Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-30
THE C0URT0.

Hicks agt. Arrison: verdict for plaintiff. SIS
and costs WALKER agt. Tenney; do. t55. Young
Tsseey sss, Mar
800.
PotIcB COURT, Judge Sneu.-To-day, Auto
MO Bfegaxzi. charged with assault and battery
=. Sims, charged with assault and battery on
Samuel Clark, both colored; judgment suspend
ed. Minor Gibson. colored, plead guilty to teal-
ooniey, assault and battery on cicer john d.
Kenner; IS and costs. Stephen Ford, coiored
boy, was charged with the larceny or three
pounds Of beefsteak; the property not being
monished and discharged.
FAST DRIVING AND A sPAr BETWEEN coUN-
j.. W. v. vandenbnre. charged with fast
driving. Mr.. Harrington, counsel for the de-
fence, raised the point that there were two
charges In the information, one for fast driving
there could be no testimony taken under the
count. He wished the attorney for the District
to agree that there should be no amendment to
the count in case the court decided to quash OF
diemise on the point raised. This was agreed to
and the court decided that the information was
defective, but that new Information might be
filed. Mr.. Harrington asked that the collateral
might be returned to his client and he be dis
Mr.. Miller.-"One moment, your honor; ]
think have something TO say in this case.
kkk leave I'd 0me1O the 1QIOr m4lOn.p
Mr.. Harrington" Then 1 ask q pro formd
Judgment, and will go to the other court. 1 will
not demean myself by practicing here, where
the attorney for the prosecution is permitted to
The case was dismissed, and Mr.. Harrington
asked that the case against Mr.. Charles Earl be
called, as he wished to enter q plea for him,
also a client.
The Court stated that the ATTORNEY. Mr..
Miller, had not presented the case vet.
Mr.. Harrington asked if there was anything
against him, a. he has been arrested without
any warrant, and had deposited collateral for
appearance here at 10 O'Clock; 1t was now Q
quarter to IL O'Clock, and his client had COM
piled with all the requirements, and being q
bushes. man, wished to return to his busin ess.
Mr.: Miller said there was a charge against
Mr. Earle, but he was not ready to present the
Mr.. Harrington asked that Mr.. Earle be dis
The Court decided % give Mr.. Miller until 1
O'clock to prepare his case against Mr.. Earle.
OTHER CAsRs.
John Culinane, assault and battery on Jenny
Brown, in house of bad repute, with loaded
pistol; six months In jail John Cuinane,
charged with carrying o concealed weapons
pistol; suspended. George Lawson, charged
with threats to Sarah Ware his divorced wife:
800 bonds to keep the peace.
ANOTHER CHARGE OF FAST DRIVING AND
ANOTHER "oNPLEAsANTNEss" BETWEEN
At O'Clock Charles Earle was arraiyned IN
the charge of fast driving and. through his
attorney, Mr.. Harrington, pleaded not guilty.
officer Milstead testified that he caught
defendant driving down Pennsylvania avenue
at fast speed; his horse was a fast one, and
was going at speed which he thought danger
Gus tc public safety, and beyond an ordinary
trot.
MIR. Harrington asked if horse could 20 ten
or twelve miles an hour without inconvenience
and great deal faster If urged up, would he
consider the ten or twelve miles An ordinary
trot for such horse.
nxfi
would be an immodera;e rate OF speed
MT. harrington said he had an objection to
the information which was fatal to IL; he would
make motion if the court would indicate its
course.
The Court stated that it could not commit
itself.
Mr.. Harrington here picked up the informa-
ton, and recalled Mr.. Milstead, and inquired
to him.)
The officer examined it, and said he had not;
be had sworn to the original one.
Here Mr.. Miller got greatly excited, and
charged that the attorney tMr. Harrington) had
been guilty of obtaining secrets from his office
which he had no right to. He would carry this
case as far as he Mr. Harrington) would, aud
would 60 TO the other court
Mr. Harrington said that was just what he
wanted; 1t was his intention to carryit to an
other court.
II he had not made his statement to him under
oath as to the charge of fast driving.
Mr.. NJ. said he had at first, but he had not
sworn to the one now before the court.
MIR. Harrington asked the court if it was reg
ular to 60 on with cases based on papers made
out in this manner.
The court decided that 1t was not, and said
that under the law al informations must be
sworn to.
MI Harrington asked that the case be dis
missed, and the court so decided.
Mr.. Miller, considerably excited, charged that
his witness had been tempered with by counsel
for defence. and protested that a police Off Ger
had no business to allow any counsel to ask for
information as to what transpired in his Office
he would see IL officers had any right to tell a
defendants counsel Of Oversights and defeat the
law.