The times., 1899-12-28
S. Kann, SOns& Co., Hs9tet Elslltt' asp space.
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IN THE POLICE COURT.
A Long Line Of Petty Offenders Plead
TO Charges.


Robert Lane, colored. was arraigued- in
the Police Court yesterday. He was
charged with being an habitual drunkard,
and a person OF bad reputation. A SEN
tence Of fifteen days in the workhouse was
imposed.
Edward Van Buren, a young man. plead
e guilty OF vsgrsney. He admitted hav-
ing led the life Of tramp for six months.
ard stated that when arrested ne was on
his way South TO spend the winter. He
viii be allowed ia proceed when his sixty
days sentence 10 The wcrkhouse has ex-
pired
William Grievez, aged fifteen years, OF
Newark, n J., was srraigned on a charge
Of vagrancy. The boy and his uncle,
Charles Cole, were arrested in q cheap
lodging house in Street northwest Tues
day night They had been seen for several
days previous 10 their arrest IN the neigh
borhood OF Pennsylvania Avenue and
Third Street northwest. and as they had
no visible means OF support the police
came to the conclusion that they were or
dlnery vagrants, and arrested them. When
they were found By the police in the lodg-
ing house Cole was under the influence Of
liquor and the youth had also imbibed
freely.
Judge KiubsIl asked young Greives a
number C questions concerning his life
which were answered IN z straightforward
manner. he said that his home was in
Newark, y. J., and that his parents had
died more than & year ago. Having no
home he Joined his uncle and since then
they had visited many cities, but had never
attempted 70 secure work for any length
O. time, as they had always managed TO
find q comfortable place 10 sleep and
something 70 cat. be expressed himself
Rg heartily tired OF the life he had been
leading, and said he would like 10 so to
Hobokens where he claimed 10 nave &
sister.
Agent Massey, OF the Prisoners Aid So
ciety, was asked 10 take charge Of the
youth lie will be sent 20 his sister as
EoOn as her consent has been gained.
Charles Cole, the uncle Of the boy, was sent
20 the EoTkhouse for fifteen days
Louie KeDetsh a small boy, who gave
his age as twelve years, and mis- residence
zs 3S5 Monroe Street, Philadelphia, waa
charged with Ysgrancy. He appeared 10
consider bis situation q joke He inform
ed the court that he had recently escaped
from the reform school a. West Chester,
Pa. where he had been placed by his
father. and was now OF a sightseeing tour
o. the country. Judge Kimball ordered
that the father be communicated with,
and IL the mean time that the boy be
held
Carrying a deadly weapon Wss the
charge preferred against Fred Washing
ton, coiored. before Judge Scott. The de-
fendant denied the charge number Of
witnesses testified to his previous good
character, but be was convicted One wit
ness testified that he saw Washington draw
s revolver from his pocket on the night
OF December 16. at the corner Of Seventh
and r Streets northwest He was or
dered 10 pay q fine o. $50 or go TO jail
for four months.
Mildred Gilmore. colored. appeared as
complainant against Robert Pebbles. also
cOiored. She accused him OF stealing a
watch valued at SIS, and a pocketbook
valued at 81 A nDe OF $50 or ninety days
n jsil was imposed.