Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-05


Nelson Jeserson Solofsd vas es.yssd VIII Ne lar.
1S q mali b. sss sdss
guilty ard after wholerVma lectars " re laise
r vas e ala. s'ss ssns.T.
sots.in 81 gsloed at slse.'sIeSsh her ATTORNEY,
pot guilty and enter plea q guilty e pott larceny
On eeiss questioned sy the e.nTt, she den.ed thss
inpsnneied snd srisd the V case she fond sa,
John @,:.y w Ss cSsrsss Win highway
,.ebery On the Sh q July last II vas testified by
@ a. S f he 9 Uoa ah near Gem
;teIy, With lady, Mrs desser, n y were stopped
money Was DEMANDED, one dollar for each. Java
nsugh replied thar he had no money, but gave them
e. 81 wa. abb Ths nry out
eral hour, were unable TO agree, and were dis
A nolle pros. was entered in case against the
sane party CHARGE with assault snd battery
battery with intent TO lin James short on the 18th
shoulder and 6shd d He was convicted Of assault
ara osttery o9ls and sentenced to SIX months ana
The jury were discharged until Tuesday next.
CIRCUIT COURT, judge MacArthur -To-dsy,a
Srs sGm6eI Of by dsiaslt Wee tsse a.
consent. eoar sgt. COnsrd; verdict for plaintiff;
HSn sgt pIuTy jndsmert confessed, 81 use ~
called one of defendants to prove execution q nd
liam eroHad t,. scn ba ho nd Iss eyactd n
outside Of the Probate court and the considera
tiGn Of ihs bond was not mes'ioued The plaintiff
SPECIAL TERM, Jadss Rna,Pa,iss.-To.day,
s Ssr qrees fnsee.
eel Orsm aet. DonohO order OF references to audi
ron sst TsiJurit; deere appointing tTuttgs and
referring to auditor. Shaw agt Bomterd; decree
decree dismi, sing bill Boswell AIT. b swell, Stew
art ast stewart, and King agt King; order refer
testimony. Walsh agt. Todd ct al. decree for sale
and appointing trustee.
POLICE COURT. JEdre sasH-,Ts- day, Jacob
Gardner and james Jackson, col ored, were charged
with receiving stolen goods knowing them to be
belonging to Mrs M 4. swami by a coIored servant
girl who passed il oSer 10 these men, In 1t was %,
picked it up from he Scr and gave It to these men
10 keep her, telling them ct the same time where
dy forfeited collateral for disorderIy, conduct.
tie, Dennis DALEY, John Mulhal aud several others
forfeited collaterals for dsorderly conduct Hattie
Mary Gray, same; workhouss. William Warner.
curling il Louise alley; ss; VIM. Tenny, same; IS.
with vasIancy; wor.house. Mary Dell, charged
RiGhsrd Nolsp vssrsnt Mas sent to the work K,
Frank Godrck, hackman, violation OF hack rules;
s seepns teS ss on
Officer Arr old, who made the complaint, testified
ne went lDtO the slde entrance on the DAY IN
question, and found the bar open and taking
drinks; fined go; an tai taken. Henry Reidy
assault on George Callahan; $50. VIM, Dorsey, as
saut and battery on Robert Frazer; sac. Eliza
Lancaster, assault on Henry Lancaster, her hus
band; bonds to keep the peace. Nelson CLARK, as
sault and battery on Sarah Ross; So. WIN. Robin
son, willful trespass on the premises OF artn Will
liams; SIS.
REVENUE STAMP CAME OFF,
james Donnelly, charged with drawing fer nented
liquor from barrel without effscing or cancelling
the revenue stamp. Mr.. Gloss cited the revenue law
under which the Information was founi, and read
the penalties prescribed for its violation, and that
tho abb OF the proper stamp is prima facia evil
dence for the government. Mr.. y Jones, counsel for
defendant, stated that his client one of the
toners Of assey, Collins Co., of Philadelphia.
one Of heaviest and most respectable brewsri Ia
the country. and that il was matter Of considerable
Interest to that firm that this should be proper
~ heard. He WAS prepared to prove that it was inn
possible for the characterization Of such articles with
out the stamp being attached; that he could account
in satisfactory manner for its absence in this
Mr.. Green, the agent Of the above firm in this Dis
Tict, testned to selling the barrel of ale the 9th
Instant rainy day. The barrel had a stamp on il,
and while be was loadingi IL on the open wagon the
stamp fell off, being quite damp; be picked 1t up and
stuck il over the taphole the best he coud, and in
the act IT became torn, and might have afterwards
fallen off. This corr Oborated by other wit
nesses. Mr. Cements, the revenue officer, testified
to finding the barrel in possession of defendant with
out any stamp it. 9 loo fine and one hour inn
prsonment. An appeal was taken.