Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-13
tn 4 COUNTS.


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ILLfGAL REGISTRATION CHARGES.
Jos Ph Nelson, charged with illegally anu
raudulently procuring his name ~ be re IStcr-
ed icf the purpose Of voting AZ tie coming cleo
non IL was claimed hy counsel for defendant
that the old law against illegal regstr alton Ina.
been repealed by the 39th section Ol the act pro-
yldng territorial form of government the
District OF Columbia. The Judge stated thai
any subsequent statute ating 10 former 5, itute
must relate 70 the specific subject OF the or u
ma statp'e 10 give II the effect OF repeal The
night OF registering was an important one, and
he should be careful not to make any ruling To
destroy the effect OF the Law in the IN after Col
=. ". owen. one of the Judges OF registration
testified to Nelson atteu pting 10 register twice
Mr.. K =. Davis assisted Mr.. Gloss in proSeeut.
ing hi, case with Messrs. -. ID. Barrett, A. n.
Browne and Slr. Ca1iil Tor defence. A short
rectss was taken TO give OppOFtuuit, To :. nd for
the rfg'-trstlon books. After some DELAY Mr..
Gloss returned, and stated that the record book
was locked up in Col. Owens safe, ami after
some discussion between counsel the case Wa
postponed.
Tommy HinsOn. colored, was then srraigped.
charged with illegal registT alton, aud pleaded
moi guilty C0l. ;. w owen testified that this
man came to the polls, and when asked where
he lived stated on street. They were then
reg steTing IN the 18th district; his name was
then pat down. Frank Myers testified that he
was acting as chalIer ger; that he saw Hnson
bIlDg up piece OF paper with his name on and
get registered. After he passed by the door he
asked a man when tie was going TO take him
home. witness kept watch ot'liin and went for
warrant. and when the policeman went 20
take him Hinson told the officer that he had no
right TO arrest him, As be Wa citizen OF
Ba!tImore, and had come to this city that morn
ing. This he repeated several times and PRO.
tested against The arrest Oh that ground. The
oricer who arrested him snbstantiated the state
ment Df Dir. Myers. Several colored men were
s~orn- and testified that Hilson lived in this
city, on street, between 10th and nth streets.
the point where he alleged he was living when
he registered. The case was dismissed.
To DAY.
isaiah Washington, cOIored. assault on Mar
gsret Jacobs; lined -. NJ. u. Quigley aud " m.
Shsfer we're lined s. each for Iisibg pro. sne and
indecent language in the First Ward John
housh, dsoIderiy and prof1ne. paid 50, and
Vas Flessed. VIM. Anderson, same offence,
forfeited hs reeognizahce $50 by not appear
ING. Fredenck johnson, colored. larceny OF a
coat valued Ak sic; lined S90 and costs. or srxty
days in jail.
1T wos'rro.
YIN. Wolf, charged with using q stall in the
NoutheIn Markct-bouse without license. Itwa,
shown that accused had obt aimed the Jicensr
subsequent to the arrest, but the Judge said he
of persons running TO the city Half TO get H.
cense ~ soon A. they we're pllled up would not
DO. II had become TOO c0crmon practice. aud
should be stopped. He fgcd him - jams
Raw, disorGerlyand intoxicated; fined 50. N
COmstock, disturbing the quiet OF Geor getoan
by disorderly conduct; dDed So. j. =. Rankin
sttemp ting 70 rescue ComStock from the uffi esr
after he had arrested him; iced SO. Benjamin
Major and Moses Snow, Swo colorei msh
charged with fighting IN the streets OF George
tow; Gned - each.
snNr TO JASL FOR TLLRGAL REGISTRATION.
HE Case OF James Nelson, for iliega. regis
trauon, was then taken up, and W. Stewart
Testified to being \ challenger, and 20 seeing
DIM register twice. He gave hs name as Joseph
Nelson this war some two weeks ago, aud the
last time he spoke in a low ione OF voice, but
he heard him give his number "a 9Is l. street
he hpeW hin ~ living Al the corner 81 i3th and