Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-28
THE COuRIS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
ibis morning tie case OF stats agt- Bise-
and Oar lington for complainant, aud !. =.
Edwards for defendants, aud the decision BE-
low was affirmed. The case Of the Ballard
Pavement Company against Msndel was
argued.
POLICE CoURT-JlR59e SasR
To-day, John Hubbard pleaded guilty TO
10 keeping nuisance on his premises and
was fined 50. Richard johnson, same charge,
A TROUBLESOME NEIGHBoR.
Florius Van Ruth was stood up on the
charge of threats TO Prof G. B. Young, OF the
Emerson Institute. Prof Young testified
that he occupies the premises at Oh l4th
street, teaching a school there and living
there; Van Ruth lives next door, and has
from whom he had been divorced. Witness
then related the disagIeeable experience he
had had the past two years. Van Ruth could
use the worst language OF any man he ever
knew; is generally crazy from excessive
drink, abusive to all around him, terribly
profane and obscene. He believed him TO be
q Dangerous, as he knew him to be a bad
man. Witness was cross ques toned by Van
Ruth, but III a manner that made ANYTHING
but favorable impression for the Ques-
TONER. Prof Young was fully corroborated
In his testimony by several respectable W L
nesses. Ruth was also charged with using
profane and obscene language which charge
was also fully sustained. Defendant had
put one wltness-a mild One-and the court
imposed fine OF SO for profanity, aud
required $500 bonds TO keep the peace.
ALL SORTS.
James wilson. assault and battery on Dr.
Cornelius V. N CallaE-a bad case: one wear
In Jail. Charles F. Wise charged with
Keeping open his place where liquor is sold
AFTER II O'Clock At plight; 0. George Smith
went down for vagrancy. Samuel ShekeIIs
The same old tramp, was ND again for va
grancy for about the fiftieth time Sam is a
hard case, but he made the court believe
that he had not been before IL for tine pasf
two years that he was an old Mexican SOL
dler from Hampton Soldiers Home, Va
and he was released on the promise that ne
would go there at once. Charles Powell.
profanity; IS. Gottlieb Ashwsnder was
sent down for vagrancy. Fanny Jones' loud
and boisterOus; IS. Jerry Maxwell, unlaw-
ful assembly; S.. James Brady, public pro-
fanity; IS. John +. Washington was fined
$50 for carrying pistol, or 90 days. Molly
PInkney, sally Tapley and Eliza Merchant,
orderly conduct. VIM. Oswell, loud; as.
Margaret Ford, larceny of a roll OF carpet
worth s1i from Mena Schultze; $40, or 80
days In jail: Also, charged with petit lar
ceny of various small articles OF household
use from Alice Fletcher; $50, or 60 days I'm
jail. Thomas Williams, larceny OF a piece
OF beef from butcher; $40, or 80 days.
Ward Ellis, charged with the larceny
OF coat. pleaded guilty; $40. or 30 DAYS.
Ihomas Henry, assault on John Lacey, a
one armed colored man with a swollen eye
on him, who testified that he got three heavy
ticks in the right eye from Thomas Henry.
Mr.. Henry, stout white man, pleaded
guilty, and wanted 10 explain how IL hap
pened; bat the court imposed fine of $50, or
thirty days. Thomas Goldman and Samuel
Goldman, two little black boys, were fined
s. each for fighting in the street. John A
keefe, little white boy, charged by his
mother with being incOrrigable. Mrs. Keefe
testified that her boy would not go to school
The court gave him a wholesome lecture,
and dismissed him on parole. John Ages, a
Colored incoTTigable boy, who has often been
before the court, was this time sent TO the
reform school. Anna Harrison, assault and
battery on Fanny Hunter. Both had marks
OF scratches on their frOntispieces, but Fanny
had the most They are cooks i'm a restaurant.
Fanny told the court that Anna threa tened
TO throw hot grease in her face after the
scri1nmage was over. She also got her finger
into her mouth and bit IL severely. After
wards She (witnessl got Annals hand into
her mouth and returned the bite, Anna was
fined So.