Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-17
THE COURTS.


POLICE Court, To-Day, Judge HiIIt.-Yes-
teI6sy, James johnson young man of genteel
appearance was charged with the Larceny OF a
III 18th street, belonging u T. T. Sssx art all
valued a. $50 The testimony was IN n accused
broke into the house in the absence OF the pro-
p1lstor. and was caught BY The police on coming
Cp- with the clothing; FIX months ia all Henry
Carter, q COlOred he 3, charged with the lsrc-ay
ct coat and shiIt. worth sl0; rssOrm school
daring minority. Elijah aud Daniel Bu -knsr,
Co,9Ted, assault and be terry Gate weed, \ hack
man: g each. Selim Jones, assault and battery
on Caroline Jones, his wife. Caroline said Sell N
.was in the habit of beating her vita his open
hand, but this lime lie beat her with his fss AMI
RtteTW ARDS threw her out OF doors. l.sl SlD
Henry II. Cisseli, threets of violence 20 LINE
Ci-seii, his wife. During the testimony Of 6h3
woman, accused kept denying every werl she
said, showing from his manner that he vas .
bad temPerod man; aud TIE judge put him sul.r
was charged with asss III and battery on Kte
Cas-. Kate did not az pear. and an attach u aut
was ordered to be issued for her. RobaS, z -
sell, charged with ling a rope from q "a AL
boat. valued At 80; sixty days in jail. Jasenh
Hawkins, larceny Of SZ.2t; thirty days in al.
Timothy WEIGH, assault ard battery on R1sala
NOTtC a. Timothy said he COOK "A little too much
WHISKY vest, r,iay, ami did not know what he
was doing. RoSana fsilei 70 appear, SR, the
case was Continued. AhOCt atty cases Of yisla-
tons If the District laws we're on tue dOcks; cor
minor offences, in large numb OF which he
sCllateTals were forfeited. Sarah Green
iesf, Benjamin Green GnI GreenbeTry
a.
tOr being on q drunkon csEOVsal. James and
Anna Ray, man and wife. were taxed = e4ch
for & ting GUunk and letting their angry pas
si3Ds rise. Mary NJ 20 ARE, GS.Eed wish be NJ
drunk and uToiane on 81 and L streets north
vest. MARY commenced telisRg the court now
il C8s-that she was attending man sick with
the sna!pCE. Here stampede was male bv
the Cuuvt ioa.ers and larry was hustled = The
cClh below, with tiue OF . hanging over her.
M. EvanS, one of the clerks, got out chG4< Of
caTbOliC dis .uftC Giant and uaSSed 10 around each
Der / al OF MA 4, 4
guilt. to disturbing religious congregation in
tie county, and was fined so. R0Sana Norton
was brought IL on IN attachment To testify
agaiT6t Timothy Welrh for assault and battery
OF her. Timothy fined $40 and costs, AMI
ROsanG was reprEanded for not appear NJ,
and, gazing reasonable excuse, was dismissed.
TO-DAY.
Robert Taylor, a little colorad boy, charged
with steS3ing two lette-s valued at 10 cents; re-
form school.
THE EDITOR OF "TRE CoLoEED CITIZEN" AT
TACEED BY TREASURY EMPLoYR.
John GTE5er, assault and battery on John p.
Sampson, one OF the iitors of The Ccl7reI Citi-
zen. Sampson said he vas passing along l.
street quietly. when GruLer, a large-siZed co.
ored man. called TO hin across the street and
charged him with selling out the Citizen -
Chapman. Two Boswell men then came VIII h
gave Gruber more courage, and he rushed up
and caught Sampson ny the neck and shoulders,
using him very abusively. Complainant told
him that if he struck him he would bring legal
action against him, which made HIM grow
more furious, and Lie came after hin, again
repeating his former assault, and witness got
away the best he could. GruJec is an employed
feT,e to make of his conduct, a;ter a lecture by
the judge, he was finei SO and costs.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
a colored boy, charged with malicious
tresFsss on the fruit Of the United
5 atcs in the agricultural grounds; SO and costs,
or thirty days in Jail.
HIS LITTLE Ratchet.
Thomas LEtleteld, assault and battery on
Henry Williams with a Ratchet. Il teieIi Is
mate on an ice brig laying At the wharf. and
Williams steward. quarrel arose between
them in consequence of Williams refusing 70
obey orders. and Littlefield struck hiE with a
Ratchet, emitting his head. IT appears that the
capt ain aud first mate were absent, and Little
field was in command at the time; ,iismissed.
Samuel Morris, assault on Grace MesSer; post
pOned. John Hoffman, assault on VIZ. Ran
dali; SO and costs. Samuel L. Hess, same
charge; -.
PINING THE BIRD SHOOTERS.
Asa Strother, cOloTed, charged with shooting
a cedar bird and a hooking bird in the county;
80 for each bird. The judge said he intended to
enforce the law in these cases. jos. Grouse,
Washington Parker, charged with shooting
sap-sucker; So.
PRETTY Is As PRETTY DoRs.
Peter Lusby, genteelly dressed young man,
place of amusement by curSing and disor-
DERBY conduct Iusby said he did not re-
member it; SO. Lloyd Stewart, profanity; IS.
Ida Wallace, colored, charged with being an
sent to the workhouse. Louisa Lewis, loud and
be sterous language on Pennsylvania avenue:
IS. Ella Brown, an idle aud lewd cOlored
woman, was sent TO wOrkhouse Ninety days.
man, charged with forging the name OF q. Alex
ander in order TO fraIdulently obtain a suit Of
clothes from Jacob - -2r. pleaded guilty aud
WIS held for action OF the grand jury.