Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
POLICEMEN BUSY
SEVENTY EIGHT PRISONERS IN
THE CAGE TODAY.
Many Persons Celebrated Labor Day by
Violating the Laws Of the
District.

cage in the District branch of the Police
Court this morning, and 1t was evident
from the array of prisoners In the dock
that the members of the metropolitan po-
lice force worked overtime yesterday In
their efforts to uphold the laws Of the Dis
trict. Practically every law of the munich
pality was violated by some one OF the
seventy-eight prisoners before the bar Of
justice.
Charles and Mamie Barnes, colored. hus-
band and wife, were arraigned before Judge
Bundy on a charge Of being disorderly and
| raising disturbance yesterday afternoon.
Rachel johnson, who stated she is the
mother Of Barnes, declared that Charles
wife went out and got drunk and came
back cursin' and swearin'. That woman
jes' makes my life a burden to me, and
that boy Of mine Is as bad as she is, even
II he Is my own son. talks to both of
EN- jes' as If they was newborn babes
Charlie struck me over the haid with a
chair and broke 1t all to pieces"
Broke what, your head?'
mo, indeed; broke the CHAIR
Another witness testified that Charles
wife, struck her mother-in-law with tea
kettle.
When Mrs. Barnes went on the stand to
testify in her own behalf she said:
Charles ma don't like me- She didn't
want US to git married, and she Is always
tiylA 10 make trouble 1Or us. YeSter-
day afternoon she hit me in de face with
stove lid and cut my lip. and I never
made no trouble at all nohow."
Charlie also made a statement to the
prosecution the court decided that the pair
were guilty as charged and fined them So
each.
Sent Back to Workhouse.
Daniel Whalen, who told the Judge that
he got out Of the workhouse about a month
ago. was convicted Of being q vagrant
without visible means Of support, and the
court sent him back to the District in
stitution for $50 days in default Of $40
fine.
Because John Dawson, colored used in
sulting language toward Mrs. Lizzie Cook
yesterday afternoon he will be obliged to
spend sixty days in the District jail or
The janitor of the Soldiers Home ap-
peared before Judge Bundy this morning
as witness against Abraham Scion. an in
mate of the home, who was charged with
being disorderly and using profane Ian
guage Witness stated that Abraham has
been on spree for a week or more, and
that yesterday afternoon he proceeded to
express his opinion of the people in the
home in language prohibited by the laws
or the District. Scion had nothing to say
In his own behalf, and the court fined him
$40, with the equivalent Of thirty days in
jail.
Family Troubles.
MY wife got mad at me yesterday be-
cause 1 didn't go to the parade with her."
said Joseph Stevens, colored when he ap-
peared before Judge Bundy today as a wit
ness against Lizzie Steven, his wife. who
was charged with having a razor concealed
about her person.
when l come home from the parade"
said Joseph, my wife threatened to slash
me up with razor. and had to fight for
my life She tried to cut me up but took
1t away from her. and she raised a great
fuss, screaming and yelling"
When Lizzie took the stand she said:
Judge, your honor, l did not have that
razor on me. 1 loaned it to a man to shave
with. When my husband came home took
the razor and was trying to put 1t in a
drawer because was afraid he would cut
| me all up
The defendant declared she didn't try to
use the weapon. and the court concluded
that the evidence was not sufficient to con-
Wet and dismissed the case.
Turned on "Good Samaritan"
Thomas Mcmahon and John Miller were
among those within the cage who had
urgent business before the bar of justice
today. Mcmahon appeared with bandage
| around his head and his shirt bosom red
with blood. He told the court that as he
was passing along Florida avenue near 4th
| street northeast last night he saw two or
| three fellows fighting Miller. AS Miller is
small man, Mcmahon concluded he would
| take hand in the fracas and help him
| out, Whereupon the men all turned on Nc
| Mahon and battered him up In such a man.
ner as to temporarily disfgure his personal
| appearance.
| After hearing MIller's statement of the
case, and the testimony Of several other
| witnesses. the court dismissed Mcmahon
| and fined Miller $40.
Harry Gordon, who conducts a second
| hand establishment at 442 street north
| west, appeared before Judge Bundy to an
| swer to a charge of running a second
| hand business without a license. Inspec-
| tors e. P. Keleher and r. o. Melton tes-
| titled against Gordon. and he was fined $40
| by the court
A large number of the army of prisoners
| were convicted of disorderly conduct, and
| the usual fines were assessed against them
| by the court.