Evening star., 1900-04-25
AT THE HEAD OF THE LIST
COLORED WOMEN As vAGRANTS II
JUDGE sCOTT's COURT.
offender Given Time to Get Rad Taste
Out of His MoutIi-Other
Cases

S0phie Cross and Susie Reynolds, colOfed
were leaders in the procession in Judge
Scott's court this morning. They answered
guilty when arraigued on charge of
Eagrarcy.
sophie Cross" said the woman's coun-
sci. has promised To leave the city. and
the prosecuting attorney has agreed to her
release on her personal bonds
When are you going to leave the city,
Judge Scott ASKED the woman.
"As soon as 1 can she answered.
"And when is that
when the train goes"
''She is going to return to her home in
Baltimore. her counsel told the court.
III give her until o'clock today to
keep her PROMISE the judge said, and
Sarah gave her personal bonds.
What about SUSIE the court asked.
''She's a persistent violator Of the law,
Policeman Purks said, land last night 1
arrested her on 1872 street"
Il don't live there the woman said; Il
have a home on 18th street.
The judge told her she should have taken
the officers advice. The penalty imposed
was $40 fine or thirty days on the farm
Time to Sober Up.
I'll give you a few days to sober up and
get the bad taste out of your mouth the
judge told Thomas Lally, who was tried
on a charge OF drunkenness.
Il found him on ~ street last night beg
ging for cigarettes and whisky" Policeman
Cornwell said. Hes been repeatedly
drunk for about week
Judge, your honor, I'm a working man."
said Lally.
You are not charged with working in
terrupted the court Lal1y admitted he
had been drinking. and said he wanted to
go to Baltimore to work. He will go to
the farm
Wanted Home.
Guilty was the plea of Francis Lee,
coIored man. who surrendered to Police
man Flynn this morning, and said he
wanted to go down.
Il have no home" said the unfortunate
man. who was formerly a resident of
Georgetown and who has been arrested
several times for selling oleomargarine and
unwhoIesome food.
Have you anything to Say?" the prisoner
was asked.
Nothing" was his answer.
Judge Scott gave him home for two
months
A1die Lucas, colored. was elected from
the house of friend in Chinatown about
i o'clock this morning. Judge Scott per-
mitted her to remain in court until the
time of adjournment.
She loud ard profane.' Policeman
Sautmyer said. and when placed her un-
der arrest she was about to break open
the door of the house from which she had
been elected
Il don't curse said Addic. and the po-
NCeman didn't hear me saying anything
bad
Addie was told that home was the place
fOr her al l O'Clock in the morning and
s. fine or fifteen days on the farm was the
penalty.
Charge Sustained.
Charlotte Harris Laurs, Harris, and Cas-
sic Thomas Georgetown colored women,
were in the dock alleged vagrants. 1t
was the complaint of the police that the
women indulge in too much strong drink
ard spend TOO much of their time about
the streets.
Two of them had bucket of beer last
night when they were arrested" said one
of the officers.
Il didn't do a thing said Charlotte
Harris, but the policeman arrested me
for taking my sister 4 box of snuff.
Further evidence was heard and the wo-
men were fined so each. the equivalent be
ing thirty days the farm.