Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-04

vened this morning. The grand jurors sum
moned all answered, and Messrs. VIM.
Thompson, Frank Hume and Thomas Welch
were excused, and ]. W. Ray, VIM. Ferguson
aud T. q. Dorsey were called in their places.
Before directing the grand jury TO be sworn
me court 9Testioned them SS 10 tnelr au;aiin
foreman and sworn, and the others were
sworn.
JUDGE MACARTHUR CHARGED THE GRAND
JURY
as to their duties, calling their attention par
ticularly to the necessity of being careful in
giving the full names OF the parties charged,
as also those on whose persons or property
crime has been committed He congratulated
them that from appearances there was but
little business for them TO transact. He re-
ferr'd TO the proceedings of the grand jury
being secret, and said that even the reporters
of the newspapers who are supposed TO be
everywhere, had never attempted to enter the
grand jury room-a fact in this age of pro-
gress which shows the regard the public have
for the sanctity of the grand Jury room. The
grand jury retired-Mr. Paxton being APP
pointed the bailiff
THE PETIT JURORS
were called. ard Messrs. VIM. Ballantyne. J.
a. j. CresSwell. Horace Marshall, VIM. NJ.
ShuSts r, A lbert Ray failed To answer Arthur
i. Br'ce, Henry Warren and q. h. Gulick
were excused, and the marshal was ordered
TO fill up tho number to twenty-SiX. The
court suggested that il would be well for the
jurt RS to be careful, in reading the papers,
not to read articles i'm relation 10 the commits
sion of crime. that when the parties accused
sEall be called for trial there may be no diff
Guilty in obtaining jury entirely free from
even the suspicion of bias.
THE WORK BEGUN.
An Indictment against Patrick McNulty
already serving sentence for rape. being a
duplicate of that on which he was tried. was
dismissed. The next case called was Henry
ByiSh, indicted for the grand larceny or
clothing. plead guilty through his counsel
(Chas. WalteT). who stated that he is unable
to speak English, had been out of work and
he committed the crime under necessity. He
was sentenced to one year in the penitan
tiary. Edward Banks, grand larceny OF
harness from Sergeant-at-Arms French.
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one
year in the Albany penitentiary. Frank
Douglas, larceny (second Offence) of a bottle
of gin and two tumblers, was found not
guilty.
Lewis Shorter, charged with grand lar
ceny, was convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year. VIM. johnson,
petit larceny second Offence) of q bag of
-four, was found guilty. In passing sentence
Judge Macarthur took occasion To say that
the detective police had rid the District in
great measure of professional thieves who
were not frequently before the court. While
he had compassion for criminals who had
been betrayed into the commission of crime.
he had none for the professional, and he SEN
fenced him TO three years i'll the peniten-
tiary.
CIRCUIT CoURT-JUdge CIrttty.
Barrow, House Wing agt, II. Fl. Ross &
Broihers two cases; verdictS for plaintiff.
with leave 10 amend. Pabst agt. Bait. and
ohio railroad CO.; on trial.
POLICE CoURT-Jtdge Smell.
To-day, Nelson q. Reynolds, VIM. Murray
and Charles Whiteland forfeited cOllaterals.
Joseph Brown and John Anderson forfeited
collateral. stephen Holly, loud; *. John
A. Smith, Thomas Darlington and Michael
O'Brien were fined S5 each fOrdisorderly con-
duet VIM. Stamp, street cursing; SIS. Anna
Wilson, loud: So. VIM. Drailey, same; -.
John Stewart, obstructing foot pavement;
$40. George George, disOrderIy at the Thea
ter COmique; IS. James Stewart, Vagrant;
chain gang. Thos. Brown, street cursing; So
Dav. Richardson, disOrderly artilleryman; 80.
John Stewart, cOlored, was arraigned on the
charge of smashing in the dwelling-house
door of Bridget higgins; s. Moses McCul
Tough, drunk and disOrderly in the Division;
-. James Young, larceny of an overcOat
from Edward Evans; six months in jail.
WIN. Radclif, profanity; 50. VIM. Drailey,
assault ON John Tanning; 40 and costs.
Frank Honesty, assault and battery on John
Wills with brass knuckles; $50 and costs.
Also, charged with assault on John Willis
another ease-with same weapons; six
months in Jail. Also, charged with carrying
brass knuckles; SJ0 or sixty days in jail.
John Wilson, charged with larceny of n
pocketbook containing S23 from Elijah eth
r.. Brlggs. This was case of participating
al the corner of 9TH street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue last evening. Mrs. Briggs was helped
into street car by this youth, who slipped
his hand into her pocket and relieved her OF
her money. She missed il at once and called
to him. when he started 10 run and was
pursued and caught by Officer BOYLE. The
money was recovered. Six months in Jail.
Alice Bell. larceny of ladies' clothing from
Albert Stevens; six months in jail. William
Walker, cOlored, charged with keeping "a
gambling house. Officer Hulhall raided the
place on complaint of q cOlOred man who
had been NictimiZed in his place. and arrest
ell six men, and captured a sweat-cloth. dice.
cards, DC. Grand jury; bonds in 81 900.
Franklin jackson, larceny of a canary bird
and cage; so, or thirty days. Isaiah Red
mond, colored, assault on Thomas Lord
biting him i'll the hand severely; six months
jail. Also, charged with loud and bOis-
ferrous talking; So, or seven days in work
house. Also. charged with street profanity;
50, or seven days. John Stewart assault on
Nellie Tyler; SO, or thirty days in iail.
Thomas Brown. assault on Matilda Jones:
50. Robert Sherlock, assault and battery
on Catherine Sherlock, his Step-mo.her:
SO, or sixty days in Jail John DeetOD.
charged with embeZZling S42J from J. T.
Angel, his employer; so, or sixty days in Jail.
Alice Fleming, a weakly looking little col
threats 10 her husband John, heavy built
cOlOred man who told the court that he was
afraid 10 live in the city with her. Alice
told the court that her husband beat and
dra gged her about the house, sold her furni-
ture, even to the last stove, leaving her and
bread or clothing, and went TO live with
another female, so the court took Alice's
personal bonds not 10 hurt her husband.
John III. Alexander, larceny of two wash
boards and water bucket; $50. or 80 days
Also, charged with highway robbery of "A
Dyson; grand lury-S1 900 bonds. Geo Dean
cOlored, assault and battery on Anna Shea:
so, or 30 days in jail.
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