Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-19
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMEHIs, 20.
WHATS I'm n Namer

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Nan but ARother Non.
One day last week was commenced in the
Police Court the trial of John q. Cox, q j ustice
OF the Peace, and David e. Parker, q coIored
County Constable, on q charge OF obtaining
money by false preteoces. Yesterday Judge
history Of ,Se DIS cec1sSn ssSs ,ne fsst ing
Defendants. y y.Itue Of preteudC legal pro-
cess, obtsined of one Chr seopher q. Lewis the
sum of 50 % iraudulently. 1t apr ears III / on
December 18th. 1s6S, Justi eJ. II. X. Plant gave
Judgment in favor of James Gardiner against
one Christopher Lewis. q colored man, residing
IN this District, Tor 81 25 debt interest ana cOss
added. Th's man ws7 lCIt SIGHT of aud the uu-
collected judgment was subsequently Turned
over jy Gardiner 10 the defendants for coIIsc-
too, who we 10 receive 10 Ter cent. in adj
thai n g n ,d,fad ~ fhs i,d9
uent in dirsrent colored INK by some one
That letter &c hos been Inserted between
the Chris Dpher and evils Is apparent from
incl 5ct.on, yeIy material
All LEGATION OF A IpDGMHNT,
when changes the name of the parties and
make IL cap able of apUlicai on to a white man,
WHO can be ICUDd, aUd can paw; a matter it
kceioNs iP,pot' ant end not 10 he overlooked by
pan who collect On percentages. Upon this
Judgment 80 ut sr,d, il appears that on the 18th
day OF ApvIl. 1871. j. G. Cox, then a m ly ssrate
o. toe Hl,sttieS somI stent for that puI sOse,
Lewis '~'-'', living At No. 12l7 Union STREE
SOUL ~ ssbIngt IN. Tor che amounS % gIn,i
e'ii anu = 40 All amounting 10 A. 90. This
VIII va paced in the hands OF ID. X. Parker
one of TIE defendants a Cspst bile, W tn orljs,s
10 eptOrNe collS cftOn. The complainant d a.
IeTt-, was vs. ted ty Parker and Cox aud de-
mand q Gebt made, which he infoT med tar mar
h's he did not owe and knew nothing OF. Ashs
Was pressed, ard levy was threatened, he
PAID THE DEBT UNDER PROTEST.
IN ihIs case, under the forms of law a wrong
~ss com nltteG-a citizen deprived of his prot-
erty. and his rights outraged. The testimony
Is.Ish 20 SLOW that Constable Parker acted be-
yord The powers of bis precept, or corruptly. or
tfat De kEew that the complainant was not the
man referred TO In his precept, or that the
original Lewis was colored; and the District
sJtofhty - properly entsred in his case a
ECtS pTOss4Lsi.
The question remains: Was the defendant.
Cox, guilty OF the offence charged-obtaining
property under false pretences? The money
ootained was by process, apparently regular
lssued by magistrate competent TO issue IL
Cox, as the case shows. No Conspiracy r.
charged-none proved. II seems to follow that
the offence ss charged is not made out
But n may be proper To say that IL Ia veyv
e'ear that rome hands wrongfuly, IL not fraudu-
tently. made a material alteration in a indg-
nens, BY inserting . letter q, and making the
Proc6S - applicable upon its face to another and
different person than was the original. This
alteration would be
FORGERY
fy some one, IL done with a fraudulent inten,
As forgery has not been charged IL Iemzips for
the District Attorney to consider whether there
AZ sufhcient evidence 10 warrant process against
any OF the pa-ties concerned.
Charge OF Justification dismissed.
BASE BALL-TI. Waterloo Of our Bru- .So,r-
isgs IA CbtcagO-rhe OIympics of this CITY met
the White Stockings Of Chicago on wednesdav
last, and were defeated by a score or II TO 4
etibg Sbitewss she'd seven times, ae alre ldy