Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-09

Court in General Term, the case OF Deer ag'.
Young bill TO set aside and aDpp! deed -va-
ASSIGNMENT or JUDGES.
The following assignment of judge Ia hold
the several courts during the year we're made,
viz:
General Terms-l.t MONDAY January, Sd
Monday Aprii,4th Monday September.
Circuit COurt-ith Manday January, Chief
Justice Cartier; "a Monday Msy, Judge Wylie;
Sd Monday october. Judge Macarthur.
District Court-ist Monday june, Judge DIN;
Isl Monday December, Judge Humphreys.
Criminal COUrt-ist Monday March, Judge
DIN; Sd Monday june, Judge Humphreys; ist
Monday Dece mber. Chief Justice Cartier
Special Terms-lst Tuesday Of every month
save August; Judge Macarthur irst six months,
Judge Wyhc second SIX months.
POLICE CoTIT, Jp,ig, SqeU.--A.t our report
closed Saturday, in the case OF the United States
agt. Cordial otorTs, charged with fraud o. the
United States Treasury, r. ". Barrett. the CO..
orded man VIII stands committed on similar
charge, was Dreucht n a. 4 witness Tor StoTrs,
and testified that he never represented hisse!f
TO hoOnes or any one else as Frisbce. Several
witnesses were recalled aud crosS-exg mined by
Gen. MuZZy, who appeared tor the accused,
sne by District Attorney Fisher, who appears
for che government, and uhO closed his case by
asking that the prisoner be held 10 bail TOR the
action OF the grand jury. Dir. MuzZy replied
in defence of his client; after which the court
reviewed the testimony, and concluded By hold
ing St0rTs TO bail in tie sum OF 81 ,DJo i0r ACTION
OF the grand jury.
sCrERD IN I POLICE COURT CELL.
Green fenderg0st, co.Ored, was brought into
cVuTt by msrshais Frazier and Lacy, charge
with rOpbiDg man in the cells OF the Police
Court OF his pocket book. containing sis II
seems that poor looking Old white man hal
beeRsenteEced TO the ycrkhouse under the va
gTaDcy act, and while III the cell waiting the
Arrival Qi The Black Aarla, was impoItUn- :
ty Ills nah PehJlergast, a sailor: - buy his
oyeTcoat. which he offered te sell for -. in
order TO pay his fine Tor disordcrly conduct.
The old man thought il good offer, and pulled
out his pure and paid him, taking the coat,
and at once put it on, Pendcrgast assisting hum
on With it. and lille doing so managed to pick
the Old mans pocket, which he did not discover
at the time. rendergSSt then called to the
door keeper TO let him out, a. he wished TO go
mp and settle his tine, which was done and lie
! lett the court IL was not long before the old
men missed his pocket book and called 10 the
keeper and told him Of it. A small colOred boy
who was in the same cell saw Pender.ast W l. en-
/ he took it, but Was afraid 20 accuse him at the
time, for fear Of getting beaten. The officers al
1 once started 20 catch the rascal, and overlook
I him near the Eavy yard gate, where he was
/ making tracks TOR his ship. lie was brought
back and committed to Jail Tor four months in
, default OF $50 fine. only part OF the money
| was recovered, which was returned to the oil
[ man, ard the Judge then dismissed hin, in con-
/ siderstion OF his bad luck, with the promise
| that he would go home TO Baltimore at once
| where he said he belonged. James Young, for
fast driving was tined $50.
John Carroll, cursing in Fighting alley; fned
| -. George and William Day, throwing stsne,
4 in the Str eet; forfeited their collateral by not
appearing. John Terry, colored, assault Oh
| Mary Burns, white woman, by hitting bel
| with . brick, cutting her hand; fined 81 and
| costs. stephen Fowler, c0lored, charged witt
| assault and battery on Lucy Fowler, his wife
Lucy said her husband had never supported her
but lad taken up with another woman, and "a.
saulted her wherever they met; dismissed
! Alice jackson, profanity; fined s.. John Ca
! sey, violating the hack law by running without
! a number; fined 50 and costs. Charles Cush
! ingberry, colored, assault and battery, with in
| tent to kill Thomas Brown; held for further
hearing in the sum of 81 900 security. It being
| shown that Brown Is not seriously injured
! GEORGE Allen, colored, carrying concealed wea
| pons, 70 razor;) dismissed. Also, charged Will
! dsorderly conduct in the Northern Market
fined SO. Edgar Conway. charged with fas
I, driving on Pennsylvania avenue; fined SO.
THE BUTTER ROBBERY.
| Hamilton Temple, John Mortimer, Charlie
Ball and Randolph Cole, alias "Blueskiu," yer,
| arraisned on the charge or larceny of six key
| OF butter OF the value Of slG4, the property o
| Hume & Poole. The case has heretofore beef
! noticed in TIE STAR. They all waived an ex
| sminatiou, and were committed TO Jail for &C
ton Of the grand jury in default OF 81, 800 escl
! jury.
George Watson, colored. dsorderly conduc
| in the market; fined 80. Michael Dooly, disor
| derly conduct; fined 50. William j. Hoffman
| profane and indecent language fined 50. JOhI
| Goldberg, fast driving on Pennsylvania avenue
4, fEed So. Joseph Bryant, disorderly conduct
] hDed So.