Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21

cE:HINsL CoURT-Yest-r,lay. the argument in
the 80 Of Christopher Hammerdigger, charged
VII perjury. rs 90 the legality Of admitting
grand Juror 20 testify from the stand As to the facts
oi thr alleged perjury, were concluded The
court lie ~idSd the matter by overrung the propo-
siton Ccntendcd for by the prosecution, and the
case fell 10 the grOuRd
Th- court then took up the case Of the United
states Iinst lanes France. charging the defend
ant ~ IA selling Offering for sale certain lottery
tok-t, to fisOrg. -. Grammrr.
Mr. Dujd stated 10 the jury that this indictment
w. framed under the statue of the nited States
Of lit which makes il penal for any person To
k""V oIh"e OF place Of business for the safe OF
VIZ odd stated that these lottery tickets have
on PECULIAR characteristic which led some per-
sons 20 buy Some people never buy without
presnntment hy dreams or otherwise. hut generally
tI-v not So lucky as Kaufman, lin the Gru-oe
town caSr.) who had dream one niUbt ahon,
'"rtfiH things which had been stolen and went
right straight and put his hand On the money and
iain.,S that Were stolen ~
:srdaut " VIZ
h'o- = Gr"E3m.r. svorn-Testitied that no
know defendant That defendants place of bnsi
n'S> i on Twelfth street above the avenue WI
n-ss was acting in the capacity Of clerk for the
'i"iendlnt. Witness stated that a Iotte,r ticurt
rn lottery policy are two separate and distinct
'HinSs w ltnrsS bought this ticket som,tirn.
Wl'nln the last six months This ticket was IN
Vi" Delaware Consolidated Lottery was !"
CTOss-eNamined w illness has no ip.a,os+ ,,,.
ever with the defendant in the Lottery b,Isin.ss
HVlf,r bcSS--Dont know anything ahout lot
10y P",I.Ies. Witness never heard OF lottery pol
'ties untlI about six Or seven wears ago wbiI.
fitness was police officer Thpv ni~bt har.
'ern used before that time. but witness didn,t
tear of them. iu"
cross NaIni ned There is a Corpor,,;o, odt
nance under which these parties have been fined
Mr. Norris. What is the nature OF TINT o,di
VA 'iH' ofdl-
Witness Under that din,nce ,b-o ,..
.nders Were fined under the gambling act
lE esluence Tor the prosecution closed here
IA VII Norris for defence raised noint Of In
- 10 tuc wording OF the indictment ,.,I;
discussed at length on both sides, and not con.
GUIDED up TO the hour of adjournment
F.MPERrSG WITH WITNESSES "A case was set
lC' uial yesterday at ) o'clock before Justice
thompson, IN which Il tavern keeper residinr In
'h. Fifth Police District was CHARGED with sei7in
SbirltuouS liquor on Sunday. the Eth of Jannary
AZ principal witness to sustain the charge al
tNouSh legally sumnOnd by officer Kinu failed
10 appear al the time of trial and the defendant
,h"uSht proper to Claim a dismissal Of the case
mhIcn. however, was not granted, and the trial
was postponed until next Tuesday From cir
cuius.anc.s which trans red Yesterday and which
are OF suspicious c!Iaracte- there was reason for
s thii' The witness is at present in duresse,
ana therefore unable TO attend or il NAV be that
ne mas been induced to absent himself for good
ana Snmcient reasons of d pecuniary kind. We
learn That II IS the intention of the police mayis
'rd'e and the police officer having charge of the
as 10 give 1t d thorough examination |
mere nave been very few tried at the |
flih District police office during the present |
month One Judgment has. however been rem.
