Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-16
THE COURrA


CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Wylie.-To-day the
case OF John Mccarthy, charged with keeoins a
bavdy house appeal from the Police Court, In
which he was fined ~ CO., was called.
Mr.. Harrington announced that the govern
Ment was ready.
Jndge Moore presented the following paper /:
"Ihe DEFENDANT appeared in open court, and
having asked to waive trial bY iary. and that
the judgment of the Police Court be affirmed
WITH costs, IL is by the court this sixteenth day
OF February, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy one, ordered and adjudged that tie said
John Mccarthy do pay q fine of one thousand
collars 10 the United States and the costs of this
prosecution, five hundred dollars thereof to be
Paii forthwith and five hundred dollars, the
residue thereof, to be paid, besides the costs on
or before the twentieth day OF March next. and
20 SsIaalt or making payment as aforesaid or OF
elthsr OF and Instailments that he be imprisoned
IN the gael OF this District anfl this sentence be
complied with"
THIS paper was read by the court. and the de-
fendant asserting thereto, II vas entere1 on the
DOCKET, and the case was closeC.
The bowen Bfgamy Case.
TIE Jury rAlL To AGRKE = sRvKEK Gem
NRSTS OF JUDGE wYIIE.
AooCI 10 O'Clock the fury in the case OF G.
Z. Bowen came into court i'm answer tn it's sum-
mons and stated that they h al not agreed upon
aVerdict nor was there any reason 70 SUPPOSE
Glat Trey could agree.
Judge Wylie remarked that j: was with great
reIuct1nce lie would discharge this jurv, render
h'g another trial necessary.
Mr.. SUNNY replied that the Jurors were n
The service OF the court.
Judge Wyiie discharged the Jury saying that
u The prose- GtoD failed To obtain a yer,!, Z on
mat tv.denae he did not think they would ever
nave verdics. lie said that one bribed Juror
was more than watch for his eleven fellows,
o1t De did not mean 10 insianste that there WAS
Dfioed Juror on this panel. He did not see
now Juror could hesitate for a moment on
nndiBf verdict in case like this, ard he
thought that the evidence OF two witnesses Who
testlhed TO their own infamy should not have
~ De believed.
Mr.. Riddle said he felt it his dlty TO protest
against the Court using such lauCuags IN refer
ence TO case not disposed OF.
Judge Wylie said lie would retract nothing.
anu felt called upon 20 say what he had to saw
tie repeated, that the testimony of Wilkinson
cause The jury not 10 heed IL.
hr. Mefrick said the woman (Mrs. Parke
Bow EN- had told him that she was IOi married
to Bowen. ''
Mr.. Harrington remarked that Bowen had
admitted TO him that he was married to her.
lie spoke OF a warrant against Wilkinson,
anu he would like TO know why he lad left 80
so Nj II VEIL ne aad not fear the consequences.
eIe TOT the wit,iess. He believed il the defense
nau asked the Court 10 instruct the Jury that
the prosecution had not made out a case, that
ue Court w0nl3 have done so.
I Judge Wyle remarked that he wouid have
probably done 20 If the motion had been made
a. mat time; but the defence had, by intro
ducing evidence, opened the door to rebstfinS J
testimony and damaged their case.
=, Judge Fisher here moved that the defendant
be put under new bond.
Judge Wylie declined TO make such order
some discussion ensued, when Mr.. Riddle
moved that the court adjourn.
I Judge Wylie said that the making of such
h1ouon was gross insult TO the court. II il was
NOT understood now, he desired ii to be under
stood that the court would not hear such mo-
lions.
.d Tas TI3y was discharged and the court Was
Ut is understood that when the jury came
INTO court tins morning, they stood eleven Tor
CONVICTION and one for acquittal. Eumor has il
out.l
. Poll, COURT, TO-DAY, fudge SneI-Gsorge
Zones. charged with petit lar ceny; fined So and
e g, rs Cornelius Mckenny, prolane language
Jones and John Henry, ,oud and boisterous
language; fined So. John Wiseman fast driyiIT:
fned so. John BRAY, charged with obstruct, l
n i the iootWsy by plhng up barrels AMI goods |
Ind boisterous talk; fined IS.
TUE GLASS BLOWERS BLOW OUT
Samuel Algeo, Gus. CoZZens and John Woods,
!already Aoticed in THR STAR in which one
hensler got bis nose bit Of. The charge against |
Ncods was dismissed, AM, he was put on the
ri.eSs stand, and stated that he na., nothing
% Go Win me fight but saw AIgeo after tho !.
. ght was over, al covered with blood and his Il
lace cut He saw Hensler with his nose dang
ling on his face and bleeding, but did not see il
BIT, and could not tell who commenced the fight; |
Ill had been drinking. After hearing the testi.
nony the court tined AlgoO $40 AND costs, and |
dismissed tie others.
A TOCCHNUT CASE.
VIM. X; Grower, charged with selling goods j
without license. Lieut.. Eckl0f testified that 1
GrOvier applied TO him to get a uermt 90 sell l
doughnuts in the Northern Ma ket, and was L
referred to the market master; AZ instead of
getting his license, commenced IeddliDg dough-
puts, which led 10 "A disturbance with the cook
mop keepers in the InaILct. who paw license
After hearing the testimony, the Judge dis
missed the case.
John Brown, coiored, charged With larceny Of
} watch valued at so tined $50 and costs or
ky DAYS in jail. The watch was recovered.
Nary McQuiiiaD, charg with selling whisky
"a Quantities less than pint without the proper
license; fined SO. Patrick Culinan, charrsd
with ohstructing the street by pi!ing up cobole I
tones; Judgment suspended. Peter Garnet and |
Frank Foreman, two coiOred sneak thieves
charged with larceny IN four separate cases of
clothing and jeweiry; fined $50 each, or eight j
months in jail. William Shaw, colored, Charged
With profanity in Georgetown; fined So. Adj L
burned.
The STKAMFR TEIANA left the navy ward
yesterday afternoon for Norfolk ami Anna polis