Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-12
THE COURTS.
The Bowen B,<amy Case.

This afternoon, al the Criminal Court, Judge DIN,
the case Of G. G. Bowen, convicted Of bigamy, was
called; and Mr., Harrington moved that sentence be
M; Riddle stated that Mr.. Merrick, whom he had
rei'ed upon to make the opening argument on the
Circuit Court, and that he had expressed a wish TO
he heard CA the question. u.s.
thai at the trial of the case record was presented in
evidence, Also that under statute Of 1852 asking in
taken and the Court admitted the defendant to bail
The Court Is now ssked 70 suspend sentence. Now
hear for new Trial Mr. r. 'E Quoted Ist
vol 18th and 18Th sections, Bishop criminal pro-
subject. The Law IS thai the superior court can al
nit to il during the course Of prosecution except
n the actual execution of the sentence Mr. Riddle
read number number Of authorities on this sub
: At the conclusion Of Mr. Riddles remarks, Mr.
HAlrington said the case s still open and subject to
the court being given, which he cmtendei was the
duty o. the court 20 do In order TO complete the
hi before the courts ~as e G@S E
an arrest Of Judgment. This case had been aIjudi-
ina Court II had been decided over and over again
that conviction M or Judgment follow judgement
for The soyeInment Snrn term M i'm, i'm eo ohI
he quoted from Bishop that the sentence Of court
n a9 no SnGt sG the ag G T
rke hail either before after the passing of the
not motion for trial, because there had been
no sentence pronounced. He cOntendsd that with
70 be admitted to hail after being :" ooRrcted If n
felony and sentenced, but it in the discretion Of
'hS court
closed.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN-This morning
IN the Court in General Term-J Judges Wylie, Olin,
Humphreys and Macarthur ON the bcnch-J udge
Vie GellT sred the mon OF the court IN the case
tw and directing new decree to be drawn. A de
cree made in this for the payment Of $3.50,
which Included usuries interest when il should have
t.een for 5000 and interest, remembered by
the court. Judge Macarthur dissented on the
D. actual enrolment q decree Mr.. Page, from
eIni6tfe On "a = On
ttl!O Tor admission to the bar, and they were admit
ted. French Rgt, Hey appeal allowed to Y. 5; SUI
fSmGaH ccliesS Law School grsd"ates, and they
Kr frns % the NJ Sish ri mra asn T.
tbs court "
EQUITY COURT, Judge lraeAr,hnr-sykes ct al.
". Willard et al. order for injunction prayed for
amount Of claim ,JaTboe vs.. Marshall; order, nis
eeIaIming sale. Shannon " Talburt ct al; decree
day the last will and testament Of John IT, Shaw,
deeeased heretofore filed and partially proved, was
and ana The % john Ss
Proved and admitted 70 probate and record. The wi
ted to probate and record for personally. The las;
VII and de-, tssia1nent Of j joyce with eoei there
further testimony The viii Of RSdey o Bren was a.
viii fSS2dH he
81 Th he s w PaSS IL s s'g If
Murphy, deceased, was filed aud fully proved, and
executors qualified In estate Of Bernard Sands,
that the ad Mary be appointed
n ,a & the psrs91ai estate 60 give bonds
Hnrs;1-Petitian Of Anna A. King to be appointed
guardian Of Mary LawtOn, her infant child IL was
3hsf IN RTa sum Of Of De
Mary L. NJ. French. The administratOr returned
m O q sdpe Edition. Of
Margaret and Maria Gleason, it ordered that an
ceased did not al the time Of his marriage with Sa
rah Gleason, one Of the administrators in the cause
10 ,rful ife Bridget Gleason, married 10 himself,
her maiden name Bridget sullivan; second, wheth r
children Of said marriage Of james and Bridget Giea
son.
POLICE COURT, TO-DAY, Jrdge SaeH.-Richard
Nathan Il. summers, of Giesboro, pleaded guilty,
and was sent TO Jail for action Of the grand jury FL
EGet; flied 60 Mary sPrigs, c6lorei, and james
for her, and she was fined S5, and he $40. Maria
Gil cOlored, indecent exT1sure; fired SIS Dennis
Nicholson, nghtiug IN the streets of ti.5rge.own:
fined SIS each. wIn. Robinson, colorci, charged with
dresses, cherisettes, &c. belonging to a washer.
woman; held to bail TO aPpear TO morrow.
Alice Clements and Elizabeth Mcclellan, two white
girls, aged respectively Is and l6 years, were ar
raigned. The mother of the latter testified that she
had hired her out, but that for two nights she
had been With the first named girl, at house Of i'll
repute Officer Kenner testified that On Saturday
night he them talking to men, i'm the latter pa ri
Of the night and afterwards go u the street with
them; that subsequently, abodt "a O'Clock, he
them both into the drug store corner of 18th and
streets, each with man, and he remained outside
until click waiting for them out that In
night he met the mother Of the Mcclellan girl looking
for her daughter, and advised her 10 60 the pro-
prietor Of the drug and tell him OF the matter
for Witness certain the proprietor would not al
low anything wrong in his establishment, and going
down the opposite side Of the the girls
and arrested them Judge Smell stated that he re
GREETED that he could not send them 20 the reform
school, for there such institute for girls The
mother If the Mcclellan girl promised getting the
girl home to give her a good whipping, aud 10 see
that she dd0Ot go estray again, and the Judge dis
missed her and imposed fine Of IS the other girl
Mary Hay kins, profanity, lined So. VIM. D.yer,
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