Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-12
THE COURIS
CRIMINAL COURT-JiuLge ltn

CRIMINAL COURT-JJuige Nae y'i,I,
ing Charl- kabert ala he was sentenced i% tir
m n'hs in lail. tn" of james II. Whttcn a
in obtaining hi~ A ril pay twice. was called and
FASHIONED unit September next. Bail was fixed at
sentenced t" pay fne Of 80 OF Is days in Jail
TO-DAY
Vincent Handy. petit larceny, second offence:
Guilty snd sentenced TO l. months in the rsnifcI,,
tiar. Gcorgg Matthews, charged with the larceny
was coul icted and sentenced to two wears AZ hIan
Charles IL Bry an. assault on John Foley; was con
Victcd and sentenced 10 S2u fine OF 70 DAYS in 1i
POLICE CoURT-Jttd0e lSaeQ.
To day, George : smith, a vagrant wa sont In the
chain gang, ia default Of bond-. Thomas Ward for
samson street, was fined IS for being loud and b1i--
tcr"G-, John Fletcher was fined So for carrying
pistol. David Harrington was fined & for street
hlaspheny. Charles johnson. a tramp and vagraut
was cent down to tho farm. Philip Butler was sent
cent word~ : 5 John u. Norris was sent down for n
warrant John Wells, throwing missiles in the
diamond ring worth $50; continued. John Buck
ley small white boy. charged with stealing .iN
from iliam IL. HarroycI sent to the reform school
RAIN on PICNIC.
with assault and battery on William Smith and q
ID NJ man, aIi r9hhtn2 them Of some checks valued
~ 80 j hc checks were used at the gate ct Green
springs above GEORGETOWN, the occasion being "A mic
rouEie made raid uI the gate keeper and " while
IN" Of them were Engaged in the assault the others
., v't ,l'ii "a enc, a. ron compartments, aud al
them among their COMPANIONS, enabling them t.
enter here the sunday school picnic yva4 ia prpgr,
tit Nv" 81 these a--dilauf- having been arrested
i' case Was IL this point continued. and pri-r iii
discharged the testimony. 50 tar connecting him
not beng sufficient To convict. Lynch was com
Ia tilted. I'm
ALL sORr-
Joscphus " williams, a Cpltfcd boy. CHARGED with
a-saut and battery On his step mother, striking her
ON the nose with piece of plank and hIackinG NV
eye with a hrIckhat. The boy was reprimanded and
a hne OF = imposed. Mary Quigl"y. assault on Ann
'ufrig'n with II BRICK striking her on the fronts
piece laN my mark there and ON her nose I6 and
costs. john buugia3s, COlUrcd, pleaded guilty Ia a.
sauit on Mary J. Thomas. kicking her high nm near
thC leit eye go and costs, or ~ DAYS in Ia Chas
queen, larceny ut a pair IF shoes worth So. fined
, H. or 81 days. Charles Jones, a coIlrei bow lar
ChI ol 70 cents from harles Scipiu; IS and costs or
stolen gO0ds-a piece of hose worth 81 beIonging ~
Patrick Foley, who testified that he was Informal Iy
Inail boy " hO stole tine property, that ha sod II
I" Baer AT ms shop on 10Th street for IL cents For
defence, an eInpipye If Baer testified that there hal
not been hose offered for sale in the shop for sx
months. Baer from the dock, denied the charge and
cross questioned the boy derahle length but
tailed To contradict him. and the court after giving
lecture on Junk shops and second hand dealers pur
chasing goods Tor small part of their real vaiue
v a. noted. Louisa Palmer, alias Hackett Larceny
OF Two Nat irons, pleaded guilty. second Offence
ana Was committed for action of the grand iury
tharles W lllams alias Fox, culoFed, charged with
steaing cooking stove from Mary Dow ney's kitch-
en-. Mrs. ID testified that yesterday. while she was
WORKING on her sewing machine in her chamber mi.
man entered her premises and took her stove and
carted on She discovered her loss aud sent off ana
stopped the man about two squares away He denied
the charge, and said ne had bought il from a man
Defendant Is rag gatherer. The stove was recny:
erred and the thief arrested. He was committed for
the grand JURY on the charge Of second offence,