Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-03
THE COURTS.

POLICE COURT, Judge Sail
To-day, James A. ROBINSON, cursing aud dis
orderly conduct S5-also placed under bonds to
keep peace. Mary Martin was sent to work
house as vagrant and prostitute. Wm. Lomax
family. Henry Gallagher forfeited SIS collateral
for disorderly conduct. VIM. and John Thomas
forfeited collateral, SIS each, for disor der Mar
shall Brown and Washington Butler forfeited
coliaterai for swearing. samuel Banks, carry
ing pistol and shooting it off in the presence
OF some colored women; $40. Charles +. John.
son, hackman. charged with violating the
rules governing the hack-stand at the railroad
depot; $40 Richard Robinson, charged with
selling liquor without license at his restaurant
on l. street; S15G-appeal taken.
STABLE SMELL.
Marshall Brown, Jacob SoOmaus and Sam
uel Lloyd, were charged with maintaining
nuisance on the northwest corner of 9th and q
streets by keeping filthy stable. Mr.. j. F..
Kelly, inspector to the Board of Health, testi-
fed as to the condition of the premises; that
they were filthy; when he was there he SOW ff-
teen cows and six calves; the building was damp
and without drainage; the water from the roof
settles inside the premises and the stencil is Of
fenslve. The resolutions OF the Board of Health
OF May oath, 1873, declaring these premises to
be nuisance, were offered as evidence. Mr..
Reinhart. resident on 9Th street, near by tes-
titled to the bad odOr that arises from this sta
BILE, which Is source of great ANNOYANCE.
Joseph Hamlin, keeper of saloon on 9th
street, testified that the place is great nuts lnce
and That it generally affects the business of the
neighborhOod. Other witnesses testified TO the
same effect. Mr.. Menken, tailor, living on
Louisiana avenue, testified that ''every time one
day like de oder was" DR.. Bliss testified that
when he was health officer he had frequently
examined these premises, and found them
always in filthy condition. The whole surface
OF the ground was saturated with foul liquid
matter, and great nuisance. DR.. keene,
health officer, testified TO the same effect as the
preceding witness. Mr.. Richard Waliacb
counsel for Mr.. Brown, testified to holding
correspondence with the Board of Health,
during which an indulgence was granted the
proprietor, Mr.. Brown, in making an under
ground drainage, until the sewer and other i'm
provements by the Board of Public Works
reached them; this would be done next spring
and he understood the time had been extended
Judgment was reserved.
Daniel Buchanan, pleaded guilty to stealing
50 in money, and was fined 9 10 and costs. Solo
mon Fague, assault and battery on Mary JONES'
$40 and costs Manuel Smith, grand larceny OF
clothing from Mr.. Sanborn, guest at the Ma
tional Hotel; sent to Jail for action of the grand
jury. John Blackstone, resisting Officer Arnold
So and costs. Benjamin Granald and Samuel
Diggs, assault and battery on Thomas O'Con-
mel in a wantOn manner with base ball bats; $50
each and costs; an appeal was taken by Digs
VIM. H. Crown, assault and battery on Sar ali
q. Crown, his wife; 800 bonds to keep the
peace. Charles Thornton, ASSAULT IS, or 80
days. Irwin Armstrong, do; $50 and costs
Charles johnson, larceny of cart number; IS
and costs, or 80 days in jail. Andrew j. Wood
and Joseph O'Brien, resisting officers $50 and
costs each.