The Washington times., 1923-01-01
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REVELS
Court Has One Of It's Busiest
Mornings-17 Are Held on
Serious Charges. /

An aftermath ! Of 40 arrests
made in come nth New Year
frivolity, including fifty two okees.
of intoxication, one for each week
of the old year, were disposed Of
in busy sessions of the United
States and District Police Courts
yesterday.
While eighty-three names were
on the collateral list in District
branch, only fourteen answered 70
their names. The offenses ranged
from disorderly conduct to traffic
violations.
More Serious Charges.
With charges Of assault, larceny,
and carrying concealed weapons
lodged against them, seventeen
were locked up as a result of pro.
ceedings in the United States
Branch while eighteen were on the
collateral list.
Clarence E. Vogel was the first
bootlegger of the new year to be
sentenced to Jail. He was given
six months for selling three half
pints to William E. Brodie at
Ninth and New York avenue north
west last Saturday night. Brodie
was fined SO for transporting.
Marie Maggie, who police declare
Is a professional vamp with pair
of eyes which would make almost
any mans son leave home, was
severely rebuked by Judge Hardi-
son. Marie, dashing Italian
woman, was picked up at the Port
Arthur restaurant last night after
she had promised Judge HARRISON
she would leave Washington for
Baltimore. Judge Hardison told
Marie that he would put her on
probation once more, but warned
her that if she did not go to Balti-
more and stay there he would deal
harshly with her the next time she
comes before him.
Fined for Having Blackjack.
Charged with pulling a blackjack
on a policeman, and being intoXi-
Gated. George w. Aher, a marine,
stationed at Quantico, arrested at
Seventeenth street and Connecticut
avenue last night, was fined $40 and
sentenced to serve sixty days In 1ail.
A fine Of $50 was imposed on
Charles Patterson, who was arrested
December 81 for possessing one-half
pint of liquor. Patterson, who lives
lat 1881 jefferson street northwest
was arrested by Dowd and Pearson,
of the Seventh precinct station.
All Elements Represented.
Women dressed in evening gowns.
escorts in silk hats, soldiers, sailors
and representatives of all elements
of Washington's night life helped
the police make an suspicious start
for 1928 when they were arrested
shortly after the New Year din had
died out this morning.
One minute after 1923 had been
ushered in. Eddie Mayfield, col
ored, thirty-three years old, 353 c
street northwest, was registered at
the Eighth precinct station and Mo-
tarcycle Policeman ]. A. Fleisch.
hauer was credited with making the
first arrest of the New Year.
When Martha Handy, twenty
eight years old. who gave her ad-
dress as 1903 Kalorama road north
west, was registered on the police
blotter at the first precinct sta.
ton at a few minutes after mid
night it was found she wins the
palm for being the first woman
prisoner of the New Year. A charge
of disorderly conduct was placed
against her.
Fight in Restaurant.
A series Of small fights at Ninth
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
and a disturbance at Child's res
taurant during which an uniden-
! titled West Pointer was beaten up
featured the downtown fracases.
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