Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-16
THE COURTS.


To-Day, Henry Bousch alias Busch alias
Lutz charged with obtaining by false pre-
fences 500 cigars from John c: Lederer, plead
MOI guilty. The court stated that he had seen
the appeal of the accused for clemency and
III view of IL, would give the lowest sentence
known TO the iaw-one year in the Albany
county penitentiary.
ABORTION.
The case of Bernard May, charged with
produclng an abortion, was called, and Mr..
W. A. Cook. for the defence, stating that the
tinued.
BIGAMY.
The case of Horace w. Lilley charged with
blgamy, in marrying In this city on the LIST
Of May, 1873, Miss Anna Wilhelm Welsen-
6ornIwhen ne had a wife living-Norma c.
Glttak1n, 10 whom he was married in Phila-
deiphia on the lst of April, tS67-was called
and the prisoner entered a plea of not guilty
After comforting with his cOunsel-Messrs.
W. A. Cook and Charles Pelham-he with
drew that plea and entered one of guilty
The counsel asked that the sentence be de-
TERED, and The court stated that sentence
would ne passed Monday. When the case
was called the witnesses came in. and among
Them the two wives. The PhiladeIph WI 10
is quite trim little red haired woman, and
the Washington wife modest looking bright
eyed German girl. After he entered the plea
and the witnesses were on the way out, the
Philadelphia wife. unable to restrain her
feelings, said 10 him, "Shame on you Hor-
ace Lliley; shame on you" The prisoner
took The rehnke cody. and playfully an
s%ered, Never mind, IN make you pair
Peter Dyson, charged with Obtaining
money ~ false pretenceS, was discharged
from Jail
LIEEL CASE.
The case of Frederick T. Smith. charged
with criminal libel, in publishing on the -ISt
o. April in The Tre Tsf,lsja a libel ON Rav.
charles Steinhau, has been set Tor trial
OH Monday.
Equity CoURT-Jtedge WUlte
To-day, Follansbee agt. Russell eft a.;
order of reference to auditor Hit. aSsignaa
1pprptl for ~ 10
j 5 Edwards trustee. Phillips agt. Phillips:
decree of divorce.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Juctge R,olp,reus.
To-day, Thomas agt Stanton: dismissed
session, ard intervening rent OF the nth
street wharf propeTfy-verdict for plaintiff
for $500. Bliss agt. Minister; dismissed.
Reese agt. Freeman; certiorari sustained
and proceedings quashed. Riley agt Gooiall;
verdict fer plaiutiT for So. KahIert agt
Myers; certi0rari qnashed and judgment for
plaintiff. ONeal agt. CrippS; non suit.
POLICE CoURr-Jttctge SneR.
To-day, James Carbury, public swearing;
So Henry j. Sly, drunk and disorderlv for
feitcd -. James Leahy, indecent eXp0Spre
-. Ellen Roy and WIN. Taylor. loud and
hoisterOuS; - each. Peter Gallagher an
ahle-bOdied vagrant, pleady guilty: 30 days
Ellen Burr, swearing in an alley, and using
very indecent language; -. Oscar Yeatman,
charged with throwing stones i'm the street
and killing neighbOrs chicken: So Lottia
Springfield, prolane and indecent on 49, St;
SO JOSEF n Green, a cOlOrei man. was lined
so for contempt in not answering a sum
mons as witness. Patrick Quill CHARGED
with interfering with Inspector Seliginan
Plnernlng, Oi the Board of Health, while en-
gagged III inspecting meat III his store: 80
an appeal taken. James Cant charged witt,
breaking and mUt!lating tree AMI tree-boX;
-.
CONSTABLE FINED AND RFRr-EED
Iheophilus j. kimmell was charged with
assault and battery on VIM. IL. Barrett Mr.
himmeil is county constable. and in at
n
the goods of Mrs. Harrison, tenant of Mr..
Barrett, Il conflict arose between Mr.. X. and
Mr.. Barrett as to the title of some articles
which the latter claimed as his property.
during which II is alleged the assault occur
red. After teStim Ony by Mr.. Barrett Tho
court remarked that he was glad there was
some law 10 protect persons from the nm
warranted proceedings of these cOnStableS
III i the dGty of cOnStablCS to ma Ike InOuiry
as 70 the ownership Of goods when making
seizures. They should KNOW that they are
no; to enter private premises, and like pI-
rates seize upon goods gut and left When
they DO this they take the responsibility on
themselves. n man Is not Obliged to show
the title 10 his goods but il is the duty of the
oflcer TO know what he is doing. 4 grOSSer
process he never knew. Mr.. Barrett forbid
the seizure and was assaulted. and kimmeu
must submit To q fine OF 10 and costs.
ROW AT THE AEIoRY BUILDING
hlchard Il. COvington ana Martha West
were charged with assault and battery on
Henry Poland, who testified that he is i'm
charge of the ArInoTy building, belonging to
the government. COvingtOn had been in
charge Of the building and wished TO remain
there. Major Fisher wished To put him wit
ness there instead. Last WednesIa day there
was an entertainment given there by the
UalIilean Fishermen and COVingtCn desired
10 Keep charge Of the building during the en-
tertaIIment, and he (witness) gave his per-
MISSION; but II coming TO the knowledge of
Major Fisher. he notified witness thatifanv-
thing went wrong he CFisher) would hold
him responsible and report him To his supp-
rlOr officer. With that he went after COyiIp-
Ion 10 eject him, when both COViug'on aud
Martha West assaulted him, striking hlm
and drying him from the building. The case
was continued for the purpOse Ofsummoning
Witnesses Tor defence TO be present.
ALL SORTS,
James Buchanan, cOlOred, assault and
battery Oh Coleman Hill, an Oli colured
man, who testified that Daniel struck him
with piece of plank and knocked him down
dead-he knew nothing about the world for
some time. The assault was very severe
one, and so was imposed, with costs
James Cant, assault On Rebecca Cant,
VIE; bonds 10 keep the peace. John Mar
snail, cOlOred, larceny of pint Ofport wine;
10 ana costs John Stewart, charged with
breaking into ard entering the dwelling OF
L. >. kimmell with felonious intent; grand
jury. Daniel Green and John Stewart. alias
John Linton, larceny OF two coats; six
months each in Jail.
DRAWN FORTY FEET IN THE AIR BYONE
IFG.-Saturday afternoon at o'clock the
men employed at Buriptt. Smith Il Co.'S
cltement by the narrow escape of John Nc
Is emma, one OF their companions. from death.
Mckenna was on the lower floor of the
foundry and was in the act of hosting q
stove TO the third story by means of rope,
which passed over a pulley single time.
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