Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-11
THE COuRT4.


CRIMINAL Couhr. yssss Yyhss-Yesterday
Joseph smith, indicted for petit larceny, Vas
convicttd. and Mr.. Darlington asked for 4 sem
t.nee to The penitentiary, conteuting To 1t Il
was In the power Of the Court to sentence
person 10 The penitentisry for a second offence
Tor petit larceny and read from the statutes on
Mr. brow n insisted that the new statu.e py
which thefts OF articles OF less value than SIS
q made petit larceny repealed the stsiute
4 - d BY Mr.. Darlington.
The Court said that IL would give the latter
statute NO greater latitude as q repealinx stat
ute than its words required. The manner In
winch the statute was passed altering ths
course Of Law In this District was most sur
prisrnR. No consultation with the in dietary
OF the District was had; no examination seems
10 be made as to the effect Of q statute upon
other laws. In this matter the statute arbitra-
riiy fixes the limit of petit larceny at 49, arule
different from that OF any State in the Uaion.
or any country on the globe. As 1t Is now, the
rogues Of the i'istrict perfectly understood that
impu nifty; for six months Of idleness in the
public jail, while q burden 10 the public, vas
no punishment to them. he had bosn told that
the pIactised thieves Of the city so mausged
their robberies as never to let them exec ID
1890. Laughter Instead Of place being
provided for hard labor, and the Court beng
allowed 70 send thieves 70 tie penitentiary
where they may b. kept at work and learn
trade, the Court here was compelled to send
them . jail, where one old thief met another,
ard they were le,t al leisure to plot new dspre.
to spend 'eIhi in Jill Was but to iasar, that
he would come ont maiurci offender. He Re.
peaied that he would give the STRUTS no more
latitude In iavor Of thieves than its plain intent
required.
At tie request of Mr. Brown the sentence
was deferred.
Maria Lane for r. ceivlnc the goods stolen by
joseph smith, vas found guilty, and ant need
to py double the value of the goods stolen and
81 nne and be committed TO jsu until the
amount is pad. In the scconI "a eay ';nst the
No q rnTro
petit larceny of It'd clothing from George r.
Boss, pied guilty, snd was <elt to Jail for
three months; In the case of Thomas ralt ,rt,
Whaeer aS s1 the Sos.e asTy
james M. blanchard on the 10th of June last
Darlington +. T.. Price. The evidence sho wed
that the prisoner was fond on a roof In the
rear of the house, and that, although it was a
late hour, the house had not been closed for the
night. Mr.. Price argue the case with graf
ingenuity aud force, contending that the tasti.
mony had not rendered il certain that the &C
cu>ed opened door in any portion of Mr.
Blarchard's Louse, or had burglariously en-.
ter,d the SINE; verdict of not guilty John
Williams, burglary by entrring the house of
Jane NJ. Blanchard. Mr.. Blanchard SAID he
IVES mis- 'fken in the nnsn; and verde, of not
atty was entered.
This morning, James Moo uade Indict , for
an assault and battery with intent to kill plead
guilty of an assault and battery and was sem
fenced 10 ten days In jail and to pay cJstS.
Henry Willis indicted FOR an assault ami re-
slsting an officer 'was found gdIlty and SEN
tenceo TO " months in Jail. Albert Garter, bow
plead guilty of pettIt larceny. Adolph (ietz,
indicted for an assault su omitted his case and
YVES nm SIS. In the case Of John Pindal in
dleted for bigamy nO'e pros. was enta-C l.
George Tlbbs was convicted of petit larceuy
and sentenced TO jail Tor six months. Henry
Cnlt indicted tor a Ike offence YVES found
guilty nd sentenced 20 three months at Abr
Charles Thomas plead guilty of pc tit larceny
and was ST ntenced to ten days in iail ard costs
James Lawrence was convicted of larceny
nj
two years. Ellen Long WITS onvicted OF petit
larceny, and s"1t~nCed 70 Jail for 80 DAYS in a
sfcond case q nou; pros was entered. In the
case of Ann L. Coldweil, convicted Of keeping
bawdy hou, g, she being unable to pay the
nne of $50 IL We RENTED.
