The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-05

MA9IsrRAfEs' CoURT.
A case invclving Al ALLEGED violation Of
luor license law came up before Justice
arpcr lasl eysnleG, which YVES jhAlf-cocked,
Id ended Ia . nasA In the pan. John r.
ook, city scgistss, end T. A. Laxcnby, Sec
tary to the board Of police, were on hand
J vitossses for the prosecution. yf
Tho suit was.agalnst VIM. Brennan, who
- charged with selling liquors without the
lstomary license, on complaint Of ono col
red man named Burke. The complainant
'as non sst, and Mr.. Cook, having more i'm
ortant business TO attend to, requested to
Q heard, and said that he found recorded
a his office license for VIM. Brennan 70 |
ell alcoholic beverages by the pint or larger
Quantities.
Nj. Lazenby stated that the Board Of Po- |
leo had opposed no license for VIM. Bren-
ian, and no such man applied for a license,
tut that they had opposed one for q VIM.
3annan, which expired on the ID day Of
November, 1858. Mn .E''. |
Amer hearing these statements, aud the
non-appearance OF the informer, Burke, Mr..
Hiuc, counsel for the defence, asked that the
case be dismissed, as there was no evidence
adduccd that could impllcate HE client with
4 violation Of law, and the magistrate seeing
Il 10 the same light, accordingly dismissed
the charge against Mr.. Brennan.
LIQUOR CAsEs.
The case Of Marco Lorenzi, charged by
Richard DeLacy with selling liquor without
q license, has been disposed Of by. Justice
Plant. This was the "Dlamond Cut Dla-
mond" farce, and ended on Its second re-
production, In one seenc, poorly put upon
the stage. .fA n
Complainant aud defendant arc near
neighbors, both engaged In the restaurant
business, and naturally some Jealousy exists
betweon them regarding "custom." On tho
day Of trial Mr.. DeLacy failed to appear, and
defendant producing his license for the ex-
animation OF the magistrate, he was dis
charged.
Ernest Doll sells liquor at the heel OF the
District. opposite Alexandria, and has but
few customers, owing to the sparcity Of
ssdrinklstso In that section. Mr.. Boudi-
not, attached to the Levy Court, having an
eye 10 the morals Of the residents OF the
county, complained against Doll, charging
him with disposing OF his stock In trade
with out license.
Mr.. Hine, counsel for the defense, do
manded tho production Of the original law
enacted by the Levy Court, relating to IL.
censes In the county, which could not be
shown at the trial. The complainant asked
for q nctls prossqti, which was granted.
VIM. Shakespeare should have lived In the
nineteenth century, II for no other purpose
than to discover the error that
ne who 10 not moved By concord Of sweet sou ads
Il n for treason., stratarems and spoils.'
Yesterday afternoon man Of the ''organ"
persuasion subsidized In front Of the office Of
magistrate on Pennsylvania avenue and
commenced grinding away at merry rate,
striking up
wen be gay and happy still. -
The case to be tried before His Honor was
one In which poor man was sued for an In
significant debt, and which 10 was proven
was not In his power to liquldate at this
timo, having been out Of employ for several
days.
The man Of law waved the Italian away,
but he needed not the summons; the magis.
trate requested him 10 " cease that dreadful
sound" yet the crank propelled.
The Justice whispered into the ear OF the
late Italian citizen, but he couldn't under
stand Ainglish. Patience ceased 10 be q
virtue, and our dispenser Of "coroner's in
quest law" elected the organ man from be-
fore his ONCE with q demoustratiye remon-
strnnce that Is likely to be felt day or two
To those who apply the ayocation Of organ
grinding for living, we would say, steer
clear Of maglstrates' Offices, rs music
Especially Of the cranky kind) has no
''eharms to soothe the savage breast"
TOO LATE.
Those who disregard Appointments Of
slime" must expect TO reap disappointment.
There IL nothing like punctualIty, and those
who heed Il not are always losers In one
way or another. A case of this kind oc.
Cured yesterday morning. A colored girl
who had obtained Judgment In her favor
against her late employer for wages due
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his once precisely at 10 o'clock, a. m. The
girl delayed her appearance until past II
o'clock, long after the debtor had appeared
and disappeared.
When demonstrated by the worthy magis
trate relative to her hardness, she replied
" dat she didn't know de time oh day, aut
dat dc Squire ought TO hab kept de man ill
she ribed." His Honor replied that he hat
no such power, but he always gave hal
hours grace for the appearance Of parties Il
any suit, and that he had detained defendant
untn half-past 10 o'clock, when he was al
liberty 70 depart. He Informed the girl
however, that she might seize on so much
furniture Of defendant as would satisfy he
claims, through the hands Of county con
stable. The "stay-late" left the office, con
WINGED that delays are dangerous"
RACr AFFAIR.
At Justice Walters office yesterday morn
ing there was considerable crowd, includ
Ing some eight or ten young misses OF "re
spectacle parentage," who had been sum.
moned as witnesses against one John, for
assault and battery on one Bridget, very
pretty young woman, aged about eighteen.
The counsel In the case were J. Bell
Adams for the prosecution, and A. X.
Browne for the defence.
Mr.. Browne put In tho plea Of guilty for
his client, but desired TO hear the testimony
Of the prosecuting witness and the accused
In order that the Justice could determine the
amount Of hne.
Miss Bridget was called TO the stand first
and testified that she was standing In tn,
doorway Of the house Of the uncle Of John
when John came along slightly inebriatcd
and showed her aside and entered the house
He then raised his knee and punched he
twice In the stomach. She told him 10 "stoI
that fooling," when John punched her Ii
| the stomach with q cane, and called her |
"big-eyed bull, )" and told her TO go 10 HI
She replied that she "could not 70 to hi
boarding house when he wasn't home"
Counsel for defence here asked Bridget I,
state to the court what part Of the stomach
John pushed.
The magistrate said she need not answe
that question, as Everybody knows wher
Il is."
The prosecuting witness then gave wa
for John, who stated that he remember
being 4 little under the influence Of liquor O
the occasion of tho alleged assault, but tina
he was always very familiar with the girl
; and on that day only placed his hand o
: Bridget's shoulder, and touched the front
4 her dress with his knee. The remainder {
johns testimony Is Of q character that pr
, cludes even repetition.
r In summing up the case counsel BEGAN
\ somewhat warm, when Mr.. Adams said
I. the accused was worth following he won
teach him In the court above the cost Of
, flaming young girls character.
Mr.. Browne. "But he has not employ,
: you as teacher"
| Mr.. Adams. "Well, lie has engaged "
. very properly, as you've teached him no
to plead guilty"
The assault and battery not having bee
clearly proven, the Justice fined john Is f
disorderly conduct.
FI0HT AT OYSTER BAY.-About o'cloS
this morning q fight occurred at "0yst,
Bay" on Pennsylvania avenue, botwes
Twelfth aud Thirteenth streets, south sid
which caused the employees to sound q
alarm, bringing to the scene ofactlon 0fic
Liscome, Of the Second ward, and Office
Acton, Powell, Skinner and Leech, Of Il
Third ward, who succeeded In arrestir
John Travis, Henry alias "Pretty" Mill
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