Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-21
THE COURTS.
Politics I'm che Caroafs Court.


'Ssst for cGHpaigH Ssrrioes- TAe Elcc;ioa a. "A e
Efra Virginia CongTcssfoaal Dis'rict-A Qaecr
csss-Gosoraf Hossard Rffness.
sa e.E B G ssS r.. TR RSss ydt; sr
G' 49, 4Ssss, 4, asr and resnss Tor paai and
vices rendered DURING the congressional carlpsrn in
the LIST NirFinia district, in Iso.
an agreemeat 18th hia - - 20 the ls eOngrcssOnal
district Of Virginia
for the republicsns. Re vas AZ t6s time a. Howard
University, and receiving $50 per monih AMI schol-
month and II. sspsnss ae af Mr. Ave- 70 pr
Se1srsl Howard and obtain leave 81 absence, and
70 proonre another place for him. He went into
is s an ~ hFst Of JS1e and continued ioE
services a. $50 per month, expenses. Is. with 4
GSSut The cse ~ I'm SslSSes due q ~;
h. bad settled with General Howard a. the General
m TSS a. Re You'd T. SI P - @a 10 sss 9
during the campaign, and
that he 6eeveS Il he As. ohiiSe ,a ~ 70 IN. a,
the republican committees 90 obtain money 20 return
turn the GENERAL said he had not seen Ayre.
crc,s sxs1sined :-witDcss did not tel Ayre d.
r.ctly that he wanted - go down 90 work AGAIN
FTst distrt ssa sreSE ts Peopl, IN their f5,ur
IN, 10Y n ATRE LIKE PoLIrIclASs,
who VIII bite back soFnetimes Laughter Wifnfss
was not a pcliticien- like M. Ayre. on his r.
turn on the bat he nent . DR.. Thomas O. get sonr
he replied hat he understood from Ayre thai ne ~
settled with General Howard. Witness
the candidate, dsriRg ue campaign; dii MOI tenh'r
bg s D. ha clam on AyTe Sia nj SSPT Tbs
would siealy work sgsinst Morton, who was aa
CIV. O. .. HowARb
FSSTn ~ % vas s,nes1. AZ the aiEersitS,
las, the steward Ayre lad two intsryieus Win vi
nes ~ Isiersnce to ksiP ESsG down 9 Nirgia; "a
fnent in his presice WifSSss wrote r al. M ~ ~ e.
that R1fhn ought 20 be paid. aud Ayre replied d.
5HdSsr,iSf sr Hfn ! s-rSices a'fe never paid hn
Cross-eH sminet'5;lt wa AZ the Capitol tbe Err
WAS sENBER 90 taNGRrss
a the time, and said ~ wanted Rufha 70 work O.
The plaintin rested MS case here, and Mr. Doue-
- roR nrFr~rr
witness knew The parties - the suit plaintiff AZ
Ayrs rom, AZ the sPriRS Of lsso. They haa ca
pressed desire 90 60 20 the District, because be
EXPOSE rHE CHARACTER OF DR. NORTON,
man Of his own oolOr: and All he would ask was a
lave teSHe o. Aus, S6sehes a1d hs exPenses kaftn came
district, and his friends claimed tina; he fwitness5
conventions; had conversation with him a. 10 con-
Mr. Donald testified that he resides At Yorktown.
Va. Has known RQbt. u. Ruin since 1853 He
tos witness that be did not expect any further COM
: POSITION UNDER rHF eoyERNNExr.
Let HIM hsye money on two occasions. He said he
DIT Aifea THONGS testified that he heard con-
The non oomaeScei aon ts se plis
Te1ts for p IN Ii,gns Ehich MT AEeE
CITY The lime ana wanted 60 return 10 Virginia.
be ask ed witness y furnish him money o. ct hack
Next met him At the convention where he toyk part
Afterw srds met him at Richmond Where he vas
ut him ~ the So sea 1sAS On the wav
front Richmond TO Washington. Here be wanted
AVER nHe He sSa Sh hat b SaG nj s "a 'RAn
They both visited CAPTAIN Aver who was on board,
deHied that he lad claim on him that he had nr-
Hished him money enough TOT that campaign,
Capt. Aver, winch was read 20 the jury with the
he states that he never entered into anv arraneent
Nhh plaintiff 90 canNasss the District hut paid him
small sums ID money when applied for 70 meet bis
never knew plaintiff until after be va elected 70
ought 70 pay him for Service IN the cny ass that he
iNitnessI visited Gen; o; q. Howard oR,~ a. his
behalf, and the General advised witness n0i q pay
hufin any money. Ne one was greseut az tina; time
with Mr.. Rufn in the II Virginia aid never
9sase9 g pay h i thHs m S@ng,g9 VIII
ARGUED TIE oAsE,
claiming that kHfin was engaged by TIE dei'n Ian
spend some i've months time in the canvass.
Counsel fOr defendant followed, claiming that tn
defendant vas CONCERNED ami Tor the cool Vi IA
republican party; that he sought plaintiff an op
be any compensation q was in the nature n an ono
in case the candidate, Mr.. DOUGLASS, was successful
that there seemed 20 be an irreconci le discrepanc
between the deposition OF Captain ser and that o.
Gen. How ard.
VERDICT FOR PLArNTTFF.
The Jury returned verdict FOR plaintiff for S2l5 Is
Counsel Tor defendant made motion Tor a ~ tria
on exceptions.
CRIMINAL COURT, Jsdse HefHpkrsvs.-To-iay
in the cases Of Joia Brooks, alias FTed. Br51ks
alias William Brooks. grand Larceny, AMI Samuc
Pope and Peter Parker grand larceny, a motle pros
Was entered. Kate Waters plead guilty Keeping a
bawdy house, and was seniencei 70 a fne q si0O.
POLICE COURT, JMSge SueH-Yeeteraay. after
our report closed, Joseph Platz rged with
Keeping his lar open after hours fiDed S2e Atnrus
IS. John Morton, larceny; fined S5.
TO-DAY.
james Aston. a decent looking white man. CHARGED
with vaFrancy; workhOuse g. days. Ellen Young,
drunk and discrderly; fined IS. Mary Holland,
drunk and disoraeTly IA GeorgetOwn; fined -. or
workhorse 80 days. Timothy Sullivan, drunk aud
disOrderly; fined SO. Daniel Webster. rnlnrei
charged with profanity in the streets nned s. VIM.
Spencer, same OhenCs; fined S5, > days On work
house.