Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-23
THE COURTS.
THE GAMBLING HOUSE CASES CONTINUED
NEXT TERM.

THE GAMBLING HOUSE CASES CONTINUED TO
NEXT TERM.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Contradictory,
the case Of kaa, Jones, charged with keeping a
gambling house, was taken up and the accused
plead not guilty.
Judge Cartier said it was doubtSnl II the pre-
sent reeognizances would hold good to the next
term unless they are now renewed.
Mr.. Harrington stated that he wished to get
the pleas to the indictments, and that they coald
come in and renew their bail by Monday.
The case of John Shea, charged with receiv-
ing stolen property, was called, but not answer
ing the recOgniZance was forfeited.
Martin Latruits, charged with keeping a
gaming house. plead not guilty; continued.
Charles Natill, do, plead not guilty; also con-
tinued.
Charles Parker, James westcott, BENJAMIN
Cooley, George Hotchkiss, and John j. Kelly,
similar charges, also plead not guilty, and the
cases were continued.
Charles Mann, Robert Teal. and Jas Thorn,
charged with the same offence, failed to appear,
and their recOgnizanses we're forfeited.
John Hollins, appeal from the Police Court,
for keeping disorderly house, failed to appear,
and his recognizance was forfeited. The same
disposition was made in the case of Mary
BuTch.
Mr.. Riddle protested that this action was I'M
precedentcd. stating that he appeared for one
who was out of the city.
Chief Justice Cartier remarked that no I'M
due advantage would be taken, and that this
proceeding was simply to make sure that the re-
cogniZances are good. Adjourned.
POLICE Court, Judge SnelL-Yesterday, John
N Ehle, charged with forgery, waived an exam
nation, and was required to give bail in the
sum of 81 ,0GO 10 await the action of the grand
jury. Augustus York, charged with assa1lting
Albert Cole, and taking violin from him. fined
S15 and costs, or 60 days in jail. William John
son, chargedwith stealing old iron, plead guilty.
James West, charged with being a vagrant, was
required TO give $50 bond. or 80 days in work.
house. Annie McCabe, for disturbing a church;
fined 50. John Wallace, loud and bOisterous;
fined IS. Thomas Sturgeon and VIM Simpson
forfeited collateral. VI al rpr ND md
boisterous talk; fined So. Ellen O'Neil, pro-
family; fined So. John Spicer, selling liquor
without license; continued.
TODAY.
W. III. Merritt, profanity; fined So. Robert
Brent. unlawful assembly; fined So. W. Egan.
profanity; fined 50. Julius Wallace and Anna
TOlson, forfeited SIS collateral. George Brown,
profanity; fined 81. James flasher, charged
with profanity witness stated that he claimed
to be a son of a slave of George Washington and
Yesterday being the birthday Of G. W. his feel
inRs were a little eated; fined 81. John
OBryan, profanity; flied 49, Richard Cruit,
maintaining frame building contrary to law
dismissed.
RAZOR AT A BALL.
Turner Nugent, charged with carrying a
deadly weapOn-a raZOr-was called. Witness
stated that at a cOlOred masq uerade ball on Sd
street, near l. street, a scrimmage occur red in
which Nugent drew a razor; fined 500 or 60 DAYS
in wOrkhOuse. Moses Holmes and John Clark.
larceny of two bags of coal; they plead poverty,
and the officers giving them a good character,
they were fined 81 each only. W. III. Stone as
sault; fined $40. Buch Mackell assault and
battery on = Thomss. 1t was testified that
accused and others came to his house and as
Saulted him with bricks. Accused claimed that
Thomas drew razor and threatened him. He
was fined so. Ernest Wangenau, charged
with assault on Amelia Wangeman; held to bail
to keep the peace. Recess.
BoMBARDING THE WONAN's CHRISTIAN AS
soCIATIoN HEADQUARTBRs.-Wedne at
ternoon, as Officer Murphy was passing through
JUDICIARY square, he saw a woman named Ellen
y, Mel throwing stones and brckb bats at the
WOman's Christian Association building in
which she recently had home, and arrested
ner. III, however, proved tough job, as she re-
wheelbarrow and tie her to get her along. She
beaded guilty yesterday in the Police Court, and
vas fined 80.