Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-04
'SUCH NIGHT HOWL|NGS
Election Celebrants Give
Police Court Much to Do.
211 FORFEIT COLLATERAlS
Prisoners in Great Numbers at Bar
Of Justice.
POLICE NOT HARD ON THEM
Schoolboys and College Youths
Abandon Deposits for
Appearances.
POLICE NOT HARD ON THEM

Election night celebrants faced Judge
kimball in the District branch Of the Po-
lice Court this morning.
The patriotic enthusiasm Of the night
before was gone. The sovereignty of the
people was no more ascendant. and it
was a subdued crew OF misdemeanants.
cowed beneath the crushing grip of the
law.
Appealing looks were directed at accus-
ing bluecoats to convey the forlorn hope
that they would be lenient in telling of
disorderly deeds. And in about a third
of the cases the cops were charitable
enough to characterize the offenses
charged as Ordinary" cases, such as were
penalized with fines of not more than S.
Many others there were who failed to
respond to their names at the calling of
the collateral list-and that list. especially
long. contained no less than 211 names
Sums deposited by such offenders, ranging
from So for ordinary unlawful assembly
to $21 for diSOrderly on u street car, were
forfeited.
Fail to Face Music.
Schoolboys and college youths who got
into trouble by doings peculiar to ire
sponsible ad escence failed to show up
1t was particularly good thing for some
of them, for there were irate witnesses,
bent upon promoting their punishment for
sundry ill-considered acts of violent law
lessness.
The Police Court got to work later
than usual. The Black Maria" with its
load OF culprits was late in arrival Col
lateral lists from several police stations
were long in showing up The why of
this was because of the length of the
re- he loci to
ers in court.
Elias CARPENTER, an ardent colored adj
vocate of Taft, who might have had a
vote up in Pennsylvania years ago, was
fined So and committed for fifteen days
in default. He loaded up with South
Washington gin and started down 18th
street southeast acclaiming for the
President-elect.
Carpenter travelled five blocks in the
| fifth precinct without check in his mad
| career. Then the police got him. He
! made no denial of guilt.
Josh Malloy, not an Irishman. but
| another colored Taftite. will be confined
for fifteen days in default of IS. He
| took offense at being interrupted for
cheering.
"Hurrah for Round Willie and Sunny
JIM" he shouted.
Then Malloy proceeded to slap Police
man Wade on the back with q friendly
request that he
cit in de game Hip. hip"
Wade got in the game and placed
Malloy under arrest.
Bryan Sympathizer This One.
James Sims, who could not see why
and could not understand the cause of
the big republican plurality, expressed
his complaints too, too audibly last
night on lower Pennsylvania avenue
He was the proprietor, too. of a jag,
which made him more emphatic. more
Independent and louder.
It's a shame" Sims cried. Here's
man been running for the royal chair
for twelve years-he has. And every
time he's been trun down like yaller
dog-he has. It's shame. It's q
shame"
Sims eyes c1ouded and his GYM
pathies became tender unto melancholy
Just at this point a half-pint bottle
dropped from his hip pocket and
smashed on the pavement.
That's a cryin' shame, it is" he be-
gan. "A-wow-
Say. you. You ought to have voted for
Chafin," declared Policeman Kelley, as he
marched Sims to the patrol box.
Sims got fifteen days in default of s..
Tommy Johnson has nine days In
limbo in default of s. fine.
He couldn't help stepping on people s
toes in front of a bulletin board last night.
Restless Johnson stepped to right and
then TO le1I. ana every tlQc nc StSppeU
he stepped on some one.
1T was Georgetown booze. he eX-
planned. Il got it by mistaken accident"
Objected to Title Of Suffragette.
Rosie Gibson, who advocates votes for
women, has fifteen days to spend in the
workhouse because she didn't have a
s. bill.
Policeman Kelley testified that Rosie
shouted and shouted and kept an entire
block of folks on Missouri avenue from
sleeping until she was safely behind the
bars. 1t didn't develop what she was
shouting about. except that woman should
have the privilege Of voting.
"Woman's suffrage" her theory was de-
fined to her.
mo doctors TO- mine." objected Rosie,
to the suffering thought IT'S votes.
Let the wimmin vote mex time. and you
all IL see Bryan travel dis way"