Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
SENTENCES the RULE
INFLEXIBLE JUSTICE IN POLICE
COURT TODAY.
John Brown, Who Couldn't Remem-
Der, and Members of Ale Party
Among Defendants.

There were several heavy sentences
melted out by Judge Mullowny to-day. The
quality Of mercy was strained a bit. so
some Of the people who went before his
honor this morning thought, and there
were audible comments made by the vari-
Gus prisoners after they had failed to
satisfy the court that was all mis-
take and the policemen had grudge
against them. anyhow.
There was the case of John Brown, who
went down X street yesterday evening,
stuck his finger in little Pearl L1ncas-
ter's eye and then went across the street
and tried to pull a mail bag out. of
United States post office wagon Frank
Tew was the me y man. He demonstrated
and got biF in the eye. and promptly
returned the compliment Somebody ran
into the third precinct station crying
Justify that there was a wild man loose
on X street. Two policemen. Much and
Sides, went after John. The defendant
told Judge Mullowny that he really old
not know anything about the matter anu
must have been out of his mind Inc
Judge concurred and fined him $40.
Party in Goat Alley.
There was a mixed ale party in Goat
alley yesterday. Hattie Robinson.
white woman married to colored man
named Goodall. was lying asleep on
lounge while the mixed ale revelry was
at it's height. Up came her stepdaugh-
ter, Pearl Goodall. colored armed with
q milk bottle. and hammered her step
mother in the head. 1t was in evidence
also that Pearls father had given Hat
tie a black eye that extended all over
one side of the face. and she made
sorry appearance this morning. Police
man Jack said he had hard time in ar
resting Pearl, but finally dragged her to
her this morning and fined her S25. with
about ninety days as an alternative
Pearl grunted her disgust as she vanish
ed down the steps.
Other Transgressiens.
Another colored girl who found the
way of the transgressor hard was Jo-
sephine Matthews. She went shopping
yesterday and picked up spool of thread
a. spool Of solk some needles belt and a
few other articles of like description.
The whole value was less than a-dollar.
Josephine pleaded guilty, bat expressed
such complete sorrow that she had an
effect upon the judges heart. All he
gave her was sixty days in lieu of a
Samuel Smith, a young colored boy,
| stole fourteen morning newspapers.
| Twenty-Five dollars or sixty days was the
penalty.
Clarence Saunders did a little second
story work. climbing into Samuel Sales
house, on 25th street. and taking pair
| of trousers, coat, pair of shoes, some
gloves and a shirt The trial of the case
took about sixty seconds. Clarence made
no defense and went to jail for three
months.
In Judge Kimball's Court.
Judge Kimball of the other Police
Court did not let offenders off easy.
either. Jim kendrick. arraigned for be-
ing vagrant and disorderly, had asked a
young fellow for nickel. Young fellow
said he had none. Kendrick called him
liar. with profane amplifications, and
also started to beat the young fellow.
The latter happened to be rushing the
can at the time and poured the beer on
Hendricks head. Twenty dollars fine for
Kendrick.
Dan Whalen, man who is in the work.
house as often as any of the" regulars.
got out yesterday and Immediately got
drunk He asked bartender for drink
of water, and the bartender was SO sur
prised that he hit Dan in the nose. The
policemen who arrested Dan said that
Dan was drunk and disorderly. Thirty
more days for Dan, or a ten-dollar fine.