Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
THE C0HRTS

Bs sgt. Rives; motion for new trial oyerruled.
Burr agt. Wheeler; SIS remitted and motion for
new trial overTuled. Stewart agt. FRunca;
judgment below affirmed. Hill agt. Smith ct
81; motion to QUASI granted. Young agt Smith
et al; motion to set aside execution granted.
knoedler sgt. Meloy et al; leave given to plead
to merits. Taylor & Hilbert sgt. Gallup; de-
murreTs withdrawn. Baker agt. Brown; iudg-
ment by default stricken out and leave to plead
Martin sgt. Md. + 5. NJ. and NJ. company; mo-
ton for Judgment under 18th rule oyerruled,
Hubbell agt Daniels; judgment under stipu,a-
ton. Jones sgt. Bailey; motion 70 q1ash csrti-
oraTi granted Oberhem agt. Wolf; docketed
and judgment rendered.
POLICE CoURr-Jud0s Smell.
For the first time there was Yesterday a
Christmas Police Court, which was a good
thing, as 1t relieved the overcrowded cells OF
the station houses and made room for a fresh
crowd OF occupants. The hour set for the open
Ing of court was O'Clock, but the ATTORNEYS
having oversight themselves it was after eleven
O'Clock before the mill commenced grinding,
Christmas comes but once q year and ATTORNEYS
are but men. Bailf Reves DOorkseper Bar
ton, Uncle Barton as he is called; Turnkey Ash
ton, and Gstekeeper Findley however, were on
hand and had the culprits all Gagged in the dock
at the usual hour. -Four and twenty wers In
there; black spirits and white, blue spirits and
grey, besides many other kind of spirits.
Gatekeeper FIndey dOsed them plentifully with
ice water from the cooler near by. Most of
ths n were very thirsty. all were very dirty,
ana could there have been hose nozzle turned
on them with plenty of Potomac water il would
have been a mercy, and no d0uOt would have
been gratefully received by many of them,
Nest OF them were in for common DRINKS
and profanity, and they were soon disposed or
Andrew Ashton. cOlored. charged with assault
on Annie Brooks, whose head bore unmistak4-
BILE marks OF the scrimmGge. Annie told the
Judge tat she took in q lOdger whom she
charged % cents for staying at her house; that
Andrew came home in the night and found the
IodRef there, and didn't appear to like it, and
MADE the LOGGER leave. On cross examination
Gle said she had been living with Andrew as his
VIE lot some three years. Andrew had no wit
nessesr but he told the judge that Annie was his
VIE; ne haC never been married by preacher,
butshe was his wife, and he found a stranger in
his place. Here another cOlored woman came
In and swOTe that she was Andrews wife, and
that he had left her TO take up with Annie; $40
and costs. George jackson picked up six sew
picks belonging to another, and walked on with
them; he walked farther than was his purpose,
right into the station house; SIS. John Thomas,
larceny OF pair OF boots from a German shoe
maker; $40. Chas. r. Hulss forfeited IS for
profanity; Jerry Wormley and John and
and vagrancy; chain gang. Maggie Brown for
feited IS for being drunk. Geo. G. Broaks and
George Williams, gin mill lOafers and brick kiln
dodgers, were labelled for three months each
John Waters sampled too much night before
Christmas, and got into a turnip warfare In tue
Center market. The turnips few lively for
while; sic.
TO-DAY.
Gear Smith, carrying pistol; $50. John
Gray, carrying billy; $40. CarriesWilliams
Christmas carols too loud. Carrie called the
court She was booked for V, but shs cursed
the judge and be raised 10 an X. This settled
her. Sarah Hawkins, night rambler, was
caught in a scratch fight, with razor in hsr
POCKET, $50. David Locker tied his Sors. 70
tree; rs. John L. Suit, playing hi. part in tue
Ibeater Comque audience. He, among other
things, took possession of private seat; waxsd
for SO. Julian Redding, carrying concealed
weapons; go Vim. Smith, razor; $50. Betty,
indecent exposure; .. Andrew Shorter,
charged with cruelty beating dog. The lady
" npR 1n V1h IN ha Il hall hal
affection for that dog evidently, As she was at
fected TO tears in giving her testimony. Shorter
was 80 Shorter when he left tbs dock. Stephen
White and Thomas Kelly were tsIs1 ~ each
for anrSy. Betty F0x, assault on John Sheshy
a little white hey. She threw a stone at a COL
oTed man who offended her and struck the
Sarah Hawking; 500 bonds TO keep
the peace. Henry Robinson, assault on
Betty Taylor. This was the effect OF 18th strsst
gE-nOg-tOo much noR and too little egg; SD.
Daniel Carter and Frank Herbert, coloPsd, as
s2ult on Susan Ludwig, q white woman. naSr
Fort SlOcum. Dan and Frank are cOuntypss!-
ers, heads shaved close and scars sll over their
Hgly mugs. Dan had wbits patch on his nOss,
giving him rather COmical look. Susan kseps
stcre and thsse two peelsTs smashed in the
store door 20 get their whisky on the clear. Shs
gave them = WARM reception with q hot poker
butthey were too much for her; SO each. An
drew Carter, Pocket.bos thief; took one yes
terday from .. II. Sprsgue, in the Georgetown
hospital: SI0 or Jail. Harriet WAYNE and Geo.
jackson, Assault on LOuis Wayne-a George
town NUS Wayne may have had two ewes,
but they we're not visible this morning through
the swelling and court plasters. He told the
court that "bTiCks did it." Harriet threw them
SIC each, DANES Porter, charged with running
Metropolitan Hall thaater without license, and
alsO fer selling liquor without license; case
PostIcned to Wednesday Harrison Washing
ten, assault and battery Oh John cambridge; IS.
HCIace Mash, trespass on the lands sf Caleb
Hawkins; SO. Owen Taylor, assault on Officer
Thomas AidrIdge; $40. John Cray, stealing 2
Quilt; 70. David A. Berry, Richard IL. Hicks,
George Berry, aud James Lsnigao, sffrav; IS
eacb. Elizabeth Hall, assault on Sarah Wash
iDgtOD; s.. Daniel Chase, assault on Spencer
Young; $40. Martha Jones, 80 for profanity.
Mich ael Higgirs, assault and battery on An
drew Stopper. Andrew stepped up and pleaded
lis cause Ike KAN and Higgins afterwards
stepped down and ont after . S. syndicate.
VIM. GTsley, Bell +, Roper, Edward Ingram,
John +. Sturgeon, Joseph Psnnell, 4. j. King,
VIM. n. johnson, VIM. Sweeney, aud soma
fifty others forfeited eollsterals. SOhn Gray,
Charles Carroll, Horace Nash, Jim Smith, 10.
Ball, Howard TIuxtOn, Solomon Williamson,
Harrison Washington, and Betty Fox, were
TaSped for 81 each Tor profanity. Lloyd Adams,
VIM. Field, Thomas Henderson. John Stewart
John RushiD, George Hawkins, Thomas
Brown, Jim Frisley, John Green, Richard
Laudeck, Charles Brown, TOney Coleman, and
some dozen others were raked for So each for
GisOTdeTly conduct and Christmas tSOting on
the streets. Isaac Williams. $40 Tor same.
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