The Evening critic., 1882-03-13
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS,

JOSEIH DhoWN pau ~ lnIO Judge |
snell's fund to-day for playing ball In
the street.
ELLEN DoBsoN was fined $5 to-day for
hitting Mrs. Campbell, colored, with a stone
ON the head.
THE Hon. John b. Rice and family have
removed from 1918 street northwest to the
Hamilton House.
FREDERICK STUTz will build five brick
dwellings at Thirteenth and streets north
west, to cost $4,000.
HUGH STRIDER, indicted for second
oirense Of petit larceny, pleaded not guilty in
the Criminal court this morning.
MARY BIRD, colored, was charged in
the Police Court to-day with assaulting Ma
Iona Washington, white, and fined 81,
MosEs SMITH pleaded guilty of petit
larceny in the Criminal Court this morning
and was sentenced to six months in jail.
WIN. LEWIS was charged in the Police
Court to-day with the larceny of n pair of boots
from Henry Childs, and a fine of 81 was i'm
posed.
JAMES MASON trespassed on the land of
Mary Moser and cut down some young trees,
for which he Will serve thirty-day term at
the work-house.
GEORGE BELL broke in the door No. 116 |
Maryland avenue, and threatened the life of
Mary Avta Viola, the occupant, and has been |
assigned quarters at the jail
DISTRICT ATTORNEY RIDDLE has decided |
that certain property belonging to Mt Zion |
church, In square rs, in Georgetown, Is |
exempt from special assessment.
H., |
colored, had a little row the other day, and |
cross-fire suits for assault were Instituted. |
Each of the defendants was fined SO.
THE Potomac Terra Gotta Company has
fled q bill in equity against Edward o. Graves,
John Lynch, and others, asking the suhstitu-
lion OF a trustee in certain real estate.
ELLEN ALE, notorious denizen of the
Division, was tried to-day on charge Of drunk
and disorderly conduct, and released on Civ
Ing for the fiftieth time her promise to swear
JOHN FULLER, charged with depositing
for mailing and delivering two certain OBJ
scene, lewd and lascivious pictures, failing to
answer when called to-day his recognizance
was forfeited.
JUDGE SMELL to-day directed the prose-
cutting attorney to ascertain what vacancies
existed at the Reform school, as he wanted to
commit as large number of boys as could be
accommodated,
MICHAEL WHELLAN and David Collins,
two white men, both over Go years of age had
a rough-and-tumble fight Yesterday, and went
down for fifteen days each at Judge SHELLS
command to-day.
In THE case of Stephen G. Cassassa,
charged with obstructing the street, Dis
trict case tried last Saturday, the Jury in the
Criminal Court this morning returned a ver-
diet of not guilty.
A ROW occurred last night between two
hackmen, named Frank Jacobs and Richard
Pope, and the former threw stone at the lat
ter, for which offense he was fined So by
Judge Smell to-day.
Y,
NJ. Smith, has waived an examination by the
Police Court on the charge of receiving an
Illegal pension fee and furnished bonds to the
amount Of $500.
and larceny with George E. Roberts, in break
ing into the drug store corner of Fourth and
L streets northwest, was acquitted in the
Criminal Court to-day.
JOHN BROWN, Thomas Honesty and
Richard Simmes colored, are the first victims
of the Commissioners order for the arrest of
vagrant boys, and were sentenced TO thirty
days each in the workhouse.
CHARLES CoGGIE visited his best girl
the other night in an inebriated condition and
broke open the door and assaulted the lady.
tion to Judge Snells Golfers.
THERE will be meeting of the Board of
Managers OF the Associated Charities of the
District this evening at 141S street north
west, at z 80 p. m and there Will be repre-
sentatives from all the different subdivisions
present.
In the case of Daniel Brown against
Daniel Curtin, Involving the validity of the
will Of Patrick Brown, which has been on trial
for three days in the Circuit Court the jury
has been out ever since 1870 O'Clock this
morning unable to agree.
NICHOLAS MILES, indicted for the mur-
der of Annie G. Connors ON the 2Sth Of Janu-
ary last, was arraigned before Justice Wylie
in the Criminal Court to-day, ,:and pleaded not
guilty. Mr. A. b. Williams entered his ap-
pearance as counsel for the accused.
THE visitations of the officers of the
Grand Lodge l. o. o. +. for this week are as fol-
lows: Tomorrow evening, Golden Rule
Lodge, No. 21, Seventh street Hail. Thursday
evening, Friendship Lodge, No. IL, corner
Pennsylvania avenue and Twentieth street.
Mr.. STEWART F. SMITH, of East Wash
fngton, after suffering for a number of months
with pulmonary complaint, died yesterday
evening at his residence on street southeast.
He was young man of considerable energy
and popularity, and his early demise is gen.
orally regretted.
DIANA STEPToL has filed an amicable
bill in equity against her minor son, Charles
Stepto, asking for the appointment OF COM
mittee TO make answer for the infant and the
appointment of a trustee to make q deed of
trust on lot +, square pa, to pay Off the notes
held against it.
The Parnell Branch, No. l, of the Wash
hall ON street northwest last night. A large
attendance was present and liberal collec-
tion was taken up. This Branch is now in n
very fiourishing condition remittance will
coon be made to help the struggling people in
Ireland.
MARY E. JENKINS, through her attorney,
Mr.. r. J. Murray, has filed her application for
divorce from John r. Jenkins, and asks TO be
given the custody OF their child. They We're
Rev. Z. D. D. @ owen, G and lived together until
October, 1874, when she charges that he will
fully deserted and abandoned her.
MARY BIRD was tried in the Police Court
to-day for using improper language to q COM
panion. The complaining witness testified
that Mary had called her a "D-d hyena. "
mary confessed the onenSe, and said she
called Mary hyena because she was tall and
had long neck. Judge Smell sentenced the
defendant TO S5 or fifteen days for not know
ing hyena from giraffe.
WILLIAM KICKS, through his counsel,
Mr.. A. j. Murray, has filed a petition for
annulment of his marriage with Laura v
Kicks Her maiden name was Laura V. Ander.
son, and they were married by Rev. John
Brooks, of the Fifth Baptist Church, on
November 2, 1874. Since that time the plain.
tin has been informed that the defendant al
the time of his marriage with her was law
fully married 10 Thomas Samson, and that lie
was living, and she had never legally been
separated from him. He lived with her until
July, 1880, when, finding that her first hus
hand still lived, he separated from her.
COMMENCING with tomorrow the Grim.
jnal Court Will be given up TO hearing District
cases with the hope OF finishing the appeals
now awaiting trial The following Is the as
signment for tomorrow: Patrick sullivan
Thomas W. Smith and Henry Coleman, OBJ
structing street; John II. Wright, John Walsh,
and Henry Burseeke, unlicensed bar; james
Frawley nuisance; Spencer Webb, fast dry
ing; Pool Burke and Henry Coleman, OBJ
structing footway; Margaret McCardle and
Thomas Porter, unlicensed produce dealers
VIM, Boswell, unlicensed cattle broker; james
II. Waugh and wm. Taylor, carrying concealed
weapons; James Haurahan, indecent expos
ure two cases.; Frank Waters alias Smith
Patrick Babbington and Carl Heitmuiler, pro
fame and indecent language.
THE Circuit Court, Justice Macarthur
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