Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
GEORGE NOT IN COURT
DAILY GRIST BEFORE POLICE
COURT JUDGES.
Human Interest Stories Come to the
Fore-Some Old and Some
New Offenders.

For the first time in number of years
| there was no George Washington arraigned
! in the District branch of the Police Court
on the occasion of the celebration of the
birthday of the father of his country None
of the several petty offenders carried a
Ratchet. but there was one man in court
who attempted to make the court believe
that he had endeavored to follow the eX-
ample of the first President.
I'm religious man." he said land
don't lie or swear. l never said a bad
word in my life that 1 know Of and If l
said one yesterday I hope 1 may drop a
pauper.
The speaker was Algernon Chase a
young colored man. He had been arrested
by Detective Watson because he wanted to
set himself up as trial judge of case IN
which the officer had made arrest. 1t
was stated that the man under arrest for
alleged theft tried to bite the officer, and
the latter slapped him.
Then 1t was that Chase butted in" the
court was told
Chase admitted that he had said 1T was
shame to treat a prisoner in such a way.
but denied that he used any bad or threat
ening language.
Judge Scott said it was unnecessary for
him to make comments upon the conduct
of an officer who has prisoner under
rest. When people have such complaints
them.
THE next time you witness such a thing
the court told the young man. do all the
thinking you want but keep still"
fine of s. imposed by the court
and paid by the defendant.
Father as Complainant.
George NJ. Thurston, colored. was in
court on complaint of his father and a po-
liceman. He was arrested at his home on
Sherman avenue.
did you witness any of the trouble?"
the policeman was asked after he had told
of the complaint being made by the young
mans father.
Il didn't see any of it, was his answer,
but l heard part of it,
conduct. He said his son had used bad
and threatening language and had threat
ened to burn the house.
And" said the father, "he did break the
lamp
What would I want to burn down the
house for?" asked the prisoner. IF the
house burned down l wouldn't have any
home"
He declared that his father became angry
because he had asked him for money. His
mother he stated. had been dead about
year and his father had not given him a
cent since her death.
A fine of $50 was imposed and George
stepped back. 80
was in the procession of prisoners by mis-
take He had been arrested for alleged
disorderly conduct in the o Street Armory
last night. .,,,uos
Sixteen years." was his response.
Then said the court, you shoulo De
in the juvenile court. .o,,;,o
AS there was no session OF the JuVenile
court held today the boy had to be sent
to the house of detention to be held until
tomorrow. -, h,a baen
drinkinr and asked that he be released In
order that he might return to his nome
in BladenSburg. I'D he loft the
His request was granted ana ne iel' 'iie
Hattie Lucas. colored, admitted that she
had been disorderly on the street. ,,oa
rs it an ordinary case? tne coui' ''''
yes sir was the RESPONSE
Ten dollars or thirty days.
Little Out of Ordinary.
of lanes Rose, colored. who
,aared was a little out of the ord'-
rarv He spoke to a respectable woman
tooo,,se he thought he knew her. and 1oi-
l6wed I'D the affair by calling her vic
name. Ia friord of
mine" was his defense. uo,,+ion
ue offered no defense to the aiesdti.oa
that he used bad Language 10 lno Esd,c va a
took the woman part. L Vi 'iii' :.
fine of s. was imposed. ;..od +het
MaIand McDaniels. colored, admitted tnat
he had done wrong in Georgetown: Inc
court heard the testimony OF one Wl'i aa7,s
and imposed a fine of $50, with ninety ""''
on the farm as the alternative
A similar penalty was imposed upon MARY
wi,liams colored who was arrested IN
south Washington. The charge against
her was vagrancy. ,-,,,.. o,,r,,
Iudee Scott was told that William Clark
NOS "nretty full on Pennsylvania avenue
last night He stopped pedestrians ana
was given money by two of them Inc DIS
trict will now support him for three months.
81 ct me go this time and III take the
pledge'r was the plea of a man who gave
his name as Thomas Sheehan.
HE was drunk yesterday" the court was
told. land found him annoying house
keepers by ringing their bells.
Take the pledge when you get out, was
the advice of the court Ten dollars OF
thirty days"
There was only one snow case recorded IN
court today The defendant was Peter Z.
J. Trearor whose home is on Bacon street,
not far from the home of Judge Scott. He
had deposited 81 collateral for his appear
ance and the collateral was forfeited.