Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-30
THE C0URT9.

POLICE CouRr, yedqs Saen.-Robert johnson,
assault and battery on Moses Dunbar, both col
ored fined So Robert Gibson and III. A. Ches-
ter, charged with fighting in Georgetown,
pleaded guilty and fined IS each. Henry WILL
iiams, for talking in loud and boisterous man
ner on 18th street, was fined IS. John Clean
and Rachel Thompson, same offence in BOsse
alley: fined SIS each. Thomas Taylor and Mary
Jane Hall, same offence in Helrs Delight s.
each. David German, drunk and profaRe; 3
fine. j. b. McCooley, fast driving; fHed $50.
Charles Carter, loud and b0isterous talk on
street; fined IS. Florence Howard. drank aud
profane in Murder Bay Florence toldthe judge
that IL had been nearly a year since she was be-
fore the court, and to prevent a recurrence of
the same for another year he fined her 80. John
time John has been charged with this deed, the
fine was increased to IS. Four cart drivers
were arraigned on a charge of driving on the
iootwalks. This has got to be very common
ways have been broken by them. The judge
says IL has got to be stopped, and accordingly
LBeks Peaks, charged with assault and battery
on Clsey Dusenbury, both colOred, by fitnging
stone at her head. Dusenbury had thick
curled hair chignon which protected her head;
hut Lucks offered to prove an abb, which he
did by half q dozen witnesses, and the judge
dismissed the case. James Newton, a cOlOred
hoy, charged with the larceny OF six pounds OF
maple sugar; reform school for six mouths, or
one month per pound. Spencer BOwm "A. as
sault on Lucinda Barris; fined 81. William
Randall, assault and battery on Am lila Sewell,
a cooTed woman, about as broad as she is tai
From the testimony il appeared that Randall
got the worst of it, as Amelia nearly bit his
thumb Off in the scrimfnage, and fourth h
jOist was broken over his head. The Judge said
the safest way WAS to back out when in a fight
with fierce AND terrible woman, but i'm cOnsid-
Grafton of his bad usage he would only fine him
-. Ed. German, assault and battery on Jane
Christman. Jane told the Judge how she and
another woman were setting in their front room
rocking their babies; Ed. passed by the door and
alter insulting them, stepped IN and struck her
in the face. She took the coffee pot to defend
herself, when he caught il from her and flung il
in the street. The prosecuting witness was cor
roborated by one witness. Mrs. Elizabeth Allen
testified that German was called very bad
name and struck with the coffee pot before be
struck Mrs. e.. Mrs. Christman was recalled
and stated that she hoped never to be a mother
TO her children if the witness had not testified
falsely. The Court fined German - for
simple assault, and an appeal was taken.
VIM. Rich ard Thomas Evans, charged with
tresIass in removing portion of house from
a lot belonging TO Z. III. Burgess were arraigned
Prosecuting witness testified that he had leased
the ground TO party who had become in ar
rears for rent, and left; that he had attached
the building. Constable Gibbons testified to
having taken the property in execution and al L.
vertlsed il for sale. The court imposed fine
of $40 each, but subsequently it was reduced to
50 each.
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