Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-07
1.-THE C0uRIs-

To-day, Willism Shipley, loud and bolster.
down. John Stevens, q vagranf, was sent down
TO the chain gang. VIM. l.. Myers, forfeited
collateral Cornelius Sullivan, swearing; 81,
GedISys EEngie, disordesy; forfeited eolistersi
ana oisorder!y. James @. Hueston, disorderly
IN GeorgetowD; IS. James SMALL wood forfeited
colateral fo.: same offence. David Brown;
same. Peter Sehafer, forfeited. Ann Murphy
ioud and f,Oisterous; SIS. Richard Gaines and
hcnry ST 18th forfeited collateral for disordery
eonduct. William and Kate Middleton, loud
ana be- sterous; IS each. Jeremiah wormley
forfeit collateral. John GRAY, trespassing
npon q street park; IS. Patrick Sling, va
gfapt, was sent to the workhouse gang.
SS nuel Huntress, Profane, forfeited collateral.
f'Jter Smith was fined 50 for swearing. Kill
an Noonan, Aaron Digs, Charles Gaines aad
Lewis Lane, same. JAS. T.. Fisher, a vagrant,
was sent down as workhouse laborer. Lu-
cinda Jones, disturbing the congregation of
the Fifth Baptist church; as. james Montgom-
cry forfeited collateral. Thomas Hyatt sans.
Samuel Lacey, cursing in the Northern mar
was to boiler out I" Water melons," The off Ger
did not so understand him; SO. Caroline Shell
ton, prostitute and vagrant, was cent down.
$50. Lemuel Weeden, assault and battery on
Charles Augusta, a small colored boy; 80. John
Blair, charged with stealing a piece of plank
ssssn 20 EsS eos Gaines
larceny of gold ring; $40 and costs.
A PHYSICIAN ROBBED.
theodore III. Handy, alias Geo. g. Mason, and
dush Il. StIlder, charged with grand larceny
OF gold watch worth $50, q dress coat breast
pin, sleeve button, and other articles from Dr.
VIM. b. Butts. Mrs. Butts testified that these
men brought the doctor home in his buggy,
took him into his house and laid him on his bad
They stated that they came across him, and see-
Ing that he was unwell took him home. When
they left the house she missed the articles and
sent word to the police. Sergeant Roadway tes-
titled to coming across Handy and Strider In the
country, and found the coat on Strider, which
ne recovered. with some of the other articles.
Officer Morgan, mounted, testified to riding up
TO them with Sergeant Redway, and Handy
dropped the watch in the sand. He found a
clothes brush in his pocket belonging to Mrs.
Butts. Held for action OF the grand jury in
81 900 each.
VIM. Fletcher. assault on Martha Diggs; IS.
AN RGG CASE.
Richard Brown, charged that he with force
and arms did take, steal, and carry away two
eggs of the value of five cents. Officer Pfatf tes-
tilted that the defendant on Saturday night in
saw him take the eggs. Defendant said that he
bought the eggs, and it was hard if he couldn't;
q man might as well lay in bed; g. George
Columbus, assault on James A. Smith; SIS.
ALLEGED PIoKPoCKRTs.
Samuel Cook and Andrew Weldon, larceny
OF a silver watch and SD. George W. Clarkson
testified that on the evening of the 25th of Au-
gust he was drunk, and Weldon started to go
home with him, and on the way Cook took hold
OF him, and he felt jerk at his pocket, and his
watch was gone; he was then knocked down,
rec0llect that Weldon touched him at all. Mr..
McCutchen testified to finding Clarkson on the
ground, and he said that Cook had knocked him
down and robbed him of his watch. Cook sub
seGueptly came to witness and said that If he
would swear that Weldon took the watch it
would be all right, but witness said he could
not DO 1t. K. P. Brown testified to having heard
Cook say that he had the watch and was
going to put it on Weldon; that he would
have some clothes when il bowed over.
A nole prosequi was entered as to Weeden,
and he was called as a witness. He testified tn at
he was with Clarkson, and @. was very drunk;
he pursuaded Clarkson to go home, when Cook
come up and took him by the arm; saw Cook
jerk Clarkson's watch; the latter accused Cook
and was knocked down; 500 or months in Jail.
VIM. p. O'Conner, keeping tar room; SIPS;
appeal noted. Thomas Turner, larceny, COM
mtted for hearing. John Tayler and Walter
Miles, atfray; So. George Washington, Frank
Whips, and George Woodfork, affray; Wash
iDgton So, others discharged Gwynn HILL
assault and battery On Nathan Brooks. The
latter (55 years old) testified that the defendant
took his wife, and could keep her, and that he
had beat him twice lately; SO. Harriet Wilson,
assault on Elizabeth johnson, also on Julia
jenkins; So in first, and dismissed in second
case. Henry Williams, malicious trespass on
Mrs. Bates place taking pears and grapes);
%. Jerry Stevenson, assault and battery on
Sane Stevenson; 50. George Nickias, John
Talburt, Frank Bell, Richard Queen, afiray;
collateral forfeited. Beverly Smith, Robert
Hunter, John Mullin and Anna Brooks. dsor
derby; s.. The fine in the case of Albert Shin
ley, convicted OF disorderly conduct, was re-
mitted.