Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-28
THE COURTs.
End Of the Charges a afnst Hon. u. y.
6utleP,

He Is Ronsrably Acquitted IN BotA Cases.
Yesterday, in the Criminal Court altar the
" Wv .e.lr.s ron. n. n. B9tler mad been
dispoeed Of by verdict OF not guilty, short
recess was taken, to enable the District Attor-
pey to confer with witness summoned for the
defense IN the case against Butler tor forging
the name Of Mrs. Maddron. At the conclusion
Of the Reese Judge Fisher stated that there vas
10 care against MIR. Butler on the second in
dictment, and that he was satisfied that Judge
Butler had the full authority Of Mr.. Maddr0n
TO use her name, and had paid her all that was
due her. "A nolle pros was ordered % DC entered.
Judge Wylie was glad to say that there was
no ehadow on the character Of Mr.. Butler,
either In Law or morals, growing out Of the case.
lie could find no fault with either the District
this aroee in Q department of the government 1t
would be well for its officers to look well into the
the case before starting out to cause great ex-
Penditure TO the government and to bring into
disrepute the character Of gentlemen OF far
greater value than any material interest In this
case. There we're the names of the attesting
witnesses upon Judge Buffers power of attOr-
on and the testimony OF surrounding witnesses
heard before such charges as these should be
brought. 1t was no light thing to spread breads
men, and to cast for q while cloud upon their
reputation. He hoped that this case would
teach the necessity of caution.
CIRCUIT COURT, Judge Cdrtter.-Yesterday,
Mason, assignee, agt. Atlantic Fire Insurance
tor defendant. Senior agt. Judd s. Detweiler;
verdict for plaintiff Philip & Solomon agt.
/ Angus; appeal prayed to general term. Huber
agt. Shales; exceptions overruled and judgment
on award.
COURT IN GENERAL TRRM.-Judge Cartier
day.
POLICE COURT TO-DAY, Judge Sneu.-H.
Smith and j. W. Knott, street car conductor
and driver, were arraigned on the charge of
cruelty TO animals. MIR. Gatchell testified that
be and DR.. Corbin we're together at the corner
OF pennsylvania avenue and 18th street, when
the car passed along crowded to its utmost ca
pacity; the horses were exhausted by the heavy
load and stopped; the driver was urging them
up, and the horses could be heard to pant and
breathe half square off, The track was Gov
cred with snow, and the wheels we're completely
clogged up with it, A. h. Shalluck, a passen-
ger, testified that the car was overloaded, and
when II stopped two-thirds Of the passengers
got OF. and he afterwards counted these who
Officer Crump testified that he saw the car stop,
and in a few minutes MIR. Gatchell called upon
him to arrest the driver aud conductor; the
hoi ses were laborfng very hard, and the driver
was urging them up. Several employees of the
road and stockholders who we're present testified
that they did not see any wanton cruelty to the
that the conductor was not limited as to the
number OF passengers to take on. After hear
Ing the testimony, the judge dismissed the case
Ehzabetn Stewart, loud and bOisterOus talk in
the street; fined So. Chas. III. Burke, colored,
charged with stealing 81 lawful money Of the
cn1ted states; fined IS and costs, or thirty days
In Jail: johanna Fitzsimmons. disorderiy con-
duct; fined So, or wOrkhouse thirty days.
ALL ABOUT AN ENORMOUS LETTER.
Lavin'a Clagett was charged with making
threats OF violence to Mrs. Gibbons, threaten
Gibbons had written Gan enormous letter" to
her husband, and she would not stand 1t. The
judge dismissed the case.
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
r. Moore. wit finoo
assault on Mary Barnes, by choking her. The
Court dismissed the case, saying it was q family
quarrel and advised the parties not to visit each
ether. Charles Hiram, a small boy, charged
with larceny; proceedings suspended, and boy
sent to reform school during his minority. Chas.
Jail. Charles Mclaughlin, disorderly conduct:
nned 50. Enoch Harris, same offence; fined S.
Chas. Van BaItram; profanity; fined So. Henry
Graves, dsorderly conduct; fined S.. james
craig, indecent exposure; forfeited his colat.
eral, 50. Lucy Lewis. enticing prostitution;
lined So. Adjourned.
IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures. in the
Circuit Court, in the case OF Mason, assignee
or Abner and Murdin, against the Atlantic In
snrance Company-to recover loss at the Park
motel under policy OF insurance-Judpe Cart
ter sustained the plea that the plaintiff was not
entitled to recover, because he had not made
the demand and filed schedule Of articles lost
within twelve months after the loss, and udg-
ment was entered for defendant.
NEW 1ACH T ULTRA number of Young men
in the Seventh Ward have organized a Yacht
club under the title of the Dauntiess Yacht
Club, with John Il. Webster "a president j. r.
Pierce, Jr., secretary, and Charles Hammond
re2surer. They are having a fine yacht built
= feet length and 81 beam, which will be
finished about the middle of March,
TAKEN ILL ON THE SrREET.-Yesterday,
Onlcer Brown, found an old colOred lady at the
corner of 18th and street very sick and feeble,
add obtaining the use of Kesler and Kirbys
wagon took her to the 9Th precinct station, and
she was attended by Drs Struggled and
Dorsey. She remained in critical condition
all night.
FIRE.-An alarm was turned in from box .
yesterday, caused by the burning of three
mattresses and some other articles at the fur
niture store Of Joseph Gordon, corner OF 9th
and nj streets s. E., involving Q loss of s25
The citizens and police extinguished the flames
before the engines arrived.
THI SNow.-As we 60 to press the snow is
railing rapidly, with every prospect Of continu-
ing through the night, and the Jingle of the
sleigh bells Is again heard. 1t is safe to saw
that the ines for fast driving will enrich the
Police Court on Monday IL the snow fall con-
tinues for . few hours longer.