Evening star., 1903-08-03
MANY OFFENuERS IN THE POLICE
COURT.
Some Were Easily Disposed of, but in
Many Gases Testimony
Was Taken.


that there were not seats enough for them
| The street car rule prevailed, however, and
| those who were unable to find seating
room were not deprived Of the privilege Of
| remaining. Policeman Flynn shouted HIM
self hOarse several times in his attempts to
keep the corridor clear and even then he
| was unable to succeed.
Where are we going?' inquired one man
when the step aside" order was given.
Down on the farm" the response
! volunteered by another visitor.
! The big policeman admitted that he was
| unable to answer the question. as he could
| not enlarge the court building any more
| than he could have prevented so many ar
| rests.
| But" he said I'll do the best 1 can"
And other angels could do no MORE"
| ventured policeman friend
Flynn had never heard policeman called
| an angel before and he admitted the treat
| was on him but the coffee man had
| gone. it did not become necessary for him
| to part with his cash.
Those Who Admitted Their Guilt.
| 1t was about $50 o'clock when the pro-
| cession started westward and the court an
nounced that the cases of those who ad-
| mitted guilt would be first disposed Of. The
| disorderly cases We're called one after an
| other and each time the clerk heard the
| answer guilty" the court made the inquiry,
is this an ordinary caSa?'
An affirmative answer was followed by
| the imposition of the usual IS fine. while in
| the more serious cases of disorder the proof
| was heard and double penalties imposed.
Clement Williams. a colored hackman,
| was the leader of the big crowd, and he ad-
mitted his conduct in Garfield yesterday
| was highly improper.
There were three funerals in the village
yesterday Policeman Bum informed the
| court, and during the church services
| Williams got drunk. l don't know where he
| got his liquor"
Williams did not tell the court where he
got his whisky. He had no bottle in his
| pocket and the inference was that he had
been treated or had found a ''speak-easy.'
This question gave the court no trouble.
and fine of SO was imposed.
mo, indeed Judge" said little old col
ored man named Samuel Gray. who was ac-
| cused of habitual drunkenness,
I've seen the old man drunk about fifteen
or twenty times during the past MONTH" d
| policeman stated. He's the first customer
| in the saloons in the neighborhood."
This IS rather serious charge against
| YOU the court told the old man. What
| have you to Say?'
" Taint so was his answer.
Were you drunk Thursday?'
Deed [ wasn't
How many drinks did you have that
day?'
Not one. except glass of beer
when We're you drunk last?'
Il aint been drunk since my birthday,
O
Sam was sent down for a month.
James W. Harris was able to find more
strong drink yesterday than he needed. and
when the tired feeling overcame him he
went to Seaton Park.
you'll have to get out of the park" the
watchman told him when he wanted to take
a nap.
He went bnt returned two hours later,
nd then he objected to leaving.
Five dollars.
wy, r1: vu:e
was ABUSING HIS "l1e.
This is not an ordinary case Police
man Maddox told Judge Kimbau when
William Lucas admitted ba had bean Il sor
, - ,.
DERBY near the hsh wharf.
What did he do?'
"He got out of Jail Friday after serving
| a tern, fo, assembling n & wife the noIice-
man explained. and Saturday he called t"
and was abusing her when | found him.
The prisoner had nothing to saw and a
fine Of so or thirty days was imposed.
rive u"Il,rS' H..lI 'iie al'e, oI II zen
nosod ,,non John Carroll.
He was disorder!y in Seaton Park" sa d
Watchman Davis. land when | arrested
him he struck at me"
John = ANS colored said: I'm not the
man" after he had heard the statement of
a policeman to show that he had been dis
orderly.
No further proof was necessary to CON
vince the court of the mans guilt, and the
! usual fin" was imposed.
Washington Lockers conduct in the
White Lot was Of a nature TO put his case
out of the ordinary list. He entered
denial, but the proof was against him. and
| he will spend six months on the farm un-
less fine of so is PAID.
Il was as sober as dollar. was the
claim of Annie a. Myers, colored, who was
accused of having been drunk and dsor-
derly yesterday. How could get any
whisky on SUNDAY
Il don Know confessed the court but
people seem 10 manage IL III some way.
you are coming mere 700 olteh the
woman was told ana a me OF w was I'M
posed
FRANK Gill was IN 'he toiS on complaint
ol 1oilctiilai NieiiIuiiiS'' MS 'oiiuuct was
worse than that of the average defendant
ana flne Oh 80 was imposed
A Casa of Preiudice
"Prejudice was the reason assigned by
| William Moore for his arrest on charge
of too freuuent tipplng
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no" i"4i' 'N nav 80" '''ii INN
| drunk?
"Only once since ne got out.