The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-08
IN THE POLICE COURT
Judge Mills Decides That Man
Need Not Wear a Coat.
The Defendant in the Case Pleads
Guilty of Profanity and Disorder
to the WsrkFouse for Fifteen
Days-Muny Prisoners Punished.

Judge Mills this morning rendered de-
cision affecting the mems shirt waist idea
which has recently become vogue. The
| occasion for the decision was a case against
James Wilson, who was accused OF pre-
family and disorderly conduct and appear
! ing on Tie street coatless.
According to Judge Mus there is 10 -aw
prohibiting man from appearing on the
street in his shirt sleeves and he 50 in
formed Policeman Peyton. who appeared
as the complainant against Wilson The
accused admitted that he had been Pre-
fame and disorderly, however and for that
offence was sent to the werkhouse for If
teen days.
Annie Foley. who has long been a ia
miliar figure in the Police Court, and who
spends the greater portion of her time at
the workhouse was before Judge Mills this
morning, charged with profanity and dis
orderly conduct. Policeman G. v Johnson
appeared as the complainant and had lit
tie difficulty in convincing Judge Mills that
the allegations made against the woman
were correct. A sentence of fifteen days in
the woTkhouse was imposed.
James and Josephine Smallwood, colored,
were charged by Policeman Herbert with
profanity and disorderly conduct. It was
alleged that they assembled on Four-an6l-a-
Half Street and INDUCED in considerable
disorder. The evidence was not sufficient
to establish the guilt of the accused and
Judge Mills ordered them released.
William Riddle entered a plea of guilty
when arraigned charged with profanity and
disorderly conduct. The complainant was
Policeman Cooney and he alleged that the
conduct of Riddle on Louisiana Avenue was
so disorderiy as to cause complaint to be
made by citizens. On default of payment
of a fine of So Riddle went down for If
teen days.
Not guilty" was the plea of Harry
Thornton when he was arraigned charged
by Policeman Evans with disorderIy con-
duct. The statements made by the de-
fendant and the policeman differed widely,
but the preponderanee of evidence was
against the former. He viii serve fifteen
days.
Policeman Evans was also the complain
AIT against Fred Brown, who was charged
with profanity and disorderly conduct AS
in the preceding case the statements of the
accused and the policeman varied. but this
time the defendant got the benefit of the
doubt Judge Mills ordered Brown re-
leased On his personal bonds not to repeat
the offence charged
George Reed could not substantiate his
plea of not guilty to charge of profanity
and disorderly conduct and was given ff-
teen days on the farm in default of pay
ment of fine OF s.. According to Police
man Hanover Reed was, with the aid of a
push cart, creating considerable disorder
and when arrested became profane.
William L. Hsdgkin. a former deputy
clerk in the Police Court, was arraigned,
charged with vagrancy After entering
plea Of not guilty, Hodgkins announced
that he had visible means of support and
enough meal tickets to enable him to eat
three times day for one week He then
promised to go North when the meal tick
cts gave out, and on that condition was re-
leased on his persanai hnras