Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-27
THE COURTS.

Pennsylvania avenue. next TO Williams. I
THE COURTS.
POLICE COURT, Judge Shell.
TO cay, John Donaldson, for raising russ
Ia Georgetown last night, was fined IS. Mi
chael Reogh, indecent exposure; SIS. Melinda
freeman, cursing; $. John Griffin, driving
over sidewalk; So. Nicholas Dewarko, pro-
zane and indecent; s5. Antonio Mason, ex-
out license; So. HELEN Neal, enticing pros
Tuition; So. Fanny Bell, same; as. Edward
Everett and Lizzie Harris, fighting and
raising Cain in Georgetown; Everett dis
charged and Lizzie fined S5. Jos. A. Keefer
unable 10 give good account of himself
was sent down for 90 days. Robert Marshall
A RELIGIOUS REFoRMER CAUTIONED.
Jesse Appler, the same religious enthusi-
asst VINO was before the court several days
ago for using indecent language In his ha
Tangues to the crowd, was up again this
morning on the charge of blocking up Penn
sylvanla avenue and using loud and bois-
ferrous language, insulting and making rude
and obscene remarks in the course of his
preaching. He was taken in last night by
Officers Atchison and Kelly and released on
personal recOsn1zance for appearance this
morning: he Is an elderly man, and has
rather wild stare out OF his eyes. When ar
raigned he said his only purpose was to
preach the word of God according to his un-
derstandiDg OF 1t, and as he was chosen of
God to preach against adulterers in partic-
ulsr, he must do IL in his own way. The
court replied that he had evidently mis-.
IS
OF preaching. He could not be allowed to
preach in a manner 10 shock the moral sem
timent of the people and incite a crowd
around him In the way he did, as he ought
to know that he was doing more harm than
good. He would be allowed to 60 scott free
this time, but If brought in again on the
same charge he would surely be fined. The
Rev. Jesse Appier then went on his way.
Preston Harris, grand larceny of a cart,
worth $50 from George Staten; grand Jury,
80 bond bonds; John MeNuity. larceny of a
attempt 10 rob second hand clothing dealer
OF coat early Sunday morning last by
mob OF roWdies; six months in jail. William
jackson, assault and battery ON Emma
White, a deaf and dumb woman, whom he
carelessly ran his wagon against on the
street; $50, or 80 days In Jail. Thomas Ran
dOlph and Pearly Butler, larceny ola coat,
valued at SIS, from Lewis D. Stone, at his
office, corner of 18th street and Maryland
avenue; six months each IN jail. Francis
Poindexter forfeited collateral. Nat Bos
ton; IS.
REFoRM WITHIN THE PARTY.
Alice Miller, charged with keeping house
OF i'll fame, pleaded guilty of having kept
this house on 18Th street. but said she had
made arrangements to quit the business and
leave the city for Norfolk. She said she had
a home IN South Carolina, and proposed TO
go there and live a different life; continued
Tor Judgment under personal bonds of S1OO,
WASTED SWEETNESS.
henry Williams, colOred, assault and bat
canal boat, who testified that she was sit
ting on her husbands boat, in Georseto town,
with her little daughter, when this colored
man, stranger, came on board and made
an Indecent proposal TO her, and grasped TO
catch hold OF her; she jumped ashore and ran,
when her husband came up, and she told
him what had happened. He had a Jug of
molasses in his hand, and ran towards this
fellow and struck him over the head with IL,
knocking him senseless, breaking the lug
and sEilliDg the molasses: Williams had
fearful hmm rcF,
court plaster. Here Louis Long was ar
raigned on the charge OF assault and battery
on Henry Williams. Several witnesses were
heard, and Capt. Long rehearsed the trans
action from his standpoint; after which the
court Imposed 50 fine on Capt. Long, and
dismissed Williams. Sam1 Brown, assault
an Alpheus Gray; So and costs.
BEECHER TO BE TRIED SOME MORE
business meeting was held In the lecture
room OF Plymouth Church last evening for
the purpose OF taking some action on let
ter which had been received by Mr.. Tilney,
clerk OF Plymouth church, from the com,
mlttee appointed by the late advisory coun-
ell to receive and examine all charges
against Mr.. Beecher from any source what
ever: Mr.. Howard acted as chairman, and
MT! Mr.: Iilney as secretary. The communities
the advisory council had held cOmmunica-
ton with the twenty gentlemen named by
the council as the persons from among whom
q commission of five was TO be constituted,
with the single exception of Hon. Henry p.
haven, who died soon after the council ad-
Journe6; and that Judge Nathaniel Shipman,
OF Wisconsin,; Judge b. Gooklns, of Indiana:
Hon. Jonathan Sargent, of New Hampshire:
Judge Joseph Z. G. Knapp. OF Iowa, aud
Asahel French, of Milwaukee, had consent
ed to act as members OF that commission.
The committee recommend that the church
accept, and empower the above named gen.
tlemen as the commission OF five. A resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. Thomas G. Sherman
empowering the FIVE gentlemen above
named 10 act as commission to examine
Into all the facts and allegations, and report
10 tie examining committee of this church,
all the evidence taken and proceedings had
before them. was unanimously adopted.
A CANDIDATE FOR CoNGREss.-OfJ j. Ed
Congress by the republicans of the 5th dis
trict ofLouisiara, the New Orleans Republic
can thus speaks: Judge Leonard is young
man ofgreat ability, and is vouched for as q
sound and thorough going republican. He
is a native of the state of Pennsylvania, a
graduate of Harvard and of the famous Uni
attorney and district Judge in the upper
river parishes, and In his spare time has de-
voted himself to study and authorship. A
gest, has taken high rank as text book and
book Of reference.
A GYMNAsr's TERRIBLE FALL.-Mons.
De Lave, w1ry little Frenchman, who has
been performing on Smiths island for seve-
raj weeks, while trying to turn 2 back SOM
ersauit ON trapeze and catch by his feet,
last night made q slip and fell headiong to
the ground, about thirty feet below. Besides
q broken wrist and q fractured thigh, he re-
ceived internal injuries that Will likely
prove fatal. Several years ago, while per-
forming In Paris, De Lave had Q terrible
fall, but he recovered. The feat he was then
performing is known as the "leap for Ife."-
tPhi Ia. Times, 9th.
DEATH AMONG THE INNoCEHrs.-Out Of
q total OF 2l3 deaths in Baltimore last week,
40 were OF children under one year of age;
and rs by cholera tpfantum. Last week the
cholera infantum total was 80, and the week