Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
ROUNDUP IN POLICE COURT
RECORD OF ASSAULTS, ARRAYS
AND OTHER VIOLATIONS.
Police Corral Large List Of Offend
ers, Who Are Given Required
Doses Of Justice.

The Christmas harvest by the police
makes a big record of assaults. ARRAYS
and petit larcenies and these occupied
the greater part of the attention of Judge
Kimball in the United States branch of
the Police Court today. About twenty
cases were on he docket, large number
of WHICH. however, were continued, In
some instances the accused parties de-
manding jury trials.
William West. a colored junk dealer.
living in the second precinct, pleaded
guilty to the charge of hurting lighted
lamp at his wife. Mary West. the lamp
landing and knocking her senseless. She
received deep cash in her head as a re-
suit, necessitating treatment for several
hours at the Casualty Hospital. West
was sent to jail for two months in re-
fault of so fine He was arrested by
Policeman Wade
William Bell was sent to Jail for three
months in default of two fines, totalins
$40. for disorderly conduct. 1t was also
charged that he assaulted an :ged coll
ored woman. Henrietta Warren, in Mil
ler's court northeast last night.
Policeman Gee of the ninth precinct tes-
tified to receiving telephone message
that fight was going on at the Warren
wagon. The policeman discovered Bell
playing tattoo on the old woman's
head with heavy wooden ruler. at the
same time wishing her a Merry Christ
mas and calling her endearing names.
Too much holiday cheer, I reckon.
Judge: must have been hitting Eta too
hard said the prisoner. The woman's
damaged Uranium was dressed at the
Casualty Hospital.
Attempts Theft Of Peanuts.
John Butler" called Clerk Potts
Present" came a reply from the pris-
oners' pen. and out walked a dusky cti-.
zen from the tenth precinct, who gave
Policeman Butler the fight of his life
last night while the latter was attempt
ing to place him under arrest for the al
legged theft of a bag of peanuts from
Nick Anastasi. fruit vendor. The man
got the better of the policeman and It
was nece ssary for the latter to summon
civilians to assist him in placing hand
cuffs on Butler. Butler demanded jury
trial and was remanded to prison.
Joseph Thompson. who told the court he
was employed as an inspector by the To-
cal gas company. was arraigned before
the court. charged with stealing a two
dollar bill and number of keys yester-
day afternoon from Elizabeth Petrone.
storekeeper on Florida avenue. Wit
nesses testified that Thompson went into
the store and asked for something to eat
and while the proprietor was in the rear
of the establishment Thompson, appar-
emily in an intoxicated condition, walked
to the cash register and began helping
himself. Before he could leave the store
he was headed off and the police were
summoned. The court imposed a sem
tence of $40. with thirty days as the
alternative. The accused chose the latter.
Riot Call Sounded.
A riot call. an ambulance from the Cas-
ualty Hospital and the reserves OF the
ninth precinct figured in the arrest of
Nelson Carter. Mary Jordan and Oscar
Moore yesterday afternoon for disorderly
conduct and assault. A party of Christ
mas jewellers was making things hum at
the Carter home. 1627 31a street northeast,
when Oscar Moore suddenly said he was
fatally i'll. II
Use goin to die, fren's; Use goin' +
die. Send TO- de ambylance." yelled Osr
car. DIR. Brown, who responded to the
call. pronounced the case an overdose OF
GIN and began to prepare a stomach
pump, when another howl. started down.
stairs. Policeman Fletcher entered the
house to ascertain what was going on,
and he was pouhced upon by Carter and
Mary Jordan. who refused to let the
policeman. go upstairs. Some one. sup
posedly Mary locked the front door. and
Carter sank his teeth in Fletcher's hand
resisting every attempt Fletcher made to
get out of the place.
A young boy named Andrews, hearing
the noise inside the house. sent in a riot
calk/to the ninth precinct station "A
~buasx--of colored men are killing a cop
and doctor down here" said the boy
erlNS/phone-
In TN meantime those upstairs got into
the row Npn the ground floor. and all hands
Were hafing a merry .set-to when the
WAGON Arrived. The reserves broke in
the door and the three prisoners were
taken to the station house. Mary Jordan
forfeited collateral to the amount OIL So.
Moore was sent to the workhouse for
fhirty daysIAnd Carter got three months
r Jail ia-tefault of $50 fine.
The Closing Feature.
The days record was closed up with a
sin months Jail Sentence for Thomas
Young for assaulting a young woman,
Annie Page. Young was suffering from
an overdose of Christmas cheer last night.
and going to the Page home on Francis
street. proceeded to make himself OBJ
n0xious. He was asked to leave. but con-
sidered the request an insult and began
beating the Page girl. She presented
a pittnI appearance in court this morn
ing. her face and head swathed in ban
dages and plasters.
''Glad IL didn't come before yesterday.
said Young as he walked back into the