Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-05
A FEMALE UINsT TROUPE.
Grand Raid by the Police.

SiI'S-s'= Persons Arrested Performers and Au-
dane .. CustOdy-A Motley Assembly.
LAST evening number OF persons assembled
at Mechanics Hail." corner Of MARYLAND ave-
nue. and 2i street, the attraction being what was
announced ss "a grand promenade" The
police having received niOfm alton at the per.
romance was not licensed, Lieut.. Austin, Ser
seantS Harrison and Ierple. with posse d, IN.
officers Of the eighth precinct, ia .de A DIES cent
upon the hail, anu "bsgged" sixty person, IN
all. including the troupe, known as 'Eans -..r's
Minstrel Troupe and the entire audience.
The
NAHKs or THOSE ARRESTED
rs gwen 10y Themselves. are a. folio VS. sieOrge
Lee, JAMES Herbert. James Warner A uaIlI >.
Cook, Thomas Colt, l.. Simpson, VIM. Gum
v IL Brown. Robert Cant, VIM. Hill. W. L.
smith, Joseph Anderson, Id. Stevenson, y lm-s
Holly, Stephen Holly, Phil. street, w H. Lee
Arthur Tyler. Samuel Allen, John BrIscor.
Henry Ward. VIM. Richards Samuel Blown.
Addison Borden, Charles Washington. GeO-yl
Donneliy, Joseph Wash, Samuel Jshnson.
Jake Williams. NJ. Robinson, Lewis Rfruatr
Wash. Srudley. David Cant. Joseph Lee EdxIn
Brown, John Stephenson, IhOn A. COSBY. Jos.
Hilton, Ed. Osborn, John Nurtirnar t,eDr,s
Osborn, Frank Richards, WIN. Oswen. John
t>w6l', Lewis Arnold, Hamilton remDIe. la.
MAILER, George Shea, Conrad Heating, job n
Henry, Vim. CLARK. Denui, Jones. Maybe
Young, Sallie Holly, Zets Brent. Sarah TSier,
Mo .lie jackson, Maria WItCOmb. Laura Jack
-on. Ella Spridie, Cecilia Thomas. Mary J.
TaN Tor md Maggie Mnrdcck.
\ hand biz in relation To the exhibition Id
cen pTinted on which appeared the representa-
or of "A minstrel troupe. ami
Two FEMALE TKkFOgMeRs.
The bll contained the names Of Jimmy
keEan. Dan williams. q. WarIn. Frank Bul
ale OF Tony Pastors UpeTa House } and ,Ionn
OtasCO. comedian and slsight Of hand p-r-
.'IneT,' with the annouHcem-nt, The tfrsad
Promenade will co nmencr NJ * o'clock after
which bansterS Troupe Will introduce some Of
Their choicest selections. Tickets admitting
gent and lady ~ cents, single tickets p colorad
cItiZCns admitted The names of lanes
Cooper. Waller ID. Plowdtn ami Cassius AIex-
ahd,r. appeared as pToprietOTs, aud VIM
Clarke. george Mack. Samson TYLER, Ch.y
Wright, 7. r. Brown and -. F. Dacus, as mana
gers.
THg DESCENT OF TIE POLICE
NaS made about IC% O'Clock. when the off Gers
found the performance in fun blast. anu the
hist TIE aCdieIce knew III the presence of the
Ioiice i'll force was Lieut.. Austin Appearing On
the stage AMI making tine announce uent tia
they WtTe all under arrest. They were taken
by surprise. but at once compiled with the III
r'cu, ns OF The officers, and falling into line were
marched to the Sth precinct station, where some
left collateral. and the Others We're retained ali
night. This morning the police healIuarters
were appraised OF the fact that the lieutenant
had 10 pTIs' rtrs Tor the Black Maria, ana &c
cOTdlISly that vehicle was sent down, and mai.
three tTips. each time Carrying tGu load.
Lieut.. Austin and his officers appeared TIM,
morning and preferred the charge that the &C
cused did witness and take part in an e\ni
bItiOu for gain without having first had or On
tanned a Incense therefor"
IN THE POLICE COURT,
this morning, Joseph Cooper, Walter ID. Plow-
den, ard CsssiuS Alexander, whose names an
pear a. PTOpTieteTs, were first called, when Nh
Barrett appeared for The first named and asked
IoStiobement, but the Court refused to post
pOEe- Cooper case was proceeded with frat
Air T. ~ Brown appeared for PlogieD Three
witnesses testified that Cooper was the lessee OF
the hall, engaged the performers C,ix in Num-
ber,) ana took the money at the door. The
ur4ar in nnh
IroFrletoIs were each fined $40 and costs
The sixty persons, white and colored were
Then m3Tshalled lUtO the court room, and Az
rsiEned Oh the charge above stated witness
lIg ne exhibition. They were OF both sexes
White ana CUiored. anu of all ages, from boy.
OF tlghf. to men of sixty wears u!liug the court
room 20 ats utmost capacity. They pleaded nos
Su.itN ali at the same time, and the respOuse
FOUNDED like school children at a recitation
Nj. Brown aFPeTed for some. fifty OF them. AMI
- aztec iLat he was wiling TO submit III, cySe
without any new testimony. Sir. CaTTiu gt0n
Tor the remainder, and took the
ground that these persons had right 10 witness
lie eIteft alBment Is IL was EOt CHARGED thar
Vic shsw was IN any Tespect immoral
MI. dggtrt, for the corporation, stated tnar
many a. The parties accused hta gwen fictitious
names. and II would lie necessary Tor IL. OH err
who Nace The arrest to discriminate Int v7een
the performers and the Witnesses of ti1c ra--
ipTmarce. The officers testified that most OF
ne performers were white men. and some were
black. The White men had their faces black-
ened With burnt CcIk. Here the officers des,o-
mated the performers and i4nS-soIne S7x
to The front. The Cont then read the law 70
Tie m. and after lectu-ing them Tor attau1,;tinlr
70 aut u oy 4 eeciet entertainment, fined the
performers ana musicians a. each, and dis.
missed the witnesses Of the entertainment
IN the case OF the musicians, tie Conrt sinh
seGuentiy rtE4itted the fires, it appearing on
testimony OF several witnesses rhEt they Tyera
innocent Of the fac, thst the show s. as being
-eld without 8 license.