Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-06
REPRoVED BY COURT
VISITORS IN WASHINGTON HAVE
THE DRINK HABIT.

why is it that when you people come to
see Washington you must get drunk and
got arrested?' asked Judge Kimball of de-
PENDANTS several times in the Police Court
this morning. The men had stated that they
came to visit the city, and the officers added
the testimony that the visitors had become
intoxicated and ended up in the station
house CELL
Charles Higgins was the first man to
whom Judge Kimball addressed the in
quiry. Higgins came here from Philadel-
phia, with several other persons and yes
terday Policeman McKeever of the sixth
precinct found him on the street under ale
influence of liquor, and decided to send him
to the station house. When Higgins was
searched there it was found he had razor
in his possession.
Higgins pleaded guilty to the charge of
carrying the razor this morning in court,
and Judge Kimball ordered him to pay a
fifty-dollar fine or to spend six months on
the farm.
Had Two Razors.
Carrying concealed weapon was also the
charge which was placed against William
Mask in the Police Court today. Policeman
Samson was passing near the corner of 18th
and /. streets northwest last night, when he
saw a man sitting on doorstep. apparently
under the influence of liquor
Come. get up and go home, now" said
the policeman.
This cellar belongs to me-" was Mask
strange reply. ro ~.
"Al right, you can have the cellar, out
YOU can't stay here" said the bluecoat.
ct cave me alone; I'm a bad man., was
the response, and with this statement Mask
reached into his pocket and drew OUT e
razor. AS Policeman Samson grasped that
hi oil her
another pocked and was getting out another
razor, when the brawny policeman grasped
that hand.
HE certainly was bad man." comment
ed Judge Kimball upon hearing OF the TWO
raZors.
Mask had come here from Loudoun coun-
ty, Va and Judge Kimball asked MIN II
it was necessary to get drunk to see 1 ,ae
city. Mask must pay 500 hne or speno lou
days on the farm.
Policemen Hood and Lynch of the sixth
precinct arrived in the alley in the rear
of the ST. James Hotel just in time last
evening to prevent a shooting. They ar
rested Charles Carroll, and he was charged
with carrying concealed weapon In the
Police Court today. He had put UP $50
collateral for his appearance but was not
present when his name was called, and the
money was declared forfeited.
Tragedy Narrowly Averted.
The two officers named standing at 9Th
street ana pennsylvania avenue
saw a commotion down the alley nearby
and investigated. They learned that man
named DeLacey had been arrested and that
his friend Carroll was going down to inter-
cede for him. AS the officers approached
Carroll they saw that he had his hand
on revolver in his hip pocket and that
he was following Policeman Murphy, who
had made the arrest. Just Carroll
reached Officer Murphy Policemen Hood
and Lynch arrived on the spot and over
powered Carroll. taking his gun away from
him. What might have happened to Po-
liceman Murphy had not his brother Off
GERS reached him at that time is only con-
lecture.
The fourth defendant charged with car.
rying concealed weapon was Wilson Ter
ry He pleaded guilty to carrying a razor
Policeman Greer found him at 9Th and A
streets southeast last night in a bibulous
condition, and when he was searched at the
station house the razor was found or
him.
Il was going to work when arrested,
said Terry.
But how came you to get drunk" ques
toned Judge kimball
THAT was an accident" pleaded Terry
He was fined $50. with the alternative OF
spending six months in the workhouse.