National Republican., 1877-12-22
POlica COurt

Police Court.
Distriot oases-Mark Warden, disorderly;
paid S. Joseph Gross. loud aud boisterous in
Georgetown; %. Frank Minor. disorderiy paid
t5 Frank Burch, carrying u billy forfeited $40
Maggie Robinson, dlsorderly, discharged vii.
liam Minor, dlsorderly conduct; fined 50. Peter
Nc cGowan enjoyed hack ride. for which he re.
fused to pay; ordered to pay the fare, amounting
to s525. or 20 down for fifteen days. He was then
arraigned on the charge sof carrying concealed
weapon and being loud and boisterous. The last
charge was dismissed. but he was muleted SO In
the weapon case or thirty days. John smackcm
loud; so. John Butler. profanity; g. Irving
Geier plead guilty to the charge Of keeping uni
licenssd SC, bar. but Judgment wa. suspended Until
profanity dismissed. Thomas Bush, Fred Lewis,
boys. were charged with stoning street cars.
Thomas, large-sized boy. was fined $40 or sixty
days but tho other three were asked to contribute
they being small boys and evidently fncited BY
Thomas To throw the stones.
United Saies eases,-Charlcs Brown. maintaining
q nuisance: dismissed. Charles Tenney, threats
agninst George Burdell: released on personal
bonds Henry Williams alias Georgs Boucher and
HaT flam shSEsd sh the q 10,
or thirty days In Jail Charles Wilson stole half a
bu.hel Of coal from the Baltimore and Potomac
Hartley Curran was charged with stealing bull. dog
from John Riley. who stated that he didn't know
whether the boy stole the dog or not and the prls.
oner was discharged. Elizabeth Jackson assaulted
Sarah Kinney with brick: for which she was as
sessed 80. Frederick Thomas beat George Douglass
dismissed. In the case Of James Thorpe, charged
with keeping gambling house, an examination
was waived and bonds fixed at 500 for his appear.
snce beiore @ The Grand jury. James Curry, threat.
son assaulted Alexander Dyer by cutting him with
a knife on the 18th OF October last. The case was
sent to the grand Jury. bonds being fixed ai
", 600 Richard Smith was charged by WI
liam Holmes with assault with intent 10 kill
The aihir occurred on the I'd of July, 1876
but the defendant has been out OF the Jurisdiction
OF the court until within few days ago, when he
came home To spend the holidays; sent to grand
Jury; bonds $1,000. william Thompson and
| Henry Raymond were arragned on the charge oi
| keeping a gambling. house; Thompson was dis
charged but Raymond was required TO give bonds
in the sum OF 500 for his appearance before ths
grand Jury. John Sullivan. assault on James Barry
James Barry was then charged with assaultinp
John sullivan. This was cross. fire. Barry wa,
fined s0 and sullivan discharged. Henson Chase
larceny Of dog; dismissed George, alias Skinny
Curry, was charged with nssauiting Patrick Power
by cutting him with knife across tho hand sent
10 jail for six months Curry was also charged with
the larceny OF several articles Of wearing.appare
from Thomas Butler. but owing to tho absence o.
All Important witness the case was continued for
further hearing. A nIe pros. was entered IN III,
| stolen goods Edward Russell was charged wifi
| shooting David Hollius who was unable TO appear
and the case was continued for u further hearing
There was dihculty between these two boys
which was ended by Russell shooting his antagonls
IN the leg.