Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
SEASONS FESTIVITIES
CROWD COURT DOCKET
Many BibuIous Personages
Hailed Before Judge to Ex-
plain Carousing.

Many fell by the wayside in their ar
duous celebration of Christmas and were
gathered i'm by the members of the police
force yesterday and last night. Most of
them were charged simply with being
drunk and behaving in a disorderly man
ner, the rest being those who carried the
disorder to the point of attacking their
foes. and even their friends who tried to
save them from Mr.. Whittaker's farm
at Occoquan.
The old regular offenders. wise in the
ways of the court. saved time for the
court and time for themselves at the
workhouse by admitting the charges
against them. In cases of this character
Judge Pugh imposed S. fines.
One man brought before the court was
very evidently feeling the effects OF his
recent dissipation. His attorney. John
Moss pleaded with the judge to release
his client because it was Christmas time
When Judge Pugh asked the prisoner
question he merely turned his mead
little and coughed little deprecatory
cough watching the judge coyly over the
top of his hand Another attempt to
make him talk only brought forth gen.
tie smile and wave of the hand.
Too Drunk to Talk.
That man is speechIess drunk" the
Judge said III i let MIN out HOW Ht
wouldn't 40 two blocks before the police
got him again. I'll continue the case for
a week and perhaps let him go then"
Simm Falls Fred Banks and Cora john
son united i'm festivities which cost them
IS each in court today. Fred and Cora
were trying to take Simm home, they
told the court. hut he constantly feii
down in the snow. Each time as he
arose witnesses charged, all three would
in, - Simm
unable to go more than a few yards and
keep his feet, there Wee several rounds.
Ed Hawkins and Walter S;ppio were
arrested by Policeman Billman for Great
ing disturbance in a poolroom last
night Sippio forfeited s. collateral
Hawkins said he hadn't done thing but
ask the policeman to arrest friend OF
his. known generally as Liquor: who.
lar This tale widely at variance
with that told by the policeman and
other witnesses Hawkins was fined s..
Claims Wide Acquaintance.
Joseph r. Clarke. arraigned on
charge of vagrancy, made a novel defense
by saying that he had approached
friend of his and asked him to lend him
dime. and that he had not been begging
at AL.
Who was the man you asked to lend
''Oh. / don't know him. was the reply.
"but I'm sure he knows me. Let me tell
you. judge. I'm as we'll known in this city
as you are. Everybody knows me-.
II don't doubt for a minute that you are
as we'll known as / am" the judge said,
but you think You are too well known
Ninety days in Jail. They know you
down there too. I guess
That's right" Clarke said. just before
leaving the court. Il just left there two
weeks ago.
Several prisoners. including one boy
only two weeks over the Juvenile Court
age, were allowed to go free on their per-
sonal recognizance. The youngster, David
Bush, got into a fight at a dance last
night. and, according to the special officer
who arrested him, greatly alarmed five
or six hundred people.
Judge Mullowny sent five of those
charged with assault to the workhouse
for terms varying from a month to four
months