Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-05
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COURT IN GENERAL TBRM-rs-aay, the
ss IL -. IF s II Of ,s
CORPORATION, Concluded about IA o ciock The case
s'G,, e a, ass ksiserfors wa. nsyt taken e.
PENDANT.
CIRCUIT COURT, Jndss Carrey.-To-day, Is
by default we're enterrd several yods
porfance.
POLICE COURT. Jndxs Sasu.-To-day, Rich
B,amseIl, Violation Of bach Law; So Wesley Adams
ger and ~ss GneS S1 John Mas eRsrssd With
=, Sses With from e.
Mar Holster, saving that she would chop Oh her
b sesmed TO h. the primary canse Of The tsonbIs
and the Judge advised Mary to square her accounts
SEVERE on MAGISTRATE.
Mr.. Gloss called the attention of the court tn
issued by Justice Ferguson on complaint Of John
Boon against VIM. Brazil, both colored, charging
only SIS, refusing to return the balance There Was
no Law TO punish such offences, and he thought the
charge the n sake Of hcm On In s%ee
arrested sor swnd,ing. He entered nolie prosequ.
house. $50, or 60 days in jan ''''S
InE kDwARD MCCORMICK LIQUOR CASE.
To-day was set for hearing Of the case Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia agt. Edward Mccormick, charged
Min ns snorr I'm less ansnts, than One pint
on IN, same eerse on which the defective warrant
ha @ 81
January ult, and plead not guilty. Upon motion Of
continued until Thursday the 2si ult to give the
defendant tire to prepare his defence On the last
moved arrest Of judgement, the ground that the
information defective in not stating the time Of
the offence with sufficient certainty &C. The court
= the ipformssien: and asEsd MT Miller
Miller's. request the case went over until Sat
urday, the 18th, following, on which day M Miller
further continuance until Tuesday the 18th. The
court remarked that il would qnash the information
but upon it's attention being called by counsel for de
fence TO the fact that it was not motion to qnash
but motion in arrest Of JUDGMENT that pending,
concluded that II would further postpone the
until Saturday, the lst February. While the above
tiSn and asked Mr. Tagga5t if he desired his aP
CART said he did The case, under the new informs-
sl0 was st then GostI1nsd until the st Of Febra
cases that the old and new infer@aton, would Uid
he heard. On February LIST MIR. Miller was not in
In the case of the first information the court after
some argument by counsel. directed the entry of
On account Of Millers absence the SECOND informa-
tior was not heard. the court remarkine that the
trict might arrange between them for some day for
its hearing This morning MoCSrmck was arrested
this wholesale manner of bringing information on
fhs en hs So 80 much
q, and here comes up warrant No g. The court said
cases must be heard as presented. Mccormick
not n court, and messenger was dispatched to
cor9eto w come u ana PaeSd also another one to
Mr. Miller stated the information had been sworn
to III January, but was not filed until the February
term, and asked leave to amend by inserting Febru
Mr. Tageart asserted that this was not the same
ihIornation, and after some discussion lac entered
Alter the testimony for the prosecution had been
taken counsel for defence raised the point that the
ensed was not an apothecary under the exception
s Glance Of the lax and no testimony had been pro
bee. that deiepdant sold any liquors himself, but
The court, on the first point decided that defend
ant Ioust show his license, which would dispose of
that question, and on the second point that it
No testimony for defence being offered, the court
hned accused Slo5. An appeal was taken
"HARK, FROM THE ToMBs--Goreraor Dir
Scarss the imprisoned Murulerers.-The murder
ers awaiting trial i'm the TOmbs prison, New
York, are said to be struck with CONSERVATION
at the refusal of Gov. Dix, of that state to COM
mute the sentence of death or John Gaffney for
the murder, in Buffalo, of Patrick Fahey, to
imprisonment for life. A large number Of citi-
Gems of Buffalo made the application for a COM
mutation of the sentence, animated by sympa-
Gov. Dix says that he had the benefit of able
counsel and was found guilty by jury, after a
careful deliberatiOn on the testimony, and that
of his trial, found error of law in the proceed
ings or the verdict; but, while he expresses SYM
patty for his family, adds: 81 cannot forget
that our sympathy is equally due to the friends
of the victim, who was hurried without a mo-
ment's warning into eternity, and to the ORDERLY
members Of society whose lives are i'm daily peril
from the alarming prev alence Of murder. am
willing to have it understood that circumstances
Of very extraordinary nature will be needed To
induce me to interpose for the purpose of annul-
ing the deliberate and well-cOnsidered determi-
nations Of juries and courts"
A FORGER's OPINION OF BOsTON DErEC-
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