Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-08

.couRr-YesteTday, the Jury, IN Va.
-, smith, charged with Keeping
e'~ md di.orderly house, returned 'efdic' OF
.uiIty as indicted lila. Ann p,i,eh,,d
so.cupied the attention OF aue .o,;a.,
large was 'no .. r.. --a.- &
80 smith. ..s ,h,t no hpovs nm Green:
FDl 4 a.. an Thirteenth street, south OF Peansyi-
,.. avenue; knows t ina bonse referred to; has
Ipwd enaI md indecent language upon the
heard proiaIa beard defendant say that she Is the
premises Sd the house; has known this woman Tor
sir or seven Isssiifed that he knows Ann Green;
lfr. Teonbs he lives; has seen persons OF lewd
knows where ;, the house frequently within the
rsPI Two wears; has knC~ sided at the house u
j.vd reputation 80 knows defendant; has seen
PoliesHar "a rSputation visit the house, and
persons Of er .ersons who reside In the house.
kno%s Fssng 'e.nne ~, ,;.
Green, has D.t.d in the house; has seen within
turbsSces de -, persons Of lewd reputation In
The Pssf ~. been called on to arrest within the
toe . nersons Of both sexes;
JcaH "a kpews where she lives; on one occa-
6rcea, a. %. disturbance there, during which
1oh n,srd and swore at party Oh men VINO Were
she .u the house; on this occasion witness was
in iro."hr,,n. and witnessed the whole tFansac-
ws.j threatened 10 take defendant 70 the
t0a, ho,,.e this was at IL O'Clock at night has
waN .a.o"s of bad reputation frequent the house
seen r.. Iour Of the night; has known the house
&c occupied by the d.ienuant nearly we years
~ J,s frequently seen persons Of lexd char
ss,, yoiug into her house In the daytime
1'T 80 EiSjrrsE knew defendant and her house;
ra,frequ.ntly heard disturbances there 70 watch
LSH III il On that beat, and has heard cursing
"a "a s,Eeariag in the house; has seen women go
I'M At an hours of the night; heard disturbance
~ ,lort four or i've months ago; heard quar-
,eIiag; IT was ~ at night wines Wen, 70 ner
L. and listened; she threatened to call In the
49, This was in the trout room and the ffont
- US NM il was between man and her,
VT the man is in the habit Of living there; secs
Inn 20 in there every night -. ,-.- q
The case closed here, and Mr. Carrington TOT
dsfeace submitted the same instruction as was
submitted in the case Of Laura Smith, which was
rTanted by the Court
The jnry then retired with the case, and soon
returned a verdict Of guilty a. indlceo' '" hefe-
uoon the Court adjourned
To-day the Court met at the usual hour, and
took up the case of Cora Stewart, charged win
keeping bawdy house in the first count ana WIN
KEEPING disorderly house In the second count.
" y villa Snr the first witness called, testi-
al fb-t be knows defendant, and knows where
her house is she has lived in said house near three
years; witness lives next door to her. witness has
sen many going in and out OF her gate; every
night has seen drovss Of people going in and out;
their lang uage has been Of dlsreputable charac-
ter i'm coming from the house; has seen them going
,at and in as late as or 3 O'Clock In the morning;
has seen women walking up and down the pave
usBt in front Of the house at unreasonable hours;
witness has been annoyed very much by the &C.
currences he has been compelled to witness
about this house; has heard vulgar and profane
language from persons coming out Of the house.
frequently: the reputation Of the persons residing
in toe house is bad; witness has in the house
frequent indecent exposures of persons; the men
VINO frequent the house are persons of loose char
acier, witness has heard loud and unseemly talk
in the house at late hours, as late as or O'Clock
in the morning; Mr.. Boss was employed by the
property holders to collect testimony to bring be-
fere the grand jury, and witness agreed as one of
them, 10 contribute towards paying MIR. Boss for
his time; Witness family have been ANNOYED and
nsIl:sd By parties, who would come to witness's
door iRquiring for this woman's house
Ms. VI. Bags testified that she don't know
defendant, and wouldn't know her; don't want
N know her; knows her house. has seen persons
going in and out Of her house; has seen all kinds
Of people going in and out, from old rey-headed
men TO BOYS IS years old, and women Of all ages
and grades going there; all the damage Cora
stewart has done to witness has been to keep wit
ness's house, which is opposite to hers, empty;
witness has seen woman in nude state standing
In her front window in the day time, and wit
Resses dodgers twitncss had the Border Rufians at
Der house them standing with their eyeglasses
locking at her ~
Oifcsr Williamson testified that he known de-
fendaat has seen disorders about the premses oc-
Cupied bY her. e., inside her yard; men were
euIsing and swearing there has seen this fire.
