Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-05
THE COURH.

CIRCUIT COURT, Judge MacArtkx,. - The
Verde. Tor plaintiff for ssss 81 ' '''''"s0 W
CRIMINAL COURT, JUDGE Carnr.-To day
John bucher, charged with assault on Fannie Foltz
police court, and the testimony was rather conflict
ng the witnesses for the prosecution testfying to
other eide that the prosecuting witness Commenced
u and her husband finished il. 1t was In esidesce
eerran The jury fon1as verdict e not guilty
David Henry, eoiored, CHARGED with the larceny o.
sentenced to the peniteutiary for one year.
POLICE COURT, JssEs SnsR.-John O'Neal
charged with assault on J. B. O'suiiiv an; hned 81
bawdy house in Louise Alley. Testimony showed
TIA this house is the lowest Of the low fined slo
9. Moore. charged with cursng on the streets Of
Seorfetown; lined % Joseph Kelly charged with
Betsy Ta
lor same of-nse: fined IS. ROtert Lancaster, same;
Ellsworth, colored, charged with yagranoy; sent to
the vorkhouse 80 days Fanny Crook, a vagrant
Annie Morrison cursiDe in Louise Alley; fned 81;
also charged with vagrancy, and the bonds la Ike
be forfeited; fined 8 o. Zscharish Rsesn. charged
with running wagon without license; forfeited his
THE LIQUOR LICENSE LAW
:, John MIrphy, charged with selling liquor without
an agreement to 20 TO Murphy place get drinks
Mr. Miller sked that the further penalty Of 100 be
ed that the law txaetsd. The judgsstaied that he
had some doubts as to the meaning of the act; that
ceDse, any could force license whether with or
WITHOUT the consent Of the Police Commissioners
aiken, application would never be made by ny
dealers as i would be considered cheaper to pay an
an OPP ,tunity to settle This question in the upper
ndfk e. Ri Rns
81 S2S being required to prosecute the case VIM.
license. The same two c1lofed men appeared as
witnesses against bnn; fined Sl0. An appeal was
offence. The same witnesses-the two coiored men
testified against him.; fined SID. Appalled,. Geo
guilty, and a.ked to make siatems MT He said one
OF these celorcd men came to his store and c m
brandy, which he gave him as matter OF charity.
The Judge said he had discretion in the case and
same offence, pesded guilty, and asked a pest
ponement, as his counsel was not present Some
and among them several women OF bad repute No
liquor was proved TO haye been sold, although one
The Judge fined him SID An appeal was taken / y
Mr.: Frank Gloss, DEFENDANTS counsel, and bones
ASSAULT CASES.
William Bn,ler; colCred, charged with assault and
MsEy stsMayd Pleaded entity e making an assault
e en p and Both
. pred, Sample appeared in court with decided
he sas put an os- md end
and the leader Of the choir; last Sunday night
after church serN ice mob of half grown c0lorrd
rcwdes aits cked him in church. and accused stru,
him with sung hot on the head. which made the
fire fly out of his eyes; after he beat witness
most uDmt rcifu'ly about the head apd face. tt e
rssailant was arrested by Officer 3 II Collins. The
above testimony was cOrrobOrated by VIM. Horton,
who said he was of the songsters in Sample =
choir. The accused was fDed $40 End costs, ard
two months in jail. An appeal was noted, and 81 o
bonds required, the Judge remsTking that he would
try and break up this rowdyism In churches. VIM.
Butler, profanity on the street; fined So. John C..
Cox, charged with obtaining SIS under false pre-
fences; postponed.