying in a door
way of a house on H street northeast last
evening He was awakened by an officer.
TO whom he said he had no home. The
policeman took him to the station and
when today Judge Kimball was informed
of all the circumstances he decided to pro-
vide a resting place for the unfortunate
man for the next thirty days. For that
period, therefore, he will stop at the work
house.
Daniel Hall, an elderly man. was picked
up from the street in an intoxicated con-
dtt1on last evening. and today was charged
btioit JuuSS WIFI DelNS an ndDll-
ual drunkard. When asked for an explana-
ton by the court. Hall announced that for
nine months past he had been an inmate
of the almshouse and was released from
there at ) pm. yesterday. He came to the
city he said, and tried to collect the rent
on a little house which he owns but was
disappointed. This discouraged him, and
he took a drink of liquor, which went to
his head.
Hall pleaded hard to be released, but the
court said that he had no business to get
drunk and committed him to the work
house for fifteen days.
Liquor and Quinlne.
William Chase was charged with using
profane language and being drunk on a
street car on Pennsylvania avenue south
east yesterday The officer who made the
arrest said Chase was so drunk when taken
into custody that he threw the contents Of
bucket of beer on him. The defendant
said II he threw anything on the officer
II was cider. which had been prescribed by
physician for his wife The same doctor
had, he said, told him he ought to take
some liquor and quinine for malaria, from
which he was suffering
At this point Judge Kimball informed
Chase that he took no stock in the liquor
and quinine story, and he would have to
impose a penalty.
IF you lock me up" Chase pleaded, my
little children will suffer for bread" The
court decided to have further investigation
made as to the truth of the story about
the children and continued the case.