Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-25
CRIMINAL COURT-,T1tdgp HUIiP.

CRIMINAL COURT-Judge Wylie.
On Saturday. VIM. Newton and Annie Jack
son, charged with the forging of a deed OF
trust, were found not guilty. The defense was
that the parties were ignorant colored people.
and what they did was under the advice of
white persons, and the raScality was done by
Charles Stewart, who is already confined in
the penitentiary for the committing of similar
fOrgeries. and serving out sentence. Samuel
John Lee, alias Jack Cash, on December .,
1877, by shooting him in the left eye the ball
penetrating the brain, was arraigned, and
That Mr.. A. A. Birney had written him a note
the previous evening announcing his with
drawal from the case. The court assigned
H. Written was arraigned on three mdict-
mentS, for false pretenSeS in two cases and for
presenting false claim. He plead not guilty
to the three charges. and was remanded TO jail.
A nolle pros was issued in each of the fol
lowing cases: VIM. Rawlins, indicted in 1868
for riot; John Bowen, Berry Swales, and An
thony Selvy, October, 1875, conspiracy, Berry
SwaleS, do, perjury: Anthony Selvy, do. do. /;
Jacob Cohen, do, false pretences. The case
OF James II: Written, formerly lieutenant in
the L. $. artillery, charged with presenting a
false claim plead guilty. Mr.. Jere. Wilson,
for the prisoner, said the act had been com
mitted when the accused was under the in
fuence of Intoxicating. drinks. and he made
an earnest appeal for him, stating that he was
from Indianapolis, Ind, where he has an aged
father "a minister of the gospel and mother,
blemished reputation. He was sentenced to
one year in che penitentiary and suspension
granted for 10 days. A nolle pros was entered
in each of the two other similar Indictments.
John r. Brooks, convicted of forgery, and un-
der sentence OF seven years in the peniten-
tary, was placed on trial for perjury, in false
~ swearing in an equity ease pending before
the auditor, to an amount paid for improve
ments on certain piece of property. ii.
Cook for defence.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
The court resumed its sessions this morning,
and, Oh motion of Mr.. w. A Cook, Charles G.
Cole, OF West Virginia, was admitted to the
bar.
THE KENTUCKY MULE CASE.
The case of L. s. eX rel. McManuS agt
Moore, Bristow and others-the celebrated
Kentucky mule case-argued some time since,
was decided, Judge Humphreys delivering the
opinion of the court affirming the Judgment
of the court below, (Circuit Court, held by
Chief Justice Cartter) in sustaining the de
murrer of the defendant to the declaration
holding that the Court of CLAIMS having passed
case. Judge Macarthur also read an opinion
concurring in the aftirmance of the Judgment,
III which he said Congress regards the Court
of Claims as one in which the judgments are
conclusive.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
To day, John Barber and John w. Bur
leigh were sent down as Migrants. Annie
Johnson, same: down. Frank Jones. do.
down. VIM Shelton, do: down. Frank
threats to his wife. Julia Banks. assault and
battery on policeman $40. Joseph ellis, as
Sault on Hattie Howard $ and cost James
King, assault on Archie Johnson. SO, OF &C
days i'll Jail. George Jackson, larceny of a sill
Yer butter knife, worth -, from Emily Scar
h,,r .FI % nd gnl