The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-25
CITY HALL NOTES.
Items Of Interest In and About the
Courts.

The motion for a new trial filed yesterday
In the case Of Thomas smothes convicted OF outrage
Miss Lena Lens embodies the exceptions ON which
the case VIII he taken 10 the court In baDc. The
principal OF these the charge Of Judge James TO
the Jury, the prosecuting attorneys having carefully
avoided giving the defense many opportunities to
except the admission OF testimony TO specific acts OF
smothers tending 10 show bad reputation, and the
calling Of Augustus Almond after the case-in- chief
for the prosecution had closed are regarded as the
principal points taken during the progress oi the trial.
Judge James, alleged charge that IL was proved he
You'd doubt that the man VINO was crouching by her
when she recovered conse ousness was the one who
outraged Miss Leins Is regarded the principal ex-
eeption the charge. difculty may arise as TO the
signing of the bills of exceptions as set out IN the
present motion, which will be passed on pro lorna
Monday morning. The appeal will he heard NJ the
present term Of The court In 0anc.
Several important indictments were returned by
the grand jury yesterday, and recess for two weeks
taken true bill was found against Frederick Bates
under the common law for, on June % 1873 erecting
and subsequently maintaining pnbiic nuisance on
street, between sixth and seventh, In the shape OF
soap factory. The witnesses ON whose evidence the
pres@ntment was found Sanitary Inspector y. NJ.
Shepherd and Health Ofhcer TOwnshend. aud William
Lord T.. %. Sehausen, T.. A. selllausen, James q.
Duffey and George Lockwood residents OF the local
ity. -Four indictments against John II. Howard,
alias George Jones, were also found for second
otenses OF burglary and larceny. IL Is some time
since this charge has been made against criminal
II enables tile Judge 10 sentence up 10 fifteen years In
The peniteniiary. An indictment for keeping gam
Ing house In Georgetown found against Harper
Green on the testimony Of Mary o'Del and Eliza
Brown.
a nOlle pros was eitefel yesterday IN the case OF
George Aanz, indicted for resisting oicer Dunngan.
The Testimony a previous trial 1.-TWO years since
was conflicting that 10 conviction could be e1-
pected now. The pension fraud cases against George
Brown, Hamilton Davis and Andrew lewis will be
taken up In the Criminal Court o-mOrrow, aud
probably consume the rest OF the week. AZ their
close District appeal cases viii occupy he Court for
week.
IL. Wait and Mary storms, Augustus Mccoy aud
Roberta Fleming. Gustav 4. Lcntz aud Lima L..
Slaich. Charles u. LittletOn and Maggie Finer,
Charles Lee and Kitty Magruder, Calvin l.. sayTe'
plea OF insanity Is 10 he interpOsed In the
j. s. NJ. johnson, under indictment for the murder
OF james johnson. coiored, on March 29th. family
record OF several generations Is understood 20 NJ
Forthcoming 10 show how he came by the menta
faint. The trial win not probably take place for
month. MessTs. W. A. Cook aud a. -. Miniam
are retained for the defense.
The petition OF water Registrar Cox Tor Executive
clenency IN the matter of the $50 hne imposed On hi
by Judge James was Endorsed by the District Commits
sionere. All United states fines collected In the Dsnic
paid lis u, 600 without word, when the balance
his imprisonment was remitted By Mr.. Hayes.
II Is expected that the bill before Congress 10
enlging the CITY Han SO as 70 give three more court
Oces viii be passed In time ~ have the new portio
rooted In and possibly, In part by next winter
The cost will be s1l7. 600, and the plan aecompane
the Till. u has already passed the Senate, aud
duplicate, with another name, been reported favor
ably by House committee.
Gen. Butler viii to- morrow nOrning ask the coui
In banc % delay the hearing OF the oliyer-c Cameron
case III Wednesday. tits set for Tomorrow.
The disnissals In the OF Henry Birch agalns
Rudolph BuInenberg and j. j. shpman for iie 10
and ESQ., 900 respectively, yesterday set aside b.
Judge Macarthur Ia Circuit Court No. \, and Ia
trials VIII take place In the coming week This cour
VIII adjourn slne die on saturday.
Judge Cox hear q number OF inOtious In CifcuI
Court No. yesterday, and adjourned ior week.