dered against the keeper of restaurant for vio-
i1tlOH Oh the sunday law. The defendant |
nned so and costs. Two or three Other persons |
'har-ed with disOrderly conduct in the streets
aud with assault aud battery have been convicted
and fined by Justice Thompson The re0uIar |
business of this police magistrate as we'll as that
IF his colleag ues, has been very much imne5ed |
~ the applicants for wood and groceries who |
On ednrSday and Thursday last, came down i'm
'rowds, and with pressing and DISTRESSING appsals
'Idhored obstrcperOusly for relief
THE BL.Ck SNAKES In the south mart Of
zoe eastern wards club of youths has been organ
lied under the title of Black Snakes y and for |
nc good purpose Some are on the chicken |
lay: and others are - prickers' and vagabonds
II the statements of one of the gang confirmed by
The police. are sufficient evidence. Last night |
one OF the party called Copper len was arrested
ny Officers Scarf and Morgan for n pettv offence |
and taken to the Eastern Lookup for a hearing
NI"ther, named John Barron, attempted to make
demonstration in favor of his escape by takino |
an opportunity to knock down one OF the officers
PRESENT named Young, with stone cutting his
mead, and leaving big bruise on the scalp This
dld not effect the escape of Allen. who was So |
'"red; ana Dung. recovering, made after Bar
ron, and by virtue of pistol shot and LONE leos
the Central Station, and committed to Jail by Jus
wee Dom Barron complains that if il had not |
been for the pistol he wond never have been taken
The sight of it took the starch out of him
SUPREME CoURr-On the opening Of the Cour,
the Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney Grner,J nf
the United States addressed thu Court s,yi,n that
ON the previous day. after the Adjournment Of the
Court, the members of the Bar assembled in public
suitable tribute of respect To tEr memory of tI,e,
distinguished brother. Mr.. Nelson of MARYLAND
The meeting passed sundrv resolutions aud
charged the speaker with the duty of Irpsrnting
them Ia the Court
Mr.. Biark proceeded to make some feeling re-
marks InVirw OF the occasion and in conc ludinu
moved that the resolutions be- received by the |
Court and entered on the records
Priatrly. 4
No. l.. Robt H. Cages executors. appel,,n,s
W. Alexander A Cassidy ct al This ranse was |
argued by MeSSrs. Phelps and Brent for the a.
peIlhh's and by Messrs. McCalla and Bradley for
'le aPpsllrss.
oH HELEN, FIE HELrx,-Some time ago n
Will he remembered that sweet pretty modest |
LOOKING girl. nlm"d Helen VI DrpSs,r lectur.d |
ii the ihirteenth-street Baptist Church upon Nor
HohisIi, and Interested folks hrrr;hnut consider
NbIy by her Ingenious tale of th. tivht pl,ce shs |
found herself, ~ 4 virtuou< yunnV woman I'm |
l.-ni"l l""hG doinln'"nS, and nf her tribnla-
IONS IN getting ont of Salt Lake city with cI?s |
t'ty nns"athed. But are afraid Helen Is M |
neter Than she should bc; for W., SCI, that She has
o'rn rl-cted from a hotel in SbrlbyyiII. Fsnn |
ol tne landlord Her agent, the rsrer,sd Mr. |
smith was kicked out at the same time Thy |
ytd-ryd two rooms, but the landlord discovered
cut. 'ne AicAhg
The Equestrian SrA1rE-Fh. nsdsst,I f |
The bronze equestrian statue of Washington in |
thr Circl-. on Pennsylvania avenue and twenty
third street has been erected and a plank fram,T,
set around 20 protect the statue till II shall! he |
ready for disclosure To the public on the bod |
PrONltlO ne statue Will be visible 10 pedes- |
ulans along Pennsylvania avenue as far east as |
Seventeenth street
We hear that the Georgetown folks are a good |
deal dsyruntled because the statue of the horse is
10 be headed east, thus turning tail on that CITY
lhey have addressed indignant circumstances to
Cihrk Mills, and urge that much finer general |
view Of the statue will be obtained by heading it
north south.
PROVIDED FORA gentleman whose particular
business II Is by appointment and choice to look
alter the needy of the Fifth W ard speaking of the
OBJECT Of charity mentioned in the Star a few
ui's ago, removes all apprehensonsa the proper
a''VHuihce 10 The wants OF the family referred To
u IVES unfortunate that the officers should fall |
IPon night when the benevolent provision for
h.r hhd not been fully received; but Il lasted for
euo'' "niie ana IN the mean time she did not |
suner. he worthy physician Of the ward has |
oeeh mItt'ng In his attention TO the injured |
hid. and has fully Performed his part
ARREsT-ThurSday night another of the parties |