Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-09

CRIMINAL CouRr.--when our report closed YES
terday, the prosecution in the case of the United
states agt. Cora Stewart, charged with keeping a
bawdy house, and also with keeping disorderly
house, had called to the stand
M. 4isrHHdsr, who testified that he has been
reused in the night several times by riots cursinp
and cries OF murder proceeding from the direction
Of the house Of defendant; witness has seen men
and women go in the house late at night; the
houses of that character in the neig have
been constant annoyance to the citizens there
aboutS the citizens cannot safely sit in their own
doors by reason Of the bad characters which those
houses draw to the place; property is worthless,
so much has it become deprecated by their pres
seDee there.
The United States here closed their testimony,
and Mr.. Norris for defence called
OEtcsr FaaHisg, who testified that he knows de-
PENDANTS that he never heard Of any disturbance
occurring at her house; has been in the house as
ocock in n. night s and n.y., Is S.s ats and
turbdnce there; witness is Of the officers Of that
district and is at Squire Clark's Office frequently
during the day, aud never heard anything wrong
b. DoEhsiEy testified that he 10 a watc hman, and
is acquainted with the premises Of defendant. and
during year he has been on that beat has never
had occasion 10 take notice Of disorders at the
house; never heard Of anything improper about
the bouse; never saw women about the place of
nights, but have seen men 60 in and out as late an
III O'Clock. r. m; Witness beat begins at 8 D. m,
and ends at 81 o'clock; usually passed the house
every two hours and sometimes every hour has
a
ID O'Clock az night; one woman, named Nelly,
used To go there; she bore bad character for
chastity; don't know that she lived there.
Justice CIGTk testified that he knows the prem
ises Of defendant; ii is within hundred feet of
witnesses office; never heard of any disturbance
at the honse; witness Is never at his Office in the
nlsbG II was spoken Of as very quiet house in
SitResSs Office and witness knows from his own
observation that ii is quiet place. has two
or tnree occasions two three girls 20 in and out
az the house these girls were spoken OF as persons
nf ipo~R Oh md NEritn md hat
they lived there.
Mr.. tiOtdirg testified that he lives in C street.
about 10 to 100 feet from house of defendant; never
saw any disorder in or about the house; comes
home at late hours frequently, (witness is hack
MANI and never saw anything amiss about the
places has heard people say that the girls who live
at the house are of loose character.
d.. CEtreT testified that he knows the house
TERED To; has passed frequently during the day at
various hours never heard or saw anything i'm
PrOP9r about the premises; have been told that the
inmates OF the house are persons Of i'll fame.
OTicsr hidreH testified that he has been on that
beat within the last year; has frequently passed
the house In question, and never heard of any dis
turbonces there; has seen men bearing good char
aeters going In and out of the house; was on the
heat four or i've months before he heard this house
was one of Ill fame; don't know the character of
tue females who resort there, but has heard that
It was house of i'll fame; has seen three or four
men at time 20 in there at O'Clock at night;
don I think 1t is common for three or four men to
enter private respectable houses at a time as Late
as O'Clock at night.
John Waters (Tnarket mastery testified that he
owns tue frame house next TO DEFENDANTS house
and goes to the neighborhOod frequently; never
saw anything Objectionable about the place, never
stayed more than fifteen minutes at 4 time there;
the WINDOWS were always closed, and the house
quiet.
NJ. Sydroy testified that he knows the house of
defendant; has worked in the house. at times, for
the last twelve or fifteen months; never any
disturbance at tue place; has been engaged in re-
pairing the house for weeks at a time; witness is
Carpenter put up she'd in Of the house. and
a
witness was there. there were two or three Young
ladies there At time; their reputation that of
Iewd women; they appeared to BE- boarding there;
has seen three or four men come there in the day
time together; did not know what their business
Williams testified that he knows defendant;
lived in the Beighborhood over three wears; was
al home generally in the night Cora Stewert has
kept the place as orderly as could be expected
drunken people have annoyed the place by coming
down To her house and to Miss Fry's house; some
times they would be turned away from her house.
ard then they would 20 to Miss Fryis house, and
the principal annoyance would be made by them
witness rented his house from Mr.. Rideeway
witness moved away from the house because Of
the bad reputation Of Miss Stewart and Miss Fry's
houses.
The case was here given to the jury 81
To-day, the Court read the sealed verdict of the
jury In the case Of the United States agt Cora
stewart, tried Yesterday a charge Of keeping
bawdy house, in which they found the defendant
guilty in the first count, keeping bawdy house
and not guilty Of keeping disorderly house
Mr. Radcliffe, Tor defendant here broue ht the
testimony Of Officers Tanning and Eckloff to show
That the defendant gave up possession of the house
alleged To be occupied by her, before the charge
for which she is now convicted was instituted
In bringing this proof, ii was understood that it
was w ne considered as testimony in mitigation Of
the offence.
The case of Henry Renniger in which the de-
fend1nt was charged with assault and battery on a
small child, WIS submitted to the Court The
defendant was sentenced to three months imprs-
"BmCBt IN the county Jail, aud fine Of 81
karny McNerhany was placed on trial on
ClHrge Of assault and battery Deborah w se,
The jury found verdict Of guilty as indicted
and the Court sentenced the prisoner TO pay a fne
Of 81.
The Court then took up the case Of Emma
Young. in which the defendant was charged with
keeping bawdy house The defendant appeared
IN court with beautiful infant child in her arms
which attracted universal attention.
I'VE may add that the presence of a number Of
the city's fairest and most noted cyprians in the
Marshal's Office causes quite stampede In that
direction by the younger members of the bar, who,
doubtless, are actuated by the best motives beliey
ing that
ssviee is a monster Of such dreadful mien
AS to be hated needs but to be SEEM
We emit the couplet following the above, as
having no bearing on the case I'm point
fhe nTst witness called was ofhcer w. A. Boss,
who testified that he knows defendant and also
knows where she lives; she lives neat 10 Laura
Smith; has not seen disorders there since defend
ant occupied the house, which has been some two
months defendant is reported TO be the mistress
Of a gentleman in this city; has seen two
gentiemen bearing excellent characters generally
goto the house; has not seen loose women visit
the house since defendant lived there
OgicsT Eckiof testified that he knows defend
ant, and he has never seen any disorders about
the place since she lived there; female friend Of
hers. who IS a loose woman, goes there, seemingly
as visitor; thinks she lives there company FOR
Miss Young; never saw but one man go there,
and don't know what his business there Isl the
reputation Of defendant is that of loose woman
Mr.. BTtseOe testified that he don't know defend
ant met her on the street once has been told what
Kind Of woman she is, but don't know ANYTHING
about her; don't travel around among that kind Of
people; has seen persons rePuted to be Of loose
character go in that direction, but don't know
which house they went to.
The jury returned verdict of not guilty.
The Court took up the case of John Mckewen,
charged with assault and battery on Lewis Kraft
The jury found the defendant guilty as indicted
Public School EXAMINATION Yesterday Pri-
mary School No. 4, I'd department, Second Dis
rict, was examined by Mr.. Alice. As large
company was present as the room could accommo-