Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-23
The Three-Card Monte Cases.

The Three.Card Monte Cases.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT
TO-DAY.
To-day the case OF Charles O'Leary Indicted
with Clark and j. II. Murphy for the larceny of
gold watch and 500 in money from c. C. Boone, I'm
October last, was on the calendar in the Criminal
Court
MIR. A. B. Williams for the defendant, asked
that there be postponement
District Attorney Corkhin urged an immediate
trial, unless affidavit is filed. He said that
this man represented a class OF peepIe WHO had
filched several hundred thouS nd dollars from un-
suSHecting strangers, and that there was some
difficulty IN obtaining the attendance OF witnesses,
them to leave the city.
Mr. Williams denied that there had been any
otter to the government witnesses by the defend
ant OF MS friends TO get them TO leave. He re-
marked that this offence had not been reported TO
the authorities, and although committed on Oc-
toAer 1St last, the district attorney did not know
OF it until it had come out in the statement OF a
cosGederate-an indicted burglar, who has done
thine" in Philadelphia and in Baltimore. He was
perfectly willing that the case should be set for
the .th OF March, and he Weuia then be ready
District Attorney Corkhll said that this was a
peculiar case, and uhaer ordinary circumstances
he would not object To "A continuance. This case
was In some respects similar TO the recent horse
trading case. The man who had given the busi-
ness away may owe time, but he wanted this case
ana one or two others pushed and the business
broken up This man was but one of a class
After some further discussion the court said that
next
Mr.. Williams protested that he could not pre-
pare himself by that time. When there are COM
picated legal questions there should be time
allowed.
The court said that If Mr. Williams was not
ready then the case could be further postponed.
District Attorney Corkhii said that the COM
planning witness had not opened his mouth ia this
case. and had 1T not been that the gang had been
given away he would hot have been here TODAY.
He had been credibly informed that the prosecu-
ting witness had been offered double the value of
ha wal fsh and 70 l-fa,,
DECREE OF D1roRcE.-To-day Judge wylte made
decTee Of divorce in the case OF Eta Fullerton
agt John T. Fullerton. giving complainant S25 per
month slimoRy. The petition flied by B. Daven-
port set f0rth a marriage In June, 1873 and that
they lived together till December, 1881. when she
ieft hlm on account OF his cruelty, lDtemperance
and non-SuppOrt.
GOVERNMENT SUIT AGAINST BoNpsMEN-To-day.
District Attorney Corkhill filed suit for the
United States against George ID. Benjamin. Carrie
b. Evans, administrative OF estate OF John O.
Evans, and r. Fendall and r. r. Perry, admins
traitors OF the estate OF Thos. L. Hume, the bond
or the hrst named as diSburSing officer OF the State
war ana Navy department building. The amount
OF default is s3,071.05.
SENT TO THE WoRKHousE.-"Parkn Washington.
notorious female deniZen Of the ''DivSion," was
before Judge Smell to-day on the charge OF being
public prostitute Policeman Breen testified 70
arresting her last night on the complaint OF man
who claimed that he was robbed by her, but who
EnoWn 70 n come cmrt 70 Gon or let s name be
associate with such people and get robbed, should
be compelled TO come into court, no matter wheth-
er they are white, black green; but they neces-
sarfly must be green. She was sent to the farm
for ninety days.
CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED RAPE.-This morning
IN the Criminal Court, Robert Myers, a colored
boy, was placed On trial for assault with intent
10 commit rape on Christine Payne, cOlOred girl
OF ten years OF age, In November last He was
convicted and Mr. ". z. Williamson gave notice
OF motion for new trial.
TIRE NAILoR-CoNNELLY CAsE-To-day In the
Court In General Term the chief justice delivered
the opinion OF the court in the case OF w. T. Nail0r
ct al. agt Catherine Connolly, Affirming the de-
cree OF the Equity Court setting aside certain
EailOr to defendant, Connolly, and her two
children, OF two farms in Montgomery county, Nd,
and certain other property ia this city. An ap-
peal was prayed to the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
THE ASSAULT ON POLICEMAN HARPER-Thfs
afternoon, in the Police Court, Vim. voi2t, John
Albright and Theodore Schriber were charged with
Washington precinct Mr. Harper testified that
last Tuesday night a German society called the
" Independent Order OF Good Brothers" OF which
the defendants are members, held masquerade
ball at Forrest hall, in West Washington, and
fight occurred at the entrance to the hall about 3
O'clock In the morning, and when witness
put Henry Kaufman under arrest the defendants
struck and kicked him, and took his prisoner away
from him, and he afterwards got assistance and
put them under arrest The defendants all denied
asauitIng the officers and stated that the trouble
grew out OF the committee trying to put some per-
sons out who had not tickets. The court said the
evidence was somewhat conflicting and he would
only fine Albright and Schriber S each, and dis
mil yoigt
Reading Deferred Bonds.