Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-24
THE C0URTa.

Police CoURr, judge SaeH-To-day, Thomas
Laura Tiilmsn and Sarah Jane johnson. lou
and boisterOus talk Oh 10th street; lined 81 each
Richard Rock, violation OF water law; fined 81.
supply water in mixing mortar On an adjacent
lot of his own, on which he was erecting a house.
Sarah Thomas, wei! dressed young woman,
was charged with using load and boisterous talk
and being quite profane, pleaded not guilty;
continued John Rollins, charged with keeping
Q tipping house without license in the county:
fined. Margaret Clagett, assault on Mary Smith
with junk bottle over the head; continued.
John Hollis, charged with keeping q dsord -rly
house on the 7th-streCt road, above Boundary
street. Ofeer Roadway testified that the place
that parties were in the HABIT OF dancing there
laie at nights and cursing and swearing. dis
turbing al the neighbors: Thus was corroso-
rated by Mr.. Bell and bis wife, who live opposite
the rancho. The judge said in consideration of
the fine just imposed for selling liquor without
hcense-si5s and costs-he would only make the
fne in this case $50 and costs
sAvDY HOUSE CASE
Lizzie Peterson was charged with keeping a
bawdy house. Lizzie Schafer testified that She
had been living at Lizzie's absat three m pnths;
that her occupation was sewing for Miss Peter
SON. got very email pay, but paid her own
expenses. Mis- Doolittle test fed that she was
stopping there; had no particular occupation.
Mis- Davis testified that she lived with lizzie:
paid SO per week for her board. Miss Fisher
an inmate, testified that she boards there. but
declined to tell her o. cupation. Officer Rear
mouse at all hours OF the night; had seen men
coming out quite early in the rs0rninE; the
reputation for chastity of the women who lived
there v as bad. Witness had heard Mr.. Cassidy
say mat Mrs. Peterson was prostitute. MIR.
Laton had told him the same Officer Holm
berger testified 10 the same facts. The reputa-
ton OF LIZZIE Schaier and Betty Martin, two OF
the inmates of the house was bad for chastity
Mr.. Cassidy tstificd that the women there were
all prostitutes; Lizzie Schafer had told witness
that she was prostitute; had frequently applied
a ~ mis- 40 Iturf l,.
fused admission; went to the house on last
Thanksgiving Day, with his friend Mr. Lake
nan, who went to see Lizzie Schaffer, and Liz
Zie had taken his friends pocket book and a
row ensued; Lizzie ordered them both cut
MIR: Lakenan testified that he knew the house
and the accused; Lizzie Schafer was a pros
Iitnm; Betty Martin, Jenny Davis. Jenny
Dr. Briscoe was called, but knew nothing
John Price testified that the reputation of the
inmates of this house was that they were pros
tltutes Had visited the house often, but de-
cifDed to say what he went there for. Charles
Barrett testified that he had been in the house
but merely to talk to the ladies. Sat with them
the parlOr awhile, and then left. s. Q. Ma
gruder testified that he knew nothing of the
reputation of the girls Mr.. Hessler was
called, but said he knew nothing. The
colored woman, LiZZe's servant, testified
to disreputabe doinss i'm that house
The government rested their case here, and de-
PENDANTS counsel argued that no case had
been proved. Mr. Gloss called the attention
TO establish the reputatiOn of the house
The judge said that society had placed its
condemnation on such houses as these. 1t was
not necessary TO prove the disOrderly character
OF the house. Large numbers of lewd women
Congregated in house and visited at all hours
OF the night and day, were circumstances which
OF themselves would establish the charge, and
LETT no doubt in his mind The witnesses de-
cliDed to state what their occupation was: which.
II 1t had been lawful. disclosure would
nave renewed them of the charge, and it was
fair TO presume that their occupation was often
sive, and would criminate them by disclosing it
Gentlemen Of responsibility do not visit such
houses often for respectable purposes. He had
come to the conclusion that the person charged
was guilty. Her counsel stated to the Court
that the Defendant was not worth dollar in the
world If her debts were paid. The Judge said
ne did not feel called upon to depart from the
law in the case. This is the second offence, the
records showing that accused had been fined
$500, which, according to usage must be in
creased. He fined her $50 and costs Her coun-
eel gave notice of an appeal, the Court King the
bonds at 81 800. MIR. Gloss asked that the wit
so ordered.