Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-19
IN THE POLICE COURT
KLINE THREW BOY IN CANAL
BECAUSE BE Looked WARM.
Peacemaker GetA Stabbed in Back
Others Answer at the Bar
ofa Justice. -

converting this morning. There were sew
enteen persons in tho dock and the seats
set aside for the use q spectators were all
occupied.
The hrst to be called to the bar Of Justice
was Edward Kline, q muscular youth about
twenty-five years OF age, who was arraign'
ed on charge Of assaulting Joe Gillen, a
fifteen-year-old Italian. Both are employ
ed on canal boat which arrived here from
Cumberland yesterday morning. Kline's ar
rest occurring last night because Of COM
plant made by the boy to Policeman
George v. johnson. When the case was
Kline threw him into the canal shortly
after they arrived here. He exhibited sew
eral scars on his hands. which, he SAID,
were inflicted on several occasions by
Kline. who took delight in beating him
whenever the opportunity presented Itself
what did you mean by throwing that
boy into the water7" Prosecutor Ralph
Given demanded Of Kline.
He looked kind Of warm and I just
dropped him into the canal SOS he could
cool on !" Kline answered.
hat else do you want to say7' the
court asked the defendant.
Nothing, except that was only play
Ing" he replied.
Twenty dollars or sixty days.
Enraged at her husband because she
found him out walking last night with an
other girl. Alberta Lancaster, colored,
whose married name is Dyson. hurled
brick at her offending husband, striking
him full in the back.
A policeman who witnessed the attack
placed the woman under arrest and she was
in the tolls this morning on charge Of as
sault and battery. Frederick Thomas, the
husband, who goes under the name OF
Dyson, admitted that he was out walking
with a lady friend, but he avoided telling
OF his relationship to Alberta Not SO with
the latter, for she promptly told the court OF
her relationship with the man and assumed
building Block. The court, however. in
formed her to the contrary and imposed a
fine of so on her az a gentle reminder that
she must not take the law into her own
hands. Frederick will be grass widower
for the next two months unless his wife
pays the tax.
Peacemaker Stabbed.
A fine of 500 with jail sentence of six
months In default Of payment was the pen
atty incurred by John H. Butler, colored,
following his conviction on a charge Of
stabbing Victoria Smith, colored. Butler
had some trouble yesterday afternoon at
No. 81 c street northwest with Joseph
Reeder, colored and Victoria interfered as
peacemaker with the usual result. She re-
ceived stab wound in the back and it was
necessary for her to go to the Casualty
Hospital for surgical attention. The police
of the sixth precinct when told OF the
trouble placed both colored men under ar
rest because of conflicting statements made
by number Of witnesses. Some claimed
that Reeder USED the knife on the woman
and others declared; that 1t was Butler.
Both were arraigned on a joint charge of
assault and Judge Kimball, after hearing
the facts. decided that the knife was used
by Butler. Reeder was adjudged to be in
Eocent and was released from custody.
Held for Stealing Chickens.
William Smith, the colored resident Of
Louise alley who was arrested several days
ago by Mounted Policeman Raedy of the
county patrol and accused Of paying visits
to chicken coops in the vicinity of Good
Hope, was arraigned on two charges Of
HOUSEKEEPING. He denied his guilt, but
Judge KimhaH, after hearing the state
ments of several witnesses, held him under
an aggregate bond of 81, 600 to await action
by the grand jury. Although 1t was thought
that the chicken stealing in that section
would stop after Smith was taken into Gus
tody, such is not the case. The latest VIC
tim to enter a complaint Is Daniel Austin,
who resides on the Good Hope road. A COL
ored man visited his hennery late Sunday
night and carried Off twenty-five small
fowls and two hens. During the same
evening a colored man was seen viewing
the poultry shed belonging to James A.
Wilker, but he took to his heels when he
saw the owner approaching.
Ernest Cant was named as a defendant on
a charge of making assault and battery
on Charles Broome, eighteen years old, of
400 18th street northeast. 1t was necessary
to postpone hearing of the case indefinitely
because Broome was unable to appear in
court being detained at his home as the re-
suit Of wound on his face, which 1t is
alleged was inflicted by Cant as the result
of a fight between them last night.
A charge of shooting Gustiano de Viu-
grizo with a pistol was filed against Gull
seppe Stello. but it was necessary to post
pone preliminary hearing Of the case indefl-
nitely to await the result of Gustianos in
juries, he being a patient at the Emergency
Hospital with a bullet wound in one of his
lungs. The shooting occurred yesterday
afternoon in a house on Armory place
southwest, and the police of the fourth pre-
cnct were told that 1t was the result Of an
accident The men were in a room together
Stello told the police, and revolver which
he was playing with went off accidentally,
the bullet striking his friend in the back.
A forfeiture of IS was noted in the case
of John d. Grady, who was named as de-
PENDANT on a charge Of working horse
with a sore neck. Theodore De Mall and
James Evans, who were also charged with
cruelty to animals. were each permitted to
forfeit So collateral.
Edward Ford, charged with riding his
bicycle without having bell attached to it,
paid 81 instead Of appearing for trial.
George Matthews paid 81 on a charge of a
similar character.