Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-14
THE COVRTS.

GRIM NAL CoURT. Jsdge Cartter.-Daniel
Green was arraigned and pleaded guilty TO
grand larceny. and sentenced 20 one year in the
peBitentary. George Ottinger, charged with
burglary ard larceny, found guilty of larceny,
and sentenced to the reform school for six
months FLOYD Stevenson, alias Thos Sturat
was convicted of burglary and larceny. and SEN
fenced to three years in the penftentiary.
CIRCUIT COURT, Jad9s MacarAxr.-To-day
the case OF Barry against the corporation Of
Washington, was continued and will occupy the
entire day.
EQUITY COURT, Js6ee Wslss.-Harmon vs.
Johnston ct al; submitted on papers by consent
Esquebel vs.. Reside ct AL: submitted on petit
ton OF parties. Gait vs.. Olmstead and wife;
order ISSUED for appearance OF absent defen-
dants.
POLICE COURT, JHdgs sSseH.-To-day, Mary
Ann Bean, charged with vagrancy, was sent to
the alEshouse. George Rubley, charged with
injuring street lamps, forfeited his collateral
S.. John ID. White, charged with creating a
nuisance in the county. was fined $50. Charles
was sent TO Tcigson's farm. Thomas jackson
and William Nilsson, charged with the larceny
Of two pictures valued At $40; fined $40 each, or
90 DAYS in Jail. Anna Hamilton charged with
assault on W lillian johnson. Mr. johnson is a
six-footer, and stated that he went TO he use en-
18th street, where there was liquor sold anu
woman got him in tow and cut his face in a
shocking manner. Anna said tkis man came in
there and broke some pictures, for which he
refused to pay, and called her bsd names. Mr..
johnson was recalled, and said he went in this
house, called TIC "Senate," and this girl Anna
invited him to ge home with her, which he de-
csned to do; tbaf-she pushed him in a familiar
manner against cheap picture hanging on the
wail, and broke the glass. The keeper of the
Senate demanded -, which he refused TO pay,
say ing the damage Eas not above 50 cents. The
proprietor of the Sa1ate bolted his door, and
leyeisng a nusket al him. swOre he should not
go Cjtwithout paying the V. The girl then gave
him a blow with some kind of instrument Anna
was fined $50 and costs Joseph Braxton. as
sault aDd battery on Joseph Cooper; fined So.
Laura C=aw, charged with assault and battery
on Mary McKenny. These we're two rather
handsome spinsters, between whom a feud arose
in consequence of the ban6ying of some alleged
scandalOus words. From the testimony it ap-
peared that Mary went to the house of Laura TO
settle up old scores, and fiBoing the door locked
made bee line up the alley, into the house. up
the stair, and into Laura's room, when the firs.
salutation was from Laura, WHO asked her, with
jerk of the head, if she had got done scandal
iZng her; upon this the words new fast and hot
The old gentleman, Lauras father. hearing the
scrimmage, made haste to the scene and COM
manded the peace, but no notice was taken of
him, and fearing that blows and scratches might
follow, he sum moneA his son, and between them
Mary was persuaded to leave; but cs no blows
had been proved to have passed, and il looking
very much like cross-fire growing out of
charges which Laura had brought against Mrs.
fouth, friend of Mary's, the judge dismissed
the case, counselirg them TO keep the peace.
Recess.