Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-21
OFFICERS AFTER FAkIRS
Migrants, Suspicious Characters, Freight
Jumpers, All Treated Alike.
The Man Who Claimed to Have Lost
Arm-POIicc "Had Him
Dead"

clear the streets of alleged Migrants and
suspicious characters has resulted in the
arrest of number of people. Many famil-
lar faces have disappeared from low drink
ing places. A number of men who have
been seen about the business streets hold
ing up" pedestrians are also among the
missing. They are spending the holt
iday season on the farm and some of
them Will remain until warm weather,
Freight jumpers are also being picked
up, and tramps are not permitted to spend
their time the streets. At Bcnning yes
terday Policemen Creagh and Russell
picked up three men and made them ac-
count for their presence in the District.
Samuel Kelson. Thomas OConnor and
Peter DOnnelly Were the names they gave
and vagrancy was the charge upon which
they We're arraiened in Judge kimballs
court this morning.
Il suppose l must be guilty was the
plea of O'Connor. Il have home on the
Hudson river he said. but L thought 1
might coe this way and get work
'There'l soon be work on the Hudson
cutting Ice Judge kimball tod him. The
sentence was two weeks on the farm.
Sam kelSan is a young colored man who
says him home is in Richmond. According
to his story he walked here from the Ches-
apeake bay, where he was put ashore by
oyster dredgers.
IOSl my JOD III New Ofk several weeks
ago. he said. and | paid my fare to Phil
adelphia. FROM there | Went to Baltimore
on boat and
And came here on a freight?'' inter
rupted the judge.
No. indeed answered the prisoner Il
walked all the way. While / was in Balti-
more a man .teched' me for what coin 1
had and then put me on an oyster boat
When l got down there they thought 1
couldn't do enough work, and I was put
ashore"
He promised to start for Richmond imme-
diately, and the court released him on his
personal bonds.
Donnelly also made good showing. and
was given an opportunity to go to Newport
News.
"One-Arm Fake"
Harry Cody was the name of a young
man who was given the limit of the law
six months on the farm.
Policeman Doyle related a conversation
he had with Cody. to whom he referred as
a ''one-arm fake"
Cody pretended he had but one arm, and
the officer found him on Market space SELL
ing cards, on which was printed:
GOOD LUCK
To the Purchaser of This Card
CRIPPLE'S PLEA.
Remember the Poor and Needy.
God loveth a cheerful giver
For sweet will be their reward;
He that giveth to the poor,
Lendeth to the Lord
In buying this poem from me
You don't help me alone;
But an invalid mother and sister
And humble little home.
Live and let live. Give what you can"
When the officer found the man was not
a cripple he arrested him.
You've caught me dead remarked the
prisoner. land i have nothing to say
Previous to his arrest he stated that he
lost his arm in a railroad wreck
'.Hoiding Up" People.
John C. MCKEE. another stranger in the
city, entered a plea of guilty.
Il found him on 7th street last night
holding up people,
Two months on the farm was the SEN
terce.
Charles Deiner, stranger, who reached
the city yesterday afternoon and was found
in Stanton Park. pleaded not guilty to a
charge of vagrancy. He had come on a
freight train, and his alleged suspicious ac-
tons caused his arrest.
What have you to say?" the prisoner
was asked.
Nothing" was the response.
where's your home?
Il have nothing to say"
He did say, however, that this was his
destination and he intended to remain here
a while.
You'll remain fifteen days. the judge
remarked. and the stranger went down.
Thomas j. Brennan held up Policeman
Mudd yesterday for the price Of a meal.
The officer was in citizens clothes and he
arrested the beggar.
I'm guilty. was his plea.
Judge Kimball gave him two months on
the farm.