Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-04
TILE COERTS.
CpYyTSIr Co.,pr T,,Igoc NJ.


- CRIMINAL. CoCRT-Jstd0e Mdc Arthur.
Yeste day, Rich'd Burnett. arraigned for the Ia
o Brien, tsecnnd offence was convicted and Sent
70 the Pgni!eltiaIy for TWO years. Henry Cater,
We're aTraignel on the charge of grand larceny
George Harris plead guilty. and the others were
Toby
This morning. the trial Of Henry Carter q -orge
with Ihe grand !srceny of a vioiin and ;her "a aSti
chs. in which Harris plead guilty, yesterday, was
that Norton and Lawson could not I've convicted
inasmuch a they had been used as witnesses in
il g of the late Judge Crawford in the case of John
son. charged with being an aeeompiice in the muir
party examined as witness in case TO which he
Is a party (eyen setore iTstice) cannot lie piaeed
that these boys were also used witnesses before
me grand I1rJ; AMI on examining the boys it was
found that they had been suEImnnel 20 the grand
jury, hut Were not called in. IL was shown how
eFSr 'e , n'eI T ct the grand pTl had qaes
circumstances the boys should not be held and fha
District Attorney entered a no,le pros AMI ,Ii
10 The articles present, and submitted that
n and larceny. The court inquired aS a. Mr. car
enCe V. Williams, the prosecutor heinas absent
and informed That, notwithstanding the direc
ton Of the court yesterday. he had not YET appeared
ana tEat lie had gwen bond 20 the propsTfv CieTS
couri remarked thai the adjustment Of The posi
tion of property clerk 10y the Police commissioners
such trouble before. This bond should he mt in
suit AT once He suggested that a verdict of yIiIW
81 petit larceny would he The best disposition Of the
under the circumstances. and such yeric. h3y-
ing teen rendered Harris was permitted 10 modisy
ms pea 10 letit larceny, and he aud Carter we're
each sentenced 10 Jail for IL months. The cDurt
expressed his regrets that there was no Workshop
connected with the Institution, in which they could
earn their living.
Tie cnur; directed the entry of the following
orGor. The prosecuting witness, {. Y. Williams
having given bond to the property clerk for a mon
ton Of the articles which ne claims 10 have liasn
the >uueC. OF larceny IN this ease. 20 be produced
upon the trial of the Indictment: and being rauuirp
by the court during the trial. and the Prosecuting
attorney and the counsel for the defence produce
the articles mentioned in said bond In open court
and sufficient time having elapsed to comply with
that request. and hc having failed To cofnsiy fher-
with il is OTded. That the said Williams he pres
ecuted upon his bond aforesaid, forthwith and a
ceriihed copy OF TINS order be immediately handed
to the attorney of the District for the purpose of
commencing such suit.
Frank Foreman. charged with larceny second
ofence) Of coats, was placed on trial fonld guilty
and sentenced to the penitentiary for Two years
inc prisoner Salu ne was lnno ten. AMI hoped the
court would be lenient- The court expressed The
hope that he would get over the idea that this patty
thieNihS cCud be carried on, and when the THIEF
Is caught. get of with but a short period in iaiI
The District is comparatively free of gigantic
crimes, our detective force being very successful
in keeping away PROFESSIONAL. aud if this Spe,iesnf
crime 5 broken mp then We wOuld indeed. De IA
Eored community u appeared from the evidence
that the amount stolen was spent in one night he
hagch, aEd il was clearly shown that his company
was very Ed- A man whose friends lived between
the Jail and the wOTkh0usc, and who had 50 MANY
friends az the lafter place that of them. although
a young man. has already visited inmates OF thai
place Three OF four hundred times, and haI served
several terms hImSeii, was not entitled to much
consideration. He hoped now he wOud ref -ct on
his past course of life during his incarceration.
David Smith, indicted with Selun Green mot ar
reStedl for burglary and larceny Of silyerware &c
IRON the residence OF Mrs. SanIo 25OS X street on
CIRCUIT CoURT--JudQe CHFtter.
To-day 4 number Of Judgments hy default were
l3htn. The ease Of HAYDEN agJ. MCGOWAN wa>
utUrS: on rial.
EQUITY COURT-JUdge Vglie.
u lo-4a! kaS9n agt; Campbell: plea overruIrI.
MurtLie; order for taking testimony. Fickling ast
kcngia: demurrer allowed. kcugia Az. Green:
oyeruIci. TEeGer ast M@dm: Pren nj , iTGS
zee; aq5horized 10 act ai"ne Bartlett agt. Mur-
tea: divorce decTccd.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell
To-day, John Hamilton and Alexander Coleman
Jerry QUirk. jeremiah Newman and Charles
Minor, Migrants; sent down. Wm Smiley, street
ing liquor without license, and was fined SlOJ
VIM. Beauty. alias Bowie. was fined So for throw
ing stones in the street. Wm Colby charged win
oh aiming goods under false pretenses waived an
examination, and the Went up TO the higher
court. Harriet johnson and Ann Green. peTif lar
$40, or thirty days. '1'
SHOOTING. GALILEAN FISHERMEN.
Robert Dent, GOiored, charged with assault and
battery with intent TO Kill Henry shorter, Young
entertainment given by the Gaean Fishermen on
the 2i.h December. Shorter, who has been uuite
was in court and testified mat this shooting ,ook
place during a disturbance. in which some of The
disoTdeTiy ones were being elected. He did no;
now think Dent meant to shoot him. hut Thought ID
iHlgh have been done accidentally. Robert Camp
bell, c"oTed- testified that they about to pt
dShrdrriY woman out of the hall, which Occasioned
a row. during which Shorter cut Oue-Of the COM
hittee, and Dent fred pistol Shorter and others
Were arrested. and il was afterwards !ound that
shorter was wounded from the pistol shot. Another
witness. COlOTed boy testified thai ID INT red the
pistol. The case was sent To the grand Jury and
Dent committed 10 Jail i'm default Ot 81 600 bonds,
SiNGtLtR CASE OF GRAND Larceny.
Danlci Charter. cOlOrc,i. charged with grand
larceny of household effects from Ann ThOrtOn.
Col"red- Who testified that Charter solicited from
her the storing of her goods, giving as reason that
ne had large vacant stOTc-FOOm. She consented
70 II, and after getting possession of them he puI
mem IN pawn. She called for the goods when sh
wanted them, and Charter refused to give them TO
her; grand jury.
- MORE GALILEANS, Etc.
Henry Shorter, assault and battery on Patrick
Jack son ON the night of the entertainment az CALI
lean Fishe Imen's Hail. street. jackson tes-
.lhed mat Shorter cut him in several places i'm the
race with pocket knife during the fight. He |
showed the scars IN his face: 60 DAYS In jaii,
James y. Hudson, assault on Ella Hudson. his |
wl, who testified that her husband got intoxicated
and kicked her: 500 bonds Ia keep the peace
THE BoSton Post thinks that Mr. |