The times., 1899-06-07
A DAY IN THE POLICE COURT.
Prisoners on Various Charges Ap
pear Before the Judges.


pear Before the Judges.
How can a man be drunk twice in one
day?" asked Edward Smith when charged
with being a vagrant in Judge Kimball's
court yesterday morning. Policeman Fen
nelly, of Georgetown, said he had seen the
man drunk on Thursday. Friday. Satur-
day. and Sunday, and that he got drunk
twice yesterday. His brother appeared in
his behalf and testified that while Edward
had been drunk all of the time stated in
the charge, he was not in such condition
as to do anyone harm. The man had not
had drink of whisky for twenty-four
hours, the witness stated.
"I don't care whether he drinks whisky.
beer, gin, rum. or wine. He gets drunk
and he ought not to do so, and you will
have to pay fine OF sl0.'' was the sentence
pronounced by the judge.
My husband came home drunk last
night, very drunk. and he Immediately
commenced to call me names. He was not
satisfied with what | gave him for dinner
and attempted to assault me- Bertha ST.
monds told the court. Simonds was
charged with disorderly conduct and as
sault and battery. and in his own behalf
said his wife had nothing prepared for his
dinner and then his brother-in-law took a
| hand and the defendant was severely ham
died. The court imposed a fine of So in
the disorderly case and $40 for assault and
battery.
George F. Pyles, dairyman in Harrison
| Street, Anacostia, was charged with main
tanning an unwholesome stable. Inspectors
| Butts and Conrad appeared for the Health
| Office and they told the court that the sta
BILE was the dirtiest place they had ever
seen Mr.. Pyles said he had received a
! notice and had tried to comply with the
regulations The COWS and horses are not
kept in the stable, but are simply fed
there twice a day. A fine of s. was i'm
posed
| Kate Clagett, Rosa Matthews. Kenson
Moore, Lucy West. Robert L. Grant, Har-
| vey Johnson, and Ollie Hunter. all charg-
ed with disorderly conduct. failed to re-
! spond when their names were called. Each
had deposited So collateral which was de-
clared forfeited.
Theodore Holbrook. President of the
Washington Brick Machine Company, was
brought into court by Agent Rabbit. of
the Humane Society, yesterday morning,
charged with cruelty to animals. Charles
Vincent testified that he saw wagon be-
longing to the Brick Company on Twenty
ninth Street northwest, near Q Street. and
saw the animals beaten and overloaded
| Mr. Holbrook testified that he saw that the
teams going to this place were given about
half the usual load and he knew that this
particular wagon was not overloaded
| Judge Kmball did not think Mr. Hol-
brook responsible and the case was dis
missed.
William Dabney, Ben Bunell. Richard
Jackson. Charles Benson. and George Rob-
erts did not have the necessary cash tC
pay for their admission to the Washington
St Louis baseball game yesterday after
noon so they tore a board from the fence
and went in. Policeman O'Dea saw the
loose beard and upon investigation foun(
the five boys In the park. They were ar
rested and told the policeman how th'
board was torn off. Judge Kimball de
livered a lecture to the boys and allowed
them to go home.
THE world is wide and there are plent!
of other girls in it," was the gist of Judg
Scott's remark when he lectured William
O'Meara for annoying Miss Carrie Hudlov
in persisting in his attention to her
OMeara visited Miss ludlow for TIVE
years and suddenly they disagreed and th
young lady secured another escort
O'Meara did not like this and frequentl!
met her with his rival on the streets wheI
he took occasion to annoy them both. Mis-
ludlow became tired of this sort of thin;
and swore out a warrant for O'Msara'
arrest Judge Scott gave the young maj
severe lecture and took his persona
bond to keep away from the girl.