Evening star., 1932-02-20
|G[hSSF0RD HOLDS .
|PANHANDLER COURT
"SentenceS" Dozen to Work
on Municipal Wood
pile.
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be in charge Of an unemployed man
whose services are to be contributed by
the Committee on Employment.
The three ordered held for court nc
tion Glassford considered as "profes-
sional buns" he said. One of these
he ordered sent to Gallinger Hospital
for treatment. The other II were dis
missed, about dozen being turned over
to representative of the District Com
mittee ON Employment, who saw to it
that each was fed and given bed for
the night, either at the Salvation Army
or one of the missions, meals and Iodg-
ing to be worked out on the woodward
today.
Glassford was both Judge and prose
cutor in the unusual proceedings at
headquarters.
Passes Judgment on Each.
While score of arresting officers and
neWspapermen looked on, the towering
former Army officer passed Judgment
separately on each panhandler after
interrogating him under the powerful
lights used in criminal Hne-ups. In
sDector L. I. H Edwards assisted him
The first man placed ION the stand"
was going to get a job next week"
liC Ndoil a PlO1CoolOLIdI puIil, 1AG "a
planned, but only worked every other
week" Vagrancy and possession
charges were ordered placed against
him by Glassford. when the arresting
officer claimed he found two half-pint
bottles Of liquor in the mans pockets.
The next man also denied being a
professional"
I'm no bum" he told Glassford,
but figure soliciting is one way to get
a john fact, you often can get them
that way. But jobs are awful hard TO
get nowadays. Try it yourself and see
He said he had recently done two
week painting job "at 80 cents an hour"
Glassford dismissed the case, turning
it over to the Employment Committee.
The third man questioned had been
in Washington only week. He came
to see about getting compensation from
the Veterans Bureau and ran out OF
money.
Ex-Marine Questioned.
How long have you been begging?"
asked Glassford.
About three days" the ex-Marine
replied. ,,
streets is against the law, that you
could be arrested for doing it?"
Yes" faltered the veteran but
like to keep myself clean to see Gov
eminent officials therefore 1 don't want
to 20 to the missions and get crummy.
What do you mean 'crummy'?' in
terposed the Employment Committee
representative Chief Clerk William c.
Cleary. Have you ever been inside the
Salvation Army or other such places
mere in Washington? Have you actual
ly had any experience with them"
well, no, I haven't, but Just the
same
That's all: take seat in the rear
of the room" snapped Glassford.
A Kansas youth was next. He mad
lust been released from the Maryland
House of Correction, he said, and was
looking for a job but had run out OF
money" He was staying at board
ing house at Third and c streets, pay
ing so cents a night he told Glassford.
He also knew it was against the law
to beg; but I have to eat" he eX-
planned. His case was referred to the
Salvation Army.
A youth who has a job, but was beg
, ging to help out friend" followed
| the Kansan. His companion also was
| in the room, but the Good Samaritan
told Glassford, Don't blame him. us
all my fault
He said his friend was out of work
! and had been living with him. but that
Il didn't have enough money to see me
! through the week, so tried to bum
; some"
| You know it's against the law to
beg. don't you?" Glassford asked.
"Yes. But you won't tell my boss.
will you, sir? I promise not to dc l.
again"
"All right, but let this be a lesson to
you" the police chief warned.
A man who had Just come in from
Baltimore" followed the boys. More
than dollar was found in his pocket
! and Glassford asked why he was beg
| ging while he had money.
| well fellows got to have little
/ change ahead, sir came the reply.
You never know when you might need
| it in these hard times"
He was one of the three held on
vagrancy charges.
Have Money In Pockets.
The next man wasn't begging. only
| talking to friend The friend also
was among those arrested. Both had
| money in their pockets. Glassford was
advised. They were referred to the
i, Employment Committee.
| A "floater," who said he was on his
way to Richmond, was summoned next.
Coming from Baltimore night before
last, he was stranded here, he said, or
else would be in Richmond now, not
in this lineup" His case also was
dismissed
An oklahoman stepped under the
| spotlight He told Glassford he had
been here five or six months. but
hadn't gone to the missions because I
thought could get by without it." An
officer testified he had stopped four or
five people near Sixteenth and I
streets The man admitted begging
for two or three days, but said he was
unable to work as he had just been re-
leased from Emergency Hospital where
he had spent month.
Next came veteran from Portland,
Ne. who said he was on the way out
OF town when arrested" He was picked
up near Thirteenth and K streets
A South Carclinan who said he was
not physically able" to work was the
third man held. He was ordered trans
ferred to Gallinger Hospital by Glass
ford.
Panhandled s1.2O a Day.
Three Detroit men and one from
North Dakota were disposed Of in rapid
succession Each claimed he had started
begging only Wnel lnS Hoiiey ran ous'
One Of the Detroit men told Of bum
ming" 70 cents in 20 minutes while
waiting for a policeman to return from
an errand to take him to dinner. He
was arrested after the meal.
The most a Leavenworth, kans., man
could panhandle in the Capital was
$l.2o a day, he told Glassford. After
he said he had come here by highway
all the way from Kansas to see Vet
erans' Bureau officials, the Judge" let
him off with warning. A New Jersey
man, lust passing through" also was
dismissed with warning after he told
the chief he was en- route to Fredericks-
burg, Va, to work for farmer. A
Milwaukee salesman resorted "a begging
when people became too hard up" t.
buy his product. "a powder for shrub.
berry and trees" he declared. Glass