Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-18

day and Saturday on q charge of burglary. nv
breaking into the store Of Hugh Leddy and steal.
ing thereffom. sundry articles in the grocery and
dry goods nne; returned verdict Of guilty as to
On motion Of NJ. Thompson. Fac Thomas
Douglas, Esq, was, after examination. admjtted
as an attorney and counsellor of this court
cn,6n oour, ,nsn took up the case Of Elizabeth
Goidlng, In which the defendant was charged
win keeping bawdy and disorderly house.
OWetT Boss testified that he knows defendant;
she lives on the north side of ID street near Thir
teenth street; she has lived there upwards of two
months; during this time witness never heard any
disorders there; when she first came there to live,
announcer woman apparently lived there; has seen
TWO women frequent the house; one OF them apPa-
rently lived there, and bears loose character the
other has been married, and Is not SO notorious;
witness has seen two at time visit the house.
but not frequently; the house is as quiet az any
other house in the neighborhood, so far as disor,
ders concerned.
Nv Bradford testified that he knows where de.
PENDANT resides; has seen two women there who
bear loose reputation; one woman besides her
self, and she resided there less than a month:
never saw but one man going In there in all this
time.
ODfcer FHnning testified that he knows defend
ant. and never saw any disorders there; never saw
persons of lewd character visit the place
Officer Williamson testified that he never saw
but one woman besides defendant at the house
Obrer Eehict testified that he does not know
whether loose persons visit house of defendant
The case closed here, and the jury without
leaving the box, returned a verdict Of not guilty
by order of the Court, Laura Smith and Ann
Green, severally lately convicted Of keeping a
bawdy and disorderly house; and Cora Stewart
Moses Bridwell and Martha Brdwel, each con-
victed Of keeping bawdy house, were brought
into conrt from the Jail. where they have been
confined since their conviction, for sentence
At the order Of the Court the prisoners all stood
up.
The Court. ''You have been severally convicted
OF very great crime: that of keeping house in
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house in which this species Of crime is carried on
to the ruin Of youth, and often is the of lead
ing men to commit crimes of a still greater and
more awful character. The sentence OF the Court
Is, that you. Ann Green and Laura Smith, suffer
Imprisonment in the common Jail of the county of
washington for the period Of six months, and pay
each fine of $40.
"And you, Cora Stuart in consideration of a rec
omInendation by the jury to mercy, the sentence
OF the Court Is, that you suffer imprisonment in
the common Jail of this county for period of four
months, and pay fine of $40.
I" And you, Moses Bridwell and Martha Bird
well, with this case the Court has found more
difficulty than with any Of the others 10 consider
the punishment adequate to your offence. You
have family Of four children who must be pro-
vided for, though, as it appeared from the evil
dence that one Of them, girl nearly grown, was
permitted by you to assist you in carrying on this
course of crime, which makes your case Infinitely
in consideration Of the necessity for having those
children provided for, adopted as far as practical
BILE, middle course. Therefore YOU, Moses Bird
well, are sentenced to pay fine of $50. and you,
Martha Bridwell, are sentenced to four months
imprisonment in the common Jail Of this county,
and to pay fine of 500"
The District Attorney here prayed the prisoners
in commitment until the fines in each case should
be paid.
The Court then took up the case of the United
States agt. Robert Binnix. WIN. Looney, and Jas.
kenan, in which the defendants were severally
charged with the crime Of arson, by setting fire to
and destroying clubhouse and stable occupied
by David A. Windsor, on the Island, and owned
by Geo E. Kirk.
Mr.. Windsor testified that about the middle Of
May, on Sunday morning about 2k O'Clock, he
was awakened by the cry of fire, heard the horses,
mules, and cows making a great outcry in their
peculiar way, and ran to the stable where he dis
covered the fire; and that the stable was burned
and the loss to him in mules horses, meal, corn
hay, harness. etc, was upwards of 81 go
Thomas Dillon stated that himself and others
were at dance in Fighting alley till O'Clock or
after and came out and stood on a corner talking;
John O'Bryan, Dan Callan, VIM. Toomey, Bin
nix, and keenan, went up the street together with
witness, and all went in the church yard, and
Binnix started off the stable by lighting a
match and attaching it to the hay; John o. Bryan
said Bnnix did wrong to set the stable on fire; the
crowd then ran down to Fighting alley again;
some one cried fire, and witness and Binnix went
back to the fire again. the stable nearly burnt,
and witness and Binni1 went into the church, and
took some of the benches out; BinniX, after the
fire was over, went home, and witness went home
with O'Bryan; this was on Sunday morning, after
midnight; all the party had been drinking little
but none Were drunk; thinks that as there were
hams and chickens in the stable. the BOYS We're
after Them witness and all the rest helped to tear
plank of the stable, and got In, and they got a
hen, and Keenan, wrung its head off; while this
was being done. Binnix got up to the stable and
set il on fire.
The usual hour having arrived, the Court here
adjourned.
To-day, the Court met at the usual hour.
Carl slpa and RraHl for ~
In the case of the United States agt VIM Cullom
appeared for their client, according to previous
understanding, and stated that they were ready to
go into trial.
Mr.. Carlisle called the attention of the Court TO
the case, and stated that the defendant was in
court, and was ready and anxious to 90 into trial
He asked the District Attorney If the Government
was ready 10 try the case to-day.
Mr.. Ould did not think there was any probabil-
lty that the case could be tried either to-day or
during the pending term. Some of the prime pal
witnesses belonging TO the District were absent
from the city, and two important witnesses for the
United States were in two different States en-
gagged In heated political contest and there was
no doubt but what 1t would be necessary TO attach
them, in order to secure their presence here This
would delay the case perhaps for weeks; and, D.
before stated. principal witness in the very first
case Colonel SeatoB) was absent, and detained by
business. from the city. He thought, in consider
alton of these circumstances that il would be i'm
practicable for the Government to attempt to get
the cases up for trial this term.
Mr.. Bradley stated that Gen. Cullom was here,
bad come here expressly to be tried, had been
waiting here for six weeks, waiting from day to
day for the Government, and was anxious to 90
Into trial. He, as counsel for him, desired the
matter settled now, by some definite arrangement
on the part of the District by which it would be
determined at once whether the cases were to 90
on this term or not.
The Court stated that generally the arrangement
OF the business of the court was left To the discre
ton Of the District Attorney, unless il a case
absolutely requiring the interposition of the Court
This did not appear to be the here for by the
declaration Of the District Attorney number Of
essential witnesses for the Government were alb
sent from the city, and though far as the Court
was concerned he would rather try the cases now
than not there were cases Of grave public import
ance, and such action could not be taken in them
as IL they were of less moment
Mr.. Carlisle merely desired the District Attorney
TO settle the point as to whether the were to
be tried not.
Mr.. Oud stated that it would be impossible, in
his opinion, to get the absent witnesses here this
term, and he therefore should move that the case
be continued until the next term in course.
The Court then ordered the case to be continued
until next term.
The trial of the case of Binnix, I.ooney and
keenan,, which was pending at adjournment on
Saturday, in which the defendants are charged
with arson, was continued.
James L0rcoube testified that Mr.. Kinks stable
was burned on Sunday morning, between and
O'Clock; witness was reused up and looked out
looked out and saw the light, dressed himself and