Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-10
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with aSsaultiDg his wife twice, was again
uuder consideration as postponed from the
ltb. Further testimony only justified the
Court in regarding him quite as much sinned
,.ainst as SHINING Their family difficulties
fere caused by errors on both sides. Both
wsre to blame. A great deal of trouble was
taken to satisfy the Court as to the conduct of
scr;vencrs family and himself.
Tnou consultation with the United States
district Attorney, the Court required Of him
90 rive bail to keep the peace towards Mary
Inn Scrivener AMI family, &c, in the amount
Of = 900. and sentenced him to pay a fine of
- IN each of the two cases against him. The
r,d,e in passing sentence, admonished the
5sfsnIent to behave himself towards his fam
lie nrorerly and to abandon the use of intox-
eating drink, which was the cause of his
troubles Scrivener being permitted to speak,
said that he could not give tho bail required,
lint was willing to make a deed of trust of his
property to that amount, and to secure all he
wa, worth to his children. with the exception
IF reserving home to himself. He reprented
his wife as being more the cause of his bad
conduct than the liquor. The Court, how
eyer. adhered to its decision. Radcliffe for
defence.
Hugh F Jebb was sworn to support the
Constitution, &c, as q clerk in the Pension
Office
A Jury was then empanelled in the case of
the U. S Us 2. c. Reichenbach, for an as
sault upon Welhclmina Letmate. The prose
cutting witness went to the house of Reichen-
bach, abused him and his wife and daughtar,
wanted his own daughter away from that
bawdy-hou &c. The defendant seized her
TO put her out and struck her, she says, when
she resisted AMI struck him, making q good
deal of noise at the time. This occurred in
.June last at the house of Reichenbach. on IIth
street
The daughter of Mrs. Le.mate was the only
witness for defence. The mother objected to
the beau she had at Richeubach's, the daugh.
ter loved him and refused to give him up
hence all the difficulty. The daughter is
quite pretty and modest looking German
girl, and had been brought on from Rich
mond this morrirg, whittier she had escaped
from the wrath of her parents.
The jury found the accused guilty of a sim
ge assault Court still in session when we
closed.
Tie Tnr(.-We attended the Columbian
Trotting Course yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the trotting match between Sorrel Fanny,
of Baltimore, and kentuck, of Philadelphia
On reaching the ground, the marc was ascer-
tanned to be the fayorite-two 10 one being
freely offered, but there were not many takers
at these odds. Baltimore was we'll repre-
sented, as many familiar faces greeted us
Fanny claiming paternity of the Monumental
City, and its ardent admirers being anxious
that, on their return, they should be able to
give good account of her doings This they
have been enabled to do, both heats having
been won by the Baltimore mare, the first of
which was most closely contested. The time
(24ID will evidence the running speed of
both horses
Match one mile and repeat to skeleton wag-
ongs. Stakes $500.
First He0t.-Aftcr several false starts, thew
came up, and the word ''go" having been
given, keVtuck took the lead, which he in
creased till about the half mile pole: when.
he broke, and the mare kept
gaining on him, when on rounding
the corner they wee neck and neck. Here
the horse again broke, and the mare passed
him and can C in three lengths ahead Time
247i.
Second Heat.-Time having been called,
both horses came nobly up and word having
been given, the mare ok the lead and kept
it throughout the heat Though the horse
occasionally kept gaining ground, he was una
bic TO overhaul the mare, owing to his break
ing 50 m'ny times during the race, and the
mare came in by many lengths ahead, and
was declared the winner. limo, $50.
Another race viii take place at the same
ground on Friday, when much good sport may
be anticipated
Tie Tipping House Questionable Board
Of Common Council having under consdera-
ton an act to prevent tipping houses in the
city OF Washington, the Corporation Attor-
ney' J. NJ. Carlisle, Esq, has been consulted
rs 70 the legality of the measure, who writes
lengthy opinion on the subject, of which the
following is 4 condemnation
lst Th.t the Corporation has the power
absolutely to prohibit tipping houses within
rs corporate limits, unler whatsoever name
n with whatsoever incidents they may be OK
iibited
e Fl. That it has the power, and it is its
iuty TO make such prohibition plain and in
eIlisltle, and that this may be done by
ieclaratOry section or clause; but that such
deciaratory section or clause cannot enlarge
ne meaning Of the word 'tippling house as