Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-24
THE COURTS.

CRIMINAL Court, ledge FisteT.-Yes:erday
sar1ep r. t sD1
service during the term and r J. Nicholson
And Charles Cole summoned instead. William,
p1o. g. falls: i've ssses mol
larceny, not guilty; Norris for defence. L. 8
vs.. Jeremiah Johneon, larceny; rec ,cniz ,ncs
forfeited. Y. va James Gallagher and John
stewart. Assault and battery with tent 20 ki,l
verdict, Gallagher guilty Of assault aud battery
And sentenced 20 'hree months IN Jail, Stewart
not guilty. u. S. VS. James q. Msnn, bigem :;
ncii pros u. s. VS.. James Mclaughlin and
John Cailan, for assault and bat cry in three
cases; noiI pros. Jury discharged.
Today, Thomas Herlehey, indicted for as.
Johnson. was convicted OF larceny, second OF.
fence SDd senten ced {, the Albany peuiten.
nary Tor one year A nolle pros. was en- .ered
IN several cases, including two agaus: the
Corpora ton for failing 10 provide suitable
place OF depos: for the night soil.
CIRCUIT COURT, Judge Wy'is.-Yes.erday
Noore We. Nassrity: Jury rendered sealed
verdict for pla milf. Motion 10 set aside jndg.
judgment confessed. CLARK VS.. Fisher; judg-
ment confessed, terms filed. James vs. Hascn;
nouce Withdrawing motion for new trisi fled
Johnson Co.. VS.. Keller; case on trial.
To-day, Johnson Il Co. agt Keller, com
meDced yesterday; veruic, for defendan.; mo.
ION for new trial fled. Bustped az. Id d:
miss attachmen, granted. Gardner ag, Fui.
Ter pialntif suffers nou-scl1. Brown, rxhcu.
tor, agt. Busted; judgment confessed WiIlis
aEt. Gooding; verdict for plaintiff, one cent
damages.
BASE BALL ne Red Stocktp0s d~-To-rirh,
ms famous club from Cinrinnan is expected
mere Tor the purpose OF playing our two crack
clubs-the Nationals and Olymplcs. They play
he Maryland Club in Baltimore a; clock q.
m to-day. The headquarters Of me Red Stock.
ngs while here will b. at WIZARDS Hotel
where they viii undoubtedly be well .aken
care OF. No one should fail 20 see thu three
games that ar TO be played here. The frs,
will be Tomorrow with the Nationals; the sec
ond and third with the Olympics on Saturday
and Monday, the latter club having arranged
for full series with their Cincinnati friends
3D. and 5th OF July. The Ciuciunatis tour
through the North and Eas. has been a series
OF rlumpbs uneXampled In the annals Of the
game. They nave played all the strong clubs
OF the country from Cincinnati to Boston
and from there to New York and PhIla-
deiphia. and wang uished them all with ease
The following is the list and rams ms ado: In 1.
dependent. Mansfield, Ohio, A. to u; Forrest
City, Cleveland, OHIO. D toe; Niagara, Buffalo,
N. Y, ~ to q; Alert, Rochester. n. Y, Is to o.
haymakers, Lansingburg, N. Y, 81 TO 81; Ma
field, Mass, 50 to 5; Lowell, Boston, Mass, 80
too; Tri.Mountain, Boston, Mass, 40 to ID:
Hazard, Cambridge, Mass, 30 TO II; Mutual
Ny. it92; ATLANTIC, Brooklyn. N. Y, 81 to 10;
IrvIgton, N. j., ~ to 4; Olympic, PhiladeIpnia.
Pa, % to IL; Athletics, Philadelphia, Pa, % to
ls; Keystone, Philadelphia, Pa, IS to 30
The National beat the Unions yesterday by
score of3i toe. The Unions were whitswashed
In seven successive innings On the eighth
inning two runs were made and in the ninth
player, made his first appearance this season
in match game and played with his usual
ability. The National boys are eagerly await
ing the forthcoming bout with the Red Stock
inss.
