The evening times., 1900-04-17
IN THE POLICE COURTS.
The DniIy Grind before the TIVE
Judges.

Judges.
When Judge Scott convened the lower
branch Of the Police Court this morning be
was greeted by an unusual number Of
prisoners. the majority Of them being col
ored. Too much emancipation celebra-
tion." -" was the lac0uic suggestion Of Bail.C
Kendig as he sized up the batch Of 0feu-
ders. The usual number Of old offenders
helped TO crowd the dock Among the
latter was John N8}oney who entered "a
plea Of guilty 10 a charge Of vagrancy and
informed the court that he had done moth
ING more than curse and swear while
drunk and disorderly- MaIOuey was sent
down for fifteen days
Kansas Stewart colored. denied that she
had been guilty Of disorderIy conduct as
charged hut was ordered TO pay a fine OF
s.. or spend fifteen days in the work house
Gene Butler. Lydia Butler and Ida
Gray. all c0lored. were arraigued for al
legged dis0rderly conduct. The Gray wO-
man was discharged and Gene and Lydia
Butler sentenced 10 serve fifteen days each
iu the work house in default Of fines Of s..
Edward Scott entered plea of guilty to
a charge Of being drunk and disOrderly.
He was fined S5.
Liza Fletcher. colored. graciously accept
ed the alternative of fifteen days in the
work house in default Of a fine Of s. i'm
posed for alleged disorderly conduct
Timothy Hurley was fined s. because it
was alleged he was a vagrant. He denied
the charge. but when sentenced asked the
court to give him until Saturday to pay the
fine Judge Scott replied that he did not
keep books and sent Hurley to tai. for
fifteen days
Lottie Curtis. colored. was charged with
disOIierly conduct. She entered a plea o.
not guilty and mistaken identity. She va
ordered TO pay a fine Of s. % 90 10 ial'
for fifteen days.
Arthur Williams colored. and Benjamin
Wight. a Cuban. were charged with va
srancy. Wright stated that while he was
out Of work he was endeavorinS 20 find it..
He stated that he left Cuba because he
could not get more than 60 cents per day.
He was sent down for fifteen davs. VII
liams established the fact that he had en,-
plOyment in Alexandria and was released
on his personal bonds.
Isaiah Redmond and his wife. Annie
I were charged with being drunk and dis
/ orderly and cursing and swearing in the
4 street. 1t developed from the testimony
/ that she had been assaulted by her hus-
| band and that she pursued him calling
/ murder when ne ran away. Her cries. she
/ said. attracted the police and a milkman
| who questioned her as to the cause OF her
/ shouting She said her arrest followed
| without cause. Redmond in his behalf de-
| MED that he had assaulted his wife. He
was ordered TO pay a fine of so or serve
/ thirty days. while his wife was given the
/ usual sentence, in default OF payment of a
/ fine of -.
William White. Charles Brown. Pink
/ Sheler, Edward Harvey, and William
/ Smith. all colOred. were charged by Po-
! Iiceman McTaggart with yagrancy. Al
! entered pleas Of not guilty and claimed tc
! be on their way to PiJtsburg in search Oi
| work. White. who acted as spokesman
/ told Judge Scott that he and the Others
/ had recently been discharged by a con-
! tractor who had completed a job. The mel
I were all released