Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-20
EFFECTS OF THE SHOW
Boys and Girls" Behave Themselves While
1t is in Town.
Small List of Offenders in Police
Court as a Result-Penal-
ties Imposed.

the police list and saw only twenty-one
names registered. When there is such an
attraction as Buffalo Bill and his rough
riders added the big policeman, 1.-The boys
and girls endeavor to behave themselves.
Even if they haven't the price of the show,
they can mingle in the crowd and get a
glass of sea foam or few peanuts and
then tell their friends all about it.
When the policeman went through the
cell room to see to the feeding of the pris-
oners, one of the unfortuEates, a little col
ored man, asked the officer if he thought
there was any possibility of his getting off.
Il wants ter see de show, he said, "anC
if you kia 'Suade de jedge to 'scuse dis
time I'll go down double de next time what
de cop catches me-
You better not say cop when you get In
court" the policeman advised him. IF
there's one thing aove all others that the
judge dislikes it is for a prisoner or wit
ness to use disrespectful language"
Den, Mr.. Flynn" said the little old man,
I'm jess say guilty and pend on you git
tin out, so l kin see dem dar rough
riders
he was asked.
cause Use veteran of de late war, and
when de Spaniards got ter kickin over in
Cuba l wanted ter go. but Uncle Sam
headquarters 'clared / was too old. If he
could "a looked at me an q musket to-
gether, he'd "a said Yes but he want
'clined to give me no chance. Now. if l
could see de rough riders I'd die happy"
Aged Defendant.
James Bailey, well advanced in years
was the first prisoner to appear for trial
when court convened.
Guilty" was the plea of the aged de-
PENDANT but 1 want to say word"
This old man came to me last night"
said Policeman Brennan, land asked me
TO have him sent down. He said he had
no home
Il guess that's so,'' said the defendant.
Il was intoxicated, and 1 guess l don't
know just what l said, but l have home
at my daughters
How old are you?" Judge Kfmball asked
''Eighty-one years. was his answer.
"Eghty-one years old and drunk re-
marked the court. This is the first time
have ever seen man of your age who
got intoxicated.''
The judge directed the clerk to change his
plea, and the aged defendant was dis
charged.
Veteran in Distress.
Patrick O'Nein, veteran of the late war
as well as of the Police Court, was in line
as a vagrant because of his intemperance.
Pat was drunk yesterday, as usual"
the court was told.
His condition was something frightful.
He wore an old suit of blue clothes, but no
top shirt, and the judge discovered that he
was very much in need of a bath,
m not drunk all the time, amt" said
Patrick, but l do get full sometimes"
When did you get out?"
Six or eight months ago"
You will have to go down for sixty
days"
Asked Only for Coffee.
Thomas Berkeley, an elderly resident of
plead guilty to a charge of vagrancy.
I'm admit that l asked for d cup of cot
fee he said, but that's ALL
Policeman Tyser told of having arrested
Berkeley early this morning
He was under the influence of liquor"
the officer said, land 1 saw him begging
from door to door"
man is now under bond in a former case
Had you been drinking when the officer
arrested you?' the court asked.
Il had two or three drinks this morning"
he answered, and four or five yesterday
IN have to fine you S10,' the court told
him.
Then I'm very sorry Berkeley re-
marked.
Let whisky alone and there will be no
occasion for SORROW
In case he fails to pay he will serve
thirty days the farm.
Simon Was Disorderly.
colored man named Simon Books was
before the court on a charge of disorderly
conduct. He was arrested near 9th and F.
streets yesterday by Special Policeman
Owens. Books. who lives in the country,
dressed himself in his Sunday clothes yes
terday and came here on a short visit
He was drunk when 1 saw him on F
street yesterday" the officer told the
lSourt- Il saw him taking off his hat and
shouting
What was the trouble, Simon?" asked
Judge kimball, who recognized him as hay
ing been in court before.
was on F street talking to some
friends, he answered. "One of them asked
me the sentiments of the colored people of
the county about President Mckinley. l
told him the people in the country had no
time to bother about politics: thar I was
OF the Booker Washington theory and
But why did you swear2" the court in
terrupted. "
He had no recollection of having done
this. Noh'e
Judge Kimball released Rocks uban be
was in court before, but this time he said
ne would have to inflict a penalty. A fine
of So was imposed.
sundry Offenses Charged.
Sanderson Summers cOlOred, claiming to
De much abused man, denied that he had
been disorderly in Prather's alley He said
he had been assaulted and his face showed
that he could not be mistaken about the
treatment he had received
Take his personal bonds,'' the court
ordered
John Freeman. colored. former resident
of Charles county, was accused of yagran-
cy- The ofense charged, the judge said
was disorderiy, and the case was dis
missed.
Maggie Jenkins. colored. protested that
she had done nothing wrong
a man threw a pie at me- she said
and | threw il back at him"
In consideration of the loss of the pie
the girls personal bonds We're taken. In a
case of disorderly against her the penalty
was a fine of 81 or fifteen days
jamie Ross and Eliza Cant talked So loud
in Willow Tree alley that Policeman Sand
ford arrested them. They Were fined s.
each.