The evening times., 1900-07-14
IN THE POLICE COURT.
of Fourteen Prisoners I'm the Doc
One Was White

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In striking contrast with the dock o
yesterday was that which confronted Judg,
Scott In the Police Court this morning
There was no such variety Of white ant
eolored, young and old, male and female
as on the previous day. On the contrary
with one exception, the fourteen prisoner.
OF this morning were eoloseA None OF
them was OF greater age thaa thirty year.
and nine OF them were women.
The only white prisoner in the dock was
John Clancy. The complainant against him
was Policeman Murphy and he alleged W.
grancy. Clancy denied that he was guilty
and after making a statement convinced
Judge Scott that there was a reasonable
doubt of his guilt. Clancy. of course, gor
on his personal bonds.
John w. Taylor, eolcred, entered a plea
Of not guilty to charge OF throwing mis-
siles- Policeman Ashton. ALLEGED. howey-
er, that Taylor threw stones in Warren
Street northeast thereby endangering pei
sons and property. The burden Of proof
was against Taylor and he was sent down
Tor fifteen days in default OF payment OF d
fine OF s..
DIsorderly conduct and profanity we're
charged against Mary Walker, co.ored. who
was arrested last night by Policeman
stewart The Walker woman settled all
doubt as TO her conduct by entering a plea
OF guilty She viii now soiouru al the
workhouse for thirty days.
James Graham. a colored huckster. was
the defendant to charge Of violating an
act OF the city council OF 1867. il was
Speclhcally alleged that Graham sold DO
tatoes by measure instead of by wei mt
Policeman Stohman made the allegation.
In default of payment OF fine Of g Gra-
nam vas sent down for six days.
The illustrious Fame OF Wade Hampton
was answered to by a colored man who
denied that he was guilty Of profanity and
disorderly conduct as alleged by Police
man ConHor. Hampton had the eervi. es
OF colored attorney to assist in the es-
tablishing Of his innocence and the result
was that the charge was dismissed
Hezekiah and Matte Elwood colored.
husband and wife were Jointly charged with
profanity and disorderly conduct. Police
man Ashton declared that the man as
saulted the woman and that both were so
profane and disOrderIy as to attract not
only his attention but that OF many per-
sons in the neighborhoOd. ElwOod en-
phatieaily denied the charges and his wife
corrOborated his statement in her defence.
The Elwood woman exhibited a battered
face, but claimed she struck il aga INST a
bailustrade pos. She denied that her hu,-
band struck her or that either he or she
was profane. The stories OF the defndants
favOrably impressed Judge Scott and he or
dered the charges dismissed anu the prfs-
oners erleased.
Ella Hall. cOlOred was also the defend
ant 10 charge OF disorderly conduct and
profanity. She was complained against BY
Policeman Martin and denied all the allie
cations he made against her. The denial
was not convincing one and Judge Scott
sent the woman TO the workhouse for thir-
ty days
Policeman Halser was the complainant
against julia Parker and Lulu Broa5us.
co!ored. who we're charged With vagrancy.
Both defendants defined the charge against
them, and sought TO establish. through The
medium OF counsel. that they had visible
means OF support, and were not idle and
disorderly persons ard persons Of evil life
and fame The endeavor was not success
ful. and Judge Scott imposed sentences Of
thirty days al the workhouse on each de-
fendant
John Newton and John Moore. colored
were charged by Policemen Tracy and
Vanderschoof. respectively. with vag-ancy.
The plea entered by each defendant WIS
guilty, and the sentence imposed on each
was ninety days.
In the case OF Moore, Judge Scott, at The
suggestion OF Policeman Vanderschoof
recommended medical attention