Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
SONNY" STEWART VA II.
 PLAYS DUAL ROLE
POLICE JUDGE FREES PRISONERS AND ZINES OTHERS IN CITY
 POLICE COURT XMAS.
Alonxo Baker, Negro, Drew $20O Chr,stmas Present For TOting
 An Automatic Revolver.

Eleven inmates of the city jail were made happy when they faced Judge Stewart Xmas morning in police court, when the judge in accordance with the time honored custom, grant ed freedom to some of the prisoners who had committed minor offenses. It pleases his honor to give some of the deserving men the.r freedom on Christmas day and he did as much as he was able in this respect yester- day morning. Some could not be re- leased when their offenses were weighed, but eleven negroes and whites, most of whom were confined for drunks mess or sturbing the peace, were allowed to go.
 John McGehee, white man, ar rested for being drunk and disorderly, was released when he faced Judge Stewart. Tom Barnes, negro, who has served seven days on $20 fine, was given his freedom. The negroes who had few days more on short sentences, released were: Sam Bell, Lee Lambert, Willie Owen, John Shaw, Ed Bryant and s. M. Colby. The white men released were Haze Knight, drunk and disoriecly conduct, w. w. Chamberla n, disturbing he peace. and F. P. Hastings, drunk and disorderly.
 Judge Stewards dual nature was shown, however, when he suddenly turned from the role of "Old Santa" to stern police judge and stuck sev- eral of the naughty violators with large fines. Chief among these, was Alonzo Baker, a negro, charged with carrying a pistol as weapon. Baker drew the limit, f he of $20O. Baker was arrested by Patrolman Campster and YVES armed with an automatic re- volver when captured.
 Will Merritt, the negro arrested by Detective McBurnett on charge of petit larceny, was fined $25 He ad- mitted stealing, $9 from another ne- gro. Y x Joe Doe, a white man.. was fhed. $5 for disturbing the peace by fighting. P. Hopkins, a negro, was fined s$3 flor being drunk on the streets. Elmo Hill a negro, was stuck $5 for disturbing ';h'a peace Walter Williams, a ne- gro, was fined $5 for drunkenness, on the street. Gertrude Whiteside, ne gress, was also drunk on the street and was fined $S.
 A forfeiture was taken in the 'ase of Jack Hamilton. a white man, charged disturbing the peace. Hamil- ton was arrested at an early hour yesterday morning and h case was an interesting one. He posted $5 for his appearance in court when arrest ed. Hamilton is driver for the Ideal Dairy. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning residents of the west end motif ed the police that some unknown person was creating considerable ex- citement in the homes of residents by awakening them with loud shout at a window or the front door. Officers investigated the case and found that Hamilton had been waking his milk customers. At one home he raised a window slightly and sent lcud shout through the house. At others he rang the bell and screamed or the porch until occupants were terrified. The officers believe that Ham:hon was making too much of a merry Christmas at the expense of sl;:'Eher- ing Pine Bluffians. Many believed that Santa Claus hal ben "hypno- tlzed' ana was dah.erA, swi ehes 'nd pills instead ,f toys. for their children.