The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-25
POLICE COURT TRIALS.
- Large Number of Prisoners Appear
Before Judge scott

JUICE ScOtI-
An unusually large number Of prisoners
were in the dock in the lower branch of
the Police Court when Judge Scott took
his seat on the bench this morning
The first prisoners arraigned were
Sophia Gross and Susie Reynolds. colored.
They were charged by Policeman Purks
with vagraney. Both entered pleas OF not
guilty and the Gross woman substsntiated
her plea. She was released on her per-
sonal reeognizanee, while the Reynolds
woman was sent TO the workhouse for
thirty days in default Of the payment OF a
fine OF 30
Francis Lee. eolored. answered guilty"
to charge OF vagrancy and Informed the
court that he was homeless and wanted
TO be sent down" Judge Scott aequieseed
and sent Lee 10 the workhouse f0i a So
journ OF sixty days
Disorderiy assembly. disorderly conduct.
and assault on Lawrence J. Quill were the
charges against Marcia Smith. cOlored. She
demanded jury trial and was committed
a default Of bond. Lawyer Kicks. who ap-
peared Tor the woman. attempted 10 in
duce her TO be tried by Judge Scott. but
the judge said the choice Of the defendant
h=d been made and should stand
Annie Lucas. coiored. charged with dis
orderly conduct denied that she was gull
" and informed the court that she had
been hl-treated and choked by policeman
Tor no cause whatever. Judge Scott stated
that the evidence Was against the prisoner
and sent her 20 the woTkhouse for thirty
DAYS
Thomas Lally denied that he had been
drunk for week As charged. bur admitted
that he had been drinking yesterday. He
declares that-he was regularly employed
and promised TO let drink alone II he were
given another chance Judge Scott heard
the evidence against Lally and said he
would give him a. short term in which %
get sober and get the bad taste out OF his
mouth Five dollars With the alternative
OF ten days in tie -workhouse was the re-
suit
Charlotte ard Laura Harris sisters. and
Cassie Thomas. all coI0red residents OF
Georgetown. were charged by Policeman
CorHwell with yagrancy Il was stated
that the women had been frequently seen
drunk about the streets and bore unssy-
DRY regulations. Each defendant in turn
denied the allegations and claimed 10 work
Tor living Attorney Mss. who appeared
for the defendants. consumed considerable
time in a vain effort TO save his clients
Judge Scott imposed the usual fne OF SO.
with the alternative CT thirty days II the
vorkhOuse in default in each case.
There was no evidence that Robert Do
zier, Daniel Harris. ard Eugene Green
colOred boys. threw stones in tae street
as charged, and Judge Scott ordered the
case against them dismissed
Cruelty 70 animals was the charge
against Abraham Patten. who. il was al
legged, worked a horse that was suffering
from the effects OF recent operation
Humane Oficer Rabbit was the complain
ant Pstten denied that il was crueI 10
work tie horse in question, and claimed
that he was simply exercising the animal
fine Of SO was imposed ard rad.
William Monkey answered not guilty
when arraigned on a charge CT disorderly
assembly and profanity He claimed that
he was arrested while sitting on an ice
wagon. doing nothing. Judge Scott asked
hoxiey if he would stay sober IL re-
leased. Getting an affirmative answer
Judge Scott ordered the man released On
his personal bonds
Lawrence Soles and Henry Naces for
feited their collateral when their names
were called 10 answer charges OF violating
police regulation. II was alleged that
the defendants had operated automobiles
in Connecticut and Massachusetts Avenues
at greater rate of speed than that pre-
seribed by law Policeman O'Brien. of the
Eighth precinct. arrested the alleged Of
tenders.
John Williams entered a plea OF not
guilty to charge of assault whea arraigE-
ed. on complaint Of Addie Brown. The
evidence convinced Judge Scott that an
assault had been committed and he ordered
WILLIAMS to serve 100 days in Jail in de-
fault OF payment of a fine