Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-23
LOCAL NEWS.



CRINISAL CoURr. ysS1es Olin a.d B...,hr,.,
TO-DAY, Charles Bayliss, convicted OF larceny
and sentenced 20 six months in iail wr1s broa,lf
before the court, and Judge Humphreys re-
acter Of the accused, he had deter m ned "a
change the sentence. he therefore set aSide 49,,
sentence, and he having been I'm jail one month
nominal sentence only Was entered In this
connection he stated thar his action IN he case
on Robert Gsrnett, convicted OF an attempt 20
.sPe, had been commented upon BY some OF the
..oet eonld be reviewed st suy time during the
-, ~, s, sno ne would be thankful AZ any member
Court had NO, SS1S Sa psstSce any authority that
10 iofs; postpone any action i'm Ciarnets,o c.se nm
Henry Fletcher. convicted some DAYS 40, Of
costs. Seh'ehced 10 pay
Mr. browne called the case OF JAme. p.,,.r-
son, charged with assault WITH intens - sa,
Mary Ward. with q view OF hsiI hai,,e :. Nj
Mr.. Browne stated that the Accus,l h "a 1hssd -
engaged with hts wife a. keep the hoase f,- 49,
betns ,bSs tbs NJ, ines and on sSGg there Goaad
HsfTington.-ssThzt's the reason ssl g..
wants 10 Join the whites The prose.ati
witness testified tasi she Sss iyiag VIA her
husband, named Smith. but va pot nargiai In
him, that there was a tgss down Stain and She
went down aud struck Patterson anl ,othsr
glri Also struck him. and after they had put NJ m
out he shot, aud ths ball took eg,.ct in h.~
thigh. The bal wa liked ~ S25J.
EVUITT CoURr. JGd,s WL.s.-Ts-I.v r,r-
ton sgt. SmOOt et al, decree appoiniin., trustee
McAlister agt. McAlister et a., order confirm
ing trustees report. Ward agt. Norment; order
referring cause 20 auditor Gts Light
Co. agt. Hunter; bill dismissed. HAYDEN AIT. ns
Ford; order 10 issue commission . Take tesrImo-
ny, Fleming sgt. Butts; order ratffying ssIa
and reference 20 auditor. BRAY agt Tognsepd.
do. Langley et al agt. Hurdle a al: order 10
issue writ OF quo s0aTTdss0 Dorsey art Osborn
et al order OF publication In re Coyle s.
Mc~i MTS~eisi order allowing extra compensation.
I'M
In re Thomas Green; order referring certain
matters to jury set aside. W, A. * c. K X. Co.
, sg.. Martin et al order leave TO Taylor 70 ap-
rear and answer. Lewis ct al agt McC;uire.
order that trustee pay certsn money into cour,'
owen agt Kelly, order OF reference 90 auditor.
Nye ct al. agt; Lamcn; injunction allowed in
commission 20 take Testimony. France a.,
hutherford' order appointing new trustee
POLICE CouRr, JUdys SseH.-After oar reeyrl
clesed YESTERDAY iN's
Francis Lee, colored CHARGED with v.rr.,,.,..
bail. VI
Geo. c. schsd, charged with assault ON F,izs.
in each case. N'
John Lewis, John Reed, Edward Ealy. Chas.
Baily and Harrison Williams. four stalw ART ne
groes, charged with assault and battervon Hes
ter Long, also colored; fined - each and costs.
TODAY.
United States vs.. William Lilly, charged with
assault and battery, with intent TO kill George
Bowman; postponed for a further hearing and
accused held TO bail in the sum of : 9a0 for an
pearance before the Criminal Court.
PLEASING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Court stated that he had directed the po-
lice TO correct the nuisance of permitting the
crowd 60 remain about the neig hbor hood of the
foice Court to the annoyance Of the public.
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
corporation ~. Walter Gassaway and Lizzie
Wilson, for obscene and indecent exposure
plead guilty; fined S. and costs each, in default
DAYS.
Geo. Smith and Christiana Buehler. charged
with keeping house OF prostitution, lined $50
each, and In default to be committed 30 iail for
six months.
Catherine Sickler, a common prostitute: sent
10 the workhouse for ninety days in default OF
security for good behavior for one year.
A swITCH-TkNDER SWITCH OFF BAD BOY.
United States W. George Bradley. Tor assault
and battery on a colored boy. Mr. B. is en-
ployed as switch-tender near the railroad depot.
and his business Is TO keep persons of the track
during the approach of trains. Boys make a
practice Of running before the engine. greatly
TO the annoyance OF engineers, and Mr.. Bradley,
In driving some OF them on struck one across
the reshy part OF his person, Just below the
small Of the back. Case dimiSsed.
Corporation sgt. Thomas Goodman, wm. B.
Spencer and Philip Cassidy, charged with being
vagrants; required 20 give security in the sum
OF 500 each, or be committed 70 workhouse -
days.
Win. B. Spencer, charged with profanity in
the streets fined SO and cost.
John Nichols, charged with disorderly conduct
in the Center Market, fined - and costs and in
default 10 go TO woTkhOuse 30 davS.
nited States sgt. Mary Bennett, charged
with assault on Johanna Cornell, fined % aud
costs.
After Recess.-Harris Blackman, a colored boy
Tor disorderly conduct in the market-house; fined
Il and costs, in default OF which be was commit
ted TO the workhOuse 10 DAYS.
day next.