Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-27
THE CouRrS

rbss -HAI CoURT-yad1s Humphrsvs.
eon--h' 1ed $3.50 in the Police Coart far csrrg.
nnse the business OF commercial agent with
noense-was called, the defendant having
rAtyed jury trial. Messrs. f. w. Jones and
y. n. MILLER appeared for the defendant and
maze the point that IL was necessary TO show
mo.e tnan one offer or sale to sustain the infor-
nation. MT. A. A. Brney, for the District,
cisimed that the case had been fairly made out,
ana argued that IL the counsel on the other side
were correct Ii would be a matter of impossi-
bilty almost TO secure conviction.
Judge Humphreys said q man could not hs
said to be engaged in the Cuisines" oy sny one
act. While the act prohibited the carving ou
business at any place than the one named In
making one trip or one offer elsewhere. rs
would enter Judgment for the defendant.
The case Of Frederick f. Myers, charged with
selling liquor without license, was called, and
defendant not appearing judg ment was entered
against him.
POLICE CouRr-Jadge Dars,n.
Robert Plenty forfeited collateral for ours
ing. Robert Clark, loud and bosterous talk
ing; SIS. Christopher Msdes forfeited $40 for
fast driving. John Mack was fined IS for loud
and ooisterous talking. John Barron, a va
White and George Brooks, both Migrants, were
sent to the same place. Samuel Powell, boy
yagrant, was reprimanded and sent home to
bis mother. Joseph Narston and Oh aries john
son were fined 50 each for disturbing the peace
and quiet of Georgetown. Msrston is an ex-
police officer: Martin Brannon, same charge;
SO. Henry Schwartz anberg. selling LIQUOR on
Sunday; dismissed. Giles Miller, profanity; IS.
Andrew Elliot, disorderly conduct on an excur-
sion tram of the Baltimore and Potomac road
from Seabro0k to this citv; Elliot Is one of the
pound men; $50. Emily Warner loud aud bois-
terous; 20. Grant johnson, pc tit lsrc INV ofl a
basket from 9Th street car; SO and costs.
POT HUNTRs FINED.
X. n. Lee was charged with killing twenty
reed birds, one ortolaD. ami three black birds
IN the marshes in the county, yesterday. He
plead ignorance Of the Law, and said he had
often killed birds at this season. The birds
were produced in the court, and were in a fine
condition. He was fined So each for the ortolan
and black birds, but IS the reed birds were not
named in the law he was not fined for killing
them.
AN "ENRAGRD HUSBAND" FINED S25.
Pete Jenkins, assault and battery on James
Grayson, both c0lored. This was some three
months ago, and Graysen was so seriously in
jured that he has been confined in bed ever
since. Grayson testified that Pete's wife come
to his house about u O'Clock at night and as ked
for protection, and said that man had been
CHASING her. He was lying on the floor, and
asked her to take q seat; she sat on the side OF
the bed, and soon after Pete opened the door
aud knocked him down with q heavy club.
nearly killing him. Pete called out, "What are
you doing with my wife here?" For defence it
was stated that Grayson induced the woman to
60 to the house for improper purposes. Edward
Ready, larct ny az q cart from Patrick Foley;
not proven, and case dismissed.