Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-31
DEPENDS ON HANDOUTS
PRISONER AT POLICE COURT
VOLUNTEERS HIS VIEWS
Nothing Pleasant About Getting
Pinched-Dozen Prisoners Before
Bar of Justice.


y number OF parties who fell into the
hands of the police late yesterday and WHO
spent last night in 4 police station made
known to a Star reporter that h. lad
desire to appear in priQt.
Il want to I've interviewed. he said. but
| don't want my name to appear. l"H
see. l have to depend on handouts some
/ times. and when l get pnChcd have to *
/ before the judge. What the judge would
do To me If he knew l criticised his court
would be more than | would relish
Everybody knows there's nothing pleas
/ ant about getting locked up. beng taken 10
! court and sent to the worhhouse and there
/ are probably not many persons who know
! that the court end OF the deal is the worst
! In the police station a prisoner gets good
! treatment If he behaves himself. and he
does not even have to trouble himself
! drawing drinking water. y man IS there
! to wait on all the guests.
People who have never had the expert
| cnce might imagine that wOrkhouSe life
| would be the unpleasant feature OF the eN-
| perience. but it isn't, for a man VINO GOES
! out to work is given a striped suit and the
/ disguise IS complete | can tell you tidt
! "A man In a striped suit will seldom lie
recognized by his best friend.
/ But he added. the Police Court treat
! rnent is barbarous The men are crowded
into cells where the humidity IS great
/ enough to kill beast. and then at the
! opening of court they are nlarched mo t.ie
! dock and kept on eXhlb'toh from ~ NY
minutes to five hours. Its bad enough TOT
| a trivial offender to be sent To the work
| house but this matter of being mace TO
| appear like monkey in cage 70 pt
! viewed by the public, is matter calling
for reform work. The expenditure Of
dollar for cambria or cotton would remedy
| this evil, and end the matter OF hum!lla
! ton.
The Lineup in Court.
| Seven white men. four colored women
| and one colored man were candidates TOT
| Justice In Judge Kimbalrs court this morn
! ing. and they were on exhibition IN the
| dock from 93o o'clock until their cases
| were called
/ Clement Green. alias Samuel Redyford.
| colorea was the leader of the procession.
! 1t was his first time in the tolls, and MS
| counsel, Attorney Patterson, entered pea
| of not guilty for him when the clerk pre-
scented a charge of carrying concealed Wea-
| ponS.
| He left the revolver at my place. Sa-
! lOonkeeper Roach said. and called Tor IL
! Monday morning. He wrapped the car
| tridges in a piece OF paper. and also put
| paper about the weapon. before he left
I'm afraid of this man.. John Hill, col
ored told the court.
"Why?" inquired the court.
Because he went over to the Philip
| pines to fight and ever since he came BACK
| he's been threatening my life.
The defendant denied that he had carried
| the gun on a trip to Jackson City, and con-
WINGED the court that he merely carried the
weapon for the purpose of selling 1t; tie
! declared that he had carried 1t In his hand
The second hand dealer who purchased
the weapon appeared and told of the trans
action
Judge Kimball thought the mans actions
| hoo wit lin bo
! and discharged him.
| there came no response.
| The record showed that Harry had de-
| posted $40 collateral to answer a charge OF
having violated provision of the vagrancy
| law. He did not care to stand trial and his
money was forfeited.
Jack Tar's Confession.
I'm guilty all right was the plea Of
jack tar, named Henry L. WILDER who was
| accused of having used bad language in a
| tone that calculated to offend pedes-
trians and occupants of houses on Missouri
| avenue.
| 1t was shown to the satisfaction of the
| court that the language was used while the
sailor was trying to cause the arrest OF a
| man, who was described as "a moral
leper."
I'm only sorry you did not hold the
man." the court told him.
Judge Kimbaii said he realized that the
provocation was great and under the cir
| cumstances he did not feel that he would
be justified in imposing fine.
| edward Elliott, who resides on McIane
avenue southwest, is the owner of white
| foxterrier, which was the cause of Mr. Eli
| liott's appearance before Judge kimball
| To-Day Mary Deperini, n.ne years old. told
the court that while playing in the alley.
near her home. Mr.. Elliotts dog bit her on
| the arm The little girls father stated that
the terrier was in the habit of running af-
| on
Another small girl who was a witness
for the prosecution, stated that the dog
also bit her.
What We're you doing to the dog?' ask
/ ed the court
why. another little girl pulled his tail
while he eating a bone. and then the
! dog bit me-
THAT puts a new phase on the NATTER.
| said the court Most any dog will bite if
| his tail is pulled
The court was not convinced that the ter
| rier unusually tierce or dangerous, ana
dismissed the case
Your honor 1 found this prisoner sleep
ing in the bushes near 18th street north
west" said Officer HallOran, when the case
| of Thomas Murphy, charged with vagrancy,
was called.
| Thomas told the court that he was on his
way to Aberdeen, Md. and as he had lit
| tie leisure time before his work in that
place would commence, he was taking his
| time in reaching his destination
! 'In the meantnme,' suggested the court
| you were just visiting Washington.
Yes, that's it, your honor.
IF | let you go will you leave town at
| once?'
Chased Her With Razor.
Il certainly WILL Thomas replied, and
| his personal bonds were taken.
Isaac Taylor, colored. who was on trial
| Yesterday charged with chasing Mary
| Palmer around alley with a razor. APP
| peared before Judge kimball again today
| for the final disposition of the case. Two
| witnesses told the court yesterday that
| they saw Taylor with razor running
| after Mrs. Palmer.
| Moses James and Lulu HaineS, who testi-
/ fled today for the prosecution, said they
saw Isaac make a slash with a at
! Mrs. Palmer.
When Isaac took the stand he denied
! having pulled razor
'AH these witnesses say you did.
| ba