Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-19
THE COURTS.

i NJ.
Today, Makeley agt Burgess ct al modifi-
cation OF judgment 50 as TO bind sureties. The
bonds OF Hillman A. Hall. as justice of the
peace, and w. H. Frazier and Levin s. Frey
aSnOtarleS public, were approved BENJAMIN
Davenport and H. 2. Heath were appointed
examiners. In the case of Catharne Bailey,
appllcat1on for writ of habeaS corpus, Jud &c
Wyie refused the writ. The fee bills of JUS
tlces and constableS We're adopted. Adjourned
to july %.
POLICE COURT-Judge Walter, pro tenn.
To-day. Elizabeth Douglass, disorderly; S.
J. 81. Wise, yagrancy, &c. bonds or work.
house. Minnie Ford, alias Bates profanity
e. stephen Collins, concealed weapons fined
$40. Patrick Quill. unlicensed bar. In this
colored witnesses, one of whom to the question
whether he had not been convicted thirty
tunes for larceny, answered, 81 don't propose
to answer; look over the books and you will
find out The defence was that the prosecu
ton was actuated by malice, and that the wit
nesSes We're unworthy of belief. The court re-
him slO55: appeal noted: James DonneIly, un.
licensed bar: fined Sl05. G. w. SpriggS affray
forfeited collateral.
CONSTABLE DANAHER'S CASE
=, H. NJ. Z. Danaher, assault on Mrs. Mary T.
Brown. Officer Reese testified that on Tues
day evening he saw crowd following a car
rage and going there found Danaher beating
the woman. This was on Boundary street,
near 9th, and there were four children in the
mack. She was bleeding at the nose. When
first arrested, she did not deny that he had
struck her, but when she saw that they We're
had assaulted her.
John McDaughter testified that on Tuesday
evening, he was engaged by Danaher to drive
picked up on z street, near ~ street; about
the head OF New Jersey avenue, heard the
woman cry out. but did not witness any as
Sault.
VIM. Masterbrook testified that he saw the
officer stop the carriage; the woman was
nollerlng let me out; saw Danaher pull her
back her lips were bleeding; did not see
when She was attempting to get out.
Otto Vantune testified to having seen Officer
Reese stop the carriage when the woman was
screaming. The accused pushed her back
when she was attempting to get out, and when
she attempted a second time to get out he
struck her and blood followed. This was on
Mrs. Mary 7. Brown testified that she
started from Danaher's house and went to the
pic mic at Giesboro'.
Brown as witness, and she testified that she
had not received any injuries at the hands of
Mr; Dan aher, and at the picnic she had an at
friended her; did not regain her conscious
ness until midnight. At the station she said
he did not abuse her: She knew that he did
not assault her. She was a visitor to Mr.
Danaher's family and went to the picnic i'm
company with his children.
The Court said there may have been some
mistake and dismissed the case.
MIR. Clarke.-I would ask an order for his
collateral.
Tie COurt.-He will get that of course.
Mr.. Clarke.-I want that myself.
ROBBERIES.
Burton Paine and Eldridge Newman, lar.
ceny OF small amount of coin from the store
of c. s. OHare & Son, about o'clock yester.
day morning.
MIR. O'Hare testified that the rear doors of
the store were broken open night before last,
and Identified piece of money taken.
Ofiicer Mari testified to arreSting the parties,
fndlng the coin on them, as also some KEYS on
the white boy (Paine.)
j. j. Shedd testified that as he was making
his last round as private Waterman he heard
some noise in the store looked IN and saw
them both at work went out and blew an
alarm, when oiflcers Mann aud Mattingly re-
sponded. and they ran out the side entrance.
above.
Newman made statement to the effect that
he was not the party and was watching the
thieves.
The court fined each $l0, or 80 DAYS in iail.
Burton Payne, larceny of 100 cigars and 100
pennies from Anthony Gaegler, 1909 7th street,