National Republican., 1877-09-15
INTERESTING CONSTELLATION or
CRIuINALI7YES.

WANTED oFFiCER-MuDDYfNo A SCHOOL
HoUsE-BATCH OF LIQUOR CAsES-AND
THE Usual OTHER VARIETIES
Even the dul!cst could not fail to recognize
the whereabouts Of the Polic Court while passing
thatway There are always so many handsome off,
csls about the door, either converting with each
other IN mysterious manner and low tones, or
posing In attitudes Of unsurrassable classicality
while the mill is In operation. "sit down thcre!'
take OF your hats" "silence! sile.n.c.ew re-
sounding through tho court room denotes that His
Honor, the terrible judge" il approaching; aud
when that calm administrator the Jaw takes his
sembIagc, he behOlds oEly the most innocent aud
submissive locking people imaginable. except II
all the terrorr and endless peTdtion could dssuadc
from talking still continues his confab and threat
ems to do 50 forever mole.
MAN WITH TWO NAMEs
william Jones - exclSims an Official, and up be-
though his weight OF misery was thousand
pounds 10 the square inch.
IL believe his name is Lee" says 0ahcer Howard,
who has been called 10 appear against him, but
he gave his name as Jones', and turning TO the
prisoner the offer inquiries: "what is your name
and Is informed by the prisoner: Tits Richard
II heard him swearing" a,ys the oticer, "and
arrested him, and that's all there Is oft heard
him long time before saw him. He was evil
Judge Mills Five dollars"
rs OFFICER HOBBS IN CoURTp
James Stevenson This defendant was q mu.
"Oflcer Hobbs r. exclaimed one Of the clerks.
Officer Hobbs" resounded through the court.
room from the voice OF the crier, ,,, .,,,,
yigor all along the hall down the stairs and out into
the street.
rs 0nicer Hobbs in court" was the general an
And at last Hobbs came; and having grasped the
Bi vigorously, gave 1t fervent kiss, without
Hold on exclaimed a clerk. Il want to swear
you, which he did with the lightning voiGbity of
The officers statement was brief and followed by
that of Nellie johnson, colored, who swore point
blank th9, the defendant threatened her.
| Judge Mills Five dollars"
| Defendant. THAT Is correct, sir"
| Officer. Now go sit down and keep quiet
DELuGISG A scuooL-HoUsE WITH MUD.
| Lemuel Fnnicum white, is a naughty little boy,
who has kind, good mother. LGn.uel on the l2th
| northwest. which compelled Miss COrnolia q.
LaLenby. teacher, to appear against him.
Mrs Finhicum. can my little boy speak for
Judge. An appeal has teen made in behalf of
your boy II is desired that no severe penalty be
Mrs Fnnicum thought the teacher ought to
have sent her note, and not had Lemucl ar
| rested.
The Court There must not be any feeling be.
tween you and this school teacher"
Mrs. +. But don't YOU think yourself Judge,
The Court delivered the admonition impres.
sivcly. and added: Tell all the other boys they
% sey w" VII 's Se SoasSs ao%n here s snG osisd
The case Of
cHARLEs WARRINGTON,
white, was quickly disposed Of: onicer Hobbs ez.
planned the mahner In which he had been dtor
Judge Mills. Five dollars"
ANDREW GARDNER,
. | white was charged with vsgrancy.
Defendant Well, would like them TO prove
Oficer McNamara testified that he had known
the defendant for about seven months. He had ne
with stones and straw where he had been sleeping
The people in the vicinity said he was demenIcd
Prisoner THAT is true, Judge; have no place
: To sleep. have no money. Aud how can a mar
get anything 70. Goihlng ! am Obliged to wal wat
i ness. Now, what eau dor
The Court Let him give security"
, vAGRASTs.
willet Sheets and George Richardson, yaRrants
went the usual way made and provided" in sucf
cases.
LIQUOR cAsEs-THE KEADYs.
Dennis Ready was charged with keeping Al
unlicensed bar at No. is5 Bridge street, George
town. Ofhcer IIaney had found bar there.
THE back room is lit up all the time" said tn
Attention is called TO the fact that Dennis Kead!
bad license to keep restaurant at No. 20 Marke
/. street was kept by the Defendants father
e Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue L. J.
! Clemens swore Dennis father, Dani,i Ready. ha,
now t Explained | ,Rat what Is iss Bridge Street wa
formerly ls5. Daniel Ready was put on the stand
The following were some OF the preliminary qsss
I, tons
The father, afleI short pause, And scanning III
defendant carefully: Yes"
3 U, He lH your SOL r.
= A., Very Deliberately "Y-e.s"
O. DO you know this place the officer has spoke
A. Yes"
Is Q. You keep wholesale grocery store there7"
!, - The Court THE complaint Is dismissed"
Counsel, soto toee. They can 90 for Danis
i. now"
LET HIM OFF.
James DUNCAN, suctioneer, was charged wit
Kin Rnd % as TeauiFed HP By i' iaS ESpsns,on s es mSd
IT he could not procure any. Complaint dismissed.
ma Assistant District Attorney auIisy. Il don't wal
10 to prosecute nor perseeulc any Uhs under such c
Is cumstunces.'
is "TAwSsEY BITTERs' ChTHAEINE READY
Is Witnesses pro and con trstiied as to what the
m knew relative To the fale OF "tawnsey btters' /
m Cstharine Ready ata place on Delaware ayenu
v. j was charged she had no license for the sale
10 iastod quite while There was great d,vergen,
to Ready sell whisky OF not The Court thonght 81
', did aud fined hsI sos. which includes the icen
:. fss The case Of
JOSEPH HARBoR,
charged with keeping an unlicensed bar. was co
tinued until the 18th Instant, and The deienda
held In $500 bonds 10 appear at that time.
!" JAMES RICHARDS
Gu was charged with keeping a tppling house on
Id street ths second door above Twelfth street mort
,st west. Several cOlQTcd women who had purchas
- small quantities Of liquor were called, and les
fed.
ry Counsel called the attention OF the court to Il
nd fact that the defendant had a license to sell
NO pints aud guantiie. upward. He al,o asked a co
IL inuauCe OF the case tu introduce additional ties
~ inony, Tnc court explained why the continuau
u' could not be granted, And fined the defendant III
N. UNITED STATES CASES.
r. James Webb, larceny; postponod until to-day.
,,t NJ. stephens; NOD. pros.
Sarah Marshal, alleged larceny, mol pros.
er Joseph Crown, nuisance: dismissed.
le. Wm, ShrecVe assault dismissed.
Martha llaun, case OF baby abandoned; acti
n postponed. A relative will take care Of the in fa
- The Cont Let that woman get where the baby
and see that she takes 1t away. We don't want
nd here"
na James Watson alleged larceny; dismissed.
d. Richard Burnet, charged with grand larceI
RI held III the sum OF 500
W. Lizzie Lindsey, colGrcd cook charged with