Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-26
THE COURES.


fully carrying on bar room, was acquitted.
AN IMPORTANT RULING
The case OF Robert Tryon, charged with car
ryIDg concealed weapon "a pistol appeal
from the Police Court-was called, and Gene
raj Birney, attorney for the District moved to
affirm the Judgment below, because no docket
these cases, being in the nature Of criminal pro-
ceedin2s, no docket fee was required and he
allowed the defendant to proceed to trial. Mr..
L. +. Miller appeared for the defendant. On
Ger Sullivan testified to making the arrest and
to the weapon being q combination Of pistol
and knife, the blade being six or seven inches
long. On cross eXamination witness stated that
he made the arrest without warrant
The defendant offered in evidence Tryon's
commission as q constable, and offered prayers
for instruction that the defendant did not come
within the law. Mr.. Miller argued that con-
stables were, under the law, conservstors Of the
peace, only in that constables take the goods
and the policemen the body. The law was in
violation of the spirit of the constitution, and
was not intended to interfere with the rights OF
the citizens.
Judge Humphreys charged that the instru-
ment was deadly in double sense, embracing
q shooting instrument and one to stab. The
law did not give constable the right TO carry
concealed weapon. The law did not deprive
the citizen Of his right TO carry weapons, but it
regulated the manner In which they may be
carried. The law was Intended to strike at the
root, to break mp the practice of carrying con-
cealed weapons
The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the
posed below.
POLICE CoURT-Jud9e Da,cson.
ROW OVRR THE ORDINATION OF PASTOR.
Richard Anderson, VIM. Anderson, Julia
Anderson and Betsy Ann Hsll, charged with
disorderIy conduct in front of a church called
MacedOnia Baptist church, in the county. The
occasion OF the ARRAY was the ordination of q
new preacher, Rev. Edgar Banks, and several
elders and ministers were called there to per-
form the ceremonies. Among them were Rev.
Mr.. Lee. of the 6th-street church; Rev. John
Brooks, of Vermont avenue. and Rev. Mr.. JEFF
fersOn, OF the 3d-street church. There appe ars
to have been considerable opposition to the
candidate, and o crowd assembled to prevent
the ceremonies. At the appointed time the
candidate appeared, and a hue and cry was set
up, the crowd rushing into the church aud
out at 2:4O rate down Sheridan avenue.
followed by the crowd, prominent among them
being tho defendants. The result was, that
Rev. Edgar Banks was not ordained, and an-
other day was appointed to perform the csre-
mony. For defence Rev. Richard Anderson
testified that few disaffected members deter
mined to ordain Rev. Edgar Banks as pastor,
and privately called q meeting for that pur-
pose. The candidate came at the time APP
Pointed, and the majority OF the msmbers OF
the church who were opposed to such irregular
act came upon the ground and entered their
protest. In the meantime an examination into
the qualification Of the candidate was held pri-
vately in house near by, and he was accepted
by the faction. On approaching the church the
crowd gathered and prevented the proceedings.
The court said 1t appeared to be a disagree
ment between two factions, which they mus,
settle between themselves but without breach
Of the peace, and dismissed the case.
ASSAULT CASES, RTC.
Charles Mades, assault and battery on Fred
erick Zoller; So and costs Louis Williams, as
sault and battery On Alice Herbert. David
Taylor was fined S. for ARRAY. John Sykes
larceny of IL bricks worth II cents from Charles
Stewart; dismissed. George james, threats to
Anna Reynolds; discharged. James Mack. as
Shea, assaalt and battery on Elizabeth Kenne-
dy: SO and costs. VIM. Saunders, assault aud
battery on George W. Field. This appeared IN
be a trouble about a female. and some jealousy
existed between them. The assault was quite
serious, and the court imposed fine OF $50 and
costs. Randall Bowie, threats to Nancy Nelson
with razor in his hand; 800 bonds to keep the
peace,