Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-29
THE COURTS.

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uments will commence to morrow.
POLICE CoURr-J,doe Shell.
To-day. Henry Jones. colOred was charged
with disturbing the congregation of the Sec
Cnd Baptist church by disorCierly conduct.
IL was testified that there was a festival
going On there, and that Henry persisted in
singing comic songs, which he was requested
not TO so. and an effort was made to put him
out when he got back on mis- muscle and
frightened the sisters. In defence 1t was
testified that he was singing Beautiful
Zion, built above" which is not a comic
song. Complaining witness was recalled aud
Questioned by the court as to whether the
song was Beautiful Zion, built above" and
said that was not the song Jones was sing
sng. The court reprimanded Jones and dis
charged him. Benjamin Barker, public
swearing; IS.
TWO CARTS AND ONE NUMBER.
Washington Nelson, colOred, was charged
with running cart without the requisite
number. Officer Grant testified that on last
Monday he arrested James Desper, a cart
man, without the number to his cart. Des-
per showed him bis license and stated that
his number-f%1-had been stolen from his
cart. He releaS ed him and watched all the
carts he saw passing, and yesterday he dis
covered this number-e3T-On the cart of
Washington Nelson and took him into GUS
tCdy and m owed the number, which be-
longed 10 DeSper, and produced it in court.
james Desper was sworn, and recognized the
number as his own, which had been stolen.
He showed his license, which cOrrespondcd
with this number. In defence, IL was testf-
fed that Nelson borrowed the cart on which
Griffin; and the case was continued To give
me defendant an OPT ortunity TO bring in
Griffin.
MIGRANTS
Eliza Ahraf am and Henrietta Bruce were
sent down as Migrants. Officer Mitchell Of
Lieutenant Greer'S force. arreStoi a coloT-d
man named Ned Thomas this morning about
20 clock on suspicion of attempting to rob
Senator Vests house on 18th street between
ii and streets northwest. When diScOvereI
he was coming ont OF the basement with his
shoes off. The alley door was found OPEN
He told very contradictory stories and was
locked up Senator Vests family are all
absent from the city Judge Shell sent
Thomas down az vagraNt.
ALL SORTS.
Cttie Williams forfeited collateral
walker StDley, same. Joseph BraXtOn
cOlOred, charged with disturbing a f. .tival
at the Sixth-sIrce Baptist Church: 50 Jane;
Carroll an idle and incorrgible boy, was
Stnt 10 the Reform school. Washington
Nelson, charged with the larceny of a cart
number from James Desper. officer Grant
testified to finding the number stolen from
Desper or Nelson's cart. The latter stated
that nc had found it on the street continued.
Anna Pur1phrey forfeited collateral. Bobert
Adams, cuTStGg: $.
PAwNBRoKER's CASE.
Jacob Cohen and Patrick NoOnan. charged
with false greteOce. Mr. HerZtlOy, pawn
broker, testified that NOonan came to his
place with pawn ticket for a watch which
he had pu up at COhen'S pawn office; stating
that il was worth 1925, and being hard up he
offered TO sell the ticket To him. Witness
vent 10 tOhen's in company with NOonan to
look al the watch, but Cohen refused to let
him look at the watch without he (witness)
desired to redeem il by paving the $50 all
Fahfed u. witness returned home and soon
Afterwards young man. vino had first ac-
ccmpanied NOonan to his place, came in
and asked for his friend Nounan. and lett
Presently NooHan came in and finding how
matters scoOd denounced Cohen as a swind-
Ter. They both returned again To Cohen's.
aud Know ng the latter 10 be q Shrewd bust
ness man VINO was not likely to be taken in
no tif.l. To-
witness paid down the $50 and was surprised
nj >eIng common watch laid down on the
COULTER, not worth the amount advanced.
lie SaIt that ne had been cheated. but gave
him - because he had promised TO give il 20
him. and was afraid Of The man. On cross
examination witness sail that had tue
IaVe made any complaint. Cohen male no
representations as TO the value OF the watch
Dut heard the representations OF Noonan
mat II was worth Sl2J.
Mr.. Judd testified that the watch was not
gold one, the case having but about So
worth OF gold in it. The movement-a John
son English patent leVer-could he purchased
at from $50 to SEQ PER dozen. This watch he
would value at about $50.
VIM. Smith testified that this style of
watch was sold during the war at $50 10 SEQ
apiece; they were gotten up in Philadelphia
curing The war This style will sell for So
at auction; would loan so on it. The rule
IS lot to exhibit the goods until the amount
Is PAID; but IL is sometimes departed from
witness was sometimes deceived, and recol-
lecttd several years ago about 80 watches
were pawned IN this city for SO each, which |
among the number.
Robert Fulton testified that he would not
eive over ss for the watch.
Detective McDevitt testified that Noonan
tod him that he got the watch In North |
Carolina.
Officer Mari testified to having seen
NCOran about COhen's place.
Judge Smell said that there was no evidence |
That Cohen had not loaned $50 on the watch, |
aud ne could not be held on the charge. AS |
10 Noonan The evidence was different, and |
~, ""uId De Eeld Tor the grand Jury-bonds |
$500. !,
THE BRICK CASES AGAIN.
John Pepper was arraigned for buying |
4ioitn pIopeIiy-brick from Wilson L.
been stolen. After hearing the testimony |
the court imposed fine of SlOO. An appeal |
v as noted. Angelette Allen, charged with |
an assault and battery with intent 20 Kill |
Mary Fitzgerald with razor; committed |
loI The action OF the grand jury.
drinkers begin To complain of a deteriOra ton /
IL the quality of beer as the season advances
and are at loss to account for 1t. The sea.
son OF brewing lager beer is from November
to April, when d stock for the following sum
Iner IS brewed. The brewing then almost |
ceases and the stock is stored in vaults. In |
o-lG eaIly Gays OF Eager beer drink King in this
country brewers could easily manufacture |
enough during the winter to supply the sum-
meT demand, and by the time the beer drink
ing season oYened the beer attained proDer
age and flavor. As the beverage became |
more and more popular some brewers found |
That their stocks ran short before the season
was gone, and as an experiment they came
10 sell summer bTewed beer. Summer brewed |
beer Is inferior IN quality, because of its cru
lity, ana hence the complaint from consul
mefs; The inter stocks of some of the most |
popular brewers in this city have already |
given out, and they are selling summer |
breWed Deer. AS winter brewed beer is the
pest in any case, many of the popular brew
Frs are finding ready sale for the whole of |
their winter stocks.-N y. World.
SUICIDE OF WIFE AND MoTHER-Mrs
II. be Cuddeback, wife of Daniel Cuddeback,
Oh Montague, Sussex county, \. j., was found |
y ing upon me tioor In room of her house,
Monday night, in a dying condition. Hy her
Side lay small vial labeled morphine, and
u was supposed she had swallowed the con-