Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-09
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT, Judge kae.artAsr.-To-day,
Schmidt agt. Petit; bill Of exceptions filed.
Eastwood & Co. agt. wilkins & Robertson aud
Balloch agt. Looms; default final. Capehart
aRt Squier; motion for new trial overruied.
Ryon sgt. Davis; submitted and judgment on
which an appeal was taken. Owen s. Wilson
agt. Anderson; verdict set aside and new trial
granted. Barth agt. Mersell; judgment con-
fessed. Huber agt. George; referees award con-
frmed- CTippen agt Saiter; motion for new
trial. Fontenau agt Campbell; Judgment anal.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Cdrtter-To-day.
John Murphy was convicted of selling liquor
without alcense. Patrick NJ cCormick, charged
with same ohense. was found not guilty; Hine
for defense. Jacob SProssu and Richard
Deener, keeping open after hours; (appesi:1
judgement affirmed; fine $40. Michael McCor-
mick, charged with the same offense was con-
victed. Julius Fauth, convicted yesterday, was
sentenced to pay sos ad costs $500 for license
being included). Richard Craig; throwing
stones; (appeal;) judgement affirmed; fined $50.
POLICE COURT, Judge SneU.-Yesterday. after
cur report closed, Rufus Williams, Stephen
Ferguson, William Ware, VIM. King Edward
Abraham Landrck, Ropert Coleman, and Ed
ward Coats, all colOred, arrested for partici-
patton in a fight on Virginia avenue, on Tuesday
Buckley, as reported In Wednesdays STAR
were arraigned before Judge Smell on the
charge Of an affray. Mr.. Gloss entered a noHe
swered to their names as called, and plead not
guilty. MIR. Buckley testified that four men
came to his house, headed by Snowden, and
asked for drinks, after which SnOwden wished
to Obtrude himself into witnesses private room
saying that he had as much right to go in there
as any body, which privilege he refused them
They afterwards behaved in q very diSorderly
manner, and broke a window in their disorderIy
proceedings. Witness sent for a policeman, but
not finding one he (witness) was obliged TO get
them out the best way he could, and after doing
so locked the door and room; afterwards heard
shots fired across the street; saw a pistol
in the hands OF the tall man, Landriek
Mr.: Boucill, man doing business near Buck
ley's, testified TO the same effect. Mr.. Barker.
who does business on Virginia avenue, testified
that the riot lasted about three-fourths of an
hour; saw one man with a gun chasing a man
who had pistol, and afterwards heard shots
fired; the voices were loud, and much cursing
could be heard coming from the rioters. nther
witnesses testified to the same effect. Ne OF
the witnt sses being able to recognize any Of the
rioters, the Judge directed nole prcsequi to be
entered in the case of the charges against any
one OF the accused who would testify against the
other rioters. Mr.. Gloss selected Greenwich and
Ware as states evidence. Greenwich testified
to getting his thumb cut and an eye nearly put
out: Ware saw nothing OF the atfray, and the
Judge, thinking the testimony rather too thin to
convict, dismissed the whole party.
TO-DAY.
Elizabeth Robinson, drunk and profane on
high street, Georgetown, was fined SO. Henry
A. Holmes, charged with violation Of the license
law in Georgetown; fined IS. Sophia Crush
was arraigned, charged with assault and bat
terry on Mrs. j. T. Essex, in Georgetown, by
striking her with a Ratchet, bruising her liz
and arm. Mrs. Essex stated to the Judge that
she rented some rooms to Sophia on the condition
that the latter paid the rent and conducted her
self in respectable manner, but afterwards
she found her conduct 80 disreputable that she
called at her rooms to notify her to remove
when she made the assault upon her as stated
The case was rested until witnesses for defence
could be summoned. Malinda Davis, charged
with making threats of personal violence to
Agnes Stewart. Malinda is a much smaller
person than Agnes, and the judge asked the
latter II she was really in fearof Malinda doing
her bodily harm. Agnes replied that ''she did
not know what the devil might do" dis missed
Charles Myers, charged with the larceny of
three pounds of butter. The butter was found
upon the premises of the accused but the owner
could not identity it from its color and the Judge
was obliged to dismiss the case, at the same time
advising Myers to get his butter, as well as his
bread, honestly. Dennis Lomax and Anna
Brooks, charged with making threats of personal
violence to Blanche Davis. This quarrel was
over the ownership OF a tin basin, and SO trivial
that the judge dismissed the case, remarki1g
that there was a class of persons always ready 20
swear to informatiOns on the slightest pretext
and in many instances warrants were issued
when there is no occasion for it, and where in
formers wish merely to crafty feeling OF
revenge. In all such cases he would dismiss in
the future. when satisfied of the fact. Recess.