The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-27

| If you Travelled all the way across the
United States to spend the holidays with
your dear little sister whom you hadn't
seen since she was knee-high to a rooster,
and you carried a great big roll Of green
and yellow backs in one pocket. and
nice little pearl-handled. nickel-plated re-
yolver 10 protect yourself against muir
derers. thieves. and confidence men in
another, and then were nabbed just after
you put foot in the National Capital and
locked in a dingy stationhouse cell
wouldn't it make you peevish?
Ask Jimmy Fields He knows.
Jim halls from the Pacific Coast He
arrived at Union Station yesterday morn
ing after trip across the country for
the purpose Of visiting his sister at 60
Pierce street northwest Deep in his
right-hand trousers pocket was a wad
containing 500. In his hip pocket was
a revolver.
Happy and contented, and feeling ike
the world was his. Jim inquired his way
TO his sisters house and found himself in
the hands of Chief Tyser. OF the Ter
minal police. Jim was informed he was
under arrest for carrying concealed
weapons, and was escorted to the Sixth
precinct station There his roll came
in handy and he deposited $50 for his ap-
pearance in Police Court this morning.
Jim Is nifty years old and admits being
a negro.
Fifty Days for CeIebratOr.
John A Evans, who stopped over at
Union Station while en- route 10 Palm
Beach. Fla, got in trouble with a group
OF men and was arrested by Policeman
George A. Hazard. Arraigned In Police
Court before Judge Pugh yesterday morn
ing, he was sentenced 20 spend fifty
days in the workhouse at Occoquan, after
I being fOud guilty of diSorderlv conduct
Judge AuEam yesterday continued the
cases against William T. Rouzee, Uric
a. Rouzee, James K Vincent. and John
T. jenkins, street railway employees. who
were arrested after "A brawl in a board
ing-house at 1872 lexington place Sunday
Two Of the men appeared with bandaged
heads, and the police say an ak and a
screwdriver were used In the free for-aIi
William Rouzee is charged with assault,
Vincent with disOrderly conduct, and III
ric RouZee and Jenkins with carrying
/ concealed weapons.
Joseph Robir son was found guilty Of
disorderiy conduct when arraigned be-
/ fore Judge Aukam in Police Court. and
was tned s.. Robinson and his grand
mother. who, he says, is I0l years old.
went TO the home Of Isaiah Carter on
Christmas Day for a call Robinson
drank a little Christmas whisky and fell
asleep. When Carter tried 20 awaken his
visitor, an alteration took place, and
Robinson was arrested.
stole Christmas Dinner.
Charles Owens. negro. was fined SO Tor
stealing a 'possum, chicken, some sau-
sages, and oysters from his Aunt Octavia.
Owens said he went to call on his sweet
heart Lie Taylor. and took a short cut
through Aunt Octavia's back yard. which
! brought him close to the refrigerator.
where the aforementioned viands were
Kept. The result was obvious, Charles ex-
planned
Also convicted OF larceny OF food, Peter
Bone, negro, was fined SO by Judge
Aukam. Peter made a getaway with some
spareribs. the property Of Morris Shapiro,
OF Anacostia
Pleading guilty 10 charge OF entering
the saloon OF Martin McHugh at I2M X
street northeast and stealing Il cents and
two packages OF cigarettes Alfred Pey-
ton. negro, was held for the action Of the
grand jury and committed 10 jail in de-
fault OF $1,000 bond