Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-24
TIE COERTS.


Yesterday, aIter our report closeu, IaIlcA
Cahill, a policeman in Georgetown, who testi-
fed that he was after Callahan's son for pro-
family. and followed him in the honSe, when
Mrs. Callahan caught him and Callahan struck
him over his shoulders. For the defence, the
boy testified that Cahill hit him over the head
with billy and kicked him on the elbow,
house his mother said to the officer, he had no
business there, when the officer struck his
mother with billy. Callahan testified that he
the officer. who insisted on taking the boy,
and he ordered him out, and seized the baton,
when he (the officerl put his hand in his pocket
as if TO draw pistol, and he struck him gain,
the eye with the baton. The court said that the
boy having been arrested and broken away,
him; they should have given up the boy at
once. He imposed fine of s. and costs.
A COW CASE.
Robert Muir was charged with the larceny
saunders. who testified that She sold the COW
to Mr.. Muir on Saturday for $50, provided he
paid for it by II O'Clock; he failed, and she
sold it. to s another part It was in testimony
quently sent her $50, and the case was dis
missed on defendant paying the balance of
the money.
g Efnestlne Blatzhelm, assault on Virginia
SchlOsser, and Virginia SchloSSer, assault on
Ernestine Blatzheim. The women were fined
Riley; s.: Dennis mcnamara, assault on
Peter F. Roseberry, a Capitol policeman, on
the n Sih Of July K!oseberry testified that he
ing through the grounds contrary to rules, and
was assaulted. The defence was that he had
no notice that he was violating rule; that
mitted the first assault. The court imposed
fine of S. and costs. Anne CLANCY, assault on
Martha Simms; forfeited s.. Chas. L. Grove,
assault 1 ,t on liz. Edward ,Beuchard; dismissed
ond offence); grand jury. VIM. Looney, as
sault on VIM. Kelly, who testified that Looney
without any provocation knocked him down.
Looney testified that Kelly had slandered his
wife and he asked him about it, when Kelly
struck at him; fined 81. Paul Chase, assault
on Celia Simms by giving him black eye; s..
Also, disorderly conduct; IS.
John Butler. disorderly; S.. Thomas W.
slmms, profanity; $. Annie Mcdowell, va
with being loud and bosterous said he was
guilty of having been asleep, but the officer
testified that when he was awakened he was
Bailey; bathing in the Potomac out of hours :;
fined s. r. 5: Peacock, trespassing on the
parking; fined $. Thomas Brown, arrested
as suspicious black boy (cangbt attempting
give bonds. Lawrence Page, playing ball in the
street. fined 81. Solomon Swami, vagrancy :;
bonds annie Lindsly, do; bonds or work
house. Nettie Mcpherson and Annie Ores
ham, vagrancy, bonds. or workhouSe ChaS.
Brown, unlicensed produce dealer; sentence
suspended. John johnson, disorderly; S.
unlicensed produce dealer judgment sus-
pended. Elizabeth Straitner, profanity; S..
UNITED STATES CASES.
Mary Holmes, assault on child; continued.
Parasol; jail 10 days. George Williams, alias
Haiistock, larceny: continued. VIM. Cole
man, larceny of a shirt from James Gordon
while he was in bathing jail 10 days Wash
tlnued.
A CoLORED DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
Richard Williams and Ella Holmes, alias
house at the corner of Grace and High Streets
Georgetown, were PLACED on trial; Seargent
Sturges and officer Harper testified to the
the house being very disorderly. Another
witness could not say that these parties kept
the house. but had seen them there; and the
numb number OF people going in and out of this
house was sufficient to occupy fifty houses
Another witness testified that the disorder
was almost continuous. Williams testified
that he and Emma occupied but one room in
from the other parts OF the house. Fined $40 or
30 days each.
-Th0s: E. Stuart, assault on Fannie Miller;
shooting him in the leg with musket. Ford
testified that on Saturday night he threw
tomato at Orr,s house when he .(Orr) shot.
in the wrong, but the defendant had no right
to use his gun. Fined $40 and costs. John
Tenney, jr:, assault on Amanda Fisher; fined
81. GeOrgianna Wayne, assault on Eliza
SnOwden; 50 and costs. Andrew Hilleary,
larceny of field glass, &C., from Joseph
dewitt. Second Oltence). The testimony was
leaving the house by Mr.. Dewitt, who raised
an alarm, and he was chased several squares
but escaped. The glass was sold and recover
sa aaG haGyns been recognized by
and committed for action by the grand jury
John Williams, larceny of 1915 and a love
feast ticket from Martha Williams his sister
lnlaw: fined S. and costs or Is days in iail
Henry Coats, assault on Samuel Viggell; fined
81.