Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
FIFTY-FOUR PRISONERS
LARGE CROWD OF OFFENDERS IN
POLICE COURT.
Usual Number Of Saturday Night
DRINKS on Hand-Crap Shoot
ers in the Tolls.

leading into the District branch Of the Po-
lice Court, the large attendance being due
to the great number Of arrests made by the
police since Saturday morning. On the in
side Of the court room every seat was &C.
cupied. and in spite Of the fact that several
large electric fans were revolving the at
mosphere was anything but pleasant
There were fifty-four prisoners in the cell
room and a larger number on collateral.
but the majority forfeited their money in
stead of appearing for trial
The first case was called eight minutes
past the time at which court is scheduled
to open. The procession was headed by
John Willis, colore1, and his wife Violet,
vino were arraigned on a joint charge Of
disordeTly conduct
They were drunk and swearing at each
other Saturday night on 9TH street north
west" was what Bicycle Policeman Nc
Grdth had to say against the couple.
We wasn't drunk, and we wasn't cuss-
In" Violet declared.
What was going on?" his honor wanted
to know.
I'VE were just talkin loud, we was;
that's ALL the woman answered.
What was the occasion for it?" she was
asked.
We'll, judge John wanted a new pair Of
shoes and / needed a new pair OF corsets
But we didn't have money enough to get
both, so we were just trying to decide
which would nave 10 go Without
Judge Scott decided that they had been
punished sufficiently, having been locked
up since Saturday night, and released them
on their personal bonds.
Had Nothing to Say.
The next in line. Walter Edmunds, col
ored youth wearing light suit Of clothes
and a bright red sweater, was also &C
cused of creating disturbance on TIN
street, Saturday night.
There's no doubt but what I'm guilty."
Edmunds explained.
Want to say anything else7" he was
asked
Nope
"Ten dollars or thirty days"
81 ain't did thing" said Hester Quill.
a young colored resident OF South wash
ington when she was charged with misoe-
having herself on 1 street southwest, Sat
urday night.
OF the several women in the dock Hester
would easily have won first prize as the
one wearing the most colors. Her dress, a
wrapper was red, white and pink.
what was she doing to get arrested?"
Judge Scott asked Policeman Donovan.
Drunk and swearing, ne repnea,
THAT policeman coined up and snatched
me by the arm, but / didn't do a thing
Hester told the court.
us that all you have to say?" she was
asked. .
Give dollars or fifteen days.
Were Shooting Craps.
"They were in a crap game in Marion
court Saturday night" Policeman Dollhouse
told Judge Scott after Irving. Archer and
Frank Wells, colored. were arraigned On
charge of disordery. conduct.
do either of you want to say anything?'
Bailff Hughes asked the men.
Nothing" they answered.
Judge Scott however, had something to
say, and it was $50 or sixty days each.
"Guess I'm guilty" said George Colstan
colOred when called to answer to a
charge Of misbehaving himself on U street
last night.
Ordinary case" Policeman Kelly re-
ported.
''Ten dollars or thirty days.
I'm not guilty Of anything at all, I'm
not" said Joe Carter, colored, when ar
raigned on charge of disorderly conduct
Swearing on I'd street Saturday night
was the report from Policeman Adcock
do you wish to say anything more?' his
honor asked the colored man.
"Only that l didn't do a thing"
The court. however, thought differently.
privilege of spending fifteen days the
farm in lieu of payment
A Costly Spree.
Robert Costello" called Clerk Harper.
Here" answered a young about
twenty-five years of age as he advanced
to the rail of the dock.
Are you guilty or not guilty of being an
habitual drunkard?' the clerk asked him.
Not guilty." he said.
HE left good job about two weeks ago
to get drunk" Policeman Witt told Judge
Scott, and he's been drunk the best part
OF the time since then"
I've been away from work eight days
and l stopped because l was feeling bad
or to get drunk, which," the court in
terrupted.
II was sober yesterday" Costello declar-
ed.
Thirty dollars or ninety days"
James Yates, man about thirty years
OF age, was in the tolls on charge of dis
orderly conduct. having been arrested on
complaint of his mother who resides near
the corner of 27th and P streets He has
a good home" the mother with tears
streaming down her face, told the court
but he got drunk so often that 1 had to
put him out and Saturday he came back
sick" ~
Yates made a rambling statement and at
It's conclusion Judge Scott fined him $50,
naming Imprisonment on the farm for three
months as the equivalent
Before Judge Kimball.
In the United States branch of the court
presided over by Judge kimball, Oliver
winston was named as defendant On
charge OF embezzlement. Hearing of the
case was pontponed until Wednesday,
winston, who was formerly in the employ
or Michael Ehrhardt of 10th and X streets
northwest is charged with appropriating
49, belonging to his employer.
Charles Lancaster colored known to his
intimate friends as ''Chalky," was in the
tolls on charge of assaulting Policeman
Dawson OF the 9th precinct The officer
told the court that 'Chalky" threw a brick
at him, which he was fortunate enough to
Dodge. Lancaster denied the charge but
the court assessed him $40 for displaying
his bad craftsmanship. ''Chalky' will be
deprived of his liberty for the next four
moths unless the assessment is paid.
Arthur Lucas, colored, was named as a
defendant on a charge of using knife on
Gerties Matthew'S colored, but preliminary
nearing OF the case was postponed indef-
lnitely and Lucas was committed to jail
without bond. That action was taken be-
cause the woman IS in serious condition
at the Emergency Hospital with a stab
wound in her abdomen, which Lucas Is al
legged to have inflicted during a row Sat
urday night.
John p. Donohue, about forty years of
age pleaded guilty to charge of theft and
was fined SO, with the privilege of spend
ing three months in Jail in default Dono-
hue was accused of stealing a manicure set
valued at SO from Maude ID. La Rue
Louisa Young. colored resident of
Northeast WashiI gton, W2S In the tolls
no c,a nf Tin.