Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-21
A Police Court scene To-day.


JUDGEsSELL'S LECTURE TO THE LAWYERS.
In the Police Court this morning. Judge
soheu teOk occasion TO express bis disappro-
BATON OF the practice OF some OF the attor-
neys who impose upon the credulIty or the
poor colOred prisoners, daily brought In for
small OfenSes, In advising them to employ
grading 10 the profession and unjust to tie
defendants AS general thing these eases
can oe disposed OF and justice done without
fhe aid OF counsel. In nine cases out OF ten
the evidence for the prosecution is positive,
and as the law pTescribes specific penalties,
no array OF defence can prevent the infIe-
lion OF the fue, as IL hardly ever happens
that the testimony OF witnesses for these de-
PENDANTS con tTOvSrts that for the prOsecu-
Hon: No respectable lawyer would charge
less than SIS TO defend a prisoner. and 1t is a
hardship and an act OF injustice for these
Poor people TO be obliged 10 pay nne aud
counsel fees besides, thereby doubling the
expense. II had been reported to him that
some OF these attorneys seek for cases among
The prisoners and accept OF much smaller
compensation than that named. This was
An exceedingly small business.
Here one OF the counsel rose and denied
having charged less than IS for any case or
manner described by the court.
The judge remarked that he was glad to
near IL, but no decent lawyer would lend
himself to making an array OF defense to
simple one and perfectly clear. The testi-
mony OF most OF the numerous witnesses In
llooneed oy shyster counsel Is generally OF a
negative character merely, amounted to
nothing and only consumed the time of the
cc1rt, and Kept officers waiting about the
court WHO should be attending to other
The same attorney attempted 10 reply in
cefense OF himself but the court declined to
rear him, but said he would hear him pri-
These remarks were drawn out In conse-
queDce OF a labored defense bycounsel OF col
S ore, y, who was up for disorderly con:
Ter guilt was direct and positive.
BuILDISe PRINTS issued by Inspe etor
flowmap; - Louy Williams. two tory
Brlek dwelling, west side Ith, between "
ard u streets northwest; $500. VIM. Ken
Iedy, two story brick warehouse, west
eloe hin. between and g streets north
west; 50 500. St Mary's p. Z. Church. a
bTick church, co feet front by 100 feet dec
NesL Slte l3th, between Z and q streets
northwest; $1,000. Charlotte Morton, three
ttory and basement dwelling, east side 18Th.
between { and ID streets northwest: s300.
Geo, burgess, three-story brick dwelling,
norm side q, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest; $50. Moses Kelly, two two tory
and basement brick dwellings, north side
II; between 18th and 18th streets northwest;
SIltVo Cen Zeigler, an octagOn bay win
COW 10 brick house west side I7th, between
i sId n streets northwest. 500. William
savers, raise and repair frame dwelling,
north side +, between Sd and AZ streets
southwesti 500. Espey s. DuvalI, three
tWo stcry frame dwellings, north Side %
BETWEEN ~ and 81 streets northwest; $500.
THE REMAINS OF THE LATE JOHN A.
1UKEH, one OF the propTietors OF the ST.
james hotel, Of this city, arrived at Keene,
new Hamps hire, and were inferred there
on the 18th Inst. The funeral was Masonic,
and tie largest ever Witnessed in Cheshire
county. Two lodges, Nos. AZ and So, OF
keene, numbering about 200. were present.
"A delegation from Cheshire Chapter, No. T.
scted as pail bearers, with q full turn out OF
.mnsn &c Pavens COmmandery as escort,
.,ta nasons were In full regalia accompa-
hoIse vas led, behind the hearse with the
seeontrements Of the deceased as a uonnfeS
hhlsht. Gen. Ballock and others OF
,keene, VIC 'AinS 70