Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-19
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POLICE COURT, Judge .saeu-Yesterday, after
our report closed, John White, assault and bat
him, and VIM. X. White, assault on Henry Kai-
ser, by drawing a revolver and pointing IL at
said X, in his own house, were fined SO each.
Lewis Alexander, colored, charged with stealing
pistol from Charles Smith; fined $50, or sixty
days in jail
AssAuLTrNG FEMALES
Harry Smith and Chas. Cole, colored, charged
with making an assault Julana jenkins.
Cole was discharged and Smith fined IS. Felix
A Salter, charged with assault on Rose Griffin,
tilted that She is EMPLOYED by Mrs. SaIter in her
store, and was talking to a customer, when
Salter ordered her out Of the store, and on her
refusing to go he slapped her in the face, and
afterwards caught her by the hair and pulled
her out. She also stated that during the scufie
she hit him in self defence, having no other
means OF protecting herself. A lady who hap
pened to be in the store testified to going be-
tween them to take Miss Reses part She being
frail little woman, and pushed him away from
her before he got her to the door, and if she (wt
ness had been man would have whipped him
on the spot All the parties seemed to be re-
srectable people, and the difficulty appeared to
nave grown out of fficulty about a chain
which had been broken, and from Rose calling
Salter lying hypocrite. Mr., Salter, nervous
looking person, had no witnesses, but was al
lowed to explain, and said he had picked up
Rose in order to put her out OF the way, when
she caught his thumb in her mouth and gave
him grip which made him vince, and he put
his hand TO her head to disengage himself from
her teeth. Miss Rose, who seemed able and
willing to speak for herself, asked to make an
explanation, which the judge thought unneces-
saTy, and fined Salter So
ALLEGED sHoP-LIFTING.
Margaret Clagett and Bell Wilmington were
charged with stealing bolt of silk, valued at
Slo0, from the store of Charles J. Began. Mr.
Gloss entered nOlle Prosequi in the case of Bell
Wilmington. Detective McElfresh Il & itied th at
the girls were arrested by Officer Huysman aud
turned over to him (witness) and Mr. Coomes:
that they worked up the case and recovered the
six MT Began was present and recognized the
silk, which had been recovered from a colored
man who had been employed by the Clagett girl
to sell it. Samuel Lawson, the colored man, had
In turn sold the silk, in two lots. for SIS, but
was recovered. Bell Wilmington testified to
going into BOgan's store, and to seeing Mag
take two bed quilts away under her shawl and
the silk she saw afterwards in her house Mac
said She had taken it. The whole affair looked
bad for Margaret, and she was committed for
action OF the grand jury, in default OF $500 bail
ASSAULT ON GIRL.
JACK Mahoney was charged with assault and
battery with attempt to commit rape on Jane
Howard, colOred girl about Is years of age
who told the judge that she lived on 23d street
she screamed, and her mother, hearing her
came to her relief and got her away. TO the
minds or the spectators present the case was
tuliy made out, but the charge OF rape was dis
missed, and new charge OF simple assault
brought against NJ ahOney, who was fined So
Dunmore MerSe was charged with an assault
with tempt to commit rape on Lolita Page, a
small colored child about years Of age. There
being some conflicting stories told by tn wit
nesses the judge dismissed the case.
TO-DAY.
THOMAS Williams and John Hobbs got drunk
and played hobs on the street, when they were
arrested and left cOllate raj, which was forfeited
george hick made a too Incorporate use of
hghting whisky last night, and had to be taken
10 the station house in horse cart; the ride cost
him just So this morning. Hester Chase COL
Ored, drunk and disOrderly i'm GeorgetOwn fined
50. Henry Harris and Lewis W ats, violation of
the hack law, forfeited their amps by not
answering. Emma Douglass, cOlored, could not
resist the temptation of a gold ring which she
saw in her way, belonging to Mrs. o. d. Madge,
and valued at sc. Officer McDermott took her
10 the station, and on her way there Emma
acknowledged her guilt. This morning she told
the judge that MIR. Madge gave it to aer, but
the Judge wouldn't hear il, - and fined her SIS
and IN default sixty days in Jail. James Hays
Was charged with cursing very loudly in Majors
alley Ofhcer Huysman nailed him, but Hays
denied it before the judge. Two witnesses sub
Stimulated the charge, however, and he was
squeezed for So.