Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-14

one meal every day for q certain length Of time.
a MIR. Benton afterwards was introduced TO
him, with a check on MIR. Long, endorsed
Dy one Randolph, which he desired to have
eashed, so as TO pay their bin at the restaurant,
some SIS He refused TO accept the check on
account OF not knowing John F. Long or MI
randolph. He Afterwards learned that Mr..
Long was good and substantial citizen of st.
Louis. He then let them have money on the
check at different times, In all amounting 20
SO, and obtained credit in some of the stores to
the entire amount OF the check. lie never
learned anything definite about Mr.. Randolp b
Inc check was presented to the Bank OF Wash q.
ingtOn, where it was made payable, sew sral
times and refused, it was Afterwards pronounced
II be fraud.
Cfoss-r.amined: He incurred the liability of
paying the restsL. ~nt DiIi on the IUth OF Au-
gust, and the scheck was raWn on the l95p OF
the same month. On the day h1 'eeeIVeI the
check he went security for $50 at the ,'htAinS
store kept by Noah Walker x Co. for ciOth,q
iSr tnelr accommodation. He did not accept
the cheek until he was satisfied that the en-
uorsement OF Long was genuine.
, MT. HIne thought this should be the end of
, rne Ease oat JuGge Fisher said it was by no
Mr.. hine said there was NO false nratence
shown. no AaiSe provence
O., Ar: lsryT stated that this was not case
' anal disposal in the Police Court. There
had been crime committed; the endorsement
had been procured by false pretenceS, which he
could show at the proper time.
The court remarked that he must be satisded
"A
Judge Fisher stated that they could get Mr..
Long, and be asked that the prisoners be com
mitted TO await his arrival from ST. Louis.
Judge Smell stated that. so far, there had
been nothing shown of a criminal nature. The
principal witness had stated that he did not ac-
cept the check until satisfied that the endorse
ment was genuine.
Mr. Hihe asked that the witnesses be sapa-
rated; and they all withdrew except Mr.. Nc
Dewitt.
Judge Fisher asked a postponement until they
Ia gfara o aF 1
had been summoned here, and was here last
Friday. but had left the city without permis-
sion. He claimed that the original fraud was
Perpetrated on Mr. Long, and the government
could prove il.
The court stated that this information was
important, and the case would have TO be post
pOued until next Saturday.
Bail was fixed at & 600 each. in default of
which the prisoners were committed.
ASSAULT CASES, go.
washington thtids, assault on Albert Wheel
er, cOlOTed. Both complainant aud defendant
had baDdages on their heads. The scrimmage
was about a section of fence which Childs tore
OOWn ana which Wheeler claimed was his prop
eTty. ChtIds cut Wheeler with a hatcLet In his
head and Wheeler struck ChiIds with a fence
rail-. Both heads were cut. Wheeler had the
biggest bandage on and Childs got fined $50 and
costs. Charles Turner, cOlOTed, larceny of 100
cigars, worth 80, pleaded guilty, and was fined
SO. VIM. Ennis, assault and battery on JAS,
M. Glass; $40 and costs. VIM. johnson, colored,
assault ON b. f, Harper, a policeman; $50 and
costs.
TODAY.
" m. Brooks, violation OF cart law;S5. Edw'd
CosSgTOye, same; -. James +. johnson. same;
-. Mary Marshal, cOlOrtd, charged with dis
tuTbing the congregation of Mount Zion church
Wblle engaged in religious worship. The testi-
m0ny was that Mary struck one Jos. Il aker in
side the church. Joseph testified that he WAS
dOoTkceper, and after the benedicTi0n Mary
weItto go ont. and he spoke TO her not to crowd
Oh the children, when she went for him. Mary
made a statement quite different from that
made by Joseph, and the court dismissed the
case. Elizabeth Lee, disturbing the quiet of
Georgetown IS. Warren Riggs, forfeited col
lateral. Thomas wilkins, disturbing the auiet
Of UniontOwD; 81. John Wedge, loud aud bois-
ferrous talElng: -. Sandy Lewis, same charge:
-. Mary Elizabeth Owens, coCred charged
with carrying a razor, with which she threat
eEed to disc mbowel one Julia Ann Dobbfns
Mary Jane Neale and two others testified that
Mary did not carry arazOr, so the court took her
ecggt izance to keep the peace to DObbins. Geo.
ofeman, charged with keeping a dangerous
cog, which did bite one 4. T. &. Dodge; dog or
deICd TO be killed. Abraham Wayne, forfeited
coliatt raj. jas. Morrison, same. John Picker
lhg' larceny OF horse harness; $50. Nancy
johnson, larceny OF one dollar; six months in iatl
6losss Slegel, larceny of clock worth 80. from
I'll BIOWn; dismissed, and clock ordered 10 be
returned 10 the owner, SieEel having convinced
The court that he purchased it from two colorsd
women.