Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-29


Luther Catt~riya;;, colOred, charged with the
United States We. James Moore, white, charged
with assault and battery on Annie johnson,
colored; fined 81 and cost.
Amanda wyvill, charged with being vagrant
having no visible means of support; judgment
reserved.
Thomas Fahey, charged with having a cart in
his employment without the necessary license;
THE CASE OF ANNA DUMMY.
Anna Dummy, who was released BY Judge
Humphreys on q writ OF habeas corpus, was re-
warrant issued by Judge Gray, and brought into
Police Court. Mr.. Laskey appeared as her
counsel, and asked that she be dismissed from
custody Judge Gray stated that he could not
with larceny, that she had not been committed
to jail as had been represented, but merely
placed in charge Of the Deputy Marshal for
not having been concluded on last Thursday.
She was required to give bonds in the sum Of
500 for her appearance Tomorrow for further
examination.
Corporation VS.. L. Hayes, char ed with dis
orderly conduct; fined 80, or ten days In work
house.
United States vs.. Michael Cavanaugh, charged
with larceny of SIS, from Thomas Sullivan,
pleaded guilty; and was held to bail in the sum
of 800 to await the action of grand jury.
THE MILLER-vENABLE ASSAULT CASE.
United States VS.. George G. Miller, charged
with assault on Laura venable; was bound over
in the sum of slOO to keep the peace towards
complainant 1T. 81. months, MT: ElphOnzo Young
examined-(Mr. Parker, the b0okseller.l
PRICE PAYS THB PRICE.
Samuel J. Price, charged with being drunk
and disorderly on the street; fined 50.
FLORAL MILL.
Flora Miller. charged with an assault on
Mary Ohenstein; fined 50, without costs.
Richard Washington, colored, was arraigned
ar, he oh Of q riaey
without license; fined $40.
AN oBsTRBPRRoUs QUEEN.
Maloina Queen, colored, charged with being
drunk and discrderly and using profane and
indecent language in alley; fined 50, or work
house 20 days.
VIM. Allison, charged with the same offence;
fined SIS, or 80 days in workhouse.
APAR0 BANK CASE.
John Wallace, colored, was arraigned on the
charge of keeping faro bank, on the corner of
18th and streets. Sergeant Greer testified to
making O dc scent on the place Saturday night
last. with his posse of officers, and finding the
table, checks, clay out" &C., with a room full
OF sable gentlemen, who scattered in every d.
hot haste ocer tHnkle test ede to nSns
cents on the table, and to picking mp the silver
box in the alley, where it had been thrown by
some of the party. Other officers gave testi-
mony. Mr.. VIM. A. Cook appeared for accused
and stated that such games were very common
ly played in private houses Of gentlemen all
over the city, and introduced some Of the fire.
quenters of this den to prove that they had met
there to make arrangements to 60 to camp
meeting Yesterday. The Judge held Wallace in
the sum Of $500 for action OF grand jury.
Henry Barry, Richard James, Bernard West /,
Mace Tillnan and William Davis, the colOred
sports arrested in Wallace's den, were arraigned
on the charge Of using profane and indecent
language, but we're dismissed, the officers being
unable to identify the particular persons who
made use of the language charged.
THE THOMA FAMILY on THE RAMPAGE.
Corporation Of Georgetown agt. VIM. Thoma,
charged with using profane and indecent lam
of Will am, charged with the same offence. both
pleaded guilty, ard were fined 50 each, or
Georgetown workhOuse 80 days.
A CHRISTIAN MAN ACQUITTED.
United States vs. William Smith, colored,
charged with using threatening language to
Fanny Duvall, alse colOred; dismissed. Accused
thanked the Court, saying that he was a chris
tan man and never did such things as was
charged agin' him.
DONE BROWN.
Margaret Brown, charged with acting in a
and using profane and obscene language there;
fined 80 or 80 days in wOrkhouse, and i'm ad,li-
ton was required to give bail in the sum Of 100
to keep the peace to Eliza Mordant, the prose-
DOUGLASS NOT TENDER AND TRUE.
Peter Douglass, colored, charged with assault
ing Caroline Douglass, his wife, with intent to
Kill her; fined $50 and costs or sixty days in Jail.
THIEvING AND BURGLARY CASES.
Thomas Ogleton, cOlored, was charged with
feIoniOusly entering a house on 9Th street and
stealing therefrom bed clothing and wearing sp-
parel 10 the value of S23; held In default of $500
for action Of grand jury.
Philip NJ. Mason, coored, charged with steal
ing property to the value of $40, belonging to
Richard b. Lloyd; Lot sustained, and the case
William Williams, Timothy Mari, and Martin
Mari, white boys, charged with burglar lousy
entering the store OF Charles A. Brown, No. 30
c4r - g..
Of pants, shoes, and other articles to the value
of about $50. Martin was held in the sum of
$500 for action OF the grand jury; the Others
were held with the view OF sending them to the
reform school.
George Savage, charged with renting house
without providing privy to the same; dismissed
1t appearing that the premises do not belong to
Frank Rollins and John Murray, two half
grown boys, were charged with burglariOusly
attempting to enter house on ID street, be-
tween 9Th and 9th streets; held for the present
The court took q recess.
PROPOSED PARKING OF / STREET. - This
street, Me.srs. j. T. Given, n. b. Larner. f.
Pilling, and others, waited on Mayor Emery
with view OF having the work OF paving the
e ennnrsS 81 Ieet; eel, qnder an act OF the
by the owners OF property whether the parking
Of the street would not suit them better. The
Mayor received the delegation courteously, and
the citizens come to a conclusion on the
subject. This street. for some distance
Is paved, and between 9th and 10th streets
two-thirds Of the width has the blue stone paw
ing, and il Is now suggested that the parking of
the third in the center would greatly improve
the appearance of the street, besides being less
expensive 10 the property-bolders. The work
OF parking street, from 18th to 10Th streets is
rapidly approaching completion, and the con-
tractor, Mr.. Alexander Gleason, expects in two
days to finish the job, with the exception of the
seeding, which will be done in season. Those
who have NJ ced this improvement are highly
pleased with it.
SUPPOSED FOUL PLAY.-Coroner Potter is
investigating the cause of the death of the col
ored man Charles johnson, on the 10th instant
above Georgetown, which at the time was sup
posed TO have been caused by his hand slipping
from the veering pole and he falling verboard.
His body was inferred, but since then there has
been some suspicion OF foul play, and DIR. Pot
ter has taken the preliminary steps to investi-
gate IL.
WAsHINGToNENTERPRIsE notice among
the bidders for lamps that Mr.. +. Stromberger
has I'm q proposal for furnishing galvanized iron
lamps, to be made at his establishment In the
Sixth Ward, where he has been for some years
engaged, in connection with his Timing and
stove business, galvsnizing iron cornices for
buildings, &c.
FROM Shillington, from Philip & Solomons,
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