Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-11


Yesterday, Tony Lee, larceny of pair of
boots worth Sc from Henry Lewis 20 and
costs. VIM. M. Gordon, assault on James
carter, constable In discharge of his duty;
johnson, affay; SO each or sixty days. Kit
~ Buckner, assault on Sarah j. Granville;
KNOCKED DOWN WITH CHAIR
Charles Goodman, assault and battery on
James Mulroony, who testified that Good
man Knocked him down In the Club House,
conner 18th and streets, early Monday
morning, and afterwards beat MIN with a
chair over the head, which bore stri king
evidence of the attack. He testified that It
openings in his scalp. Defence was that
Mulrcony was trying to rife the pockets of
one Jim Davis, when Goodman, VINO is a
sort OF special officer to keep the boys
A brother OF Jim Mulroony, named Jack,
and Gus Julian testified on behalf OF the
govern ent. For defence Jim Davis testi-
the Club House yard, he found MulroOny's
arm about his neck, and with q hand In wit
ness pocket, and that Goodman was calling
out to Mulroony to desist from what he was
on, Testified that MulrOony had q knife
upltfted 20 Goodman when he struck him.
It was also testified that the chair was bro
ken by the force of the blow. The Court
summed up the testimony and said there
were four stalwalt men who testified that
.hey saw the attempt TO rob. but none of
the act; yet this man Goodman, strong
enough to have thrown complainant over
the fence with one hand, took 1t upon him
EeI to assault this man In an outrageous
and he fined Goodman $50 or three months
In the county jail. An appeal was taken,
and bonds dxed at 500.
WIFE BEATER.
Albert Cumberland, assault and battery
on his wife, Margaret Cumberland, VINO APP
peared to be in q feeble condition from the
M fpnYv fntn
Tarks Of violence on her face and told bad
story about her husbands treatment of her;
SO and costs; appeal noted. William Clark,
IS. Gilbert Smith, loud; s5. Louisa Get
was sent down TO scrub the pOOr-house linen
as vagrant. Kate Glascoe. same; down.
ConneIy sams dame same; d H~rab Michael o.
grant; down. Margaret Smith, swearing;
IS. Alfred Townsend, loud; IS. John Nor.
ris, indecent exposure; IS. Annie Liston,
profane; s5.
Henry Conner, indecent language at the
railroad depot; 50; Henry Dorsey forfeited
sure; SIS. Harriet Brooks, Singleton Bell,
Harriet Cooper, and Whey Brooks, disor-
oerly conduct; Cooper discharged and the
feited. w. II. Forrest, loud and boisterous
on 10th street; as. John Myers forfeited. w.
ID. Forrest, fourtsher of slung shot, was
fined $50. A. Young and Richard Young,
casting rubbish en- The streets of George.
town; 81. Henry Seavers and Julius Scherr,
same charge; 80. John Mack and William
Street, two little colored boys, charged with
being Migrants, were sent down. o. Fried
ley, casting rubbish on the streets OF George
town; 81. Daniel Goodacre obstructing the
footwalk by placing sign on a tree box; 81.
Z. j. Hogan forfeited collateral. Anderson
Scott, Edward Edwards and John Diamond,
loud and bOisterous In GEORGETOWN; IS each.
John X Baker forfeited. Jerry Reynolds
and Edward Eldrige, disorderly conduct; IS
each. James Porter alias Cady, yserant:
down. Charles Zier, street cursor; dned SIS.
Christopher Weston, q Water street bias
phemer, was fined IS. Alexander Lancaster.
loud; IS. Edward Rooney, larceny OF q pic.
ture worth S15 from the Brady gallery; $50,
or three months In jail. Also, charged In
another case with stealing q picture from
Mr.. Brady worth $50; grand Jury. Frank
Smith, larceny Of a chicken, basket and
shirt from Matthew Burns; SO, or GO days.
Also, larceny of several articles Of clothing
from John T: Hollohan; $40, or 60 days in
lsll. Henry Q. and VIM. Bowers forfeited.
Horace Williams, charged with obtaining
money under false pretences; grand jury,
Christopher Weston, assault ON Philip Shea,
9 policeman; $40, or 30 days I'm fail. Henry
Llnkins, assault ON Richard Contee; as,
george Wheeler, assault eud battery on
Bin ON Walker; e6. Robert McCutchen,
tfreats to AleIa Ferguson; elOO bonds 10
keep the peace. Edward Preston and Adolf
phus Mason, colored, grand larceny of S45 in
money and quantity Of clothing and other
articles from James Clendenin, owner of q
canal boat. The testimony was that these
fellows crept aboard the boat In the night.
entered the cabin where Clendenfn vac
asleep, and ransacked IL, taking everything
tney could carry; grand jury.