Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-18
THE COUR19.

CRIMINAL CoURT-ywtoe Macarthur.
To-Day the June term OF the Criminal
Court was reconvened by Judge MacAr-
thur, and Immediately proceeded to busi-
ness. Josiah V. Grant, assault; appeal
withdrawn: George Mansfield, petit lar,
John McNuity, larceny Of q coat, was con. CON.
victed and sentenced to 100 days in Jail. The
grand jury was called, and the court stated
during the vacation. George Williams, lar
ceny, was convicted and sentenced to four
months In jail. Peter Downs, charged with
having % yin cansed the death OF man who was
was brought up on Q writ Of habeas corpus,
with view OF being discharged or being
released on bail. 1t was stated that the case
and the hearing on habeas Corpus was con.
ttnued TO Wednesday. Thomas Randolph
and Perley Butler, larceny, were convicted
court adjourned until to morrow, when the
case OF Baboock and others will be called.
EQUITY CoURT-yudoe Olin.
TO day, SnaIkey agt. Taylor; bill dis
missed. Russell agt. Russell; order, leave to
iSn,, 70 vislt to pay s5 to-
ing order. Fitzgerald agt. Fitzgerald; hear.
ing resumed.
POLICE CouRr-Jiadoe Msus pro tenn.
To-day, Christian johnson was arraiened
on 2nt the charge Of carrying pistol; fined $50.
which bit Bridget Quigley, was ordered To
kill the brute. John Hicks, carrying q pis-
toll; $50. BENJAMIN Thompson, OF evil life
down to the chain-zang. John Whalen for
feited collateral. John Brown, do. John
Jones, indecent exposure; e5. VIM. Hughes,
sh ansnf Eo s J a. %
Hunter forfeited. Hattie Cogswell, loud and
eoisterous; IS. Jonn n. Proctor and Berthe
johnson, drunk and disorderly; IS each: John
Kerwin forfeited. Daniel Rady, same. Frank
Burch, tipping house loafer and suspicious
youngstsr, was sent down TO the chain-gang
George Henseley, alias Rlueskin, loud; IS.
Georgetown; IS. John B. kessier, Charged ed
with selling rum on Sunday at his place on
| Water street; $40; appeal noted. In the case
cepy OF. draft for 81, 167 from the United
States Treasury, an examination was
waived and the case sent to the grand jury
| ing, larceny OF a package OF penknives from
| Germon Crandell; SO, or 80 days in jail
| Joseph Van orion, threats to Minnie Van
peace. William Boyd, larceny of carpen.
ter's bi {; SO, or GO days in jail. Jas. Gray
assault and battery on Robert Carter, plead.
ed guilty; SO and costs.
| CENTENNIAL GUIDES.
George n. Lillibridge, assault and bat
| terry on Thomas Stell. l.. IL q Capitol police
the building l.. told him that be did no
wish him 49, to do that again and put hin
out OF the building. Sten claimed that Lilli
| orlo8o usou nlm roughly. FOR the defence Il
was testified that since the number of visi
tors has increased in the past few month";
| some men have made habit of acting q
guides TO strangers and receiving money
therefor and some OF these parties are moi
respop sible. To protect the public ORDER
have been issued prohibiting persons from
showing visitors about for money, and thu
| Sergeant-at Arms with q view TO stop some
parties has Issued cards AZ authority 70 show
strangers around. Capt Blackford testified
that StelI had come TO him for such au
thority but had been refuse 4, but subee
quently he had given him q card, - -
The defence claimed that these reZula
| lions were made under competent authority
| line sergeant at Arms-under section 1 80
revised statutes. The government ciaimo(
that there was no law which woulc
prevent any respectable Ameri car
citizen from ENGAGING In this business II b,
was so disposed. The court said, as . rene
| raj rule, every citizen had Q right 10 ente
and go Through the building IL he did no
| violate the rules, but that question did no
enter here. The simple question was q {.
| the assault. II an assault had been conn
l mitted IL was slight one and was com NIT
4 ted under the rules made. He dismissed IN,
| case.
4 ALL SORTS.
l Geo. ii. Boone, idle and fncorrigiblo. SEN
to the reform school. Charles William
| charged with an assault on his wife; eS o,
| 80 days. Emma johnson, larceny Of knives
and spoons valued at q Is from John Hell
% Or 20 days In jail.