Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-04
THE C0URIR.

ton, and ID. f. Cahill for the defence The
fret witness knew nothing of retailing, and on
cToss-exsmination said that the bottles and the
glasses at the bar were used for sampling pur-
poses. Re-direct:-Tnere were lemons behind
the bar. Mr.. Cahin objected, remarking that
lemons were used for sampling, &c. \. A.
Kelly testified TO obtaining liquor (beer) there.
Two others went in with him, and he paid for
the drinkS15 cents. On cross-examination
witness testified that he followed the water;
come here about four weeks ago on vessel
from Bath, Me-; could not recollect the name;
don't recollect where he was on the I'd of
August nor the 18th, but when the name of
Bernard was meDtioned) he recollected that he
appeared At the Police Court, as also in the
case OF Friedman on the It'll of August and
other cases; didn't go TO Bernard WI IN s~'th
and propose to leave the town for $50, ,..d not
do so with Friedman and take SIS; witness went
to Burkes on the day before the trial In the
Police Court with Wash. Alexander, colored.
Alexander did not make proposition that they
would leave the town nor did he made such a
proposition. Witness went there to find Smith,
witness got the beer on Monday or Tuesday Of
last week. Redirect: Witness informed in the
Friedman case because they had .shiDeyed"
him out of So. He appeared in the Burke case
hecsuse he was summoned. A man named
Sam Marston made a proposition that thew
should not appear and Burke would give them
so. washington Alexander testified to getting
whisky at Burke's on the 9th ana paid % cents
for two drinks. Also. on the 22d.
FOR defence, Mr.. McCann testified that no
Deer was sold at Burke's. Thos. White testi-
fed to hearing the parties, Kelly and AIexan-
DER, and another party, talking about getting
50 ana leaving the city. Dennis Du!anev, the
CLERK, resumed to party coming in and pro-
posing for so that the witness should not an
pear. Never sold liquor by the small: no beer
W as kept there. Jury out.
In the case of John G. Bard, charged with
assault and battery with intent TO commit a
rape, the prosecuting witness failed to appear
anG nO3le pros was issued.
The grand jury recommended the dismissal of
tne following cases. and the court made such
order: Ida Butler, false pretences in obtaining
% cents worth of veal. VIM. Saddler w r.,
Somers, j. p. SOmers, and John Mugg, larceny.
POLICE CoURT-Jtsd0e Ddloson.
w. L. Thomas, charged with Carving a con-
cealeu weapon-a razor fined $50. Also
charged with uisorderly conduct; as. JOS ,Joy,
hObt. Roach, ard Morris Rollins, disorderis
conouct; 50 each. Alfred Hall, carrying a
bo1sterous. MARY Douglass, loud and bolster
ous; So Geo. Wilkerson forfeited collateral.
john Gould, throwing stones; IS. Isaac War
Octave Nephew, charged with selling IiGuor
without license; dismissed. Thomas Johns,
william III. Lewis, Frank Brown, and VIM.
emerson aGess ds oIy conduct in front of
Morris Roach. assault and battery on Officer
Mahonev and resisting him; sent to the grand
jury. VIM. Wilson, assault and battery on H
stealing shovel; $40 and costs. Celeste Dill
ION, threats against Maggie Artos; 800 bonds
70 keep the peace. Timothy Hay was fined IS
III. u
johnson; dismissed. VIM. Thomas, assault on
Eliza Alexander; dismissed. James Rowe, as
ssuit on George Berry; dismissed.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFrRs.-,JamesF F. VOL
lard TO George X. MilburI lots %, 90 and 80.
square LOIS, 81 800; Henry X. Randall to Mich.
NJ. WILCOX to d. W. MIDI leton. Jot snnnFs
~, 81 500; Henry Hurt to Edgar Bali. lot %,
square 65, al Joseph Broc Ks to Jesse Downes'
lot I, section ], Barry farm, 5000, b. II. w,
~ - anil lnt ~
y. .. Burr to Ana ri. Roberts, lot 49, sGnare
800, 500; John Il. Gray to Peter W. Sheafer
part lot 49, square 126, $1,000; John Mack TO
Henry Seebode, part lot l, square All, 81, OOn:
Alex X. Shepherd to Thomas Kirby, lot al
SO uare 10l. 500; Stephen Flanagan TO Thomas
hlIoy, lot -, square 9S9, 1000; A. r. Shepherd
10 I, mos KIRBY lot SO, square 1O1. s11,5OO; Burr
w. Means TO Thomas Weaver. lots 4 s.
- TO- II, II and Is, square 1,OOS. 50 900; James
A. Scott to Thomas Piert, lot I, square loo.
100; stephen just to Christ. Dickson. part lot
IL, square 42i, $4,000; n. Acker and Others.
trustees, to n. Acker, all of square SCI, 81.
EDITOR sTAR;-Through the columns of your
paper desire to add my name to those pub
ished recently recommending the appointment
OF DAVID a. StTaker, ESQ.,, upon the Board of
Trustees for the Public schools. There can be
no improperly in suggesting to the appointing
power through the press the names OF worthS
c candidates over proper signatures. Therefore
II the Hon. Commissioners desire to consult the
interests OF the District and the undoubted wish
OF large number OF the people in the selection
OF an honorable and worthy person. they need
go no farther. A. II Mo-
JORDAN ALMA late letter from Jordan
Alum springs says the military ball given the
hrst virginia regiment was the grandest affair
EVER HttheSsed IN the mountains. Gen. Beau
regard has gone. Guests continue to arrive
daily.
Ask your druggist for Durana's rheumatic
remedy. 1t cures rheUmatism when everything
else fails.
a STRANGE ATTEMPT AT MURDER
Brother Shoots Has Sister and Refuses 10 0i.s
any ExplGRatiOH.-The Cincinnati Gazette OF
The % instant says an inexplicable attempt at
murder " as made yesterday, shortly after noon
at the house Of Judge Satin, on the Harrison
pike, beyond Paramount. Just as the family
had seated themselves at the dinner table Oil
yer' son OF Judge Satin, walked into the
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