Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-25
THE CoURrS.

day, John King, charged with assault with tu-
assault, and recommended 10 mercy. In tSa
case Of John A1geru an, charged With inte1tt
Kill, nolie pros was entered. Susan johnson,
charged With the larceny Of watch, was cor
yicteiI. In this case tie defence was that TIE
watch was not taken with a felonious Intent,
but hat TIA parties being indebted to her Tor
wages she took Il 70 secure the debt. A molten
for new trial vas entered Robert Goodman
was convicted OF burglary in entering and
taking articles from tie house of A. NJ. Gange-
wer, IN GeoI setewn. In a second case a noile
PoI toe Cousr, yslf:ys S1slA-To. day, Eliza
beth Burke, profaDe and indecent language In
Majors alley; So Catherine Akers, vagrsat,
was sent to the workkosse. John Murphy,
loud and boisterous talk on the street; SIS. WIN.
Tay.oTs, same; s.. Elizabeth Brown, Q vag-
eursing CT the street, ssid Lie was not conscious
Of II, and the officer said he was very drunk
hieb accounted for it; continued. Albert w.
Taylor, obstraetiHg the street by a show case;
language; IS. Edward Hegger, driver Of a
weiss beer wagon belonging to George Kern
vein, brewer, was charged with embezzlement
OF Sl3 belonging to his employer, by collecting
from hiscuSt0mers andinstead Of king returns
apHropri3nng tito his own use; continued. j.
r. Washington, drunk and disordsrly in Harvey
x Holden's eating saloon; continued.
BALTIMORE PLUG.
George Dipple, Young man was arraigued
On the charge OF carrying concealed weapon
a pistol. and also charged with being drunk ana
disorderiy; to the former charge be pleaded
guilty, and not guilty 20 lie latter Oficgr
McGreery testified that there WAS a Sunday
school picnic at Loefder's garden last night
AID the prisoner, said TO be from Baltimore be-
came very disorder and shiened the Children
ana women By his vulgar and boisterous man
ner, and was cautioned several times that N he
did not keep quiet he would be arrested The
officer finding him mere Insulting. procee led 10
take him into custody, when Oipp,e drew ouc q
revolver and DISCHARGED the weapon. one shot
Just grazed tie officers head, ard was upon the
point OF firing the second shot when the witness
caught him by the arm and took him Oft
accused resisting All the time. Judge Smell
and festive youth $50
ALL SORTS.
Mary Thomas alias Mathews, charged with
stealing II yards OF dress goods from Mr.. Willie,
dry goods dealer. This person was alleged % be
one of the organized gang OF shop-lirters which
irfests this city. The goods were valued at IS,
SO. Daniel Scott, assault aud battery en- Lewis
Burrill. Scott testified that BuTriil came into
church drunk, and in endeavoring to get him
out he fired away with his right bunch of jyes.
and Knocked him down, raising q knot on his
head as big as large potato; $40. Caroline
Brown pleaded guilty to assault and battery on
scrimmage, in which Martha was taken to task
by the Aforesaid Caroline, who declared that
she was goin' to clean out the ''yaller wenches~
~ this house, it having become notorious
place OIL resort by all the Scaiawags about there:
and sure enough she went for them, making
them leave, and pammeling Martha Wai6eld
fearf uIlyi 50 and costs.
CAENIBALISM.
EimiIa Reed, a colored girl, charged with
assault and battery ON Amos b. Thomas a little
white boy. Elmira, it appears, was in the act
OF trespasslng on the premises of the boys
father, it vas supposed, TO steal cherries. when
the boy undertook to order her away, and, hav-
ing sharpened her appetite with the cherries,
she caught the boy's arm with her teeth and BIZ
IL TO the bone, gorilla fashion; s. and costs.
Chas Tyler, colored, assault and battery en-
Eilza, his wife, by kicking her in the stomach;
so ana coS;s. VIM. Taylor, co,ored, charged
with assaultiDg and resisting Officer Reese.
This was very aggravated case, in which Tay-
0T was pulled by the officer for disorderly CON
DUCT, and fought him all the way from New
Jersey avenue 10 the seventh precinct station
mouse, and while putting him in the cell he
seized hold of the officers shoulder with his
teeth and took good taste. The Judge, in con-
sideTatlon of his having been previously fined
OF other charges, added penalty Of SO and
costs. Recess.
BOARD OF HRALTH--Th The Nights Soil Nuisance
Ationthus Trees and Small PoE.-The board of
heaith had special meeting last night, and
adopted, instructing the special committee an.
pointed to confer with the Governor on the
nlsht-Soil nuisance to correspond with the va
rious health boards in the country SOLICITING
information as to the disposition made OF night
SOL III thelr respective Jurisdictions, manner of
removal, &c, and to report TO the board as soon
as POSTING a summary of the replies received
with the view of presenting TO the Governor
and the committees on health of the houses OF
the legislative assembly a well-digested re yort
on the subject. DR.. Verdi submitted a res,Iu-
ton, which was adopted, requesting the board
or pubic works to prune all ailanthus trees ON
private property, the same having been de-
c!ared 70 be nuisances injurious 70 health. On
motion OF DR.. Cox, he office of the health OF
hceI was directed to be kept open every tlsy
during the prevalence of the SMALL box, from 3
a. II. 10 10 p. III.
THE EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
Ihe commission, consisting of MesSTs. j. e.
Mckeldsn, Samuel Bacon, au1 ~. G.. Harkness
to-day commenced the new appraisement of the
property on the two squares near tie Capitol.
provision for the purchase OF which was made
by Congress at its last session. The appraisers
met at The City Hall this morning aud ordered
that sahpGnas be Issued tj the following owners
ut the property to appear at the Circuit Court
room on Thursday az Y O'Clock Wv. D. ana e
= Hickey, YIN. Gunton. James Lynch ". W
Corcoran, j. + Brown, F. A. Strsrton, Thomas
ScIivener, Charles Ewing, Grs. Josephine
Hicks, Rev. y. 2. Brown, ". Opii7ie, Ruaolp5
Peterson, ". Wurdeman, Anon Green. G. r.
w. Machan, Rachel T. Machan, John G.. Brent
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