Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11
THE CouRM.

CIRCUIT CoURr-Judge Otrtfer.
On Saturday the jury in the case Of kauf-
man ast sharp; found verdict for de-
To-day, vanderwerken agt. Brainard and
cutter agt Mitchell; Judgments by default.
States agt. Lamon; action TO recover 81 600
alleged to be unaccounted for. The defendant
showed that he had paid the money, and the
jury found a verdict for him. Moore agt.
Sharp; (replevin casey; on trial.
CRIMINAL CoURr-Judoe MacArth,v
This morning the case of VIM. Taylor, in
dicted for forgery, was set for Monday next
at 1 O'Clock, and the trial OF w. HI. Gilman,
for the Treasury larceny. was set for January
sth. Several Of the market dealers cases
were set down for q hearing on Wednesday.
Richard Carter and Addison SpillmoD, LARGE
ny OF clothing from John T. Swain; were ac-
quilted.
EQUITY CouRr-Judee Wylis
Among other orders made to-day were the
followipg:-Jewett agt: Burr; nisi eonfirma-
ton of trustees sale. Phoenix Mutual Life
Insurance Co. agt. Grant; decree for sale.
owen agt. Syphax; do.
POLICE COURT-JWi0e SaeR.
To-day, John Counsel, drunk and disorder
grant, was sent down. John Hughes, assault
and battery on Alfred West; SO, or thirty
days.
"A WARNING TO INsoLENT rRAMPs.
Joseph Morgan, alias John Adams, a
tramp, for several nights last week was pro-
yided with shelter and coffee at the Wash
ington lodging house. The rules of this in
stltut1on require that persons applying for
relief must present a ticket from any of the
officers OF the institution or a station house
Keeper, and as the demands for accOmmOda-
tion are numerous they are Obliged to limit
the tickets 10 one for each applicant, unless
in extreme cases of want or di stress. This
tramp, with three of his companions OBJ
tanned tickets Friday night last, and after
getting their breakfast Saturday morning,
went begging about town. and late Saturday
night appeared at the Central station house
very much intoxicated, where they demand
Cd tickets for the lodging house. Mr.. Dubois
refused TO accommodate them, but offered To
let them remain in the dodgers cell in the
station house. Morgan was very insOlent,
and after good deal of grumbling he and his
companions left, disdaining the accOmmOia-
tons offered. On the principle that the world
owed them living they straightway went 10
the lodging house and demanded supper and
the keeper, a kind-hearted man, offered to
supply them with supper, but said they
could not sleep there. as they had no tickets,
and, besides this, the beds were all full
Morgan, who by this time had put a quart
of hot coffee under his jacket, gruffiy replied
that IL didn't cost him anything, and sug-
gested that if the keeper would make them
beds on the floor by the stove they would
manage to pass the night. At this time Mr..
SOlomons, treasurer of the institution, enter
ed, and being informed how matters stood.
it being a very severe night to let them re-
main that night. This was done, the tramp
seeming to think he had made n strong
point over Mr.. Howard. Last night the same
gang did not deign to apply for tickets at the
police stations, but went direct to the lodging
house and seated themselves at the table, de-
manding their supper and lodgings. Mr..
Howard sent ont privately and called in Off
Ger Daily, who nabbed Morgan in the act
OF slipping his second pint of coffee. and
whisked him to the statiOn-hOuse, where he
was searched, and a razor found on him.
After spending the night in cold cell, he
was introduced to Judge Smell, who heard
what Mr.. Howard and Officer Dubois had to
say. The charge of carrying concealed wea-
pOns was suspended, and Morgan was sent
down to the chain gang for ninety days as a
vagrant. His companions have scattered.
OTHER CASES.
Anna Hughes, selling whisky without liz
cense; sos fine or sixty days in the Jail.