Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-13
THE COURTS.


O'NeaI, granted a new trial. Henry Garner,
convicted of an assault, was fined 500. Thos.
Higgs was found guilty OF burglary and sent
to the penitentiary for three years. John
Smith, burglary. was found guilty and sent
TO the penitentiary for three years. Jos. Che
ney was acquitted of an assault and batterv
with intent to kiln Mary O'Dell. Samuel
torney.
The grand jury came into court and made
presentments as follows: Philip Felty, false
(three cases. and Jack Williams alias Rich,
ard Williams, murder. Adjourned.
TODAY.
Geo; Lewis, eoiored charged with robbing
Mrs. Mary Kelly on the 18th of June of over
$50 Prosecuting witness testified that she
had been living at the Imperial Hotel; was
paid off, receiving S4s. and left; bought a
few articles and some liquor; went to Mrs.
Chase's house, on q street. Witness went to
sleep with her clothing on, having put some
OF her money in her stocking and some I'm
her breast. In the night she awOke and
found that she was undressed and she felt
and found her money gone; saw the accu "a
on the foot of the bed; called " for Gods ca Ia
come to my assistance" and Mrs. Chase.
She struggled with the man. who eo,1Id naht
have got her clothes Off without getting her
on her feetI she was awakened by the man
undressing her, unbuttoning her dress, &C.
IoIlvef Chase, a small colored boy twelve
years Of age, was called, but not knowing
the nature of an oath he was not sworn OF.
ncer H. L. Taylor testified to the accused say
Ing that he hid the money and to going with
the prisoner TO the place where he said he
had secreted IL. He also testified that Lewis
after turning rock over and saying he put
l mere, bnt II was gone; said he would pay
her back the money if he had to work seven
wears for ii. Officer ChaS. p Reese tes-
titled that he arrested Lewis and on the
way to the station house he attempted to
Ihrow small package of money away.
Lewis admitted to witness that he had taken
Inc money and hid Ii under stone. William
Harris, for the defence, testified that Mrs.
Kelly came to Mrs. Chase's about III o'cIOc K
with a pint of liquor and got another bottle.
and they drank 1t. Mrs. X got witness to
make bill out for her, and with Mrs Chase
went down town. They returned about or
O'Clock, and brought two bottles of LIQUOR
Mrs. X. got pretty drunk, and laid down
with her clothes on. Witness left. but went
back about midnight; heard Mrs. Chase say
gone, and accusing witness with taking the
money. George Lewis was not there then.
Both of the parties, about 5 O'Clock, were
dead drunk. Mr.. I. F. Miller, for defendant.
asked the court to instruct the jury that II
the prosecuting witness was asleep at the
time the money was taken there was no rob-
berry, and they therefore must find a verdict
for larceny. The court instructed the jury
that the law had been correctly stated, but
instructed them that they must consider all
the evidence on this point. The jury re-
phreys, larceny of cloth from Henry Kraak;
jury out John Thomas, do on trial.
The grand jury returned three true bills
against Andrew jackson, alias Levi Jones,
Tor burglary and larceny, and recommended
the discharge of VIM. Harris alias Gremain
on the charge of robbery.
CIRCUIT COURT-JudLge Humphrey.
To-day, O'Connell VS.. McVary: verdict for
defendant. Berger VS.. Flint; action for rent
in which set off is claimed for damages 20
business in plaintiffs refusal to allow de-
PENDANT to run stove pipe through parti-
ton; on trial.
EQUITY COURT-JtaClqe While
Yesterday, after our report closed, Carter
VS.. Fletcher; decree confirming sale. Me-
Namara VS.. Blumenburg; order discharing
restraining order. Tustin VS. Tustin: order
modifying decree of divorce by striking out
the clause restraining defendant from mar
rying. Linville vs.. Murdoch; order allow
Lewis; order extending time for answer.
johnson VS.. Johnson; decree of divorce
granted.
To-day, Huntington VS.. Walker; order in
structing auditor. Patterson VS.. Patterson
ct al; order for appearance of absent defend
ant DOherty vs.Volk; do. Childs VS.. Tucker;
decree for sale. Johnson VS.. Plant ct al; de-
cree ratifying sales. HOugh VS.. TAFT; do.
POLICE COURT-Jiutge tHseu.
To-day, John Merkins was fined IS for dis
orderly conduct. James Herbert, treSpassing
on Lafayette Square; So George Sweir, for
feited collateral: Laura Howard, profanity;
suspended. Andrew Cook, forfeited collat-
eral. Jere Maxwell a cOlOred vagrant, was
sent down to serve the District for 30 days.
rank Whitney, another of the same kind,
was detailed to accompany him. Henry
Honesty, Horace Francis and Nathaniel
Dyer, loud and boisterOus; $40 each. The de-
PENDANTS said they We're only singing a hymn.
Thomas Belmont, same; s5 James Riley,
same; s.. Charlotte Ann Beckett, was
charged by her mother with being disobe-
dent girl. Mrs. Beckett desired her daughter
TO go to the reform school but the court dis
missed the case. Henry Jackson, stealing a
silver pitcher worth SIS from Mrs. Baldwin,
pleaded guilty, and was fined $50 or three
months in jail. Ambrose Wall assault on
Amy Hilton; $40 and costs. Frank whitney,
larceny OF box of cigars worth 81; six
months in Jail. Robert Johnson, assault and
battery on VIM. II. Carter; 50 and costs.
Eddie Colbut, assault and battery on Chas
Thomas with intent to kill; grand jury.
WHERE SHE HID 1T.
GeOrg1aDna Johnson, grand larceny of los
fed that he had 8 IS himself and his wife $50.
which she have him to keep; that he went to
the pump, and on his way dropped his pocl1-
ct book. Soon after he heard that Georgi-
ley, and belonged to the same church which
he did. He went and asked her for 1t, when
she denied having found IL. Officer Reese
was called in, and search warrant obtain
ed, when the pocket book and money were
found concealed under her left arm under
fixed at $500.
RIVALS FOR REDDY WEIGHS FAVOR.
Both are street walkisfs. Susannah told the
court that Minnie thirsted for her hearts
blood, and had threatened to have it. Min
ME told the court that was put up job on
her; that 1t all grew out of jealousy because
Reddy WEIGH liked her the best. Personal
bonds not to take Susannah's blood. James
Herbert, assault and resisting Officer Mitch
ell; grand jury. Julia Lomax, assault on
Thomas Bowman, a little colored boy; S5
and costs. Alfred Bailey, assault on Laura
So.
SILENCE IN COURT.
{. A. Silence, good mechanic, father of a
promising family, when sober is a kind
hearted husband and father, but when under
the influence of benZine belongs to the sOci-
ETY. of Independent Order of Wife Beaters.
Yesterday he imbibed freely, came home in
a turbulent state and made war on his own
Kit and kin, chasing them from the house
with knife. The quiet neighborhood was
Kept in turmoil from until about IL o'clock.
when policeman was finally found and this
excited man was run In to the station house,
after which silence reigned again in War
saw. He pleaded guilty this morning TO
being loud and boisterous, and was fined SIS.
GOT OFF EASY.
Fanny Bayne, who has done heap Of
street walking south of Pennsylvania ave-
hue, between 10th and 18th streets, was run
In last night by Sergeant Leach, and a
charge of vagrancy made against her. She
had the amount of bonds (S20l. in her STOCK