Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-05

and. While their testimony was tn the effect
that Jones insulted Barker's wife, 1t did not
disprove the sfray, and he Was fined s5 and
costs. Jones forfeited 80 collateral. James
carpet from the yard Of Richard Rseder on
Friday night last; SO, or 90 days In Jail.
MARY Washington, assault on Lucinda
M.ry neaaed sua1y on ana ssc ss nned So
chs:se and fir ed s. or 60 days. Geo Bell,
An incorrigible colored boy, was sentenced
to the reform school. Hiram w. Brown, as
boy, who testified that while leaning over q
vinegar barrel Mr.. Brown struck and kicked
him, knocking out one OF his teeth. Mr..
place Of business in Georeeto~n ' the bows s
are In the habit of driving holes In barrels
and sucking the contents, which they sup
pose to be cider; and on this occasion 6e
went TO the secdting witness, placed his
foot under him and raised him up, when the
boy ran of, and in doing so fell; 81. Fanny
taking her BY the hair and pushing her out
s5. Thomas Hayes, assault on g. A. Pra-
ther; $40, or 80 days In jail. James Looney
and Thomas Hayes. afray; Looney dis
Charles n yers, q small colOred boy, assault
on Springy Wise; dismissed. John Hope
well, assault on James Stewart with stone;
ping OF boy child named George Tinson
plead guilty, and was committed for the &C
ton of the grand jury. Caroline Adams, lar
~.
or 30 days In jail. Frank Smith, assault on
Mary Smith; IS. James Langley, assault
on Virginia Arderson; So.
TO-DAY.
j. r. Wilson and henry White, ARRAY; IS
each. William Hawkins, colored, grand
larceny Of horse and wagon; waived an
examination aud the case went to the grand
jury; bonds $500. William Flynn, assault
and battery on George Bodensick-a stone
battle between boys; SIS. Sandy Henderson
and Ananias Haskins. two able bodied col
ored tramps, were charged with stealing
John Wiltberger, who testified that they
were taken from his hen-house on Rock
Creek road on Monday night last. They
were all fancy chickens, and he could not
buy them for one hundred dollars. The
entrance was effected through the hole in
building which Is left for the fowls to enter.
Oficer Fifeld testified to arresting the men
and q small boy named Hennessy for the
robbery. The boy told him that he went
with these men for the purpose OF entering
ems in payment for his services and that
the chickens he'd been sold in market. This
testimony was cOrrObOrated by another
email colored boy named John Thomas, who
was also OF the party, who stated that the
chickens were handed out through the hole
In the hen house, ana these men put them
sold them. 1t was about midnight when the
robbery was committed. For defence two
cOlored men named Davenny and Holeman
were put on the stand to prove an alibi and
defence and the court sent the case to the
grand Jury, fixing the bonds at $500 each.
h hndIew Hilleary; assault on Jno Sands; s..
way robbery; grand jury. Charles Hurley
and Jacob Straddle, assault on Hamilton
Hurley, who testified that he was taken by
defendants from porch I'm Tennallytown,
where he was laying asleep, and badly beat
en- by them. He was Intoxicated. Straddle
told the court that complainant had insult
ed his sister, and he beat him for 1t. He was
fined $40, and Hurley dismissed. VIM E.
McNetr, charged with maintaining q nuis-
ance-leaky privy connected with q tene-
collateral for being LOUD. VIM. Hawkins,
carrying q billy; $50. George Garner aud
Fairfax Boptz forfeited collateral. Michael
j. w. Eslin forfeited. Benjamin Fairchilds,
charged with loud and boisterous talking
and obstructfng the sidewalk at the Balti-
mony showed that he is q drummer for q
private boarding house, to procure customs
ers, and that he violated the regulations
governing porters and drummers at the de.
the officer was corrobOrated by eight porters,
who were present. Defendant got q DOS &
ponement until tomorrow. TO put on his
witnesses. Samuel Spencer and Dan1 Cole
man forfeited collateral. Elizabeth Hauser;
forfeited. Ellen King was sent down for
evil life and fame. John Reyes, loud and
forfeited. Kate Costing was sent down
again for vagrancy. Jeremiah Sullivan,
loud and bois ferrous; a5 John Henson; for
feited. Jenny Cockrell. loud; IS. Martha
Jones, same; IS. Nelly Pratt and Florence
Iillman, indecent language in pu bic; s.
each. Michael Dunn, loud and boistsrous;
80. Geo. Smith, suspicious and idle tramp,
was sent down to the chain gang. VIM.
Shepherd, profane and indecent language;
50. Peter Coleman, loud and boisterous g; SIS
mary Holland, charged with enticing pros
titution on county rosd near the Soldiers
Home, and loud conduct. The officer who
arrested her gave testimony, and Mary
spoke up In court and said il was lie; that
he never saw her there before. The court re-
marked that ttwould be some time before
he would see her there again, and sentenced
her to pay fine OF 800 or six mooths In fail,
The court announced as a new rule that
hereafter no attorney should 60 to the dock
after the prisoners are placed therein to so
licit business, aud notified the bailiffs in
charge TO see that the rule Is strictly en-
forced