Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-10
THE COURTS.

POLlCE tOt ri, Judge tray TO DAY WIN,
Thomas. charged with carving a billy; fined $40.
lawin sssePsSly; fined s. Julius yieSf, drunk sna
running wagon without license; fined So,
THE SUNDAY LIQUOR BUSINESS.
Catherine Comfy, selling liquor v1.;nont license.
and also keeping her place at business open on sun
day, forfeited her ccl,aleral aud commitment was
ThOrsas Walsh, a restaurant keeper, was charged
with keeping his place of business open on Sunday
ard respectable citizens in relation to the keeping
open Of tayerns- and IL was time il stopped. Ser
without restraint. He submitted several letters
,Sfned over TO bimp compIainnS of the pI nne
charged. Officer Madigan testified that he had seen
that bis
bad nc other mode of entrance to his premises.
Frederick Roher, a restaurant keeper, charged
with the same offence. Sergeant Clayton testified
party playing cards there warned the proprietor and
then retired Afterwards secreted himself in place
overlooking the yard and saw the same party play
out their game and then go TO the bar and order
John Tally, Charged with the same; dismissed
c. c. Willard, same charge. Mr.. Willard did not
appear, but sent word that his place opened i,
orders; and if it was proven he would hold himself
amenabe 10 the law: fined SD.
spel 2 same once
fined so. An appeal was noted.
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
on the street fined IS. Charles Reed and Abrah am
King, coored profanity on the street. Reed was fined
IS aud King dismissed. Also, charged with making
threats Of personal violence against Benjamin Gross
required give bonds in loo each to keep the peace
THE SOAP FAT MAN FINED.
john Holly, O. soap grease man, was arrested by
proper hours. The officer testified that he had pre-
yiously warned him against this, and this morning
he found his wagon, with sinking barrels standing
in a respectable neighborhood and Holly himself OF
the opposite side Of the street asleep the sidewalk
fined $40.
ASSAULTS
BENJAMIN Cooper, assault and battery on Mar
Jane Hall, both coioredi SIS and costs, or thre'
months in jail. Thomas Foote, assault on Charles
Drury, a constable, by resisting him in making I
levy en- wagon belonging to accused; postponed
paaiel Hi, desperate fellow, an Irshman, wa
plead not guilty, with an offensive remark to tn,
Court, which he repeated over and over again. Th
Judge ordered him committed forty eight hours fo
had to be seized and taken down stairs, creatipl
quite commotion in court. When locked mp, hi
curses could be heard in all parts Of the house. ii
otherwise disorderly for which he was Committed {
Jail six months Nancy Strother, assault ON Charles
Dawson, little colored boy; IS.
AGeRAvArED ASSAULT IN GEORGETOWN.
William Hunter, charged with assault and batter
on James wheatiey This alteration took place Ii
Georgetown, and both parties belong In that city
They met near the market, aud Hunter knocke,
Whfatley down senseless in the gutter, and after
wards kicked him most gnmercifully until pulls
away by the by ISLANDERS, IL was feared that Wheat
ley would not recover Consciousness, az he lay in
stupid condition for about forty eight hours. On
lodged him ia the station house wheatley appeares
in court this morning, and showed evident marks Of
the beating Inc had received. Hunter could make m
defence himself, but requested a postponement
which was denied him, and he was lined 80 an'
costs. Adjourned.