Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-12
THE COURTS

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.-State of Texas
vs.. u. w. White, John Chies, ct al. Messrs.
Ihonss Durant and K. L. Merrick for com
plainant, and Moore for defence. Complain ant
makes two points for the consider alton of the
court TO establish right to recover. First, that
the bonds claimed in the suit were passed into
circulation for reasonable purposes and were
thereby tainted with crime of the highest char
acter known to the law, and that no one could
obtain title to the m for fun value in good faith
were acquired by defendants after maturity,
and are liable, in their hands, to every defence
that can be set up against their title. Mr.. Mer-
Ilck opened argument, and was progressing
when our report closed.
POLICE Court, To- DAY, Judge Sn.U.-Fappy
Walker, Fanny Williams, Lizzie Slack, Lizzie
Jones, Sarah Robinson, Sophia Jones, Lottie
Simpson and Ella jackson, charged with being
PUBLIC prostitutes. These parties were all ar
rested last night at Reddy Welsh's ball, attired
IN regular ball costume, by q posse OF Lieut..
Skippon' s officers They were loud and booster
Gus, hghting and drinking, and we're sn taken
to the Central Guard-house and kept there All
night. and this morning all pleaded guilty 10
the charge. and were required to give S,O honi-
each for good conduct in the future. Officers
ran; McHenry, Doyle, Clements, Msrk~ooi
on Reddy's ball. Charles W. Huguely CHI arged
with fast driving; fined $50. Fanny Walker,
profanity; fined SIS. Job Angus, for fast driving
eTiCk Martin, loud and boisterous laucraea N
the street; fined IS. John +. May, failure to
have the snow cleaned off in front of his prem
ises; fined -. Peter McGinnis, profanity on the
street; fined s.. W. Flury, same offence; fined S5
John +. Lear, charged with assault on James
Bryan, youth; fined 81. Robert Humbert
colored, assault on Samuel Adams; fined s. and
costs. Thomas Manson, colored, harged with
stealing three heads OF cabbage in the Centre
Markethouse. This is one of the notorious
thieves who infest the markethouse; fred s.
and costs. David Young, colored, charged
with stealing two shoulders Of bacon; fined So
and costs. George III. Brown, profanity on the
street; fined SO. James Davis and James Kel-
Liner, loud and boisterOus talk; fined 81 each.
John Chisholm, charged with vagrancy: work.
house in default of security. William Evans.
charged with stealing cap out OF the passage
or Mr.. r. ID. Stuarts house. on 2lst street; fined
$40 and costs. James Acton and James Yer
million, eseault on David Welch; fined S3 each
Minor Roots, malicious trespass on the premises
of A. Bolden; fined $40. Vim. Massey, colOred,
larceny or coat; fined 81. VIM. Riley, oolored
larceny OF 81 in money from a little girl by
snatching it out of her hand on the street;
charged with keeping disorderly house on 23d
street, further testimony was heard fO- accused:
judgment reserved. Colbert FOLSOM colored
charged with larceny in robbing the store of T.
y. Stephenson, in July last, waived an examn-
alton, and was committed, in default of 81 800
bonds FOR action Of the grand jury.
INTRLLIGRNCE OFFICE CASE.
Jno Newman, charged with obtaining money
under false pretences, by promising to obtain
employment for parties for . consideration.
FROM me testimony 1t appears that MIR. Car
rigan keeps AN intelligence office, and Newman
was employed by him as clerk, and made stip-
uIstons with several persons that il he did not
obtain employment tor them that the fee of 81
would be returned. This suit was brought to
recover one of these fees, which was not re-
turned ss agreed upon. After q statement of
the case by counsel a nolle pros was entered bv
Mr. Gloss. Adjourned.