Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-27
FIVEWOMEN ATTHEBAR
POLICE COURT THIS MORNING
SCENE OF WEEPING.
Prisoners Charged With Drunkenness
and Vagrancy Get Sentences to
the Farm and Fines.

Five women sat on the front bench III
Judge ONears court this morning while a
dozen men occupied the seats in the rear.
One of the five women was in court for the
first time and she insisted upon giving vent
| to her feelings by shedding tears. Had she
shed her tears in silence no complaint
! would have been made by the bailiff, but
she made so much noise that she disturbed
the court and had to be called to account
several times.
Margaret Wilson was the first of the
women prisoners to respond to the clerk 8
call and her plea indicated that she wanted
| to enter denial to a charge of vagrancy.
Margaret was drunk as usual yester-
day. was the complaint of Policeman Liv-
ingston, who told of the number of times
he had seen her intoxicated
rs Margaret an old timer?' Judge
O'Neal wanted to know.
I "She is the policeman answered. land
has been in court a number of times"
Thirty dollars or ninety days" said the
court.
Alice Holland, colored, said she was not
| a vagrant
How can 1 be a 'vag when 1 work
every day." she asked
Alice lives in Hillsdale." the court was
told, but she is continually hanging about
liz street under the influence of liquor
The court heard the woman's eXplana ton
mtment for two months unless fine of
$50 is paid.
II had been drinking, but was not dis
orderly Jasper johnson said when ar
raigned.
Policeman Mccarthy told different story
and a fine of So was imposed.
"An Idle and Disorderly Person.
Guilty" was the response of William
Thomas, respectable-looking colored man
dial ryho
of vagrancy.
An idle and disorderly person. read the
clerk, found drunk on Nichols avenue"
Saturday said Policeman Stewart Il
was called to grocery store to take him
out and again yesterday he was in there
drunk. When l was called there yesterday
he was knocking tomatoes off the stand"
Nothing" answered the prisoner, when
asked what he had to say.
The court said: Sixty days"
David Williams was in the tolls because it
was alleged that he mad been under the in
huence of liquor number of times.
Williams has been drunk number of
times during the past six weeks" Police
man Livingstone complained, land has
abused his family several times Each
time | was called to the house his family
begged me to be lenient with him, but yes
terday he was bad that arrested him"
II hope you will excuse me this time"
said the prisoner. Let me go and I'll
promise not to take another drink for
twelve months
A sentence of one month on the farm in
default of payment of $40 was imposed
Found repeatedly drunk on the Aqueduct
bridge, was the charge read against an
elderly man named William Summers
The prisoner stood mute and presented
the appearance of being deaf and dumb
What about his speech and hearing"
Judge O'Neal asked.
Il think he is shamming," was what
Policeman johnson said.
1t was explained that the old man was on
the bridge this morning annoying the sub
urbanites who were on their way to their
places of employment in the city
Summers was given a sentence of two
months on the farm.