Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-09
oRDf AOF JUDGE SMELL
<HG ID. rs elton of Process.
AntOr ef Police tn Act Instead OF
the 4 Marshat.


TINS morning, before business commenced
IN tbe Police Court, Judge Smell delivered the
following opinion and order:
OPINION OF THE COURT.
From careful examination of the revised
| laws of the District of Columbia, and the ef-
feet of this revision, feel justified In issuing
the following order, changing direction OF
process in all cases within the original and
exclusive Jurisdiction of the Police Court
from The United States Marshal to the Major
of Police.
Sec. Oes provides: "In cases cognizable in
the Supreme Court, the process shall be di-
Ttcted IN the marshal, except In cases of
emergency, when IL may be directed to the
In defining the duties of the United States
Attorney in the Police Court, sec ,O69 pro-
Sides 1T shall be the duty of the United
States Attorney for the District, in person,
or by one or more of his assistants or depr-
tes, 10 attend 10 the prosecution in the PO-
lice Court, OF such offences, ,cere coonizdble
ill The CRIMINAL Court of the District prior to
June n, $50"
The collation. OF these sections show that
the attorneys are TO attend to The eases cog
niZable" in the Supreme ConrL by virtue OF
Its original and exclusive jurisdiction a it
existed after the Police Court was establish
ed, and also To such cases as lCere c0giiz;gbge
by the Criminal Court before the juTisdic lion
OF The Police Court was created and de-
fined.
The distinction is plainly marked between
'cogniZable" and well cOguizaOla' as mere
used. The omission of the word NOW" from
me revision was evidently done to remove
All uOuDt on This point, and 10 is clear that
process should now tie directed to the United
States marshal only sin capitaI and 9th r.
wise infamous crimes" that is to say feIOn-
les as they are the only cases cognizable
originally in the Supreme Court, and even
| in these provision is made that in case OF
emergency, process may be directed to the
major of police.
| do not deem il necessary to state any
other reasons in support of this view.
These reasons will readily occur to any
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centent myself with observing that
IL gives the court and the District
bailifs and Metropolitan police-as must
have been intended by Congress- and will
very materially add TO the revenues of the
court; but what is more important, I am
fully satisfied, that this Is the true cCnstruc-
tiOn of the statutes as they now stand.
ORDER OF THE COURT.
POLICE COURT ID. c., Oct Q, A d., 1878
1t is ordered, that hereafter, in all cases
within the original and exclusive turisdic-
ton OF this court, that is To say, in all simple
assaults and batteries. and all other missile
meanors not punishable by IMPRISONMENT i'm
the penitentfary, and in all offenses against
the laws and ordinances Of the District in
force therein. process shall be directed to the
major of police; but in cases cOgnizable i'm
the Supreme Court, process shall be directed
To the marshal, except in cases OF emergency,
When IL may be directed TO the major of
police. BY order of
WIN. b. SMELL, Judge Police Court d. C.
THE PREsBYTERY OF WASHINGTON
Inls body held its semi annual meeting at
Falls Church last Tuesday, and was opened
with a sermon by the moderator. Rev. JOAN
Brown Rev. David Wills, ID. D., was elected
moderator, and Rev. ]. a. Carmichael tenn
POrary clerk. The reports show that the
PTesbytery consists of 80 ministers who
have under their care q churches compris-
ing 3,536 communicates, I licentta te, 3 can6i-
dates for the ministry, and $3.50 Sabbath
school scholars. During the wear here Var,p
reported to the general assembly for benev-
md t..cr 81,
nances of religion, SIS, roo. A new church
has been organized in Washington CITY nm
DER The name of The Eastern Church."
star ing under very favorable auspices. being
supI lied by MI George II. Patch, who will
he IL stalled on the LIST of November. Appli-
caticn being made TO the Presbytery for the
adOp ion OF measures looking to the organi-
cation of new church near Benning's bridge,
the enterprise was commended to the practi-
cal sympathy of the churches under the care
OF Inc PTesbytery. communication was
received from the executive committee of the
Howard University, inviting the PreSbytery
10 assume supervision of its theological de-
Iartment, instituted for the purpose OF train
1Ig cOlOred men for the ministry. The prop
osltiOn was favOrably considered by the
Presby terry, and committee appointed to
MAKE TIE necessary arrangements, consist
ing OF Revs. s. s. Mitchell, Lorenzo West
colt. Mason Noble and John T.. Smith and
Judge William Strong.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS in vest.
opera, guard, and chatelaine chains OF best
shell, have just been received by Mr.. j. f.
Prigg, 45I Pennsylvania avenue, agent for
the sale of the celebrated Lake George dia-
mOnds. of which he has exquisite gems in let
plate, and gold. We take occasion here oan-
hCuF &c mat Mr.. Prtgg has perfected ar
rargements with C.. G.. Afford and Messrs
BarrOws & Co, who have a world wide repu-
tation for gold and plated jewelry, that will
e. able him to get direct from their manufac-
torres gold and plated jewelry in all the new
est designs, in sets, buttons, studs, chains,
aad bracelets. Samples of these goods will
be sent din ect TO Mr.. Prigg as soon as they
are perfected, and he will order such styles
as he may want, at a saving TO him of from
- 10 90 per cent. on the cost of the articles
which saving he proposes TO give his patrons
the beneft Of Under the new order of things
he Will be enabled to keep much more ex-
tensive assortment than heretofore and be
privileged after the expiration of thirty DAYS
10 return all goods not sold, and thereby have
continually on hand all the newest designs
simultaneous with their appearance in the
northern cities.
A WIFE TIRED OF LIFE-The attention
or On1cers Mulloy and johnson was called
last night 10 white woman in Franklin
SQUARE; when they approached she in |
FORMED tnem that her name was Josephine |
Getz, and that she was a married woman
and having become tired OF life had taken |
iaudanum. AT this time she was momentar- |
lily becoming 1nsensible, and In few min
utes sne fell 10 the ground. The officers took
her TO the nearest drug store, and Dr. Pope's
services were procured. They then took her
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made as comfortable as possible, and DIR. w.
H. Taylor attended her and she remained
mere In a suffering condition unable TO leave.
Lieutenant Ecklof this morning sent an
off1cer to inform her husband as to her
whereabouts, and to request that he take |
charge OF her. The officer was informed by |
the husband that he would have nothing
more TO do with her, and they could send her
10 the wOrkhOuse. She Is an American
woman about 40 years OF age, and is said to
be occasionally Incorporate. She states that
her husband kicked her out of her home and
having no friends to go she wanted to end
her troubles.
FoRD's OPERA HOUSE, Next Monday
evening Kelly & Icons Ministries and bur-
lesque opera troupe will commence an en-
Ragement OF six nights and one matinee
This company comprises twenty six per-
formers, the principal ones being Edwin
Kelly, Of considerable vocal ability, and
Leon, who has few equals as a representa-
tive OF female character The troupe com.
MERGED their fall season early in August. |
and have been playing TO crowded houses |
ever since.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE GAS HOUSE
Yesterday afternoon Sylvester Burns sixty |
years Old, a lahOrer at the gas house while |