Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-28
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT, Chief Justice Cdritrr.-To
Gay, IN the case of BARLEY AMI Stanton sgt.
Pierce and Tinker, juror was withdrawn,
compromise having been agreed upon. Lister
and Supplee agt. Mcclellan and Benedct-on
trial.
ORPHANS Court, Judg. Mac Arthur.-To-da
lie will Of the late VIM. Cowing was filed. He
hequeaths SEQ III bonds, 200 al currency, and
his clothing, trunks, &c, TO the Washington
City Orphan Asylum, as also the balance of his
estate, real and personal, and dominates As
Henry Nay Tor, made In 1913, by which he leaves
Lis estate to his family, was filed, fully proven
and admitted to probate. and letters testamen-
tary issued to Mrs. Naylori bond 600.
POLICE Court TO-DAY, JuJg. Sn.H.-Lsrael
Rabb, assault and battery on Abram CLARK:
hned - and costs. Robert Halliday. assault;
and battery on Minnie Letter; fined s. ami
coats. Robert Hayward, charged with the lar
ceny OF revolver, comb, and box of rouge
rom one Of the actors at Wallis Opera House
tined $50 and costs, or 60 days IN jail.
HARVEY 4 HoLDEN's CIVIL RIGHTS CASE
George w. Harvey and ThOs. Holden, CHI arged
with being the keepers of q licensed eating
house Oh the corner OF PeDnsyl vania avenue
Lacy, one OF the officers Of the Police Court,
With articles Of food, on the 1Stn inst. Henry
Lacy testified that he went to the saloon In
company with two other officers OF the court to
get some oysters, anu was informed by the
waiter that II was az ainst the rules OF the house
TO furnish food to persons of his COLOR that the
afterwards applied to the bar end inquired il
-uch was the rule, and were HORNED that II
was. Mr.. Gloss testified to the same effect,
and finding that Lacy could not be served
they left the house and went elsewhere.
MI. Harvey informed him that 10 force
would he used to eject him, but that
they simply refused to serve him there.
Dobson, tae Colored waiter, testified that Mr..
Holden told him not to serve Lacy, colored men
not being allowed 10 sit at the table. Mr.. Mer-
rick, counsel for defendant, stated that he did
not intend 10 ofer any testimony any argu-
neDt; this 10 one OF those unhappy questions
arising from the legisl alton OF the times; IL was
a question OF constitutional right as TO the
enact OF such a law, and he did not sup
pose that this court proposed To enter into the
question OF such right. Judge Smell remarked
pose the fine, the proof being positive. The
smallest fine under the ordinance was 500 viii Oh
he imposed. Dir. Merrick gave notice OF AN
of bonds, which were then put at 500. Mr..
Harvey. who was present, gave the bond, Mr.
Havenner becoming his security.
MEAN WHISKY DID 1T.
Hiram Croft, respectable looking man
char ged with the larceny Of a silver watch from
Lewis johnson, pleaded guilty, and asked thai
the case be continued until he could comm uni
cate with his friends in the country. He stated
that he had become very much inebriated anC
ddnt know what had happened, and that hi
had never been arrested before. The case wa'
suspended. ,f
TINE!
JAS. Edwards, street car conductor, charged
| With using prOfane language in the street IN,
| difficulty arose between accused and repairel
| Of watches, With whom he had left his time
| keeper for repairs. Accused asked that tn,
case be postponed for q witness who was no
| present. postponed.
| WHAT Is HOUSE OF ILL-FANB?
i Elizabeth Gl&scOe, charged with keeping
/ house OF iil-fame, pleaded not guilty. Sergean
| Vernon testified that he knew accused; Their,
was bar-room in the front room or the house
4 he had seen prostitut going i'm and Coming on
there; men were I'm the habit Of visiting there
i Ontcer Doyle testified that he had seen wo mel
| going there late 1T night. Lizzie Miller test
4 visits from men; these girls were known to b.
l of bad character. Mary Burke testified tina
| she lives in . room at Lizzie GlascOe's with he
| friend, Thos. DoDobo; Donoh0 paws the rent O
1 the room and supports her. Jane Harris ties
| tilted that she did not live ct Glascoe's but ba
been there on . visit; had never seen any i'm
| proper conduct there. EmHa Gordon tes
| tined to about the same effect. ThOma
4 Dop0hO testified that he was acquainte,
with the house: occupied a room there, TO
! which he pays sig per month; told Mrs. Glas
zoe when he took Mary there that she was hi
| wife. He had seen girls there in the bar room
| but not in other parts OF the house. Mr.. Bar
rett. counsel for accused, made remarks, Il
which he stated that there was no proof O
prostitution presented by the testimony. An
he asked dismissal Of the case. The Cour
question was as to whether the renting OF
room by person, to be occupied by such per
eon with one OF An opposite sex only. c0nst
tuted breach or the Law. He reserved his de
cisiOn until to morrow
Annie Wilson was arragned on the sam
charge and n'eaded guilty. The judge, afte
questioning u 4 de to her property and tn