Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-26
THE COURTS.


COURT IN GENERAL TERM
To-day, the case of Fletcher VS. Fletcher
was resumed.
POLICE COURT-Jl,dge Smell
Yesterday, after our report closed VIM.
Hume, Jessie Woods and sam Banks. were
sent down as Migrants. PatSey Carter. car
rying razor; $50. Chas. Neal cusseI 50
worth. Annie Shea, a prostitute and va
grant, was sent down. Jas. WilkerSOn, dis
turbing the congregation of the Second Bap-
fist church; So.
TODAY,
IhOS. ii. Murray was charged with CARVING
pistol, and fined $50. Also. charged with
vagTancy, and sent down. John Shea aired
himself with his 2:4O nag in q butchers
wagon anu run over small boy at the cor
ner of the Avenue and 9th street Testimony
showed that he drew up his horse as soon as
he could, and that he returned to the drug
store at the corner TO see what damage had
been done; also, that he was doing the best
he could to check the horse: so fine An
appeal taken.
CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A WOMAN
NOT PROVED.
Sarah Compton was charged with forging
the name Of Eppa HmtOn, a member of Con-
greSS, To check on the Farmers and No
Chanlcs' Bank of Baltimore, for $40. Mr.
Crosby, who does business under the Ma
tiOral Hotel, stated that Mrs. Compton an
piled To him to cash the check, which she
produced. with letter purpOrting to have
been written at WaTenton, Va. He did So
ard paid so for an accommodation to her
Mr.. HuntOn testified that the signature was
a forgery. Detective McDevitt testified 10
making the arrest, and To Mrs. COmptOn'S
virtually acknowledging the charge. During
the giving of the testimony Mrs. Compton
who was in the prisoners dock. told some of
the witnesses that they lied. Mr. Crosby was
recalled, and stated that ne could not swear
positively that this was the woman who
passed the check on him. She looked 10 be
the same. The testimony not being concIu-
Sive, the court dismissed the case and re-
cetved the thanks of the prisoner as she was
let out of the deck.
a MISCELLANEOUS LOT.
John Roberts, half grown cO!Orel boy
pleaded guilty to stealing a gas metre and
some lead pipe, and was sent to the Reform
school. William Schofield, loud and bolster
GUS; s.. James MuldOOn, a boy, throwing
Nagrant and prostitute, was sent down
John Callahan and George JansOn. disturb
ing the audience at the Theater COmiqup
last night were lifted out by the collars by
Special Officer Thomas Young, and fined $40
each this morning. Samuel Masters, james
Sweeny, and Maggie kidwell, disturbing the
sleeperS in Cherry Alley, Georgetown, last
night. Maggie was discharged, and the other
two settled for 50 each.
THE CRUELTY-TO-ANIMALS CASE.
MOTHS Dillon, charged with cruelty to his
mule, reference to which was made i'm ycster-
days STAR, was before the court again this
morning ana after further testimony the
court remarked that he could not he held for
kIlllng his own property, if il was done i'm
the usual manner and as humanely as posi-
bic; but it had been shown that he beat the
animal cruelty before shooting it, and he
must be fined $40. In the case of assault and
resisting the officer, ii must go to the grand
jury; and in the case of profanity, he was
fined So.
MADAM WOLFE.
Ellen Wolfe alias Reynolds, charged with
Keeping bawdy house; case POSTPONED till
tomorrow for a hearing bonds of - 900 being
fixed by the court.