Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-19
HAS TERRIBLE TONGUE.
Evidence Against Catherine McCaffery
Other Defendants in Police Court.

Catherine McCaffery, resident of 2,d
street, who has been in the dock at the
Police Court numerous times, was in the
tolls again this morning on a charge of
vagrancy.
I'm no vag," Catherine declared to Bail
iff Kendig
That woman has got terrible tongue"
Annie Christopher, colored, told Judge KIM
ball.
What has she been doing now?' Judge
Kimball asked
She PUSHES the growler four and five
times every day, and stands in the front
door and drinks the beer" the witness an
swered
rs she quiet or disorderly? Prosecutor
"Disorderly amt no name She's fearful,
and we can't stay on the front porch in the
evening"
Your honor. 1 don't drink nothing but
cider, and that don't go to my head"
Catherine declared. land l don't trouble
any one"
But you've got an awful tongue" the
court told the woman. Forty dollars or
six months
William Collins. about twenty-eight years
old, admitted that he disturbed the quiet
of II street southwest last night He was
given the alternative of paying q fine OF
So or spending fifteen days on the farm.
Marion Cross, a resident of Twining City,
was in the tolls for creating dis
turbance while under the influence of
liquor near his home last night. He de-
clined to avail himself of the privilege of
making a statement, and after being in
formed of Cross conduct by Policeman
Narrower, the court levied tax of So. Fiji
teen days on the farm was named as the
equivalent.
These men are professional key drain
ers," the statement made by Mounted
Policeman McQuade, after George Kean
and Henry Henson, colored, denied being
Migrants.
''yom would hAttar explain what Won
mean by that Mr. Pugh suggested.
''They hang around bar rooms and drain
the beer kegs and are always drunk"
when were they arreSted?' the judge
asked the officer.
This morning, but 1t was too early for
them to get drunk, although they had
started that way
The men made rambling statements de-
claring that they worked constantly and
never drank. The court, however, decided
against them and imposed fine of $40 on
each with one month in the wOrkhOuse in
default.
Owen F. Mattingly pleaded guilty to a
charge Of Carrying a. revS Sn and paid
explained that the weapon was broken,
and he had II in his pocket with the in
tention of taking 1t to gunsmith for re-
pairs.
Crossing Policeman Martin appeared as
the chief witness against Robert Ambush,
cOlored. who was arraigned on charge of
diSOrderly conduct. Tne OlnCer explained
that some one had been expectorating on
the pavement. and he advised the defend
ant that If he had done the splitting he
should desist.
What did he do to cause you to regard
him as dsorderly?" Prosecutor Pugh asked
the officer.
when / told him to go on about his
business he got mad.
The court was in doubt about the mans
intent to misbehave, and accepted his per-
sonal bonds.
Henry Coster, fifty years of age. who
said he came here from Baltimore Saturday
night, was assessed $40 for holding up
pedestrians near the Peace monument last
night. He will be guest of the District
for the next thirty days.
Eugene Brown, charged with assault and
battery on Martha Harris, forfeited S. col
lateral.
Norman s. Bowles gave up a similar sum
for creating a disturbance in Lincoln Park
last night.
Mortimer Fl. Atchison, charged with
working two horses each of which had a
sore shoulder forfeited $40. He also gave
up So for working a lame horse.
Christopher Florence forfeited 50 for
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