Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-08
THE COTRTS-

CIRCUIT COURT, Judge AacArthsr.-webste r
ct al. VS.. Barker, garnashees; verdict against
Of referee filed.
POLICE Court, judge SneU-Yesterday, W.
II. Hughes, charged with loud and bosterous
talking on Pennsylyan avenue, was hned So
Joseph Bowles, a vagrant, was sent 70 the work
house for 60 days. James johnson, colored,
profanity; fined IS. Abram White and Sol
Smith, disorder y and fighting in Liberty Hal
during q festival there; fined SIS each. James
johnson. charged with assaulting and resisting
officer Styles; fined SO and costs. Geo. Lang
", driving wagon on a paved footway; fined
spinster. charged with profanity, pleaded guilty;
fined So Joseph Thomas, a lamp-lighter,
charged with false pretence in obtaining SO
from Amanda W allace, waived an examination
and case sent to the grand jury.
TO-DAY.
Grafton Brown, profanity: fined So. John
Dwyer, same offence in the Baltimore depot;
fined s. James III. Posey, same offence; fined 50.
Charles Mullins, volatiOnof hack law; fined so.
Charles Green, colored, larceny of a trunk con
tanning jewelry and clothing, valued at 300,
belonging to a female clerk in the Treasury De-
partmtpt. The trunk was stolen from an X
press wagon. Accused pleaded guilty, and the
case was sent TO the grand jury. Geo. O'Brien,
charged with the larceny Of a coat from James
L. Smith, at the Globe Hotel. The coat was
taken to Alexandria by the thief and lett AS
collateral with the MAYOR of that city. for some
misdemeanor while there. Detectives Coomes
and McElfresh recovered the coat ard arrested
the thief, who was fined so and costs, six
assault and battery on Isaac II. Turpin. This
occurred in saloon on 9th street, last night,
and appeared to be a serious case, Mr.. TuTpin
being badly cut GA the forehead with an earthen
bowl;-case continued. John Thomas. loud and
boisterous language i'll Georgetown; fined So.
PLAYING "CoNSTANTINA."
Lemuel fowler was charged with assault and
battery on William Cahill. Cahill testified that
Towlers wife was visiting at his (Cahills)
house, and She, with himself and his wife. were
engaged in playing constantine, when fowler
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with his wife, demanding to know what she was
there for. Witness ordered him to leave the
house. He refused TO do so, at the same time
drawing knife, Threatening to cut witness.
fowler then left in company with his wife. aud
afterwards returned with a pistol, demanding
satisfaction, and threatening to shoot witness.
Mr.. X. a. GOlding, friend of Towlers, testified
that he went to Cahiil's house to try and recon-
Gle their differences. He told Cahil that fowler
had no pistol; that he was a union soldier; had
bled for his country, and was a member of the
got very much excited, and said " Cd d-n
the Grand Army; he didn't care a d-n
for it" and insisted on prosecuting fowler.
The wife of Cahill and colOred woman who
was present testified, after which Mr.. fowler
asked to make statement which the judge
consented 10. He said he went home and found
his wife absent, and suspecting where she was,
went TO Cahill's, where he found her sitting
mp alongside OF Cahiil playing Constantine.
He said, IN adam, how came you here?" She
replied that she walked there. lie said, "Iwant
you home" She said, "l'n 90 when j get
ready" At this time Cahil came towards him,
and the women rushed in between them; he
drew his pen-knite and said, ''lay your hands on
me and III cut YOU" His wife ran ont OF the
door, and he followed her home. Cahill stand
ing in his door at the time, called out, "Ycu
dirty - of -, I'll shoot you" He after
wards returned to Cahil's and opened his door
saying ''here amSnnd am ready TO shoot with
you," but had no pstOl-only his pen-inife,
which he considered sufficiently formidable a
weapon to frghten so cOwarlly person a. Ca
hill During the statement the parties interest
ed showed considerable feeling and the Judge
in order to guard against any future scrimmage
placed fowler under 500 bonds 70 keep the
peace six months with VIM. Cahill. He re-
marked that lie would require the same re-
stTaint of Cahill should he hear from him
again