Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-19
THE COUfsTS

POLICE COURT-Judge Dr,crcr
Yesterday, Henry Snowden and Emanuel
Lacey, ARRAY; fined IS. Edward Dickson, col
ored, assault on Patrick Mcnamara, a small
boy, with strap; - and costs. Michael Dunn
mer and "Jenny" Cant, larceny of u water
melons from William Hudson; Continued =
Garrick. who refused to give his first name,
charged with resisting Inspector Wolf; contin,
ned. Frank holland, disorderly; collateral for
IelseH Joh1 r. Tracy, walking On park; do.
Slaughter, do; SIS. Timothy Flaherty, cart no
number; SIS. Charles Nichols, disorderIy: 81
Ih0mas Commodore, obstructing sidewalk; SIS.
William Williams. profanity, SIS. S.T.Toombs
profanity, s.. William Smith, CARRYING a razor:
so. Joseph Summers, charged with vagrancy
He is respectable looking man, and received
$50 by express and went on his way rejoicing by
order OF the court. Benjamin Butler, CHARGED
with being professional thief, plead not guilty;
bonds, or ~ days on the chain gang. William
Qualls and BARLEY Stewart, obstructing pave
ment; SIS each. John Smith, loud and bolster
Gus, and obstructing the street by sitting on the
church steps, corner Y and streets. SIS. Geo.
Payton, charged with assembling together"
&c, and as he did not move on when the Off Ger
told him, he was ordered to paya V. Vinson
Flood and Walter Ennis, same charge, at the
st. Marc" corner; 50 each. or 10 days on the
farm. Margaret johnson and Cath arine Bruce.
obstructing street in Georgetown, or as a wit
ness said, sin de alley in de public" med IS
and costs. In the case of Mrs. Routh, charged
with selling liquor without license, a nolle pros
was entered by Mr.. Birney. VIM. Bernard and
Louis Bernard, charged with selling liouor
without license; continued. LOUISA Hackett,
charged with threats to Rebecca Brown, who
stated that Louisa said "Dat she'd dock her
her heart out Of her." $500 bonds to keep the
peace.
TO-DAY.
Lewis Robinson, a colored boy, charged with
committing uespass on the land of Mr. Bar lett
in the county; IS. Jeremiah Council. fined ~
Tor bathing in Tiber creek. Joshua Simpkins,
coicfed, lazy and idle person without visible
means Of support, was sent to the werkhouse.
John Bevsns, indecent exposure at 7th street
park; So Frank Cronin was sent down to la
Dor in the chain gang as a vagrant. John
Meade, same charge; 80 days in the same gang.
James Morgan. same charge; 80 days in chain
gang. Pat MahOny, loud and boisterous; IS.
loud and boisterous; So. Florena Bird and Mar,
garet Wood, colored, charged with running a
fair In South Washington without license; SO
each. Edward jackson, throwing stones; 81.
Also fined 50 for profanity. Edward TAYLOR.
disturbing public worship at the Enon Baptist
church. Taylor stated that the deacons refu .ed
to administer communion to him, and that he
questioned them about not 90 doing; fined $40.
In the case OF Robert Thompson taking gravel
from the street. forfeiture OF collateral RENTED
and defendant discharged. Michael Drum
melons; Drummond fined $40 and. costs and
Cant sentenced to six months In jail. Bassett
Berry, assault on John Moore last February;
In jumping on car and pulling the bell. thus
annoying the conductor by causing the car to
stop; fined s5-appeal noted George wilker-
son, tnIcete against A0olf Meinkfng; bonds to
keep the peace. "Spider" Brown, iarceny of
20 yards of cotton from Mrs. Nolte. Sergeant
Brosnan testified to making the arrest of Brown,
another party dropping the goods; six months
in jail. William Williams, assault and battery;
80 and 80 days. Timothy Callahan. trespass;
fined IS. Hiram Brown, assault on Chas. Will
liams. The evidence was that Brown threw a
stone at mule, which Williams said bounced
and struck him. For the defence, 1t was testi-
fled that Williams rode the mule to Browns
house, with this head inside the door, and the
court In entering judgment Diminishing the &C
cused. said there was certainly provocstion for
assault on the mule.
IAustria and the Pope have officially re-
cognized the Spanish republic.
1.-The leaders Of the nitramontane patty are
coming to Geneva from France, Austria, Gar
many and Belgium FOR conference.
hILettie Stollett. aged four years, who was
bitten by pet poodle, six weeks back died In
Chicago, on Saturday, Of hydrophobia.