Evening star., 1901-03-04
NIGHT SESSION OF COURT
POLICE JUDGES 0EEAR THE CELLS
OF OFFENDERS.


Saturday nights session Of the Police
Court was not as popular as are the oay
sessions, for the occupants OF the oenches
in the court rooms did not much more unan
outnumber those whov were In the COCK.
Judges Kimbafl and .sScott were ON the
bench, and the clerks were In their places
as usual Prosecuting Attorney MulioWny
was delayed on his way to court. he Is
member of several inaugural committees
and as such he has taken the pollcemah
oath and wears the insignia OF once, al:
though his name will not appear on rie
pay roll at the ned of the month II is re-
lated by his friends that he appeareu On
Pennsylvania avenue shortly after olnner
and did patrol duty, hoping ne Woui4 pe
able to make case and recore' 80
stated that before he reached court ne met
a friend and offered to arrest him. put tne
latter declined to submit, although cue
promise of d nolle pros. is said 10 nave peeh
made. -
Finally the prosecutor reached courtwith-
out an arrest to his credit, and tomorrow ne
will have to surrender his police authorlty.
Nearly a dozen men who had peen ar
rested were either released or COMMITTEE
and the police stations were ohuS einptieo "
make room for other victims.
Jupiter Small, colored victim or aico-
hol, was in the tolls and although ne maae
the plea that his condition was the resuit
of taking medicine Judge kimball coulu
not see his way clear to excuse MIN.
Il have the grip and the doctor told me
to take whisky and quinine, the colofeu
man said. Il took the medicine ana
didn't know where L was when got ar
rested"
Pm afraid it was the whisky and not the
quinne that you wanted, the Judge Loiu
him. "Quinine is a good medicine, pul
whisky does not improve its effect
Five dollars was the amount Of penalty
imposed.
Trio of Strangers.
William II. Johnson, John McClosky ana
Edward Dougherty, strangers In the CITY,
were accused of being vagrants because
they were found without visible means OF
I'VE are on our way to Richmond said
McClosky, speaking for himself ana ms
friend, Dougherty.
For what?" he was asked.
ITO work in a locomotive Shop.
Johnson, who was deaf made plea that
he did not intend to stay here but ne dld
want to witness the inaugural ceremonies
before his departure.
when you want to witness any cere-
monies in this city," the court told him,
you will have to come under entirely diff
ferent conditions"
Four days on the farm was the sentence
of the trio.
Alexander BARRIERS arrest, trial, convic-
ton and sentence were completed In about
twenty minutes. He met a farmer on Tth
street and the conduct of the two showed a
disposition to sever their friendship. So dis
orderly did Barber. become that a police
man arrested him. Judge Kimball fined him
s..
Charles Williams, ST anger here, who
has been making the Ger raj Union Mission
his headquarters, was before the court on
| charges of disorderly conduct and assault.
HE staggered from the cellar Of the
mission colored man informed the court.
land because I asked why he knocked
against me he struck me-
Williams was unable to give satisfac-
| tory explanation Of his conduct and fines
| were imposed aggregafing 500, with the al
| tentative of two months behind the bars.
| Several other minor cases were disposed
| Of and court adjourned