The evening times., 1900-05-30

Judge Scott presided in both branches Of
the Police Court this morning because Of
the absence OF Judge Kimball, who, as
commander Of Burnside Post. G. 4. R, par
ticipated in the Decoration Day exercises.
Judge Scott handled the prisoners in the
lower court first and then dispensed jus
tice in the cases Of the offenders against
the United States. Court convened at $50
o'clock in anticipation Of heavy dock,
which. however. did not materialize. The
few offenders were of the usual class. and
there was nothing in the proceedings to
break the routine monotony.
The first prisoner arraigned was Harvey
Taylor, colored. He was charged with
riding his bicycle at a rate Of speed greater
than that permitted by law. In default
Of payment Of a fine of so he was sent
to the workhousa for sixty days
John Edwards was charged with viOlat-
ing police regulation in that he permit
ted horse TO run at large He paid a
fine Of s. TO avoid serving six days in jail
Playing ball in the street was the Of
fence charged against Greenberry Howard
and Fred Anderson, small boys, who were
next arraigned. Each defendant was con-
yicted and ordered TO pay a fine of 81.
II was charged against James IOlllNeI
that he played crap Tolliver denied his
guilt. but could not convince Judge Scott
that he was innocent A fine of $40 was
imposed in default Of payment of which
Toiliver was ordered to spend sixty days
at the workhouse.
Noah Burke. charged with cruelty to an
imals. paid a fine of s..
Vagrancy was the charge against Luther
Brooks. He entered a plea of guilty. de-
clined to say anything more than that he
unintentiOnally committed an offence and
accepted a sentence of thirty days In the
work house in default Of payment Of a
fine Of SO.
John E. Mitchell pleaded an extenuating
circumstance when charged with begging
on the street He admitted that he was
guilty as charged, but claimed that neces-
sity forced him to do that against which
his pride rebelled. Judge Scott considered
the circumstances and imposed the small
fine of 50. Mitchell could not pay that
amount and went down for fifteen days.
In the upper court Frank Wright, col
ored, was charged with assaulting George
Chick. The evidence showed that the
complainant suffered an injury as the re-
suit of being struck with a stone thrown
by the defendant. In default Of payment
OF a fine of $40 Wright was Sent to Jail
for thirty days.
Carrie henderson, cOlOred. told Judge
Scott that she considered her life endan-
gered while Frank Diggs. also colored, was
at large. Diggs was charged with making
threats Of personal violence against the
Henderson woman. He denied that he was
guilty, but was ordered 10 give bond TO
keep the peace in the sum Of $500 or go TO
jail for sixty days.
Joseph Trusty, colored was the defend
ant to a charge of assault preferred by
Carrie Williams. also colored. Trusty
claimed that he was unjustly accused but
being unable TO pay a fine Of $40 was sen
fenced TO serve sixty days in Jail.
HOusebreaking and petit larceny were
the charges against Isaiah SmallwOOd when
he was arraigned. 1t was alleged that the
defendant forcibly entered the store of
Henry Z. Lurch and took SO in cash from
money drawer, and that later he stole
from Ella Hopewell household articles
valued at SO. In the housebreaking ease
Judge Scott ordered Smallwood held for
the action of the grand jury, and fixed the
bond at $1,e00. For the alleged thefts from
Mrs. Hopewell. Smallwood was ordered to
pay fine Of $40 or serve thirty days in
Jail.