Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-09
THE COURTS.
CRIMINAL CouRr-Iu.ine Mac Ar

On Saturday, Francis simpkins, charged with
eommt,i I; rap on tweye year Old ecore1 g,ri,
a new trial entered.
mdh sM r BupT 1 rgs a
wood and J. II. Written, false pretenses William
Ellis was ordered % be discharged from Jail. the
grand jury having ignore, the bhi against him for
assault with intent TO Kill.
CIRCUIT CoURr-yudge Hinnphreys.
aeaagh ssi Barr 'S certdra aGf
gnakhsd and Judem. mt ApPleinan agt Farnnm; dis
respited. Diggins agt. DuncaDsOn; do.
EQUITY CoURr-Judge Wy'ie.
TO Today, Segsr sgt segar order approving trus-
GCrsdoT aet Croghan order r fSi
PAYMENT Of money in default 90 Metropolis Building
ing auditors report &c. E,liSt ast waik-r, do.
Goddard administrator, agt. Ordway; application
kns Z al decree for sse se Brneh as Sweet
seitz ct al agt seitz ct al kennard ct al agt Spar
AL guardian ad litem appointed. Wade agt Roberts
ct al; decree substituting trustee. Contee agt. Con
tel and I'm dismissed. SUNNY agt Fitch; bill dis
ted Byr"n e al an ReeieT rule pS g,. f% Dis
charged Parker agt. George; injunction denied.
POLICE CoURT-J,doe Snel
To-day, Henrietta Bruce was sent down for a va
grant. Lucinda w Washington. same charge; down for
twenty days Moses Morris. vagrant aud tramp
in chain gang. George Parker sent down for
yagrancy. Charles Minor, vagrant mt down
.
James q DOnnell. inJuring trees on the streets 80
Ganny Bruce disturbing the city of Georgetown IS
William Baxter, a respectable looking coiored man
was srraigned the charge Of trespasinc upon the
park IN the Capitol grounds and peale not guilty
One of the Capitol police gave testimony after which
Baxter Who had no told the court that the
acted in the capacity of guide for strangers in show
ON this occasion stranger had applied e. him To
show him through the building, but he haf refused
To- act Knowing that 10y the rules enforced there he
a. a. "a he ,tf hal IIf.
this charge against him to keep him away from the
building. The court took this occasion to remark
that he not an satisfied as to this business &c
guides I" the Capitol He thought any one of good
without any restriction, except as to Character and
every stranger no visits the city ought 10 have the
lie prevented from 50 acting if know to be safe and
Trustworthy person. Liberal rules ought to be made
III this particular and monopoly be made of this
occupation. The rules. in his Judgment. should he
reversed 50 as to prevent this interference: but as
the case Of trespass had been made out fine OF So
would be imposed.
Brown, profsne and indecent language; s.. Laura
Ann Myers was fined IS for PROSTITUTION. Lottie
Jones same charge So Clarence Compton. Samuel
Smith, Hugh Carpenter, Nelson Carpenter aud John
Jyier forfeited collaterals of s. each for malicious
trcspass. William dement,, an lille and iHc"rrigible
boy, wa. cent 10 the reform school during minority
George Nlnnus. assault on Jane Coleman: S5 Vim
Mason assault on Sarah Butler; 50. Edward Roach
assault ON Charles kahlert; Sl1, or SIX months in
Jal. 1eIrge W bite an old tramp and hummer,
arraigned ON the chargr of trcspass park. OH
Ger Elpdts tcstlhcd that Inc found him living in
circle at the intersection of Vermont avenue and lfh
street drunk. The court remarked that the public
parks were not L. be made of by loafrrS and oc
ing grounds for drunken tramps. The parks are pre-.
pared and kept IN order nj great expense for breath
ing places Tor decent persons. who know how be-
have themselves and no have a due regard for the
rights and moral sentiments Of others These luath
some tralnps who stretch themselves out To sepp
upon tho benches and under the shades of these pu
lie grounds ought TO be caught up and punished and
whenever brought into court h. would di-p pose of
them. This being the first time this man has been
caught IN such trespass he would dismiss him. hut
~ the future he must be careful of what h. does
VIM. Davis and VIM Kelly, two rough looking Gus
toners were arraigned for assault and battery on a
colored man named Frazier. AT a lager beer garden
have been making rendezvous Of late. Frazier as
badly beaten about the face and head. Others were
injured in trying 70 pull them off from Frazier. $40
each and costs OF 80 days. Appeal taken by both and
bonds in = 100 fixed. John Coins. assault on VIM
Nelly. This was part of the same fight Bricks and
other missiles freely used and the police had t.
De sent Tor. IL was in testimony that Coins one If
the barkeepers of the beer garden threw n large
shell at Kelly and followed IL M with stones and
bricks The court thought the keeper Of "A beer gar
zen should Keep II i'll good Order-if he did not he
was not a competent person to- keep such a place
he defendant was not justified in taking such libcr
ties OF throw ing missiles at his after getting
them intoxicated. and ne fined him and costs jas
Downs larceny of bottle Of tonic beer; So Lewis
Cass colured threats 10 Robert Silsbee; Sl0 or O.
days Ill Jail.