Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19
THE COVRTS.

CRIMINAL COCRT-JtHtge DIN
To day, VIM. jackson was convicted OF the
larceny of a watch and chain and overcoat
from David Blair. and sentenced to the AL
haDy peniteDtiary for three years. John
Wstson, larceny of the trunk of Baron
Schwarz- Sanborn from an express wagon,
was found guilty of petty larceny. George
smith, larceny: juror Withdrawn, and nOlle
pros. John Smith, charged with rape on
Opheila Smith. The District Attorney stated
that he was unable to determine whether
there was rape, and asked to enter nolle
pros The defendant was dismissed.
The following cases have been set for to-
morrow:-Bridget MuldoOn, larceny; John
Diamond, do; Spider Brown do; Isaac Cur
rry, assault and battery; John Clark, resist
assault with intent to commit rape, James
brown, assault with intent to kill; and VIM.
Ii. Fisher, do.
CIRCUIT COURr-Jwge Cartier.
To-day Friedman agt. Colman; verdict for
plaintiff, s416.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Bartlett agt. Donaldson. This is a suit to
recover from defendant $3.50, the value of a
horse killed by, as alleged, the defendants
team running into the team of plaintiff
about a year since, caused, il is claimed, by
the negligence of defendant. The defence
was that the swingle tree of his carriage
broke, and that the accident was unavoida-
bic and was contributed to by plaintiff. The
llry was out when our report closed. Mr..
k1mball for plaintiff, and MeSsrs. Il. +. Mil
Ter and England for defendant.
To-day. Edmond Gadsby, colored, was
charged with assault and battery with intent
10 Kill Lee Smith, who testified that Gadsby
burst INTO the room where he was sitting and
fired away with a brick, striking him over
the eye, which laid him out. He also drew a
razor on him and threatened to kill him
Gadsby told the court that he had rented q
room for woman, Mrs. Green, he was living
with, and he found Lee Smith lin the room
under very suspicious circumstances. A
colored woman testified To seeing Gadsby
have Smith down, beating him in the head,
and calling out "YOu thought i was gone
did yOu?" A cOlOred man testified to hearing
Gadsby call out, "What are you doing i'm my
PED: and blows followed. Smith was badly
bnrt. The charge of intent to kin was with
drawn, and he was fined $50, or sixty days I'm
jail. Charles Brian was fined $50 for fast
driving. Wesley johnson was fined So for
violation OF cart law: Robert Harrison for
feited collateral. William Clark forfeited
collateral King James and Donald Alexan-
der forfeited collateral for disorderly conduct.
Frank Sweeney and MalOn Grub forfeited
50 each, coilaterais for breaking in the win
dows and door of house No 1919 c street.
permit them to enter. John Dwyer forfeited
collateral. John Beigeman, prOfane and
disorderiy; 50. John Thomas, colored
Known as detective Thomas" sometimes
employed by the detective officers as a
"stall,' was arrested last night by Officer
Lewis. OF the lst precinct, in low crib i'm
South Washington, under suspicion of .'go-
ing through drunken soldier, and was In
The dock charged with being an idle and sus-
picious person. officer Edelin, testified to
hnding bottle Of ether in his pocket; work
house for so days. Mary Harlan, profane in
Georgetown: SIS. Mary Marmi, loud and
boisterous conduct; s5. Mary McCarty. q
vagrant. was sent down. John r. Barr, for
feited collateral. VIM. Keith, a colOred boy ,
charged with throwing stones In the street;
50.