Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-03
THE EXCUSES OFFERED
PATRIOTIC DEFENDANTS AG-
GRIEVED.
Many Explained That They Had Been
Preparing to Fittingly Celebrate
the Inauguration.

When Judge Scott opened the Police
Court this morning the drag net the police
department has thrown over the city show
ed that the orders which had been issued
to arrest all suspicious persons who had
no visible means Of support and bring them
before the court upon charge or va
grancy had been carried out to the letter.
During the entire morning the court was
kept busy listening to the statements or
these various prisoners. The excuse offer
ed by many as to their presence in the
city was that they could not stay out OF
the city while the ceremonies incident to
the Inauguration of the President We're on
All complained of the vigilance of the po-
lice and were of the unanimous OPINION
that liberty could not be obtained In TINS
City at this time. ..o
bar of justice upon the charge OF peins
a yagrant. He is young colored man
about twenty-five years of age, ana was IN
the yards of the Pennsylvania Hallroad
Company, boarding trains as they arrived
in the city crowded with visitors Pollce-
man Jackson of the fourth precinct police
was informed by the officials at the yard
of the way Thomas was act1ng ana later
report was that as he ran through run
man he had attempted to snatch a LADY S
nurse. She screamed and the intruder, 1t
was stated fed to the door before he could
he caught Jackson managed to locate
Morton after time ana NOT 6e,ng nosc .hs
vestibule of Pullman. AS the Tram
passed Morton he jumped aboard and
started through the car when the ponce
man stepped out and placed him under ar
rest. Judge Scott believed that the work
house was the best place for Thomas, as
he could not tell where he belonged, and
he was accordingly sent down for sixty
days.
had been arrested yesterday by Policeman
Lipscomb of the seventh precinct police
The policeman met James on M street
northwest during yesterday afternoon, and
after asking him where he lived the of1eer
was informed that it was none of his
business, and as for going home, James
averred. he would go there when ne got
good and ready. The policeman having
his orders to protect the interests of the
community against all persons who could
not give a satisfactory account OF them
selves was compelled to march Lowe to the
patrol box and call the wagon to convey
his prisoner to the station house. James,
about this time, 1t was stated, began to
get disorderly, using much profanity and
a separate charge was registered against
him when he arrived at the station.
Lowe did not tell Judge Scott what he
told the policeman. but quite to the con-
trary- refused to say word. ana the court
DENIED it advisable to allow him to spend
some time on the farm. A fine of SO or
thirty days was then imposed and James
walked back to the place where Police
man Morgan receives those prisoners who
have been consigned by the court to spend
time in the workhouse.
Lizzie Watkins. colored. said she was
resident of Washington. and that it was
awful the way the police were arresting
hardworking people like herself when they
had not broken the law. Policeman Roche
took the stand and stated that Lizzie was
a resident of Petworth, and that she was
carrying on a conversation with some sol-i
diers yesterday in the section of the city
where she lives relative to where they
might obtain accommodations during their
stay In the city.
The policeman further testified that the
information given by Lizzie was not bona
fade. and that the place where the men