Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
POLICE COURT GRIST
TWENTY-FIVE IN THE CELL ROOM
THIS MORNING.
All Were Punished to q Greater or Less
Extent-Edwards-Ba llinger
Case Postponed.

court after being on duty through the
night were late in going to their homes
and getting much-needed rest before they
will have to report for duty again tonight.
Court Is scheduled to meet at $50 o'clock.
and yesterday was the first time in seve raj
weeks that the wheels of justice began to
revolve at that hour.
There were twenty-five persons In the
cell room this morning for trial in the two
branches of the court In Judge SCOTS
branch of the court the procession was
headed by Annie Enrdge, woman about
fifty years of age. whose appearance be
hind the bars was attributed to the use Of
intoXicantS.
She was under the influence Of liquor
when l arrested her on 18th street north
west last night, Policeman Evans told the
court after Annie denied that she was a
vagrant.
DO you know anything else about her?'
Prosecutor Pugh asked the officer.
That she makes specially Of holding
up pedestrians for car tickets, which she
spends for liquor, was the reply.
Il haven't had drink for six months,
was all that the woman had to say about
herself.
His honor thought that her memory was
bad and fined her 500 with directions that
she should spend the next two months in
the workhouse in default of payment
Misbehaving in Monument Grounds.
Guilty." was the reply made by Charles
Joss, about thirty-five years of age, when
arraigned on charge of misbehav1ng In
the monument grounds yesterday after
noon.
Take the stand and tell the court what
he was doing" MI Pugh instructed the
park policeman who was responsible LOT
Joss appearance in court.
1T was just an ordinary case Oh odo
conduct" the officer answered.
do you want TO tell the Judge ABOUT
yourself?" Bailiff Hughes asked the man.
Nothing to say.
Ten dollars or thirty days
He has not only been drunk for the last
three months, but he gets drunk on an
average Of three times each day, PONCE
man I,intler told Judge Scott after Harry
Elmer a resident of Georgetown, was ar.
raigned on a charge of being an habitual
drunkard
What do you want to say?" Judge Scott
asked Elmer.
Nothing, your honor.
The court had something to say and 1t
was $50 or ninety days" Elmer stepped
back.
Sleeping in the Park.
I'm guilty guess" said John NC
Manus, about fifty years old. when called
on to answer to a charge of disorderly con-
duct
He has been drunk every day for the
his Tags off" park officer reported
do you want to explain your conouct'
Mr. Pugh asked the man
II haven't any explanation TO MAKE pa'
hope that l will be excused.
Judge Scott failed to see why he should
be excused for making a public nuisance
of himself and levied a tax OF $40 naming
Imprisonment on the farm Ior one iio'i'''
as the equivalent
Charles l.. Thomas, young man, was
also in the tolls for sleeping or drunk IN
Seaton Park yesterday afternoon. al ~
Policeman Edwards said that lhoinas oe
came very abusive because he woke MIN
nm He said that it was the young man
first offense and Judge Scott at the re,
nuast of the officer accepted dis personal
bonds.
Trouble in "Pipetown."
"p,netown." a section of Southeast Wash
ineton. was well represented In court ny
number of residents of that secuon' VINO
visited the temple of justice 1or the pur-
nose of testifying against John Burgess
rolored the driver of an express wagon VINO
was in the tolls on a Charge OF dlsorderly
conduct X
burgess. the court was informed, 1nterfer-
ed in fight between a white boy ana
colored boy yesterday afternoon IN flpe-
town" by advising the colored boy TO use
a brick At that point Mrs. Georgiana
Hummer mother of the white boy, TOOK
hand and drove her son into the house
which so angered Burgess that he swore at
her.
mer and said that the latter's husband
Levi NJ. Hummer, with crowd OF MS
neighbors chased him into mouse ana
threaten him with personal violence. Inc
court assessed Burgess 50 and gave him the
privilege of spending half a month In the
workhouse in lieu of payment.
In the United States branch OF the court
presided over by Judge kimball, Frank
fglIn rtyND nnt
viction on charge of assault and battery
was fined $50. He was given the alternative
of spending the next three months in jail
in default of payment. Giants Winston, col
ored on whose complaint West was arrest
ed. said that the latter struck him on the
head with brick while they were In South
east Washington last night.
Must Give Real Estate Bond
Charles Anderson, charged by his wife,
Clara, with making threats of personal vio-
Ience, was adjudged to be guilty and the
court directed that he should give real
estate bond of 5000 for his future good be-
havior. Unless the bond is given Anderson
will be deprived of his liberty for the next
thirty days, which he will spend in the Dis
trict Jail.
Albert b. Moran of 1913 Sd street north
east, charged with embeZZlement, waived
Il preliminary hearing and was held under
$500 bonds to await action by the grand
jury. Moran. who was formerly in the en-
ploy of John Bender. baker, of 2l27 G.
street northwest. was accused of appro-
priating $73 belonging TO his employer. He
denied the charge.
Orrigini Mancori, an italian youth was
adjudged 10 be guilty of conteinpt of court
and was given the privilege by Judge Kim
ball of paying an assessment of s. or spend
ing the next fifteen days in jail as an al
tentative. Mancori was summoned to ap-
pear In court as witness several days
ago, but he failed to show up and an at
tachment for his arrest was issued.
When asked why he did not come to
court Mancori told Judge Kimball that the
witness fee of rs cents which he would
receive was too small and that he could
make more doing something else.
Leroy Pool was named as a defendant on
a charge of driving horse at an excessive
rate of speed in Potomac Park yesterday.
He failed TO appear for trial and his col
lateral of IS was declared to be forfeited.
Frank Carmody forfeited 81 on charge
of working a horse with a sore shoulder
The case of Charming NJ. Edwards and
Kathryn Ballinger, charged Jointly with
violating the Edmunds law and adultery
which was set for trial today was post
poned. That action taken because
they asked for a jury trial and II was
necessary to postpone hearing of the mat
ter until a later date. there being no jury
on duty at present.