Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-19

SoMhiistcS, WoACh plOVl0e8 tnaI the lcS0eos Oh
between Georgetown and the Virgins shore
shall not be allowed to exact more than the fol-
lowing tolls; For each foot passenger, one cent;
each horse, mule or jack, with rider, two cents;
eaeh horse. without rider. or OK or other
horned cattle, one cent; each vehicle drawn by
two animals, eight cents each way, or fifteen
cents the trip; for each vehicle drawn by four
for vehicles shall be paid, no charge shall be
made for the driver, passengers, or goods or pro-
duce in said vehicles; for hogs, sheep, or other
per hundred. Provided that said iessees shan
furnish toll tickets when purchased In quantities
of not less than one-half the above rates.
The Charges Asainss Lawyer E. A.
Williams.
HIS DEFENCE IN THE POLICE COURT.
As stated in Saturdays STAR, Assistant U. s..
the petition Of q colored man, named Edmund
Brockenborough, praying that an attorney
named T. A. Williams be debarred from prac-
had defrauded Jane Anderson OF S14 a fee for
defending her son in said court against charge
of larceny. The petition was read, and at the
request OF Williams the hearing was postponed
until yesterday afternoon, when the parties ap-
peared i'm the Police Court, Mr.. Gloss for the
prosecution and Messrs. J.. g. Hine and o. ID.
Barrett for defence. MIR. Barrett submitted
starts out with denial OF fraudulently OBJ
tanning from Jane Anderson or any other per-
son the sum of S14; admits that respondent met
he was asked If he VAS Mr.. Williams, but de-
MES that anything was stated about A. b. Will
hams, or that anything was said about A. b.
Williams' brother, or that any one pointed to
A. ID. Williams Office during the conversation;
admits that respondent asked BrockenborOugh
what he wanted, and in reply he said he had
been referred to him (W.) to defend his case;
presence of Brockenborough; but denies that
from anything said or done ON that oc casiOn he
OBJ had any reason to suppose he E. A. Will
liams) was A. b. Williams; admits that Phillip
Anderson was on the same day sentenced to
imprisonment four months; but denies that
respondent guaranteed at any time to have
said Anderson out Of jail or that he did SO
guarantee with condition that he be paid SO;
and denies having said he wanted money
to pay Mr.. Foley or any other person; admits
that petitioner paid respondent IS, and AYERS
that facts had come to his knowledge which he
believed would warrant mitigation OF the
punishment, and that he offered in good faith
to do what he could to get his pardon or a COM
mutation Of his sentence, for this proposed ser.
vice was paid So, and in good faith commenced
the work with good prospect of success; AYERS
that the petitioner knew that respondents office
where they met was not A. B. Williams office,
and that respondent was not A. B. Williams.
This answer is sworn before NJ. M. Wheelock,
notary public. Accompanying it is An affidavit
sworn to by w. ID. Plowden, c0rrObOrating the
Moore OF the same nature, and stating that At
tiant believes the charges made by Broken
borough were malciously instigated by parties
for the sole purpose of debarring Mr.. f. A. Will
liams from practicing in the court, and to njure
his reputation, knowing them to be false. Also
one by Michael Foley, who swears that he was
never offered bride, reward or compensation
by f. A. Williams not to testify against An
dersOI.
Witnesses were heard on both sides corrob-
Orative of the written statements, and Judge
Smell said the question seemed TO hinge on
whether or not +. A. Williams sought to imper-
senate A. Ii. Williams for the purpose of getting
a case. There were, in his opinion, very few
lawyers so scrupulous that they would conscien-
tiOusly turn away a case which came to them by
mistake. When he found one of that kind he
would consider him deserving of q high enco-
MUM. The defendants written answer, and
the papers in the case, he took and will give de-
cisiOn thereon at an early day.
RAILROAD TRANSFER CAsE.-TO-day. the
case OF w. +. Mathews against the Washington
and Georgetown railroad company was tried
This is an action to recover damages q .NAN for