Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-03
The Courts.


lowing business was transacted:
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY,
Jacob Huxter and Richard Baker charged
with unlawful assembly and profane language
ing, and fined IS each.
ANINFASr OFFENDER IN COURT.
John ZantsiHger, little boy about ii re years
Old. was led into court by his mother charged
by Mrs. Gratia Woods. q neiyhbor with throw
ing stones in the street. The bow did not seem
10 know what was the matter and the Judge adj
vneu the oficers not TO make arrests of too
young children and dismissed the case, it APP
peariDg to be a familiar Jar.
Celia Mitchell, charged with assault on Geo.
Bowie; plead guilty, and fined al end costs.
United states agt. Mrs. Cox, charged with
making threats against Robert Bailiss; plead
not guilty; case dismissed after hearing the
statement Of complainant, which seemed too
trivial for notice.
THE TABLES TURNED.
After the above case had been disposed of,
Mrs. Cox swore out a warrant against Robert
Bailiss for profane and indecent language loud
enough to be heard in the street. Mrs. Cox
took the witness stand and Bailiss was invited
to seat in the prisoners box. After hearing
the evidence in the case the Judge decided TO
hne him 50 or be committed to the workhouse
for 80 days.
Thomas Triplett, charged with stealing
twenty fye cents, the property of John Fitz-
cided TO give him into the hands of the officers
until his parents could be set for.
c.,h.,,,s ci An I nEa.LS CASE.
language loud enough to be heard in the streets.
This was mixed case. Some dozen witnesses,
all Italians, were examined, but very little could
be elected, no one understanding the language,
and the Judge dismissed the case.
FAIR OF TURTLE DOVES.
Blanche Davis, charged with being public
showed that she was harboring a half grown
boy named John Carroll in her house against the
protest Of his mother. The boy John Carroll
was also arraigned as a vagrant, and the Judge
sent them both to the workhouse for ninety DAYS
IN default OF 500 bonds for good behavior for
six months.
WOULDN'T ENDORSE.
August Burgdorf, charged with assault on
Henry Breggeman; case dismissed, the evidence
not sufficient to sustain the charge. 1t grew ont
OF the refusal OF accused to endorse note.
BULL FRIZzLE's SECOND APPEARANCE
EDWARD Moody, charged with shooting a horse
belonging to John FriZzle, valued at SlOO, and
killing 1t. MIR. Frizzle testified that Moody shot
the horse some five times, either of which would
be mortal. Mr.. FriZzle's wife and her cons tes-
titled to seeing the shooting. Several witnesses
were examined for the prosecution; at the con-
cluslon OF which the case was dismissed
Edward Moody was then arraigned on the
charge OF destroying four cords OF wood, the
property OF John Frizzle. Bull testified that
Moody poured coal OIL over the wood and set fire
TO It, This is drift wood that lodged on Frizzle's
land during heavy freshets in the river. After
the evidence the court dismissed the case, ad-
vsing Moody and Frizzle to try and live to-
gether a. neighbors peaceably.
RAID ON A GAMBLING HOUSE.
Benjamin Cooley was arraigned for keeping a
gambl1ng-house and plead not guilty. Lieut..
found some seven or eight playing a game he
did not understand. He brought awav the
checks and cards which he found there He ar
rested the parties and brought all the central
guard-house. Ohcer Vernon testified to seeing
games played there week DAYS and on Sunday
The government rested the case here, and the
Judge required Of the accused to give bonds in
the sum OF S5C0f for appearance before the grand
jury. James Boston, a cOlored man. WAS also
required to give bonds In the sum of SlOO for an
pearance az an important witRess in the ease
Omcers Vernon, McCathran, Aldridge, Marx
wood, Burr and others assisted in this raid
FRANCIS Williams, charged with maintaining
a nuisance on his premises; fined IS and costs
George Mason, charged with indecent expo
sure, and Catherine Tyler, also charged with
enticlng prostitution, plead not guilty; each
fined 50, and in default to be committed to the
Mr.. Tyler, counsel for the corporoatiop asked
that the charges against Henry Carter Thomas
H. Stevens, Clerk Henry A. Sullivan, (cIerk,l
Smith, and James Barton alias Lee. the parties
arrested in the gambling house of Ben jamin
Cody, be dismissed; so ordered.
BOARD oP HEALTH.-The Board of Health
met last evening in the Aldermen's Chamber,
at the City Hail. DIR. &. NJ. Dove, the president
in the chair. and DIR. +. NJ. SPRINGFIELD secretarv
Mr.. James p. Tustin, the ne W member from the
FIRST Ward. in place OF j. Z. Kennedy, appeared
and took his seat.
The report OF the committee in relation tn the
nuisance at 9TH and X streets northeast RECON-
intending the construction of trunks On X street,
in order that the water may pass off, was adopted
and will be sent to Mayor Emery.
The committee, upon the complaint relating
70 the poudrette factory on street, between
zist and I'D streets, reported that they had
visited the factory and found at the time of
their visit no offensive odor but that the testi-
mony OF citizens was to the effect that at times
the odor was exceedingly offensive. They
therefore reported that the Odors constituted q
nuisance. After some debate as to the nature OF
the establishment, &c, the subject was post
poned until the next meeting, and the members
decided to inspect the premises during the mean
The Board also recommended that 9th street
east, from street north TO b street south be
graded, and II was ordered that the recOmmen-
dation be transmitted TO the Mayor.
"A motion was adopted requesting the corpor-
ate authorities to abate the pool of stagrant
water on nth street; also the pool between 10th
and 18th X and streets.
The committee to prepare a list of nuisances
made report. which was ordered to be printed
in the daily papers. Complaints were received
from +. F. French in relation to pool of stag
nant water in North Carolina avenue, between
9Th and It'll streets east from G.. w. White in
relation to the condition Of the square bounded
by South Carolina avenue, 10th and It'll streets
east, and the square ON East Capitol street
between 9Th and 9Th streets; from Lieut. NoOnaD
Of the sanitary police force, in relation to the
insecure CONDITION Of two brick houses on 9th
street, from j. s. Cleverton, Paymaster's Cen
erals office, of q pool of standing water in
square Z3; from Jas. 5. Edwards, of stagnant
water on Rhode Island avenue, between Com
necticut avenue and 18th street; from A. p
Snyder, Of the gutter on the south side of b
street, between 9Th and 9TH streets southwest.
The secretary said complaint had been made
10 him that the contractor for the removal of
dead animals left them laying on The wharf
from two to twenty-four hours. The president
and secretary were appointed a committee to
investigate the subject, with power to declare
1t a nuisance and have the same abated. ON
motion of Mr.. Thompson, the secretary was
directed 10 invite the attention of the MAJOR 10
the necessity for lining the cutters.
The first Tuesday in each month was fixed as
the time OF meeting, at O'Clock p. IN, and the
board then adjourned.
RIVER FRoST.-Business around our wharves
seems more brisk than for some time past, in
consequence OF the frequent arrivals Of coal
and ice boats. The coal dealers are laying in
their stock for next winter, and carts, horses
and men are kept busy. Large piles of lumber
too, show that the dealers in building material
are driving q thrifty business The ice compa-
MES carts ant vth hot