The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-09

CRIMINAL CouRT-Judge Fishsr.-This court
was occupied yesterday with the following
deorge Washington, larceny 10 stealing a
aud sent to jail for two months.
pair Of boots from MisSsei Raifsr.. IL was
prosecuted by Cnrrington and defended by
Williams. The larceny having been proved
BY The te.,i%osy Of Rniiera s and sthsr. he
CLARA Thompson, charged With an assault gu
Am N. Orgy on the ash q April las, ls., The
10 Aun's house, and upon going there after her
clothes Ann refused to let her have them until
she paid = claim for money due; Thersupon
was found guilty and semitic jail for ten days.
AN iNsAnK WOMAN ON TntAL.
Ann Harris Va. Ana Hall, charged With an
lad, whose name was unknown to the jury.
Mr.. Darlington prosecuted. Mr.. Barker ap'
pcsrcd for the defence.
the assault, convinced the Jury that the ae.
eused was insane. They found her not guilty,
stating that the verdict was founded on her
az; ns yee IN to tss Secretary Of the 1nte
! rior, with = view to the plscins Of the woman
! In the inssne asylum, -
william Warrington and William Jackson,
! for burglary, In entering the house of Mary
| Jane Carr and stealing thcrefrom silver
change, groceries, WHISTLES and tob-ceo, on
the tth day Of May last. District attorney ioI
| the ptoseeutionj williams and Harrington Tor
the defence. They were convicted on the tes
timony q Mary J. Oar, James Carr and De-
| tecttve Bigley.
| cited the fact that they had been In the city
hut a short time, and had come from Peters
! burg, Va. He sentenced them to the Albany
penitentiaFy for three years:
Henry Smith, ch .rged nth robting = news
| boy OF 4 dollar grcenback on Pennsylysnis
avenue, In front OF the Metropolitan Hotel
Darlington for tho prosecution-willi.ms for
| defence.
II appeared 10 evidence that the sccu.ed net
| the newsboy, who was on his way down the
avenue with a dollar Ia his h,nd to buy nows'
| papers at Shiliington's, when he was sur
| rounded BY three colored boys, OF whom the
accused 10 one, and 10 apparently sixteen OF
seventeen years OF age The dollar Wa VA
handed to one Of the other boys, who IN ,ds
OF with II. The nswsboy offered to let him
keep one half Il he would return the other
hut he said he had no money, aud whcn the
officer tried to arrest him ran away
Mr., Williams thought that the money hrd
/ merely hcen taken In fun, and asked the conr,
| to Instruct the jury that ifthcy believed u had
been been t,kcn IN fun, then
Judge Fisher could see no fun In It,
The jury convicted the accused without
! leaving the bar.
Mr.. willisms wing moved for = new trial
| sentence was suspended.,
Dcnni. LomSx, stealing . VIOLA worth tit
from Henry Bay, on the 9th II hpril last. The
District Attorney declined further to prose
! cute.
Thomas Meehin and Richard .Carter
charged with stealing sguiit worth Is IRON
Julia wil!i.ms. The District attorney lie
ciined futther to prosecute.
| Michael Narrower, assault and b,ttery OF
Margaret Narrower. on the 10th OF May last
The parties had = dispute conserving some
articles OF lodge furniture, during which tn,
assault WAS alleged to have been committed
The jury found the accused guilty OF assault
only, and he W. sentenced to ali for one
day.
Belle House, larceny OF $500 from the hous,
OF Julia r. Lindsay, on sixth street, on IN,
| nth Of May last. A n0iir pro,qui WAS entcre,
to this Indictment, The pr y being else wher
| indicted jointly with her hIsbNDd.