Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-13

the Signal Office, uho ga. t,prs IN +hs n,n.s
with enc o. the girl- ~' an the raid was made,
~as summoned 10 sp eesr ss 4 witness, bat was
not prssent 81 me heaeins, AMI the Jadgs sad
and he tisni' <ed the esre.
TODAY.
Corn<hus shea, charged with selling liquor
in s.Aan guam atits without license; tined go.
HoRrfCULTC RAJ Row
Judge j w. Wright. char sed with assanit on
u. ID Hyam. This assault ia alleged 20 have
mr. of 18th and N streets From the testlm ny
Of the complainant &c appeared thar Judge
Wright had purchased = house and lot from 4
Mr.. Nell tire, which was occupied by Mr.. Hyam
a. tenant for the last two or three yesrs; that
Mr.. Hyan ha~ expended some &6o0 for plants
and flowers, and being about to remove else
take up scme rare and Costly plants: that :.
so engaged the accused came upon the pre- 1lle
and very rudely ordered him off the pl- go
caught hold Of some plants which c. zee: ana
held in his hands, and used verv 1raplainsnt
guaee to him; that he followed aous,ve IAN
ing him on the head with s,s c,apcbsS st sst
HIM Witnessss "ers be ..aerwise maltreating
which Judge Smell -srI on ootn sides, after
rne onenee Pe,ng Committed by An intsl gent
rpsahis hu ,ec the law and how to get his
brutal ass 81 process, without recourse to a
The ord .uit, he would place the fine above
iSnor- -aAry amount where the parties are
aS mt persons. He fined Judge Wright s2A
costs, hunting to s31 .. Judge Wright.
II.
4 and gave the required security.
WANTED TO KNOW, You KNOW.
| -. M. Chivington, charged with insulting
Miss Lizzie Banks on the corner of G. and SIN
| streets. It was shown in the evidence that ac-
! cused approached the lady and ask ID her where
! she was STAYING; that tn re had been a fass on
\ the corner and the lady's protector, Mi Heath,
had LETT her standing alone while he went to
| see what the matter was, and while 50 standing
| she was insulted by accused. On behalf of SIR
Z 1t was stated that he went to see what the
" CHI lad
| engaged III II; fined s.. An appeal was taken.
| GROEGETOwN CASES.
J1lus johnson, colored, disorderly c0ndlct
| ~ Georgetown; fined -. Mary Holland and
margaret Hughes, charged with yayrancy in
GeOTgetowD, said they had been taking wee
crop, ana Ohcer Harper arrested them aud
pfslnlstO TO release them after they got sober:
sent to workhouse in default of security George
thompson, GisOrderly conduct In Georgetown
nned 50. Thomas Alexander and Mary Mon
tagae, coiored, same Otfense, and making an
Indecent exposure of person; fined 50. William
kethley, charged with stopping up the keyLoles
m school-houses fined ~.
ALL SORTS.
John Payne, colored, loud aud boisterous talk
OH the street; fined IS. Frederick Buckley, col
oIed, same offence; fined s.. w. II. Clark,
standing at the entrance of Lincoln H all: tined
9. John Daley, disorderly; fined S.. James
kerwiD, obstructng the passageway at the Bal
anore depot; fined 8. Fanny Cook appeared
with black eye this morning, and it was
charged that she was found last night on south.
z street very drunk, and when approached by
the policeman behaved very disorderly, and
used profane language; fined $40 and costs
Chas. CahoOn, larceny OF four bags from Jacob
Fuss, and cutting the reins OF his harness; fined
$40 and costs, or thirty days in Jail.
A KBEATER.
henry Lancaster. gray-headed colored m an,
was before the court on complaint OF Anna
Galtx God. who saw the assault made by Henry
on MS wife Eliza, who, by reason Of the blows
inflicted, was unable to appear herself. Anna
testifed that Lancaster most foully maltreated
his wife on Saturday night; that he came home
very much mixed in his mind in consequence,
as she thought. Of not putting water enough in
his whisky, and when his wife went to the door
to let him in she was greeted with heavy
blow In the stomach for not coming more
quickly to the door. 1t was attempted to be
proved BY his counsel, Mr.. Brown, til at his wife
attacked him with n fiat iron and cut his head
with 1t, but no marks were visible, neither on
his hand, which he had Warped up with rags
feignng to have been cut by her. nor elsewhere.
Alderman Baker was brought to certify to Lam
casters good character and stated that he had
known Mr.. Lancaster in connection with some
hind OF 1imbuctCo AmeliOration Society for the
last SIX months and never known him to be
guilty of assault on any one. The Judge failed
to see 1t and thought the charge for such am ise-
meDt should be about So, and accordingly tnat
amount OF fine was imposed. Adjourned.