Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-08

POLICE COURT TODAY, Judge Sael.-Nancy
Washington, colored, ged with talking too
loud and cursing in the street; lined s. VIM.
s.ilors, charged with being on a drunken tare
and breaking the Sabbath by disorderly con
duct: fiDed IS each; Michael Meekin. same Of
fence, fined IS. John Comfy, charged with OBJ
srTuetiDg the entrance to the Baptist church on
e street yesterday and too loud talking;
fined SIS.
voLKKRr KNOCKED HIS WIPE Down BECAUSE
SHE CALLED him DRUNKKs DUTCHMAN.
Benedict Volkert, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill Rosa Volkert. The
accused, through his counsel Mr.. FIR ank Gloss,
waived an examination, and asked that his case
be sent TO the grand jury. The judge said he
preferred TO hear this case, as II might be dis
ID issed there should the intent 10 kill not be
made ont, or IL wOuld be returned TO this co urt,
which he did not like. Rosa was then brought
in and testified that her husband had been
drunk a good part Of the time lately, spending
all his time at Reddy welch's, and She was
taking him to task about it and for not keeping
his bar In order, and she called him drunken
Dutchman, and he took large billy and
knocked her down with it, cutting her head,
and she laid seBseess for some time. The judge
fined him $40 and costs, first dismissing that
part OF the charge relating 70 the intention to
kill.
AN ATTACHMENT FOR MARGARET.
Frank Harris. coIored, charged with assault
and battery on Margaret Foster; complainant
did not appear, and the case was postponed
and an attachment issued against Margaret for
not appe airing. Charles Irving, eolored, pleaded
u
member OF fire company No. q; fined IS and
| costs. John Davis. colored, charged with using
profane and indecent language in Georgetown
| JOl n said he belonged 10 The church, and &C.
! MED the ''cussiug." The Judge advised him 70
| follow his church discipline, and fined him -
| THE RAID ON "MAHosANY HALL"
johanna Howard, charged with keeping q
bawdy house. This case comes from the raid
made or Saturday night by the Off GERS of the
Police Court on mahogany Hall' corner OF
| Vernon, Uficers Doyle and MaTkwood testified
| that the house was generally known as a house
OF prostitution; that IL was common to see men
going in and out of there all hours of the day
ard night. No witnesses were brought in for
the defence, but the counsel argued that the
accu sed is only servant In the employ OF the
proprietor, Jenny Malord, and is acting as
housekeeper during the temporary absence of
Jenny from the city. The Court dismissed
the case.
THE RAZOR ASSAULT CASE.
George Davis, colOred, assault on Frank
EagIin with intent to kill. This was a murder
ous assault made on complainant in Goat alley
yesterday in which Davis made q dangerous
cut with a razor on Eaglin's neck, just missing
the jugular vein. He afterwards claimed that
1t was an accident, and that he bore TO i'll will
towards complainant. The judge fined him $50
and costs.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN MURDER BAY.-Last
evs I,;g the singular spectacle Of religious
Rev. Il. A. Hall, of the Y. NJ. G. A. conducting
the exercises. Captain wilkinson and about
twenty members OF the aSSOcl8tlOn were pres
ent, and in a short time about $50 persons from
the immediate vicinity came in. After singing
and prayer, MIR. Hall read from Luke, xix, and
made some remarks thereon. Capt wilkinson
spoke of death scenes he had witnessed in that
section Of the city, and about fifteen Of those
present expressed desire for the prayers of the
meeting. Meetings will be continued here.
OFFICER CHARLES G. HARRIGAN. whose
mysterious disappearance for several DAYS was
chronicled in Saturdays STAR, turned up to-
day about noon, fresh from Allegheny county,
Maryland, whittier he says he was called off to
attend to some business so suddenly that he
covld not notify his friends.
FOR THE ORPHANs.-The executive commit
tee of the late German Peace Festival, Messrs.
Charles Walter, A. Hart, and l.. DIETRICH, after
paving all expenses connected Herewith, have
500 remaining, which they propose to divide
equally among the Protestant and Catholic Or
phan Asylums.
TEE JAMES MOMICIDE.-Judge DIN TO-DAY
fixed the m in "a oosa Of