The Washington times., 1901-12-26
CHRISTMAS GRIST
IN POLICE COURT
FRUITS OF HOLIDAY ABANDON.
Overflow of NuIctide Feeling
Brought Many Offenders 10
the PoIiccnru's Net
Strangers in Court.

The jollity and, free-and- easy going
crowds on the downtown streets Christ
mas Eve fgsed yesterday before Judge
Kimhall in the Police Court, when a
string OF minor offenders paraded before
the bench for Judgment and sentence
The charges against the majority of
them were such as might have bren ex-
! pected during The holiday season, Heing
! principally slight sprains of the District
! regulations, so TO speak. few OF which
were actually broken
! Refused to Picl. IN Broken CLASS.
Warren Halley is a well-dressed. re-
| spc1;able looking man, about thirty FIVE
, years OF age. and The policeman testified
, that he dropped quart bottle on Ninth
Street that It was smashed. and Mr..
Hadley refused TO pick up The pieces The
policeman minated that Nr Hadley was
not entirely himself but would not say
what the bottle contained
Nj Iiadley admitted dropping the bot
tie and declining to pick up the broken
glass declaring that ii would have taken
him day to scTape II together, but
he refuted the iGtimation that he was in
toxicated.
He was fined So.
Said Pistol Was for Defence.
This young fellow was drunk and
noisy in Georgetown last night and ar
rested him. when took him TO the
station We found cooked pistol on him.
policeman told Judge Kiinbal in the
Police Court yesterday when Don Carter
colored. was arraigned on two charges,
disorderiy conduct and CARRYING CON
cealed weapon.
What did you have that pistol for?''
asked his honor.
I'm scared OF footpads." was Carers
reply. Il live in the country and was
tackled once while coming To Town SO
/ thought I'd be ready for business If
I.the thing happened again.
1T will cost you $50. We don't have
walking arsenals in Wa shington. You
must also be orderly when you come here
Your conduct last night will cost you s.
more, seid his honor
Carter WI serve four months in jail
and fifteen days in the workhouse II he
fails to pay.
Threatened His sisters Life.
How did this man get that black eyer"
Judge Himball asked policeman yester-
day when Eugene wilkins, colored. about
twenty-five years Of age was in court
charged with disorderiy conduct and as
sault. wilkins had a Patch on the side
of his head, and one of his eyes was
bruised and so badly swollen that he
could hardly see
Il hit him." was he officers reply;
explaining that wilkins was drunk last
night and threatening to whip his sister.
expressed an intention to slice him UP II
he touched him
The father OF wilkins testified that his
son was drunk. and that be sent for the
policeman to quiet him. but denied that
the young man had a razor. as did the
defendant
wilkins was fined SIS with the alterna-
tive Of serving forty-ive days in the
workhouse.
smiths Money Disappeared.
Mamie Christmas and Edna Davis. col
orod. are prisoners at The New Jersey
Avenue police station on suspicion Of
having defrauaed Jefe-son smith. Of Fair
fax. Va, also colored, CT considerable
sum Of money. They we're arrested at an
early hour yesterday by Sergeant Goss
ANA Policemen Mullen and Vermillian
smith brought to Washington the aggre-
gate Of his earnings as a miner in West
Virginia, and. presumably. started out 10
see the town with the Two womeo. after
ward being found IN 50 stupid condition
as to he unable for some time 10 give
the officers any Information concerning (
his experience The two women viii be |
tried today in the Police cou't. IN al 1
probability.