Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-26
THE COURTS

POLICE COURT-Aeti1ag Judge Waiter.
dismissed. Peter Hogan, larceny of tent, sc.
grand jury. John Sanders, assault; dismissed.
aud witness, Margaret Walker, committed "A
hours for contempt.
David Hinson, vagrancy; bonds or work
house Henson Perry, proIane; S. or days.
a K GIpse oie Or ddays Loas
do; do James Walsh. disorderly; IS aud
costs John Tourney. disorderIIy:, forfeited
E Eliza johnson, disorderly: $ Or Is days. Mary
son, disordery; s. or Is days. Jane Davis
ward Webb, profane; S OF, I days. Andrew
Margaret Brown. disorderly; S. or Is days
Frank Burch and John Rocco disorderiy :;
Burch, 8 or 10 days, and Rocco, $40 or 80 days.
profane; s.. VIM. Barber, grand larceny;
continued. James Hern and VIM. Lee, lar
ceny OF pair of pants from George Hern: s.
and costs or 30 days each Henson Perry, as
assault on his mother, Isabel Perry; $40 or 80
days; Martha A. Warren, assault on Rachel
A. Platter; IS or Is days. Elizabeth Turner, as
Harris, assault on Mary Harris. This is an old
colored couple, and Harris plead he struck his
wife in self defence. Mrs. Harris testified that
she asked him about the feed OF the horse, and
he told her to 60 with some other man and
made other charges against her, when she
struck him, and he struck her twice Harris
named Sedgwick, and she seems TO think
more of Sedgwick than she does of him; that
on this occasion she spoke to him about horse
feed, and he asked, what does the boss say?
He was STOPPING over wash basin at the time
and all at once something came down on his
poor old head, rap, rap, and he found her
hitting him on the head with broomstick,
and Just pushed her out. The fact was he
was getting too old, and old the woman and
her daughter are trying to get rid of him: 81
owen Taylor, col9red, charged with the lar
Corner OF Sd and G StreetS) on Saturday
night; second offence. Mr.. Grinder testified
TO the prisoner being the one who he saw get
arrestlng the prisoner as he was running
Other witnesses testified that this was the man
They saw 90 in or run away from the store. He
was committed for the action of the grand
jury. Emma Coleman, threats; personal re-
cOgnlZance.
-. THIEyEs-Ihs morning Detective McDev-
lit brought into the Police Court George Car
ter, char ged with having, on Thursday last,
stolen set OF 1ewelry. valued at $50, from
fe oesr Martin dscov mosar two at W5e
thieves attempting to break into the house of
the blinds in the back portion Of the house,
and gave chase to them but failed to catch
them. -. Yesterday morning young man
got into the residence of General Ramsey, ia
list street northwest, and made off with a pair
OF pants. He was arrested by Officer Martin,
and gave his name as James w. Hern. VIM
Lee boy companion, was also arrested. In
the Police Court this morning they were each
nned - and costs, or 30 days In jail.
SILKS, silks, silks black silks colOred silks,
checked silks, striped silks; immense assort-
ment OF silks; every yard of our silks will be
Sid at the smallest advance above cost. Black
SIX, SOC. excellent black silk, Toe. our 81 and
sl25 black silks are especial bargains; our
sl25 black silk is heavy gros grain and real
satln hnlSh every shade OF coOred silk made.
Carter's, I'll Market Space.-Adut.
DEATH OF A FORMER BELLE OF WASHING.
TON.-.Mrs. Marcie Dom, formerly FOrsythe,
nee Adams, former well known belle of this
Mrs. Dorm was the wife of Milton G. Donn, OF
the patent firm Of johnson g. Dom. They
had been married but about two years and a
half. The remains will be brought here for
burial to- morrow; service at the Incarnation
church at 10 a. m.
NEW FALL DRESS GOODS, all the new colors
at Is cents; 50 pieces of foreign dress goods,
Splendid quality, at Is cents, blankets cheap;
f1annelS, from IS cents up; Canton f1annels s.
III, II, etc., heavy. C.. NJ. TOWSOn 4 CO. 636