Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-05
THE C0URTa.
CRIMINAL COURT-JllCtge Moe Arthur.
THE CASE OF CHARLES g. FISHER POST
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CRi1ISAL CoURT-JllCt0e Moe Arthur.
THE CASE OF CHARLES g. FISHER POST
This morning, In the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur, the case of Charles G.. Fisher,
larceny was caiied-Ge Henkle and Mr.
warden for the defendant, and District At
tofney Wells and Assistant District Attor-
ney Wells for the government.
Mr.. Henkle explained that they had sent
To Cumberland, Nd, a commission TO take
the testimony of John Curran, and IL had
had sent Observation-Disclosures which Currau
refus ed to answer. Ifthis testimony is taken,
and If material witness-Gaylord-can be
procured, they would be ready for trial. The
~ ascertained, and had written to him.
Mr.. Wells said that the cross-interroya CATO
res sent to Curran were as to whether he
felories in Maryland, Virginia, and the Dis
trict, and Curran refused to answer them. He
then notified Mr.. Henkle that he would OBJ
ject to the testimony in chief.
The Court suggested that the defendant
could introduce this testimony AMI the gov
rnment could attack the credibility OF the
witness.
The District Attorney said he would not
object to the case being set for Monday next.
The case was set for next Monday.
ANOTHER POSTPONENEST.
Mr.. Henkie called atteattOn to the case of
John German, charged with murder OF Al
bert Leede, and said he would be ready on
Wednesday morning. The case was set down
for Wednesday.
OTHER CASES.
James Lee. burglary, plead guilty, SEN
fenced to years in the penitentiary. Henry
Williams and Robert Goodman, do, SEN
fenced TO four years do. Same parties on
similar-chsrge were convicted and sentence
suspended. Ephraim Duckett. larceny. was
convicted and sentenced to Reform school
during minority. George Johnson, false
pretences q casesl, plead guilty and SEN
fenced to one year In each.
CIRCUIT COURT-Jud0e R,raphreus.
To day, Mccarthy agt. Wholly; Judgment
set aside. U s agt. Fix; verdict for plaintiff
for S949S7 This was an action TO recover
duplicate payment made to defendant as
captain OF the 5Sth Ohio regiment In 1863
Young agt. District action for damages for
Injuries received by falling into an excava-
ton near the workhouse about two years
since-on trial.
POLICE CoURT-Jwtoe 8,e7.
To-day, j" I'm Esrly, loud and boisterous;
SIS. Thomas Bowie was labelled for the
chain gang as a vagabopd. John Constan-
tine, uproarious on the street; s.. Laura
Hawkins and Jenny Vessels. loud and bos-
ferrous; 50 each. Henry Smallwcod, an able
bodied vagabOnd, was pressed into the chain
gang. Franklin Beat, forfeited collateral
for trespass on parking. Samuel Johnson,
street blasphemy: SIS. George Smith, q lum-
gang Peter Poyian and Nike b BRADY s 'n two
white youths, were sent down for vagrancy.
c. b. Bradley, street cursing; So. John How
ineton, alley cursing; So. John Burdick, a
Jolly Jackjar, too much jollity On Sunday
night; So. Agnes White, pleaded guilty to
was fined as. C. B. Burch forfeited coliate.
raj. N. Smith, same. James Jones, do.
Edward JohnsOn-"Uncle Ned"-charged
with swearing, said he mnever damned
onct." The officer told a different story, and
Ned was taxed So. Henson Beak, cursing
on the county highway and fighting his wife;
rum hight; IS. Page Beverly stole a basket
of provisions from A. Il. DavidsOn-his Sun
day stock-two weeks ago. Mr.. ID. day or
Two afterwards recognized his basket In q
street car in possession OF this colored man
and had Beverly arrested; restitution or
dered, or ten days in jail. William Jones,
larceny OF shoulder of bacon: sixty DAYS
In Jail. Albert Kendrick, larceny of several
articles from school house belonging to the
District OF Columbia; sixty days in jail.
Cornelius Cole, larceny OF S31 co from John
c. King, pleaded guilty and was finei $50, or
ninety days I'm jail. George Carter. assault
on A. B. Bradley, private Waterman; 81.
SINGULAR CASE OF ASSAULT ON Wo-
MAN.
samuel Bruce was charged with assault
on Catherine Brown, white woman, who
testified that she had business with Mr..
Young, who lives near the race course across
the Eastern branch, and while on the road
man, approached her and asked her where
she came from. She replied that she be-
lOnged in Washington, and had been to Mr..
~, noungs place and was now ON her way to
she had not, but charged that she had es-
capped from the Insane asylum, at the same
tliue caught uOlu OF ler ana dragged
her against her will to the Insane asylum.
The court stated that IL was an outrage that
such irresponsible parties as these should
seize on citizen and attempt to force her
over public roads to the Insane asylum;
they did not appear TO possess common in-
telligence. otherwise the fine would be
greater. He imposed a fine of $40 on Bruce
The other man-Williams-not being fully
recognized, was discharged.
OTHER CASES.
EDWARD L. Hue, assault on Officer Brown,
who testified that a party of roughs were
lighting on Pennsylvania avenue, and the
ofhcers had hard time in arresting them,
and defendant assaulted him; SO. Thomas
Hicks, larceny of thirty five chickens, worth
% cents each, from T. g. Davidson; restitu-
ton ordered. Christian Engel, threats to
Hannah Engel, his wife, pleaded guilty, ana
bonds of 500 were fixed, or 80 days In Jail.
rank Foreman, assault On Frank Harris
Foreman Is an old offender. He made his
escape from the wOrkhouse the other day,
after first serving out a term in fall, and
Yesterday made this assault. He was or.
dered to be returned to the workhOuse to
serve out his time, and pay IS fine, or 10
days In jail in default.