Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-12
THE COURTR.
PoIInr Conpr-I,,lto. MN. .,..o

POLICE COURT-Jud0e MUS pro tenn.
After our report closed yesterday, VIM.
Day, charged with committing perjury be-
fore Justice Martin, in falsely swearing to q
suit brought by Henson Davis in his court
ior services rendered at roofing house. The
corIt held the accused for the action of the
grand jury.
Mary McCue, Anna McCue and Charles
Watson forfeited their collateral. George
Usher, disorderly conduct In South Wash
ward Short and Thomas Payne, do; IS each.
Benjamin Lawson and Nicholas Miles, do !;
IS each. Samuel Clark, six foot white
man, charged with carrying q pistol; S25.
Samuel Clark and Henson Brown, drunk
and dfsorderly; S5 each. Peter Porit was
sent down Tor yagrancy. Ella Young, dis
Iurblng the peace AMI quiet OF GEORGETOWN.
This case came up by way OF continuance
from yesterday, and is q part OF the scrim.
mage between two shopkeepers in George
fewn testimony for the was
and the court imposed q fine OF SIS.
A STRANGER WITH BURGLARS KIT.
Frank Cassidy, young white man, was
three shirts, and q pocket handkerchief, ali
valued at S23, from James A. Fulcher, a
storekeeper on pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 9th and 10th streets. Mr.. (, testified
10 Ending ibis man In his room lasi nigh.
WIN tnese th..Ilgs an his possession. He, with
some OF his friends, gave chase aud caught
him, and took him towards the station
house, and on the way meeting with Lieut..
Skippon turned him over TO him. Lieut..
SKipI on, on searching him, found a part of
burglars kit, showing him TO be q profess
sional. 1t was not shown that he forced any
six months in jail. He is q stranger in the
city. Nicholas Miles, assar't AMI battery
on Officer White; So John F. Suit, assault
and battery on John y. Fitzhugh; IS and
costs.
ASSAULTED HIS FATHER.
OSWALD Z. Alien was charged with assault
and battery on Oswald s. Allen, his father,
who testified that his son he'd been married
about three months, and in orde. to aid him .,
witness and his wife went to live with their
son. Last tight the son came home In an
Witness interfered in behalf OF his daughter
in-law, who had received fearful blow bver
the eye, and who claimed protection Of wit
ness, when his son flew at him with the fury
Of tiger, and pulled his hair out, and
scratched and bit him. and threatened to
kill him on the ST ot. The assault appeared
more aggravated In its nature than serious
In It's results, and the court imposed nne Of
s25 or three months in Jail. Defendant has
the look and air OF an ungrateful and defiant
son.
OTHER ASSAULTS.
Rebecca Crier, assault on James n. Sim
gleton; SO. John II. Cant, assault on Geo.
w. Edwards, both strapping colored men.
Cant pleaded guilty, and Edwards came in
with his face bandaged and plastered up,
and the coverings being removed, showed
some fearful sasnes across his face. 1t ap-
pears that Cant was eating q water mslon
at the time, and used his knife for both pur-
poses. The court sentenced him to Jail for
six months and pay hue of $780, and in dc.
fault six months additional, remarking that
he should thank his lucky stars that ne es-
THE GEoRGETOwN CONNECTION.
Yetta Young, assault and battery Oh
Michael ]. Stern. This is another branch
Bridge street, Georgetown. Stern aud his
viii lesses testified that Mrs. Young pitched
into him In front of his own shop and
slapped him In the face, rem arking that that
was worth $780, and that she could whip tbs
whole crowd OF Stems In detail The diff
Guilty arose about q division fence between
their dwellings. The testimony OF some of
ahe Wss quite exciting, ana drew
town to the court to listen to 1t. From the
maruer OF the principals during the hearing,
the feeling Of hatred there Is very bitten.
The court remarked that he thought these
people were very much excited and had bsen
lu1ished about enough, and he imposed
fine of 81 and costs. Mrs. Young was then
on Josiah Stern, the father OF the Stern fam
lily, who testif; that Mrs. Young douced
him with bucket full Of watsr while he
was putting up his shutters, aud he was as
wet as drowned rat. The water was
thrown from a window above his head.
The court imposed fine of s..
ETC.
George Smackum, threats to his wife,
plead guilty of smacking her, but was so
drunk that he did not know If he threatened
her. bonds to keep the peace. Babe Foster
colored, larceny of $50 In greenbacks and a
quantity of clothing from Levi T. Young
Babe Is an old offender, and was, 1t will be
remembered, recently arrested on suspicion
OF being one OF the principa in the 9lymoni
murder In Prince George county, Md. The
evidence was not sufficient, and he was dis
missed. Michael Fitzgerald, larceny OF
saddle, harness, &c, from Chas. A. Barnes
on Sunday last. also, with the larceny Of
three pair names, set OF double harness, q
saddle, &C., on q previous occasion from the
same; sentenced to the reform school
Solomon Smith, larceny OF q set of double
Henry Smith, assault on Jenny ". Spur
geon; fined SO and costs