Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-03

CRIMINAL Court, Judge Car.ter.-Yesterday.
Danly, charged with maud ON the government
and subornation of perjury. In the cases OF
John Murphy, NJ. Reynolds and Thomas Hubby,
.s ling liquor without license, the judgmentof
the Police Court was affirmed
To-Day, the case OF james Thorpe, charged
With keeping gambling house, was set for
Collins agt Mclaughlin, Perry agt. Mud,
Cosie. Jr. & Co. agt. Mclaughlin aad Collins
Perry = Bro. agi, Charpenniug, Bariette sgt.
spalding ~ Angus. Story agt. Balian, Davis
y Hot an. Fowler y Co. agt. Bunker & Plos-
man, Blake, trustee, agt Mccarthy. Boring
sgt Byrne, Cllner agt. Young, ConeoIly at.
Fenton, Rives agt. Kiingle; Judgments by de-
fault final. Henderson agt. Riley at al motion
Tor new trial Church s Co. agt. EurdOck;
Judgment for most of proper affidavit. Abner
agt. hesley; verdict for defendant with costs.
Allen agt. Wade ct al; on trial.
POLICE Court, Judge SRelL-To-day. some
dozen Offenders forfeited their collateral tor
profanity and other minor offences. Eliza
Smlth got too much Fighting allev whisky i'm
hcr head, and this morning paid IS for disor-
Ierly conduct. Robert Haney WAS required TO
smell cut - lali the loose change lie had) for
curslng. Elizabeth Storrs got on a rampage
Yesterday and last night, having settled do sn
N noisy drunk she was snatched mp, and this
morning settled tor - at the police court,
Elizabeth Marshall, loud ond Ooisterous Ga king
caused by benzine in the head; fined -.
ROBERT ARIEL, charged with indecent exposure
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december, was aIra'gned, and pleaded not
guilty. AresPectabie married lady living on %
street south testified that she was passing
through the Smithsonian grounds on the ,lay IN
question and passed This man Farrell who was
sitting on bench near the 10th street gate
when he insutedh her in the gTossest manner and
as he went to take hold OF her she struck him i'm
the face and knocked him over the bench and
Inn away. She had subsequently seen him in
the same grounds several times. She was re-
turning home from market at that time PR
W fRar
grounds, testified that he had often seen This
man there during the last iS months. Another
watcbmaE testified that he had seen Farrell in
these grounds as often as three or four times
week. 1t. Skippon testified as to the arrest
Mr.. Bundy, counsel for defence. stated TO the
court that his client had consented TO 20 to
uiai Win the expectation to answer the charge
alleged against him on the 26th OF March, and
knew nothing about the charge in December
lie introduced several gentlemen to prove that
ARIEL was no such man as alleged. Messrs
W. - Hughes, Edward Mayhem, Capt. Griffith
ana MI France testified in this respect Mrs
hnma Myers on the part of the prosecution,
testhed that she had seen Mr.. Farrell at the
house of Anna Howard, i'm 18th street This is
house OF assignatiOn. Had heard him spoken
OF there as gentleman in every respect. Wit
ness was housekeeper to Mrs Howard at that
time; The case rested here; judgment suspended.
Another charge of the same kind was here
brought, the time beirg on the 18th of March
10 which he pleaded not guilty. Edward Glib
son. a young colored man, testified that on the
day in question he saw Farrell in the Snithso
nan grounds, anG saw him insult a lady i'm the
grossest manner, and he (witness) pointed him
out TO a Waterman, when accused walked ef
Mr.. Bnnday asked that judgment in this case be
suspended until the third case could be heard
Another charge was made of a similar kind the
time fixed on the 9th of March. A colOred man
named Amos Davis testified to particulars of
the same character as the former witness had
done; but in this case there were two women
For the defence Mr.. MAYHEM was recalled and
Il stihed that he saw Farrell 18th street ar II
O'Clock on the day alleged. Mr.. France testih.
Ell to seeing him at his stables at l2:15 O'Clock D.
m, and remained there until 2 O'clock with the
exception OF about ten minutes. Mr.. Hughes
testified to riding with him in his buggy from
10 O'Clock in the afternoon on that day
lie Court here interrupted, saving that he
would DISMISS this case and fine accused SI0a
each IN the first two cases, and in default 90
Gays in the workhouse. The Judge remarked
that the court had frequently been called upon
10 nne poor drunken creatures So for indecent
exposure, but this was the first case where a
professional exhibitor had been brought before
him, and, as far As this court could, he proposed
to put the seal of condemnation on such demon
a.Hlpg practices. An appeal was TAKEN and
MIR. Miller, counsel for the District, gave notice
that he would have the case before the Criminal
Court in few days. Bail was fixed at $500 in
each case.
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