Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-02
THE CGURTS.


terday, after our report closed, the following
cases were on tral:-Ed. Roach, assault An i
battery, (arpea;) not guilty-Hna for defence
Sampson + yler, assault and battery, (appeal:
recoEnizance and appeal dismissed. Jack Ma
honey and Julius Wallace, assault and bitt.ry,
(appeai,) MOLE pros. John NJ .honey, assault
with intent to ravish, (appeal@ nolle pros.
Timothy Rodgers, assault aud battery, (appeaI;)
recosnizance forfeited and appeal dismissed.
PROBATE BUsINEss.-To-dsy, the caveat
TO the will of the late K. g. Crogyon was not
sustained, and the will was proved 10y two wit
ness 3, admitted to probate and the wiio "
qualified As eHecutor-bond 81 80. The will OF
Thomas +. Bean WAS partially proven. The
viii OF the late G. Cammack was filed. John
Evans qualfed as aiministra tor OF estate OF
Emily A. GOodenOw-bond SO 80. The will of
Moses Alexander was fully proven.
Police COURT, Judge Mis- Vaster Law,
after our report closed, Martha Washington,
So. Frank johnson, profanity; fined 50. Mary
burke, same; fined SD. John Ferguson carrv-
ing razor; fined So. Charles johnson. pro-
fanity; fined 50. Henry Major and Charles
Davis, charged vita talking too loud Oh the
street; fined - each. Charles Turner, profane;
hEed -. James Sims and Peter Parker,
charged with throwing stones in the streets;
Parker fined = and Sims dismissed Charles
Smith, charged with vagrancy; workheuse
Morris Sullivan, drunk and dsorderly; fined 81
Judson Taylor, Augustus Wells aud Henry
BLACK, three colOred boys, charged with being
street rangers and behaving in a very disorderly
and indecent manner inside the 18th street cir
Gle; fined 50 each. Henry Gatewood, colored,
charged with keeping a vicious dog without A
muZZle; So. VIM. orris, assault and battery
on Nancy Baumbrass; fined s. and costs Susan
GraysOn, assault and battery with intent to kill
SaIan Giichrlst, by shooting at her with DIS al
and burning her face with the powder. II WA
shown in evidence for defence that Sarah ha 4 A
pistol. too. and tried TO shoot it at Susan Tn,
charge of intent to Kill was dismissed AMI 81
san was fined so for assault and battery
THE CASE OF LIZZIE GOLDEN.
ne case OF Lizzie Golden, charged with
Zee ping bawdy house, same up for trial, al,
after full hearing of witnesses for the pro,e
cution and defence, the judge said there hal
been no legal testimony going to show any
criminal act Commit led or thag The house was
Kept TOR gain, no money having been proven to
have been received by the proprietor from the
visitors or inmates; he was therefore relu,tant-
ly compelled to dis miss the charge. The COL
laterals III two cases where witnesses failed ID
respond 10 the summons served on them would
be forfeited and fine of So imposed on Maggie
Burns Tor tardinCsS in appearing. The accuse
anu some OF her fen ale witnesses here went for
their cOllaterals with a rush, and Marshal Eek
!of: was kept busy for some time in returnin,
them. SINE OF the females in the witness ro ,r
and their male friends had a re ioicing over tn cir
lucky escape, and Julia Dean, of New Orleans,
held snort evec 10 take leave of some of the
male frequenters OF the house raided on some
three or four of them being caught there AMI
detained as witnesses in the case. Julia and
SIX female companions expressed their disgust
az ashington officers and the police court and
their determination to leave for New Orleans
by the first train. SO mote it be.
TO-DAY.
Nathan Pearson. charged with assault AM
battery on Jesse Richardson in Jnly last, the
result OF which was that one OF Jessie'I ewes was
knocked out by Nathan; fined S25 and costs
Daniel Robinson forfeited collateral for disor-
Derry conduct. George Neitzy forfeited his col
lateral (S20) for fast driving. Samuel Hill was
fined So for diserderly conduct in Georgetown.
Mary Tucker, same Ofense; -. VIM. Pearson,
cursing or Ak street; So. Robert Thomas, SAM
ohense; IS. Henry Addison forfeited collateral
(s5) ior cursing.. Frank Wells, charged with
carrying concealed and deadly weapons-a
pistol and a long dirk knife. The Judge said
this was most aggravated case of the OlatiOn
OF the law, and his only regret was that
ne had 10 power to consign this offender
10 prison. man who would carry such
weapons as these (hOding them up) had
murder in his heart; he fined him So
George W. Mcdaniel, assault and battery on
I.avina Mcdaniel, his wife, who testified that
she was engaged in sewing with her head bent
down, When accused came up and struck her "a
heavy blow on the head; security to keen the
peace. James Mccarthy, assault on Mary
Mccarthy, his Yife, with intent to kill The
judge said it way most cowardy assault: h.
iectUred him severely and fined him $40; also
required him to give bonds to keep the peace.
The prisoner gave the judge some jaw AMI he
was fined - additional, aud REQUIRED to
give $500 bonds to keep the peace and remain
in jail until given. Frank Wells, charged with
threats of violence to Samuel Holman; security
to keep the peace. Lucy POletor, colored, lar
ceny of lady's veil; proven, and the judge
gave her Is days in jail, saying this thing of
fn;ng for larceny seemed to do no good to some
persons: In the case Of assault and battery on
officer Ryan by VIM. Sweeny; $50, or three
months in the county Jail. SilaS Webb cOlored,
charged with trauduiently attempting to regis
ter his name on the poll list, not being citizen;
postponed. Benz. Carmichael, char ged with
stealing three watermelons, worth IS cents, from
COrcOran Square market: fined g. The judge
said he ought to 60 to Jail for stealing water
melons this season of the year. George Carter,
charged with grand lar ceny of S3S from Michael
Mccormick. Sergeant Acton made the arrest
Of accused after several days Of hard working at
the case, and recovered part of the money,
portion of it being silver coin. which the &C
cused had disposed of to his friends as pocket
pieces and watch chain ornaments. Sent to
grand jury, each of the witnesses being recog-
niZed for appearance to testify.