Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-24
TIE COURTS.
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day, in the matter of Geo. Robinson
(habeass corpus to test the legality of a sen.
tsnee OF one year In jail on verdict OF guilty
briefs be- submitted The "" BOND st Of b 5aa.
proved. A motion, to reinstate tn, clse
Navy wss the esse of NeS
olas johnson, the Greek, convicted OF
having outraged little girl named Finch ,rg,
and to twenty the
Darneille for the prisoner and Mr.. Wells for
the government.
POLICE CoURT-Judge SneH.
p Yesterday, after our report closed, William
David Scott: continued. Robert Ray alias
Snapper, James Henderson and Hamilton Saw
age, assault on Samuel BrannOn; continued.
Sophia Robinson. larceny; do. John T. For
tune, profanity; S.. Daniel Hartnett, assault :;
90, VIM. Simms, assault on Oficer Oliver /;
son by throwing cup at her; ST.. Henry B.
Haney alias John Harrison; S.. George June.
man, assault; continued; John Kennedy, as
sault on j. Il. Murphy; IS.
Edward johnson, profanity: S. or days.
George BrlscOe. violating cart law; S. or
days. Frank Stiniger, vagrancy: bonds or 80
days. George Smith, profanity So Or days.
THE RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH THE CAPoroL
GROUNDS.
george Junemann was arraigned on the
eharge OF assault and battery On Capitol
that Junemann'S wagon-a business wagon
yesterday attempted 20 pass through the Capt.
toll grounds, wnen he motioned to him to stop,
and went up. and forbid his going through.
He persisted in going on, and witness caught
hold OF the horses bride and turned him
around, when Junemann struck him with the
on which is subscribed the rule that no business
vehicle is permitted to pass through. Only
STea ye n as are
his office, and the defendant knew witness
Nj Mr. =: J: E: Norris. for defendant, claimed
personal knowledge vehicles pass there at all
times, and only such vehicles as the officers
choose to pass can go through there.
mann left the grounds he returned, and de-
manded the name of the officer who interfered
with his passage through the grounds:
MI mr.: j.! LaaImoridge, 1or defence, testified to
was sort OF family carryan. After the fuss
was over Mr.. Junemann drove out of the
grounds.
Mr.. Junemann testified in his own behalf.
stating that he had often seen country teams
ana other teams, much heavier than his. pass
through. His was family carryall used for
family purposes. He felt provoked at this
kind of discrimination. There was no sign on
the wagon and nothing to show it was a bust
ness wagon. He charged the witness Noyes
with lying to the court: Here the court inter-
rupted the witness, and cautioned him not to
make use of such language. Witness said he
had repeatedly stopped here before, and he
appeared to have a grudge against him.
Mr.. Hine for defendant claimed that the
rule of the Capitol police applied only to bust
ness wagons and vehicles. This was not q
business wagon and therefore was not by the
rules interdicted.
Mr.. Norris for defendant claimed that de-
PENDANT had a perfect right to infiict punish
ity Of law for Architect Clark to make such a
rule. He is nothing but an emplOye of the
government and no such power is conferred
right to protect their person and property.
MI. Coyle for the government reminded the
court that the testimony showed that this was
the rule. There was law in existence con-
ferriDg such power On the architect to make
such rules as had been made.
The court reserved his decision until the
law could lie looked up.
OTHER CASES.
FeiIX Greenapple. a huckster, charged
with larceny OF some chickens from another
dealer named Mckeever: continued. George
X. Dent, cOlOred hickman, assault and bat
terry with intent to kill little white boy yes
tterday afternoon, by cutting him with a
Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot. and
defendant struck this boy Daniel Whaley aud
cut him with a pocket knife because he re-
fused to give him cent. 1t was shown by
defence that it was an accident, and the court
took his personal recOgniZance to appear
when called. Frank Thomas. colored, lar
CtHy VI Coal WOItH 90 belonging Geo. IT,
Holmes; continued. T. Grady and d. Grady
assault on Thomas Cudmore; fined S. each
CRY FROM MACEDONIA.
Joseph Coleman, Joseph Johnsnn, Jacob
Williams, Arabeila Foster, Laura Gwynn
VIM. Nelson and Cecilia Cook, were charged
with assault On Richard Ware, trustee of
Macedonia Colored Baptist church in Potomac
City, lover the Eastern Branch). Officer
day afternoon and these parties came
bread there, and when they com
menced to break bread these parties went
up to the other and said it should not be done,
and the trustees were called on and they huS
tied them out: From other evidence it ap-
peared that there are two parties in the
church, and one party l0Ok on the present
minister (Owen) as an intruder; that when
on Sunday afternoon they were about to COM
mence the communion, johnson, who had
brought note from the other pastor, asked
to have an answer to his note, when they at
tempted to put him and others out, and this
made the trouble. The court required that
gave them some good practical advice not to
create any disturbance in the church, eSpe
clally about the communion fable.