Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-02
The Courts.
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POLICE COURT, Judge Bu,ady pro tena
Yesterday, after our report closed, James
Richardson, for disOrderly conduct was fined So
George w. Black, defrauding the Pension Office
bail for the action of the grand jury Thomas
Readon, forfeited collateral. Mary Jane Will
liams; do. ThOs. Jebbs and Edward Gibbons
two young white men, were charged with as
saulting cOlored man named VIM H. II. Parks
who testified that he and the other parties
were hauling stone from the stone crusher on
Rock Creek. in Georgetown, and they had a dis
pute about the position of their teams in the line
and these men fell on him with large clubs and
stones, and beat him until he fell senseless, and
is seriously injured Other witnesses cOrrobo-
rated Parks statement. They were fined s25 or
60 days each in Jail. Rose Winters assault on
Sarah MOultOn, by biting her hand SIS or Is
days. Samuel Sourbutts, assault on Louisa W.
Minor; $40 or s9 days. John Magruder and
Chas Vessels, assault on John Smith; So each.
To-day, Mary Straub, a white woman, was
charged with being vagrant. Policeman Aus
tin testified that this woman sells bouquets and
makes comfortable living, but makes a prac-
tice of begging in Lafayette Square She gave
her personal bonds to not repeat the offence.
Louisa Wilson, trespassing on a park s5 or Is
days. Edward Welsh, profanity; IS or days.
Annie COnroy, Mary Simms and John Jones' col
ored, were charged with being Migrants, and
sent to the workhouse for so days each. Hugh
Lynch and Murdoch Gerry, two small white
boys, were CHARGED with being suspicious char
acters. Officer Slack testified to catching them
in the act of breaking into the premises OF a
gentleman last night for the purpose of stealing
pigeons. They were sent to the Reform school
during minority John E. Campbell, vagrancy;
Burke, loud and boisterous; $5 or Is days. John
Burke; forfeited collateral Henry johnson,
profanity; IS or days. Mary JarbOe. va
grancy; 80 days. VIM. Minor, colored, was
charged with being suspicious character. Of
ficer Burns testified to catching him stealing
n DC no IF ,1,co,; hoyc
He was sent dOwnfor 30 days. VIM. Cahill was
charged with destroying private property Mr.
Henry Rabe stated that he had search warrant
to serve at Mr. Cahill's, and Mr.. Cahill cut the
trace of his harness. He was fined $40 or 80
days. Mary Coats. loud and bosterous; s5 or
Is days. John Hammersley, charged with as
saulting Jas. w. Frehlingheisen. Witnesses tes-
titled to seeing these parties together drunk
last night, and 10 seeing Hammersley knock
Frehlingheisen down and beat him. Or. Brad
ford testified to attending the injured man. and
that he had cut across his face. The defend
| ant was fined $40 or 80 days in Jail. Birdie
BROCK, who struck another colored girl, named
Mahala Washington, ON the head a few DAYS ago
| and injured her skull, was brought in TO-DAY,
and the amount OF bond changed from 800 to
$500 pending the trial. Catherine DENT the
propr1etress OF a brewery in Georgetown. was
Ins Sra WIN tne larceny of SIS worth of beer
kegs rom deo. Jnenemann. Henry Rabe Mr.
Us foreman, testified that he recovered the kegs
on search warrant at Mrs. d. brewery The
testimony did not show the intent on the part of
ene defendant to TO- convert the property to her
own use, and the court dismissed the charge.
| and ordered the kegs to be returned to Mr.
1uenemann Fanny Smith, assault on Margaret
Jones; $40 or 80 days. Annie Morrison was
charged with asssan;.ltng Kate Mullen by striking
ner on the mead WITH pitcher and causing her
80 days in default of $40. Laura white. assault
| on Katie Ferguson; So VIM. Harris, threats to
Susan B. Harris, his wife; s9O0 bonds to Keen
the peace for six months or 90 days in Jail.
THE STRIKE OF C0TTON-HANDIERs at New Or
leans checks the movement of cotton. a few
hundred men have been obtained, but they can
not less than ten thousand strikers, all more or
less skilled In the various branches OF cotton
handling to which they belong. Special dis
patches report labor strikes In Mobile and Gal