Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-11
THE COURrS.

CRIMINAL CoURT. Jsdse Cdrter.-Frank
Harris, burglary and larceny; guilty; sentenced
TO years in the penitentiary; Patrick Rogan,
grand larceny; not guilty. Thomas Williams,
two cases,) grand larceny; guilty, and sentenc-
ed TO years in the penitentiary in each case.
Octsyia 0'Brien, alias Bryan, assault with in
tent To Hill; not guilty-B. II. Webb for defence.
Mary Barch, appeal bawdy house; not guilty
Browne and +. F. Miller for defence. James
Leonard, appeal from police court; assault dis
missed.
POLICE COURT, judge Sneu-To-day, Levi
Turpin and Fred Carmichel, charged with being
drunk and disorderiy at the house of Jenny
Malord, were fined IS each. James Garvin,
drunk and profane; fined So. Henry Dawson.
same; fined 50. Thomas Robbins, drunk and
profsne; fined s3. Melton Morris, drunk and
Profane; fined sS. Louisa brown; colored,
So. Charles Wheley, drunk and disorderly;
fined So. Robert Haney, vagrant was sent to
the workhouse: Henry Jones, colored, larceny
of a shovel and hoe. Jones had been employed
TO do some work for a man, in doing which he
had TO use these articles. After the work was
done, instead Of lay ing them down, as old Uncle
witnesses to show that his EMPLOYER refused to
pay for the work done, and he kept the shovel
and hoe to secure his pay; dismissed. Moses
Roane, charged with burglariously entering the
house of II. n. Painter and taking his goo ):
sent 10 the grand jury.
TROUBLE BREWING IN THE BREWER FAMILY
Zachariah Brewer, charged with making
threats of personal violence against Mary f.
Brewer, his wife. Mrs. Brewer told the Judge
that Zaebariah had been intoxicated tor some
time. and had procured a single and double
barrel gun and loaded them up. saving he would
let her know what ii was for. She was afraid he
meant 10 shoot her. The Judge required SlO0
bonds to keep the peace.
THE BOY SHOOTER.
Thomas Triplett, charged with assault and
battery on John Il. Wilson with intent to kill
him. This occurred in X street. near New
Jersey avenue. and was reported in The STAR
al the time. Wilson had met the bow Triplett
on the street and accused him OF rObbing his
stable. The boy called him id liar, and some
words followed, when the boy shot him with a
revolver, the ball taking effect in his breast,
since which Mr.. W. has been confined to his
house. Mr.. Wilson appeared in court to-day
stated above. The Judge held TripIett in the
sum OF $500 for action Of the grand jury.
MINOR CASES.
Daniel Buchanan, drunk and profane IN
Georgetown; fined So. William Fairfax. assault
and battery on Edward Devlin, a little bow by
throwing piece of coal, striking him over the
loading his cart with coal and the boy came in
between him and the cart. Not much stock was
taken in this story. and the Judge fined him $40
and costs. John T. Fenwick, charged with yio-
iation OF the license law; fined $40.
EXPLOSION OF SODA WATER GAS GEM
fRAToR;-About2 O'Clock to-day a gas genera
tor used in the manufacture of soda water
exploded in the cellar under Clarks drugstore,
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and Az street.
creating considerable excitement in that neigh
borhood, the report being heard for some dis.
lance. The vessel, which was of copper was
forced from the bottom of the cellar where Il
had been standing, up through the floor, tearing
the plahks into atoms, and then struck the CELL
ing Of the store, falling inside. The report was
as loud as that of a siN.pounder, and in a few
minutes large crowd had collected.
THE BOARD OF APPEALS met at the Office Of
Major III. A. Hall, superintendent of assess
ments and taxes, to-day, and organize by elect
ing MI T. w. W. Griffin as secretary, the SUPER
mtendent acting as president of the board ex
ofnclo. The crowd of persons was not so large
as was expected, many calling to make inquiries
about the valuations set on their propertv
rather than to file appeals. Not more than half
a dozen appeals were fled up to O'Clock
THREE CASES OF SMALL POx were reported
to- day at the Office of Lieut.. Noonan, of the
sanitary Pc ice, that of LLOYD Green, 10th and
streets, southeast; Mary Taylor colored
woman in Fighting Alley; and Mrs Easily.
white, in alley between and X and 9Th and eth
streets, southwest.
THs PLAY of "Divorce," which has had sueb
run at the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York.
Will be brought out at the National to- night by
the New York company, strengthened BY Man
ager Savllles hne company. 1t will doubtless
draw hugely.
CONCRETE PAvEMRNTs.-Messrs s. p Brown
and A. u. Mullett have been designated by the
Board of Public Works to meet the convention
In New York Tomorrow to discuss the subject