Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-18
THE COIRTS.

CRIMINAL CoUET-JHig. Hanphreys.-Thism morn
ing was set for the trial q Captain NJ. Davenport
oramdatus 5. b Wall. by shooting him with a pis-
toll v hen Colonel PenBibaker, W. ID. Dsvidge and
On the ground that relation II the accused General
j NJ Harlan, Of Kentucky, wished to manage the
and would be unable tO be DIT, sent this time
The prosecution made no objection, aud the Judge
granted a continuance.
IRE HOE HOMICIDE.
Mr.. Hue called the attention Of the Court to the
case 81 Dennis ToOmy who was on Saturday, on the
dy of Isaac Dent committedto Jail by the Coroner
rtcapIi ulstDg the facts, as stated IN The sTiR OF
lie convicted 81 "A crime above that of hsnsa ghter
The accused was brought from Jail, and Mr. Har
and satisfied that the worst that could be made
Of the case would be manslaughter: The Court fixed
entered On HE bonds in that amount,
pARDET AERAIGNED AND PLEADS Not GUILTY,
Dennis ID. Darden. indicted for the murder Of John
Mccarthy on the l4th of August, brough; into
court about Ia O'Clock and arragned on the indict
neatly in bacs snd during 9f the
mediately preceding his arraignment conyersed
looked to b. remark ably we'll in health, as he stood
read and at the conclusion he answered the usual
question; Are You guilty or not guiltyr" in low
Mr. Harrington stated that the government would
Mr.. Phillips stated that the defence would be
The Court set Monday next for the trial, peremp
torily.
BOLSTER s SECOND TRIAL.
The case Of HCratiO Bolster, charged with the
murder Of Jseph james the 22i of February last
will be taken mp tomorrow.
POLICE COURT. JM1ge SnsH-Thomas Ross
cnlored, charged with assault and battery Thomas
waters. and Maria Waters, assault and battery on
her husband, were arraigned. This an aggra-
waited case Waters testified that he got paid of on
Saturday, and into a store on 7th street to get
s5 changed The clerk handed him the money
70 He'd up and he did IL until he got home
Thar when be loOked at ii he found the clerk had
given him but S4. He went back tn thu store, near
Peynsy yaDa avenue, to have the mistake corrected
and The store was shut up, il being at late hour
When he returned home his wife got into a passion
because he had not given her any money to go to
mark It with. and beat him the head with fry
bad been mp there with his (NatersD wife
Ross bad gun in his hand, and struck
HIM, Waters, over the head with the butt breaking
II cff short Ross is amember of the stanton Guards,
rnd The gun belonged to the United States. Waters
head was cult the skull. II appears that the mem
bers OF this organization permitted To keep the
muskets in their own houses in place of their
$40 and costs. Benjaman Bowers, co,ored, as
in Majors alley; fined SIS and costs. Frank
skunk. charged with fighting: fined SIS. Daniel
Campbell, profanity; fined So. Thomas Pun
Ehrey, profane Language in the street; fined S3
Harrison Scott, Indecent ex pOsure; fined SIS. Wal
ter HiIlesry, profane in Georgetown fined So
Lizzie Harper cursing in Major Alley; fined : To-
VIM. Peck, cursiDg in Van street; fined So Geo
mcltee, same offence in Georgetown: fined IS Geo
johnson, alias Blackstrap, yagraRt, was sent To
the work house. John Edwards, assault on Thomas
Jones; fined SIS and costs