Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-30
SERVED ON BOTH SIDES
COLORED MAN WHO DIVIDED AL
LEGIANCE IN CIVIL WAR.
Charged With Theft, but Exonerated-
Other Cases Before the
Police Judges.

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claimed to be eighty-two years of age, and
who said he served both the confederacy
and the Union during the civil war, was In
the dock at the Police Court this morning
| on a charge of larceny.
| Il dropped my money bag last night and
| Nichols picked it up" James Smith, colored,
| reported to Judge Scott.
| Anything in it?' the court asked.
Yes, sir; s1.7O in change"
| did you see him pick it up?" his honor
inquired.
mo, sir; but think he did,
| "Your honor, 1 am the father of fourteen
children, have been member of church for
sixty years. and wouldn't steal from any
| one Nichols declared in one breath.
Nothing against you case dismissed,
| Judge Scott said.
John Collins, a young man who makes
| his home in South Washington when he is
out of the workhouSe, was in the tolls TINS
| morning.
| Guilty" he said when arraigned on a
| charge of disorderly conduct.
He was only released from the work
| house yesterday morning and was drunk
| last night" Policeman Davis told Judge
Kimball.
Want to say anything?" Collins was
| asked
| NO"
Five dollars or fifteen days"
! Guess I'm guilty. said John Bird, col
| ored, when called on to plead to charge
| of misconduct.
He was drunk and playing with a fire
| alarm box at the corner of 10th and E
| streets northwest last night, was the
statement made by Policeman Samson.
DO you think he trying to send in
an alarm? Judge kimball asked the Of
| ficer.
Il don't know; he told me he was trying
to telephone for a friend to come and take
| him home
Il don't know anything about 1t, Bro
| explained.
He will spend fifteen days on the farm
| in default of a tax of s. levied by the
| court.
Glad It Was Not Six Months.
''Ten dollars or thirty days. was what
| Judge Kimban said after hearing the evil
dence against Foster Hearst, colored.
Thanks I'm glad it's not six months, :"
| Foster said as he returned to the cell
| room.
| Foster has been drunk and hanging
| around the 'Bowery. was the report
| made against him by Policeman Galpin.
| ''She hit me and l struck her back de-
| clared Hattie Williams, colored. who was
| in the dock on a charge of assaulting Lizzie
Lane. colored
Il didn't touch her at ALL" Lizzie ex-
| planned.
| I'VE were both drunk" the defendant
added land 1 don't guess her memory is
GOOD HATTIE interrupted.
The court believed Lizzie and directed
| that Hattie pay fine of $40 or spend
thirty days behind the bars.
John Bailey, colored was adjudged to be
guilty of assaulting Fred w, Warren,
colored, and will be deprived of his lib
erty for thirty days in default of a fine
of $40 imposed by Judge Scott.
John Sigh and Fred Goodall colored.
were assessed $25 each for the privilege of
participating in a game of craps in Logan
place last night. They will spend three
paid
The Fine Was 500.
William Smothers colored, was declared
to be guilty of stealing a bicycle belonging
to John F. Mccormick and was given the
alternative of paying a fine of 500 or spend
ing 300 days in Jail. Detectives Tyser and
Trumbo. who arrested Smothers, recovered
the wheel.
George Robinson forfeited s. on a charge
of assault and battery, preferred by Alice
Meters. Turk WEIGH, charged with a SIM
liar offense by Amos Scott, forfeited like
amount.
Wade H. Dunn, interfering with employees
of the pound, forfeited 50 rather than APP
pear in court.
Harry Toliver forfeited So security for
fast driving in the White Lot yesterday.
James O'Day took the alternative of for
feiting So instead of appearing in court to
answer to charge of working a horse with
sore back.
Orln White colored, driver of a public
vehicle pleaded guilty to a charge of colid-
ing with street car, and paid line OF $40
imposed by Judge Kimball