Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03
THE COURTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
To-day. Mr. James L. Keneca. of the Con-
necticut bar, was, on motion of Mr. Mussey,
admitted TO the bar of this court. The man
date OF the Supreme Court of the United
Presbyterian Church agt the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad was fled. Adjourned to
eth instant.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Judge MacArth,r.
To day. James Thomson, alias Black Jim,
larceny of revolver from K. E. A. Hsrto-
gensis, (appeal,) was convicted and SEN
fenced to ninety days in Jail.
Horace s: Johnson, charged with renting
house for bawdy purposes, (4A street, be-
tween Pennsylvania and Missouri avenues.)
George w. Humphrews testified to the prop
erty being that OF Mr.. ]. Princess vaxilIero
testified that she rented the house from John
son, and stated TO him that she intended to
keep ladies there. On cross examination the
Princess stated that Mr.. Levy had said to
Johnson could be sent up. Levy, she
thought, was the cause of her house being
pulled. w. W. Levy testified that he lived
in the neigh oorhOOd on Missouri avenue, and
had been much annoyed by the people who
occupied the house los, and he gave the
names of several whose reputation was not
had never offered Princess Vaxillero money
to prosecute the case, but may have said in
her presence that he would give money TO
send Johnson up. He had spent some money
in breaking up such places about him, aud
had more for the same purpose. Officer Co
lumbus testified as 10 the characters OF those
on it, For the defendant, Mr.. Dixon testifi d
that the Princess represented when she
rented the house that she expected to get
place in the Treasury. The jury were cut
when our report closed.
POLICE COURT-.J,UlQe Shell.
To-day, David Craig forfeited collateral.
Charles Parker, do. Robert Emmett, do
William Belt, do. jeremiah McCarty, do.
David Clinton, profane -. Henry CisSell,
forfeited. Thomas Kelly, do. Edward May
nard. do. Michael Worhl, forfeited. Chas.
q ~ IoC tfxo a
profane; $40. James and Farquhar Daniels,
forfeited. Johnson Ward, same. George
Mclaughlin, loud and boisterous; IS. Sid
ney Lake, forfeited. William Edinburg. dis
orderly in Georgetown; continued. William
Thomas, cursing; So James Burns, same;
So. Samuel Mathews, disturbing a church
s.. Martin Dougherty, cursing s.. Jesse
Head, indecent exposure; IS. Esler Walden,
charged with breaking in the door of the
cursing, s.; also, charged with Indecent ex'
pOsure; rs. John Brown, assault on George
w. Eaines; SIS. Richard Mulloy, assault on
with making an assault and battery on Al
Kit, Chinaman tea dealer, who told
bis story to the court in very good English.
The attorney put the question to All Kit if
night" Defendant had witnesses to testify
that All Kit struck back until he found that
Stiles was getting the best OF it, when he
shouted for the police; S. and costs. Charles
Green was arrested by Officers Collins and
Benton for assault on Richard T. Drew, who
appeared in court this morning and wore a
very black eye. Drew stated that this man
came up and gave him the blow without any
cause whatever. Green has frequently been
up on similar charges and punished by fine
and Imprisonment, so the court sentenced
him 10 Jail for six months. James Price,
larceny OF GLACIERS diamond; so or 80 days.
s. F. Ehrhardt, larceny of pair of gaiter
shoes; s10 or 50 days. Joseph Johnson, petit
larceny of some groceries; so days in Jail.
John F. TuTbee, larceny OF silver watch
from Samuel Rusk; $50, or jail. Henry
Smith, Edward Miller and William Thomas,
assault and battery On Zachary BOteIer; SIS
each. Henry Young, charged with breaking
in the window OF shanty on street, Occu-
pied by Mary Butler. Officer Dunnigan
caught him in the act. Henry said he was
after his wife. who was in there, so the court
let him of. John Payne, larceny of a load of
hay, worth So from Charles Robinson, who
testified that while he was eating breakfast
this morning Payne went to his hay-stack
ard carried away load without leave or
license. Payne in defence told the court that
Robinson owed him money aud promised to
pay him in hay, which the latter denied in
court, but the court thought il was true and
dismissed Payne. Richard Norton, assault
en- John II. Jackson; S.. John Finny, col
Ored, snatched two s. notes from the money
drawer in the provision store of Robert
Hyatt. on 11tn street. and in return was him
self snatched by Hyatt, who turned him over
10 officer Sutton. and Judge Smell sratched
him for six months in iail.