Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-22
Police Oyptrnye~.

To the Editor N Tffr EVENING STAR:
read with no little surprise mingled with in
diSnaiion. IN your paper OF saturday account
o! an innocent by being arrested and kept In a
nthy cell If onr of cur police stations all night;
ana nay CONCLUSION, that oi everybody who
Rad the article must have been. WAS that there
can pe no Sooa eN, us Tor IA II outrage.
Ana now, ,rm,t me Il inquire Il Justice of the
peacA, or othr magiStrltH, Is compelled "a ISSUE
warrant of arrest against well known respectable
cltizea on the complaint o; any aCgrieyed indyid-
ull VINO happens u come 20 hun with a charge OF
assault" or Other i'nprobahle Allegation? I
should say not: aid that any ''magistrate" that
for his paliry lee, would do suCh an outrageous
thing without nr>t informing himself of tae CIR
cumsta aces. is no gentleman, and MT 10 associate
only with the scum OF - ,iety from which such
complaints usually proceed INDICATION.
RIVER TRADE-Iarhormaste sutton reports ar
rivals al the river front follows: Schrs J. w.
Grtyg, John Williams. Ga irlie Independent. An
ters 70 market: also. schrs. Dove Viola, Mary
Elizabeth Ann, Pilot and Robert A. Bindley, with
lSo bunch fish, Golden; schr. r. L. Hall, Kent.
$4,000 Feet lumber. wil,et & Libhey: schrs Howard
ogden, Reid; Greyhound, Washington with cord
wood Tor market; steamer Ann Eliza, shropshire,
merchandise. Johnson Bros; schrs. IA. Whiting
ton, Mary Amelia. and sloops wm. Ward and May,
With oystrs Tor dealers: schr. BlackhaNk, Ell.
wards, cord wood. j. %. Carter son.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM
ics'erday Carter ct al agt. Grant and others:
petition dismissed. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
20. agt- Grant: on hearing.
CIRCUIT CorRT-,JIdcp RGcAr1h,fr
Yesterday. stewart agt Elliott: verdict against
VIII. jackson a Go. agt. Miller; verdict for de-
PENDANT Bryan Bro agt Smith, garnishee:
verdict for plaintin for $l2 Alvord agt Douglass;
Judgment 10y consent for 81 damages. Busey agt
MCCARTHY: settled.
Ecrrry CouRr-yidoe W,lfe
Yesterday, I'm re- Sarah Pilkcrton, lunatic; Adella
Robey appointed committee on bond OF $500 Golfer
agt- Fitzgerald; commission ordered Ia issue and
fnafhr
brent; contract OF sale ratified and F. III. Thomas
appointed trustee 10 convey. Sawyer agt. Sawyer;
motion for further time to take testimony by COM
mission oyerruled Webb agt Webb; divorce de-
creed. In re Jane I. Case, lunatic: Ida 1. Case
appointed committee In place OF ChaS Case. Beall
guardian ad litem for infant DEFENDANT Piers6n
agt. Smoot: 1fty days allowed to take testimony.
Birch agt Campbell. seventy days allowed 10 take
testimony.
CRIMINAL CoURr-Jndge cor.
Yesterday. John Briscoe. previously convicted OF
Jared d,,r;ner eyos hnhayo ana en-
and John r. Bruce. malicious libel on Drs. X. p.
Howiind and Samuel I. Mason; trial In progress.
POLICE CoURT-Judge Snra
Yesterday, Annie Smith and Delcy Adams coll
ored, pleaded guilty 90 being loud and boisterous
on the street. aud were sent down for Is days I'm
default OF -. William Miller soldier, was sent
down on the same charge for similar term. Thos.
Rldout, colored, pleaded guilty 10 Carrying razor,
and Was sent u the farm for 20 days I'm default ~
$50 He Was also charged with destroying private
property and got 30 days additional on this charge.
William Mccoy, disturbing the quiet OF West
Washington by cursing and swearing; s. or Is
days. Also charged with carrying pistol: $50 or
90 days additional William Robinson. loud and
bo'sterous; IS or Is days. Jenny Cochran. DO; do.
Henry Hayman, an old white man. was sent down
for 30 days in default OF bonds. Charles Bowie.
vagrancy; 30 days. Edward Leon forfeited SIS
collateral for breaking open the pound Joseph
Schladt- b. Thornton. G. Radcff and r. LyleS, for
feited collateral. William Robinson, second Of
fence OF petit larceny; grand jury bonls $500 Ed
ward Ambush, grand larceny; grand jury; bonds
$500 Mary Brown, larceny of one lump Of coal
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company;
s. or 10 days Joseph Rollins, larceny OF gallon
OF milk; s. or ~ days. Walter Butler. assault on
Mary +. Hawkins: s. and costs. Henry johnson
alias Robert Johnson, burg larry, two cases; grand
jury; bonds 81 900 IN each case.