Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-07

COT RI IN GENERAL IFRM.
TO-day-.Judges Cartier, Wye AMI MtcAr-
thur-the court convened its january term. A. NJ
sotelln, oI New York, and John NJ. Blair were ad-
,, TIE GE3RGETowE RAPE CASE.
M">SrS. Ii. IL " lizard and \. Is. Webb fled a pc
titQn for awrt of habeas corpus in tie case of John
K. Kelly, vino. il viii he remembered was tried iii
the Criminal Court (judge Humphreys for RAPE,
GeoTSetHwn, and. Oh the direction of the court.
to jail for two years. The counse! made the point
that the 5enctcncc was illegal the law prescribes
that there was no Pcrdtf in rea r w. iDS ts
AttnIney said tilat this was mistake, for Judge
TGHId m2t dITfGt Jury to do anything bit acriit
tie admitted bat there was no sentence. because in
reality there WAS no verdict The jury III this case
would nave cunv icted. but We're not allowed to re
tire. The court granted the writ making it re-
turnabe on Monday next.
MRS. DtND0RE'> DISArPOlNTNfAT.
Mrs. lockwood said that She had L iel haud the
the bond of Mrs. LavnSa \. DlndOre a. a c0nsta-
bic andaSked if the court had acted upon her aII-
Chief Justice Cartter.-Yes. We have. and are
1t as unfit for woman 10 engage in, and nave
an abundance u COnStabIes now.
Mrs. L.-MGs. u. would like to Withdraw her
The Chief Justice certainly.
Mrs. Lock wood. VIII your honor tell Us whore
The cnief JUstice.-oh find them by instinct.
4I>GELLANEoTs BUSINESS.
Hartwctl L. Heath was admitted 10 the bar on the
report of the committee. Bates agt. the District
OF C"!rmhia: demurrer allowed. Lowe ag. Ran
9atl; Judgment hriow affirmed. Divo!iagt. Jomln:
decree affirmed. with modification. Charter Oa&
L!le Insurance Company agt Talnadge: writ %
flmed. Adjourned 10 Monday.
CRIMINAL COURT--JudGe Mae .4rthur.
This nnrnimg The grand jurors were called. and
teOiG &c VI. " tnterS WIS excused, They were PN-
cu>ed until b, O'Clock.
VIM: Brown alias ''Fip. Brown. charged with
assault Win intent 10 Kill, plead gully t. an as
Sault.
Disuicy Attorney WcIIs.-we will accept the
Flea. 18th the suggestion that The court give him
one year III Jail.
Tie Court.-What?
ct
Of the justices having sentenced a man for two
years fwr assault. was missed.
iii Civ, ''' 7 ~ ''N ''i''''NS III
\ Personal. ENPLANATtoH ~ To THE COLOR
LINE.
NJ II; Hunter. one of the colored jurors. asked
to call the at ention of the to acertain mat
was stated that the Jurors i'll the ease Of Henry BA
Kef disagreed simply on account Of the color Tine.
the jury. Neither in this case nor in any instance
hav" they divided on the color line. He was here
thai the G00red men on the jury i'll no instance mad
allowed their feelings to Influence them their de-
"b5ectinE Ir0rS came over for the purpose Of re-
tanning heir places on the jury after ehe court had
He was able to his living outside, for he was
gardener and florist. He Thought that tne report
s""d not have descended to misreplesent the
The Court said the Juror has certainly CLEARLY en-
thnS tti! the evidence. lie hoped that the nncns-
>ity for an expIanation of This character woud not
=
10 their good conduct. and he woull he sorry If
there was any foundation for such eXl,am1tion and
ton.
Al O'Clock the grand jurors were called. and
MtSSi> \. West, j. Il. Graham, L. f f lgIrbrgrht.
Robert Griffin and w. W. Rogers, were returned
as summoned 10 fill up the panel Judgs Mae Ar
thur charged thtm briefly as to their dates. MI.
j: l.. kidwell was selected foreman. The ease
of James Carter charged with arson in Burning
the fodder house Of Joseph ). Wo@tiington was
placed OF trial.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Cartter
1o-ttay, Idfr Co. aSt. Gait: on trial.
POLICE COURT-Jud0e Shell
Saturday, Maggie Brown. a brOwn-skinnetl dam
sci, was charged with smashing dishes and windows
of jealousy about her lover: $40. or so DAYS Mary
Adams, assault on Mary Williams; s.. Peter
DoHWUnS, assault on CIV. Glascock; $50 and costs,
an 9VercOat from Lewis DiggeS: $50 and costs. Or
90 days in jail.
Frank Harris, carrying a billy: $50 OF GO days.
Nancy Perkins, ayOung cOIOred girl. was sent to
the aims house. Edward Moody, defacng public
q door: So Also charged with using loud and Dois-
ferrous language at the capitol: Judgment suspended,
Frank Harris, colored, charged with snatching
shoes from a store ana running away while the
CLERK was engaged; six months in jail: John and
benjamin Fleury; assault on John Roberts; s.
On Robert ID. Harrison. jr.. a little white boy 8
years old, kicking him in the stomach and injuring
him severely: $50, or jail. Carter told NE court 5
go 10 Jail them Carter-''No. nor go to Jail.
either, Julge-' Put rim ia the dock tanitor.
Iuctantly stepped into the prisoners dock, nuteI-
ing IS be did so, and after the court adjourned was
ceny Of q goat from Norris JOY. Second offence zee
grand Jury. VIM. Myers. assault Oh VIM. Martin:
So. Lewis TabbS. the coored arrested by
outraged Miss Eva Wilson. was brought into court
and Lieut.. Kelly stating chat the young lady hay
ing failed 70 identify him there WAS nothing against
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