9sealY within the last year; has seen women 90
10 and come from the house both day and night.
8 late as two O'Clock In the morning-wom.n
commonly known as prostitutes; witness knows
mat Cora Stewart keeps the house
PaiesDaa Ectlef testified that he had seen
women OF loose character going In and out Of the
house who board there; has seen men going in th,
house who bear good characters.
Hm 4. Boss test bed that he knows defendant;
nsheqnently. within the last two years, seen per-
-oss ~ loose character visiting the place: mas
kHJwn four or Eve women who pass for ladies of
Pleasure who professedly have lived there
PUsLIc SCHOOL EXAMINATION, YEsrKRpAT.-
The annual examination Of the female depart.
hent Of, the First District School, Miss Mary p.
Aadlr'on, teacher. took place Yesterday after
noon IN the spacious hall known as Mr.. Corco-
Idh Library Building, (Which had been kindly
Essd for the purpose, y In the presence of large
.idge ahd the pupils (of whom 40 were
. e general expression Of surprise and crati6cs-
roh Tne examination was CONDUCTED nv the
Irhs'ees Of the Public Schools OF thee there
Eas present Messrs- Randolph and Konside, of
DISTINCT Mr.. Miller, Of Second District:
Mrssfs Price and Walsh of Third Distyict- md
% AtLee and wiilett, Of Fourth District
SssLs'ed by Messrs. Richards, Wight. and other,
,snJ, eIfssfs In geography, arithmetic, spelling.
grammar ana pdrSlnQ an8Wpred
IrroPily and correctly every question pfopoundsd
- reading spelling, and algebra classes receiyed
s. .n.y we'll merited, very high commendation
,h Tue eaanhners. Ii 10 but proper to state that
e CIdss In algebra was formed only at the eoD-
,ieHeenent III the present term. and for the short
,h necessarily allotted to the study, have shf,yyn
~ tley thoroughly understood what thew hay.
- Specimens Of penmanship, composition
anu urawlng by the pupils, were exhibited and
9r,Ved nigh COMMUNICATION - =
ue exercises were interspersed with some ane
nnsng oy tbe pupils, under the direction OF prof
' Their teacher Of the divine art Tbe
PC.HAelS chant Of the Lords PRAYER was rende,eS
IN inc ELECT; solo chorus, 'sBird Of the North >,
rs also well executed; was the closing piece
80 again We hope TO meet =
bo,,' ne lose Of long examination of serne fou,
II,@s S SUD a half. an interesting ceremony took
I.if =, ~. The presentation by the Mayor ON h.
Mis- EOnSP ubiis Of a handsome writing desk IN
the di.,,iop tucker, the sub-assistant teacher OF
nressed ~ ID making the presentation. he eY
r.. =, ene great qualification IL afforded him ~
and ,..'i preventative Of 80 fair a copsfitnencv
nrov.s ~ aIsIiy on the present occasion as I,
Nj. n " aim the very high sstin,ation i'm which
E,-ro MeS ned by her Companions. oA
,,,[;r' onncilHlan jefferson then ada,...., A..
nJPl3 ia neat ard appropriate sns@b -. sne
IL. ne paid a well-deseryed cc,n ni,,,'a.. y
a. .hlddirtOn. the accompli,hed ts,ehs. 10
30 ' cEIIencc of her faithfulne g I'm ,hs H.. iof
II n'' duties. and to the pupiIs 70, ,,.. ~.
c1c manner ia which thew had dons 80 creu-
ne MSVos, on being presentei I,rIth -. pr
~ ny one Of the pupilx AZ .er,,.s a.