EQUITY COURT. Jud7e Or'n.-To-day The fol-
lowing busin IS was don't; Ia re-, voluntary
bankruptcy Of Catherine Ba man; oruer de.
rying Injunction prayoi for. Bayly ct al. agt
Bayly ct o. order on Tho Mclaughlin to
comply with re. ms Of ale. Spaidiry agt. Ruff
~ 1t al; decree - subject properly to mc ch an
les lien and for execution. Wangmarn aet
Wanlmann; order allowing bill to te ..Iea
wi tout deposit and for alinOney.
CIRCUIT COURT, Jucys Fisher-To. day,
Scherhardt and Wells agi. Jos. Thornton; mo-
ton for rev trial overrul' 1 and excep. ions
taken. Adjourned to September 1ith.
U 'PHANs COURT, JV1ce ParceU.-The will of
the late Henry Scherer, formerly of PenusyI-
vania, was filed and proven. He bequeataes
ms property to Jacob ScLers and NO -.iinat's
him executor.
John w. Nam qualified a. guardian of his
Children, heirs # Elizabeth r. Nairn-bond.
500: Letters of administration. on the estate
OF Walter Ha. per, We're ISSUE TO John T.
Mitcneli-bond, s2OO,OtG. letters OF p iIr'ris-
tration, q. b. H., Oh the esta! of John EoyIe,
Wereissued TO Jupius ]. Boyle bend. Sl4pW
Letters testamentary, on the estate OF Henry
Seherer, were issued to Jacob Scaerer-s,ni,
The will OF he late Benjamin Ogle Tay,or
wa flcd, partif'ly proven. and admit ei 10
lamentary were issued 70 PHI re w. Taylor
I'd Thornton Taylor, and C. orgeP r. Warren,
Jr,,-tond, SE0,GJ 10 the Will is alta ched
several codicils, and has estate, very large
one is left to his family.
THE FIRE DEpARrMENr.-Chief Engiueer
Elwood has AZ pointed the following for
Engine No. a. John Dickerson, For-L.an;
MARIN CroniR, Eugineer; Robert JohuSou,
Fireman; Thos. Bowie, Hosfier; George S
Langley, Patrick Doyle, James Eiiwood, q D.
mtn.
The members of Union No. 1 having decided
ON resigning last night, Mr.. Ellwood went to
the house this morning and placed Thomas
Ellwood III charge of the house and apparatus
for The time being The following have been
aPpointed:-JOL. M. LuekeGt, Foreman: II
Hurdle, Engineer; John A. Louder, Hostler.
John Brent, Fireman: Augustus Dunbar.
Daniel Williams, Charles DAVIS, and n s.
Giist, extramen.
The following is the letter Of resignation OF
WAsHINsroN, July II, lS63.-Hon Sdsles j.
BoGen, President Of he BOtrd # Fire Comu.ts.
stoners.-SIr: We, the undersigned, mem orrs
Of Engine company No. l, w. c Fire Denart.
meni, do hereby tender our resignation, TO take
effect imme diately. We find that Mr. Ell.
wood has appointed colored men TO positions
on No. engine, and as we have Heretofore
been on social equality in engine houses
sleeping in the same room and our clolhas o.
ing In the same wash, we cannot consent to
serve in the department any longer.
Yours, &c. lSignedl-W w. Goddard, fore.
man; Z. g. Griffin, engineer; q. w. Perkins,
driver; w. b. Reed, fireman; Jacob Y. Turner,
Chas. Davis, W. ]. Davis, Fred. Mohl.r. t.
;. Herbert, extramen: John T.. Hilton. VIM
Hughes, Joseph Parish. Il. +. Moore, Prank.
lin J. Reed, supernumera1es.
Me-srs. B. Is. Whitney, las. Bush and John
l. Conner, rendered their designations ye,ter-
day.
The USHER ROBBERY-The accused Ssnt 10
COad-ThIs morning, ANNE Rooney, waita
and VIM. Thomas, colored, (whose arres. by
Detectives Miller and Coomes, on the charge OF
having robbed the house of Mr. John Usher OF
Si'.Oto. on the night OF the Ist inst. has been
motto in the STAR were before Justice
Smith, AT Police Headquarters, for final ex.
animation.
The evidence as 10 the first named, for W lom