Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
IN POLICE COURT DUCK
LARGE CROWD ARRAIGNED FOR
VARIOUS oFFENsEs..

premium and the room was stuny. In more
than one instance a woman reeled over in
a faint. She would be quickly taken to the
outside and revived. while the mill of JUS
tice was moving over its slow course. 1t
Is Labor day, and the advance celebrants
were crowded into the docks to await the
calling OF their names.
Judge Lewis O'Neil. who is presiding over
the District branch Of the court in place
Of Judge Mullowny. was out Of town. and
the duty Of dealing out justice to both
the prisoners Of the United States branch
and the District branch fell upon the shout
ders Of Judge Samuel Mills, who is acting
in place Of Judge Kimball.
The prisoners in the District branch num-
bered hfty-seven. and as Clerk Lum Har-
per surveyed them he remarked: They
look like the fifty-seven varieties" After
the court got started Judge Mills disposed
of the cases in rapid order and shortly
after the noon hour had completed the task.
The first defendant to be arraigned at
the bar of justice was Cullen Bryant
charged with assaulting his mother, Ma
linda Bryant. on F street Saturday night.
The Bryants went marketing, 80 Policeman
Stuart stated. and when they arrived on F
street Cullen had called at several saloons.
Becoming angered, he struck his mother
several times before the officer arrived.
Judge Mills let Bryant off with a SO fine,
though he said he was tempted to make 1t
more
Another Assault Case
Policeman Addison Of the second precinct
was the prosecuting witness when Ben
West and Susan West. his mother, were be-
fore the court charged with assault. Ac-
cording to the testimony of the officer he
entered the home of the West family, at SO
o street. last evening, and attempted to
place Ben under arrest. when the mother
interfered and a rafting fight resulted. dur
ing which the policeman had his thumb
chewed and his helmet smashed.
You have got to do 1t. for l am coming
in. warrant or no warrant. were the words
Addison said he used when West dared
him to cross the threshold of his house.
Addison went in and the fray resulted.
According to the best of his knowledge and
belief West did not remember that he
struck the policeman, but Judge Mills said
that he would have to differ with him, and
accordingly entered a fine of $25. The
mother was allowed to go.
Awakes With Heavy Head.
Thomas Jones. colored. told the court that
he woke up in No. precinct station this
morning with heavy head and absolutely
without knowledge of events of last night
when he started to celebrate the holiday
that was just budding. Policeman Tarbee
said that Thomas was coming down the
that he placed him under arrest upon a
charge of disorderly conduct. Jones was
fined SIS.
You fellows will have to stop rushing
can around here" was what Robert Miller
said Policeman Wills told him last evening
when he was taking some beer to several
friends who were awaiting him in the
northeast section of the city. He was OF
the opinion, he stated. that one had a per-
feet right to 'chase tin bucket as much
as he liked" and he spoke rather harshly
to the officer.
Wills did not stand for any back talk"
and the result was Miller went to the sta
ton on. charge of disorderly conduct He
was assessed s. for his part in the proceed
ings Of the evening.
Girl Uses Razor.
flames Allen tried to collect the rent
from me when he had a notice." was the
defense that Mary Thomas, a colored girl,
made when she was before the court for
assaulting Allen. When called to the
stand Allen had long cut across his
throat that passed through a portion of the
ear. He told Judge Mills that Mary had a
razor with black handle up her sleeve
Saturday evening, and that when he spoke
to her "she used 1t on him." Physicians
from the Garfield Hospital testified that
ten stitches were taken in the wound.
Mary went down to jail for the next six
months.
Louis Mann was carrying a pistol SO Po-
liceman Keleher Of the tenth precinct
stated. Mann is about fifty years of age
and is an inmate Of the Soldiers Home
The policeman claimed that the veteran
entered the car at the railway junction OF
the home last evening and raised a rack
ct. The policeman said he tried to remove
him. but that he drew the weapon from
his hip pocket and tried to fire point blank
at him. Keleher managed to throw him
down and procure the pistol. The fine was
$50
Church People Fall Out.
James F. Childs and w. s. Welbin. 1t
was stated, are both members of a colored
church In the northwest section of the
city. Of which the Rev. Sterling Brown 10
the pastor, and when the case against
Welbin alleging assault was called ChIIis
appeared in the role of the prosecuting
witness. Childs told Judge Mills that GER
tain anonymous letters had been circu-
lated regarding his character, and he was
OF the opinion that Welbin had written
them. He stated that he Immediately
called upon his pastor. and after a con-
sultation Rev. Brown invited welbin to
"a consultation" SO that the facts could
be brought out.
The consultation was going on Saturday
evening. in the pastors Office, it was stat
ed. when Welbin. after denying the
charges. said: You will fight me a duel
on the corner Of 18th and r streets
northwest. and the weapons Will be pis-
tolls or knives"
According to his testimony, the witness
declined to fight, and in a moment a re-
mark passed which excited Welbin's ire
He leaped across the room, and, after
brushing the pastor aside, assaulted Childs
1t was stated he broke up furniture in the
room and was "whacking'' Childs with any
thing he could lay his hands on Accord
ing to Childs, he was struck several times
about the head and was thrown across the
minister's desk.
When Welbin took the stand he told
Judge Mills that he had never offered to
fight duel. and holding his right hand
aloft he declared with much vehemence:
This was all the pistol needed" He
then admitted ''pummeling' Childs to some
extent. but declared he had used his fists
Rev. Brown. 1t was said, is out of town
and Judge Mills stated he would postpone
the case until Friday 80 as to have him in
court to detail the particulars Of the al
legged ARRAY.
Held for Grand Jury.
Charles Seabright lives in the northeast
section of the city. it was stated when he
was before the court. He was charged
with a depreciation upon private property.
1t was alleged by Policeman Giles Of the
ninth precinct that Seabright took some
lead pipe from new house in the north