Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-10
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was convicted. A motion for a new trial was
entered and overruled. Mr.. L. Darlington
urged that the court would be lenient in i'm
married MANI" Mr.. CT think not: but
hope that you will not imprison him because
he is not Some married men are getting
Noice.-"He can get married In few days"
Mr.. CarrfngtOn.-"l hope that your honor
will impose fine-he can pay a small one"
Judge Olin:-"But II he pays such it will not
be his money, and / think that had better
send him To jail to work out his fine. He can
WoTk there and credit will be given for his
1TSEs MI: CT trust that you will be as
consider it, Henry johnson, alias John
johnson. disorderly house; guilty.
EQUITY COURT-JUCLge Willie
To day, Holden against Lyon; Submitted
Savage against Savage; decree for sale.
Hitz ct al against F. 8. and T. Company:
restraining order denied. Yates against Cas-
sin et al; restraining order issued. Winders
against Hulse; rule on receiver ordered.
Mica Roofing Company against Tucker;
order ratifying sale and reference. Hubbard
against Stgtson; order for appearance OF de-
fendant. Gross against Barrick; do. Car
roll against Bright; decree finally ratifying
sale.
POLICE CoURr-JuCkge Smell.
To day, Martin McNulty, street swearing:
s.. James A. Walker, forfeited collateral.
VIM. II. Walker and James Burriss. for
feited NJ. Shaw, same. John Green, DO.
Edward Peck, cursing; forfeited. Elizabeth
Miller; do. VIM. Saunders, do. Frank
Ferguson and John Tilghman, loud and
EuTgdolf, keeping vicious dog, which bit
Nelson Wade; dog ordered to BE- killed
Joshua Miller, loud and boisterous; as.
AH HanlsS 100 IL TOO LIVELY ,E IN THE COUNTY.
Kinney, Phillip SmoOt, Solomon Page, Geo.
Long and II. Lewis, seven disorderly young
coiored men. were run in by Sergeant Acton,
assisted by Officers Marshall and WormIey
OF the county, yesterday, for behaving in
most dlsgraceful manner at house on one
OF the county roads. Much complaint is
made by residents in the county of the con-
duct of cOlOred men on Sabbath day COL
Letting together in squads on the road and
insulting pessers by. In this case counsel
for defendant put i'm the defence that il was
religious meeting, but Sergeant Acton
settled this by testifying that when he
raped AT the door some one from within
sung out, "Who in the hill is there?" and
other like expressions. Counsel for defence
withdrew the plea OF religious exercises and
SAID the boys were only having good time,
for which the court charged them IS each.
Mahlon Best was charged with keeping
open his store. on a county road, on the Sab
bath day. This is the place where Sergeant
Acton arrested The seven disorderly cOlored
men yesterday. The testimony was that
Best keeps grocery and grocery, and the
place was in full blast, lighted up, and Best
behind the counter when the officers arrived
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Samuel BENJAMIN, a young man charged
with forging an order Purporting to have
Eisman Il Bros, pleaded guilty, and the case
was sent TO the grand jury. John Mooney q
young white man, charged with snatching a
named John A. Levely, late on Saturday
night, at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 9th street. 1t was testified that Mooney
ran down 9th street and took refuge in the
yard OF the Baltimore and Potomac depot.
While colOred man who saw the act was
giving his testimony, Mooney call out from
b. &c -
ever told in the court room" Officer Rode
rick gave testimony as TO aiding in the ar
rest, and the case was sent to the grand Jury.
John Wright, larceny OF a cart number
worth twenty. FIVE cents; $40, or thirty DAYS
James Freer and Thomas Ready, ARRAY in
the market-house; Free fined So and Ready
dismissed. Caroline Mars, assault on WAL
ter DenDison, little boy; 81 and costs.
A GOOSE CASE.
Cornelius Shea, charged with stealing five
geese nom Maria Jones, valued at 81. Maria
testified that the geese were stolen from her
stable at night. She found the stable broken
open next morning and the geese missing
Afterwards she saw the geese among Shea's
geese on the commons, all except The gander,
which was gone. She missed them for two
months, when she saw them on the commons
and they came at her call. She had raised
them from the eggs. She was aking them
away when Mrs. Shea went for her and took
them from her, but a search warrant brought
them. The Identification of the geese was
not complete and the case dismissed.
Thomas Jackson and Frank Lee, larceny
OF tin BUCKET containing the dinner of
Charles Seals, laborer; SIS each and costs,
or ten days. James O'Neal, assault on Dem
mis- y Neal; continued. ThOs. Chin charged
with placing stone on the track OF a street
railroad; 50 John Cant, larceny fan alpaca
petticoat from Henrietta Ann Carroll, which
he put up the spout in pawn shop; $40 and
costs, or thirty days. Alice Garter, larceny
OF some fractional currency. Gustave Mat
zig, assault on Angela Curtla; SIS and costs
John H. Newton, larceny OF a bedsiead from
ann Brooks, which he sold for forty cents,
and paid IS fine.