The Washington times., 1904-07-04

! triCt of Columbia without serious Incl
dent. Because of care taken by police
and the strinEency of regulations i'm
posed by the Commissioners regarding
the use Of fireworks, there have been
no serious accidents or fires. Police
blotters are practically clear.
This record can probably not be dupli-
Gated in any other community In the
United States that is equally populous.
OF course, however, there have been
some minor accidents.
Would Prohibit Fireworks.
Celebration OF liberty by the use Of
fireworks and other explosives in a bar
barous practice. l think a law should
be passed prohibiting the use of such
! things on the glorious Fourth, when we
should rejoice and be happy instead of
being in constant fear and danger Of
| our lives, as We were before liberty was
proclaimed throughout the land in
rs"
SO quoth Judge Scott today in the
Juvenile Court where a number of
young premature Fourth of July cele-
orators were arraigned on charges or
violating the police regulations by using
fireworks before the regulation was sus-
pended.
About fifty small boys and girls fell
into the tolls of the police The ma
jority forfeited collateral. Those who
answered to their names and stood trial
escaped with a fine of 81 or had personal
| bonds taken.
When the collateral list was called by
Bailiff Graham, the following boys and
girls forfeited their deposit:
James Nelson caught twice by police
of South Washington, depositing y the
first time and 81 the second. Nellie
Edwards, IS. Raymond Lee and Andrew
I I EInrr lFHf1 lar gFFfQ
Minor. and James Nelson, s. each.
Charles Green. 81. John Murphy, j. ].
Pippit, 81 each. William ?. Marks, %.
| John O'Connor. James Henderson. ]. T.
O'Brien, George Henry. Wallace Hickox,
Charles and George Poindexter, Ellen
Deyer, Robert Crump. 81 each Jessie
| Thompson, DAISY Matthews. Charles Mil
| Ter, Isaiah Chapman. and Louis Lomax,
| 81 each
William O'Brien, a small boy living
near Twenty-dfth Street and Pennsyl
vania Avenue northwest, was arrested
| charged with putting cartridges on the
/ other fellers." Judge Scott believed
| him and took personal bond and warned
| him against doing as the other boys
Philip Johnson. a bulet-headed little
negro not as high as the rail of the
| witness box. took the stand with
/ pout almost two inches long on his
mouth and pleaded guilty to shooting
! crackers Judge Scott took his per-
sonal bond and sent him home to his
/ mother.
William zerega, who put up 81 coll
/ lateral. took the witness stand and
| pleaded guilty. Judge Scott imposed a
penalty of 81.
Delaware Barber, a negro much too
large Tor the sixteen summers which he
claimed, pleaded not guilty to shooting
| off fireCrackers before the right time
Policeman Brown, who arrested him.
was not in court, and the case was dis
a
Several Cinnamon were arraigned on
| charges Of selling fireworks TO boys
under sixteen years. Judge Scott seemed
to think that the small boys were 70
blame for getting the Cinnamon to VIC
late the law, and was disposed to be
lenient with the Acknowledged Celestials,
and imposed the nominal fine OF 81.
Thomas Fennly pleaded guilty to a
charge OF using fireworks before the
proper time, and was fined s.. William
| sherman forfeited s. and the case If
selling fireworks 10 children against
Louis Singleton was dismissed.
Too Close to Chief
Fer discnarging a toy cannon in the
vicinity of Major Sylvester's home this
morning. John E. Lee and John Tyler,
negroes, forty and thirty-four years old.
| respectively, were taken into custody
this morning. They explained that they
did not know IL was against the law
to use cannon. The police Of the Tenth
precinct suggested 1t would be a good
idea TO tell Judge Scott that in the Pu-
lice Court tomorrow morning.
There is not a more patriotic man IN
Washington than Joseph Leech. It takes
a rifle and big, Understanding blank-cart-
ridges for him 20 do his celebrating with
| This morning. loaded down with blanks
and his truSty rife over his shoulder
! ~ five
show just how much noise he could
make.
A policeman nabbed him near Eighth
and l Streets northwest He was COM
PEELED 70 put up s. for appearance in
the Police Court tomorrow.
The explosion OF 50 simple a fireworks
as cap on the end OF a cane was sui
ficient to lay Harry Bureny up for the
ana was standing barefooted close to
StTOther Taliferro ten, OF $50 First
| Street northeast, while the latter ope~-
ated the cap-and-cane machine. The
accident occurred in front of Harry's
| home. four doors from Strother's place.
The boy was not so badly hurt that il
was necessary TO take him TO a hos
pital
| nut Ejs papa had promised him a good
Fourth Accordingly he bought the
yOungster lot Of the traditional noise
makers, including frecrackers. Young
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celebrate at his home, 5ll Fourteenth
Street northeast, and he had a mighty
good time-fOr while. Then something
happened while Johnnie was firing of
his crackers. The lad was taken to the
Casualty Hospital for burns about the
face and eyes, but Il proved that no Sc
rlous damage was done.
Hip Pocket Poor Arsenal
Leroy Wilson, ten. Of 321 Pennsylvania
Avenue. whose complexion is dusl1y, will
no more carry his firccrackers In his hip
pocket. He tried il this morning. when
suddenly-strange manner for gunpow-
dcr-the whole bunch exploded There
was considerable damage TO Leroy's
hip. ana more to his trousers. Leroy
was sent 10 the Casualty Hospital and
the trousers were thrown away
There is a thirteen-year-ol negro who
lives at 1870 Marion Street who essayeI
% celebrate In rather strenuous man
ncr- He Is under arrest by the police Of
the Eighth precinct on the charge Of as
sault with "A dangerous weapon, under
the name Of Charles Johnson. When
arrested on June Is for stealing Sc from
country negro boy he gave the name
OF Marshall Grant. On this occasion he
forfeited SO collateral
Johnson, or Grant was with a bunch
Of negro lads early this morning, when
he suddenly drew a pistol from his
pocket and, pointing IL at William
Brown, dfteen-year-old negro living
at S.f Y Street mort lWasf - fred il