Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-23
IN THE LOWER BRANCH
DEFENDANTS ARRAIGNED Be
FORE JUDGE BUNDY TODAY.
Lone Visitor Elected From the Court
After Being Warned-Penalties
for 0ffenses.

| ing" remarked one of the officers In at
| tendance in the District or lower branch
| of the Police Court. TITS only called
| Tower branch he explained, because the
sessions are held on the lower floor. The
District Court should be called the upper
court
why are there so many prisoners in
court every day." the officer was asked
It's a case of new broom sweeping
| WELL was his answer. You see, there's
new judge on the bench, and the police
men like to have cases before him. While
he is on the bench they are paying more
| attention to vags and to the violators of
| the municipal ordinances"
| Policeman Flynn entered court shortly
| before the hour of assembling and gave
notice that only witnesses would be per-
mitted to occupy seats in the audience.
The only person in the court room who
admitted he was not witness was
| young colored man.
Il just want to hear few cases." he
| said land then I'm going.
Il guess you'll stand not upon the order
! of your going the big policeman told him,
and if you come around too often I'm
afraid you will get job whitewashing for
Mr. Stoutenburgh."
About the time the young colored man
disappeared Bailiff Graham gave three raps
! on the door of the judges room and Judge
Bundy soon appeared ready for business.
The First Case
! The business of the day was started by
the trial of John Phillips on a charge IF
disorderly conduct in Mrs. Molie Levy's
| store. No 211 Pennsylvania avenue
Mr. Phillips came to my store drunk"
declared Mrs Levy, land he used all
| kinds of bad language. When 1 asked him
| to keep quiet and go out he became worse"
Where does he Hve?" the court in
quired.
cover my store NIrc Te,-v apsvere1
land he don't pay any rent"
| Il only owe her for this week. Phillips
said. He denied that he had used profane
! or abusive language, and complained that
! somebody had turned on the gas in his
| room.
A fine of s. was imposed. and his col
lateral was applied to the payment of the
| judgment.
! Georgetown was represented in the pro-
| cesSon by man whose name was recorded
! as Timothy Cohen. He was charged under
| the vagrancy law with having been ntoxi-
| Gated on Canal street an unusually large
| number of times recently.
| His Stepddughter came to the station
| and complained that Cohen was drunk in
/ the house, and smashing furniture
! Policeman Moffett stated. I've seen him
| drunk about six times during the past two
| weeks"
What kind of work does he do?" the Of
ficer was asked.
Il think he does not do much work of
| any kind was the officers answer
) a X,
! Policeman Hall Informed the court
| There's a saloon around the corner from
his house and the can goes there almost
! every hour"
The charge is vagrancy." the court re-
marked. land l can't hold the defendant
under this proof The defendant is dis
charged.
This is an ordinary case" Judge Bundy
was informed, when William Medley had
answered guilty to a charge of cruelty.
| The usual penalty" said the court. Five
| dollars or fifteen days
Annie Foley, an elderly woman who has
spent several years on the farm. was in
the tolls. The charge against her was dis
orderly conduct. Annie was surprised that
| 1T was not vagrancy and when arraigned
| she answered guilty
| Five dollars" said the court and the
| little woman stepped back.
Lulu Lucas and LYDIA Lucas, young co.,
ored girls. were disorderly on the Long
| bridge last night.
They had been aver,to Jackson City
earlier in the night, Policeman Curtis
stated, and their conduct was such that
Unless they, each pay 81 they will do
laundry work on the farm for two weeks.
| Henry Carry vast fined So because he dis
turbed the quiet Of Reeves street.
Fell Head First Into the River.
Edward Thomas who was in the process
sion, was glad he was alive and able to say
mot guilty" although he disputed the
| statement of Bicycle Sergeant Headley.
I Thomas was drunk last night declared
| the policeman land he fell into the river
head first. His head stuck in the mud, and
| he had to be rescued"
| II wasn't drunk and I didn't fall over
| board Thomas said. "A man lost his
! watch and Went in the river to recover it.
l was padding about in the water when the
! policeman came"
"Have you been here before?"
Yes, sir; but L wasn't drunk this time
Thomas was given the alternative of pay
| ing 50 or spending two weeks at the Hotel
| District of Columbia, the workhouse is
| called by many of its guests.
Thomas Lawrenceson appeared in the
| dock today for the first time. He had been
arrested on the Bladensburg road, and
| charged with vagrancy. A plea Of guilty
| was entered and a fine of $40 imposed.
Judge" said Policeman hewitt these
! women were in drunken fight
He was talking about Louisa Jackson
| Malinda Williams and Louisa Butler, col
| ored, who were in the dock The Jackson
| and Williams women were sent down for
sixty days in default of fine OF $50 while
Louisa Butler was fined 81, with two weeks
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