Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-27
THE C0URTR.

CIRCUIT COURT, Judge kaeArtsur.-To-day,
TebSetts agt- Wright, verdict fog plaintiff.
GGasgpin ags Clarke Judgment e. confessed d;
condemnation. Banks agt. King. Butler ct al,
do. Higgins agt. Gregory; on trial.
Police Coz RT, Judge .Snep.-To-day, Horace
Blackman larceny OF shoulder of bacon and
basket from countrynan's wagon; sent to
reform school for one year. Dennis Twombey,
assault and battery ON Thomas Seidy and Fred
erick Mister. The latter are newsboys, and
while engaged in selling The EVENING STAR
Dennis made an assault on them and took away
their papers, and became master of the field.
Witnesses were brought forward showing that
IL vas mere playful freak, and malice being
proven the Judge dismissed the case. Potter
Potoma, gray headed old soldier, was charged
with assault and battery, with attempt to COM
NIT rape on Maggie Foster. a little girl about
five years OF age. The old prisoner pleaded
intoNicaton excuse. The mother of the
child testified that PotOma had been living at
her house as boarder; that he took advantage
OF her absence and locked the little girl in his
room: that she heard an outcry from the child,
and hastened TO the door and found ii locked;
broke in the door and rescued her child. Potoma
was sent TO jail TO await action OF the q and jury
Mary MoriaTtv, charged with vsgrancy; work
house. Anna Wood, cursiDg in Fighting alley;
fined So. Samuel Rainey, same offence; fined
-. Henry Brooks, cOlOred, charged with inter
ruptrng performance at a place of amusement,
by open profanity and disorder; fined So. Thos
BedsOn, profanity in Georgetown: fined SIS.
Charles Butler, same offence; fined SIS.
THE FEUD OF THE FITZGERALDs.
Edward Fitzgerald, charged with malicinous
mischief, in deiacing and covering the house OF
Susan Fitzgerald with filth of some kiud. This
offence is alleged TO have been committed on
the night of the 10Th instant, and when Mrs. F.
arose in the morning the porch, windows and
side were covered with black and offensive
substance. 1t appeared in evidence that Mrs
F. had parted from her husband some years
ago, and a feud has existed between them
since. Officer kearney was directed to work up
the case, and next morning traced the droppings
OF this substance to the house OF her husband
on street, between IS " and 14th streets, south
west. He was arrested on a warrant sworn out
by Susan, and on searching him piece OF paper
was found in his pocket which had been torn OFF
the door of the house in question, on which were
the words ''for rent" which MR.. f. recognized
as having placed there. Mrs. r. stated that il
would cost her $50 to clean her house. Mr.. Nor
ris, counsel for defendant, brought witnesses to
show that the substance traced to Mr.. Fitzger-
aids house was tire:proof paint, and that he had
been covering his tin roof with it. The accused
was fined So. An appeal Was taken, and bonds
given by defendant.
THE OYSTER QUESTION.
Wesley Lewis, charged with exposing fer gale
unsOund oysters. This case was continued from
yesterday. Mr. Emerson, inspector of oysters
and fish, testified that he found some rotten
oysters on Lewis boat and condemned them:
they had been exposed fer sale, and were what is
knewn as winter killed oysters, and were un-
sound. There were some 200 bushels of them.
Several other witnesses were heard for the pros
ecut0n, after which some thirteen witnesses
were introduced for defence to prove that this
cargo OF oysters a good as the average. Mr.
Gloss asked is the decision of one man As in
speCtor would be allowed to override the JUDGE
ment of thirteen ola oyster dealers. The Judge
after looking at the law providing tor the tp-
pointment of inspectors, ruled that they could
not go back on the inspectors decision. Attor-
ney Miller here asked leave to amend the in for
nation on which the case had been tried as he
had discovered that il was defective, and asked
continuance Ofthe case, in order to remedy the
defect. So ordered, and Captain Lewis will
have TO wait another day for decision.
DIR. BANNING will prolong his stay at the Ma
tonal Hotel until tomorrow evening land no
longer for the treatment of Hernia, Piles and
Spinal, Abdominal and Uterine Weaknesses