The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-13
AVAGRAN'F FROM BOSTON
Astonishes a Bailiff by His Lam
guage in the Police Court.
Tells Him the Proper Way to Say
That IA Rolling stone Gathers No
MOss." Hut Gets Sentence OF
Sixty Days-Other Cases Disposed
of by Judge Mills This Morning.

Bailiff Kendig is recognized as something
of wit The first prisoner to be subjected
to the Iaeonic thrusts of the bailiff in the
police court this morning was William
Ross. The charge against him was va
gTancy and as he was arraigned Kendig
said, soto voce: "A rolling stone gathers
10 moss He then added that is a true
saying Much to the surprise and chagrin
of Kendig, Ross replied without the faint
est senblauce OF a smile:
Why do you not quote that aph3rism
correctly? AS we say it in Boston 1t Is,
Any pstrified formation endowed with a
rotary motion shows no affinity for the col
lection Of lichenous particles.
That Will co from you" said Kendig,
you are charged as 'vag- Are you
guilt yoT not guilty ?'
Ross answered not guilty. but the evil
dence was against him Policeman Gordon
declared that he found Ross begging at the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station. Ross
claimed that the only begging he did was
10 beg the policeman TO release him. Judge
Mills sent Ross to the workhouse for sixty
days in default Of bonds in the sum OF
see.
Belle Langston, colored, had the services
of coIored attorney 10 assist in sub
Stimulating her plea Of not guilty TO a
charge of profanity and disorderiy conduct
/ was alleged that the woman disturbed
the quiet of Cusick's Alley on July % by
her disorder and profane language Des-
pite the efforts of the colored attorney the
Langston woman went to the farm for nj
teen days.
Henry Ingram and George Dyer were
charged on the same information with FRO
family and disorderly conduct. The com
plainant appeared as Policeman Dyer. and
what he said about the accused was suf-
ficient to convince Judge Mills OF their
guilt In default OF payment Of fines of
So each the defendants will for period
of fifteen days assist Intendant Stouten-
buTgh in the care Of the workhouse and It's
grounds. After the case had been disposed
of il developed that Ingram was charged
in the upper court with having assaulted
Dyer. For that offence the defendant was
ordered 10 serve fifteen days in jail The
jail term takes precedence and will be
served first
When Policeman Evans took the stand
against John EIdTidse. colored, he alleged
an aggravated case of disorderly conduct
and profanity Eighth Street last night
EIdridge denied being guilty. and by his
contradictory statements made such an IN
favorable impression as TO bring upon him
self thirty days sentence.
Walter Sisco William WiDkler, and
James Butler were accused by Policemen
Smith and Fitt0n OF profanity and disor-
DERBY conduct. They are ordinary cases,
your honor" said the policemen. and Judge
Mills imposed the usual fifteen days so
journ at the Eastern Branch Mansion in
default of payment of fines OF s..
Martha Banks and Mary Williams, coll
oTed, were charged with profanity and dis
orderly conduct Policeman Gibson alleged
that the women were hard characters and
particularly Mary Williams. whose cen
duct last night was more repTehensible
than that Of her companion. Judge Mills
disposed of the cases by sending the VIII
liams woman down for thirty days and or
dering the Banks woman 10 keep her COM
pany Tor half the term.
Il IN not guilty said Webster Down
ing. an attenuated individual who was ar
raigned charged with '@Fsss=-@s'oa-, and
-.-ra.,I4 10 make a statement Ene
statement was in rebultal of all the allie
cations made by Policeman Cooper and
was not a convincing argument. Judge
Mills ordered Downing 10 give $50 bond or
go down for thirty days Downing went
down.
There were two charges against William
II. Dangler ard both were preferred b. Po-
liceman Bradley. He declared that Dang
Ter was guilty OF fast driving On Thirty
fifth Street Saturday evening, and added
that the accused became profane Ind dis
orderly when demonstrated with. For the
fast driving Judge NILS imposed me OF
$40. with the alternative of thirty days in
the Workhouse. and added d sentence of
fifteen days for the profanity and disOr-
Derby conduct.
Benjamin Kidd and William Stony were
arraigned on the complaint of Policeman
Lake who alleged the conducting of an IN,
licensed bar. According 10 Lake the de-
PENDANTS. on July and on divers other
days between that date and the date
charged in the information. were guilty OF
operating In South Washington what is
known as "speakeasy.' Both Kidd aud
Stony entered pleas of not guilty and de-
manded jury trials. They furnished bond
in the sum OF 81, GEO each for their appear
ance at future date.