Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-17
THE COURTS.

CRTNlNAL COURT Judge Macarthur.
10 DAY, Thomas Curran alias Jonn Humes,
guilty as indicted. Henry Mathews, larceny;
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jtsd1e Curttsr.
To day, 15,443, Tiffany X Co. VS.. Foote;
judgment by default W. +. Ms:tingly. 2l5,
1885, Collins VS.. Washington Market Com
pany; still on.
POLICE CoURr-Judoe hssea-
On Saturday, after our report closed, l..
Pulmer was charged with the larceny Of a
sewing machiDe from Laura Hunt. Young
lady, who testified that defendant came to
her fathers house while all were absent but
herself and took up the machine and walked
Off with 1t. 1t WAS worth SIS Defendant told
the court that he took the machine by order
OF Mr.. Stephens, the agent. Mr.. Stephens
was present and on being called up produced
the defendant and Mrs. Hunt, which gave
permission for defendant to enter complain
ants house and take the machine away in
case OF failure to make payment for it. The
court dismissed the case. James Thompson,
alias Frank Howard, alias Black Jim, as
sault on Birdie johnson; $40 and costs, or
West were again stood up on the charge of
grand larceny OF SIS from William I'll. Will
marth on the 9th day of March. They waived
an examination and were sent to the grand
jury, bonds being fixed at $1,000.
TO-DAY.
Charles Brisket, larceny of two chickens
from q market stall; $40. Charles Harris,
assault on jeremiah Maxwell; IS and costs.
Jane Stephenson, disorderly; SIS. Samuel
Bogue. tres pass on the railing of street park
ing; IS. John Brooks, assault on Fanny
threats to John OgletOn; 500 bonds, or six
months In jail. Dan Connolly, charged with
assault on Kate Nolan; continued; $1,000
bonds. Richard Butler, larceny; continued;
$500 bonds.
A DANGEROUS BURGLAR.
John johnson, a wicked looking colored
M an, was stood up on the charge Of burglary
in the dwelling of Mr.. c. w. Hansell, No.
go 9th street northwest, on Saturday night,
by breaking in basement window, while
~ inmates were at church, and stealing
khverware, jewelry, and other articles,
value d at upwards of $50. The case was sent
10 the grand jury, and Johnson was COM
mitted TO jail. Also, charged with breaking
into the house of Mr.. Wheeler. the house
adjoining that of Mr.. HanselI and stealing
a large number of articles therefrom. This
was also fully established. Johnson is
stranger TO most of the police, and has been
absent number OF years from the city, 1t
is believed in some prison. He was sent to
both cases; $4,000 bonds. Cesar Gray for
feited collateral.
AN INHUMAN MOTHER.
Hose McDevitt was sent down for va
grancy. She has four little children and she
gets drunk every day. Saturday night she
spent her money for whisky, and her chill
lying In drunken state her little boys stole
her bottle OF whisky away and broke IL,
Rose was wratby when she awoke and drove
her children from home, and they went for
:
house. They are now to be provided for in
the Reform School Arthur Tyler, loud and
boisteIous; So; VIM. Douglass alias Henry
Williams, loud; S. Caroline Simms, loud
in the country; So. Jerome Mccarthy,
walking over the street parking; IS. VIM.
Johnson forfeited collateral. Eugene Van
Riswick, profane; IS. Isuac Williams, loud;
SIS. Peter Dorones, loud; So. Also, charged
with carrying a slung- shot; $50. Philip Nell
son forfeited. Martha Jones, enticing pros
titutioD; IS. Henry Neal, loud; IS. Edward
Washington and Isaac Weaver, two able
bodied chain-gang hands, were sent down
for 80 days each. Daniel Thomas, Mary
Thomas, Sarah Wilson, and Ellen Tourney,
disorderly conduct In Pear-tree alley; SIS
each. Richard Wilson, forfeited. Daniel
Harris, 90. Anderson Johnson, forfeited
collateral. Sandy Lacey and Allen Hack
EFT, maintaining a nuisance at the Center
Market; - each. William Stevens, carry
ing garbage through the streets in an open
cart; 81.
SHORT Pants, TO II years. r. Robinson
A. 70 patNFn cx-l