FIRE IN SOUTH WAsHINGTeN.-Aboute SIX
L.
sounded from box 50, at Armory Square, oy one
of the employees of the Clothing Department.:
the stables attached to the premises of John
Springman, on the corner Of 6t1 street and
maryland avenue, being discovered in flames
Sergeant 5. Ii. Clements. with several of the
former members of the Rucker Government
engine) and employees Of the Clothing DE.
partment. ran out a reel with few sections of
nose, and soon had q stream on the fire. and
IN short time thereafter tbs Columbia,
NO. 3; Franklin, No. 2; Union. No. l. and the
HOOK and Ladder were or the ground and in
service. The stabling, in which there was about
SoOn worth OF harness, and a quantity of furni.
ture belonging to a Mr.. Delphy, aud Iot of
lumber, was Destroyed. The back building of
MI. SpriI gman, and the frame dwelling of Mr.
Jchn Emery, who also lost his small stable.
were damaged considerably. The fire was for.
tnnately confined to the premises of Messrs
Springman aud Emery. The entire loss is Is.
tlmated at about 81 SEQ, and is said to have
been the work of an incendiary The neigh
oors were quite complimentary to the nremen
worked together in extinguishing the fire and
taKiDg care OF the furniture. From the amount
OF combustible material on the ground much
more serious fire was feared.
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BrRGLARIEs ON CAPITOL HILL-For the
past week those who prowl around at night
elusive attention to thar portion of Capitol Hill
between Pennsylvania avenue and ID street
south and LIST and 4th streets east. Within
those N etes ne less than ten houses have been
"a m ~ nerf ha -
various articles of clothing, furniture and pro-
visions carried of. Although this locality is
In the immediate vicinity OF the eighth precinct
station. house. the thieves don't seem t. WORRY
about that at all, as on Tuesday night last
about IL clock, in the clear moonlight, while
Onicer Mcdonnell was crossing Peppsylyabia
avenue at I'd street east on his way home, he
saw TWO negroes at the front door or John
Lacey's shoe store, near by. They moved OFT
however, when they saw him, and stood on
the corner. The officer went 20 the door, and
found that large paddock and hasp had been
forced of the door, when he made for the ne.
groes, who ran, and after long chase, escaped.
COMMITTED TO JAIL.-Lsst evening VIM.
Nelson was arrested by Oficer Milstead on the
charge OF assault and battery and was com nit.
ted to Jail by Justice ]. T. X. Plant. John
Dunn arrested yesterday for threats, by On
Ger Dufey, was committed to Jail, In default of
security, by Justice Thompson. John Bur-
nett; alias J. Williams, arrested BY Officer
from Jeremiah Grady and for assauIting aud
resisting him while AZ the discharge Of his duty
was committed for court by Justice Schmidt.
BuInett having stolen the pants was pu rsu ed
BY Mr.. g., and the officer Joined him In pur.
suit, and he took refuge In a shanty on the
Island The officer pulled him out from under
bed, and as soon as he OBJ got on his feet he
attacked the officer and 1t was with some diff
Guilty that he was secured.
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CHARGE OF HORSE STRALISG.-This morn.
ing two young men, giving their names as
John Wilson and Thomas Smith, went TO the
stables Of 6ladmon and Norris, in GEORGETOWN,
and hired each horse and buggy. They un.
hltched the horses al the corne: of lth street
and PennsylvauIa avenue and sent one of the
buggies TO Whites bazaar, on 18th street, and
the other TO Wallis bazaar for sale, and left the
harness at Arnell's shoe shop, and placed both
OF the horses at Wallis for sale. One of the
horses was sold TO John Gallagher for S7O and
ne had suspicious that IT was not right, and
subsequently Officer J. J. German was mott.
lied and arrested both IArties, and recovered
the property. Justice Thompson committed
them both to court.
COMMITTED ON TWO CHARGRs.-Yesterday,
Martin WEIGH, well.known as "Reddy"
WEIGH, was arrested by of1cer Hurst, on com.
plant Of Patrick McDonouGh, who charged
tina. " Reddy" Knocked him down and robbed
him of &21 and q check. Justice Harper COM
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