Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-12
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FoUTTY COURT, Judge HxRpkreps.-To-day
Deiphy johnson agt Nelson Duckett ct ell; de-
divorce cass;) decree pro eOniessO, and appoint-
ing ID. h. Cahil to take testimony. Blake ct al.
sgt GaHnell ct al; q. +. Rittenhogse appointed
guardian ad Item. Taggart agt. Taggart: de-
cree confirming sale ia re John &: Adams;
order fer writ de lunatico inquirendi.
POLICE Court, Judge SneV To day, Charles
Davis, charged with being drunk and di.order-
ly in Georgetown; So. John Thomas drank
and profane; 50. A. ClendenniDg. drunk and
GisoTderiy IN Georgetown; forfeited his collateral
80. Charles Pearson, for driving on the foot
way 81. Antonio ZervanGaCki, q yOung nan
charged with assault and battery on Anna
Jones, youcg lady living in the same house
The difficulty seems TO have originated about the
right 10 occupy a spare room in the house, and
Antonio and rs wife took the law into their own
hands; 50. Samuel Kicks. assault on Anna
RicAs-h wife, both colored; 500 TO keep the
battery on Mary Roach. William is a lad abouf
Thirteen years old, and Mary is his aunt. Will
liam got angry with her and cut her head unite
bauiy; ~ detenL = accused brought witnesses TO
shoTthat tie had zen ill-tre ated by bis aunt IS.
James Burnett snd David Young, coloreJ
charged with stealing z bolt of cloth, worth 500
from Evan Hughes Mr. Hughes testified that
these TITO men came into his store ON MONDAY
evening On preteXt CT buying some collars aad
soon after they had lcft the cloth wss missing
The ciCts was afterwards recovered, partially
made up. Detectives McD6 witt and McElfresh
arrested the parties, AVID Mr.. Hughes recognized
them as tie ones in his store. Another witness
who had been employed in making ND the goods
fof the two thieves, teetifsd to their bringing
The cloth TO bis store to be made up; committed
for further hearing. Mary Jane Hard, charged
with keeping sbawdy houGe, Margaret 4rker
a coloreG damSel who is the complaining wit
ness. said Mary was not tie right person; size
had made mistake in the name. The Judge
lectnred her for swearing out warrant at ran
dom without positive knowledge as to the of
fence charged, and told her that it was sufficient
TO send her TO the penitentiary Mary dismiss
Davfc Parker, chSs Sed with making al assault
on Catherine Johneon, both col0Ted. Parkeris
q county constable, AID Catherine is in his en-
ployment. Catherine asked him Cor her wages
enc lie tol her - go to a much warmer place
than Washington Is now, and then he took I'D a
SUCK OF wood ard struck her on the lead, nearly
killing he'll and afterwards beat her; So and
costs Parker, through HE attorney, noted an
appeal The Judge remarked that LIE had made
facts; that Parker was a very stout man and the
woman srather weakly person, and hen Iarties
take appeals simply to delay the ends Of justice
he hoped the case would BE promptly brought
UP III the court abGve, so that Justice might be
done both parties. Smith Kelly, q colored boy,
: hsrged with stealing SOP, lawful money of tie
Cnifec States; sent to the grand iury Isaiah
RearGon and James Banks, two bows, charged
with petit larceny; SIC each, or thirty DAYS i'm
jail. Maria Haag, charged with selling liquor
on Sunday; continued. John BresSnahan as
ssult and battery on Leopold KOiopinski a
saloon keeper, corner OF ith and streets
northwest; - and costs. Richard II. Stewart
charged with assault and battery, did not
answer, and his bonds, $780, were ordered to be
forfeited, Recess