Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-23
District Government Affairs.

The District Commissioners have given A COM
mission TO VIM. Ret heTford as additional priyat q
OF the Metropolitan police, 10 do duty for one wear
at the site OF the new Pension building Wtthor +
compensation from the District OF Columbia. This
is at the request OF Gen. NJ. c. Meigs.
TAX COLLECTIONS
The following are memeranGums Of tax collec-
lions from November TO y, inclusive: Penalty
tax. s372, S3S &c; abatement, s1sale65; eoualng
total or 1891 0so2 Personal tax SIC s75 40: ahate-
mt 81 s63 90; equaiing total OF s2s,l390s Total
abatement allowed, $3.50 30, or tax for current
year. s52s 06S.sa There VIII be no extension OF
time for abatement
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Liquor licenses were approved to-day by the
Commissioners for Brommin s. Lehman Edward
Corcoran, John ]. DAILY, John W. OH, Sarah
Schaefer and Henry Senge. Disapproved: John
Gun, j. S. Cole, j. j. Daily. Joseph Finley, Fritz
Herzog, h: A. Hudson, Bernard Mullen, L. Lew
rath and Frederick Rose.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by the inspector OF buildings ]. w. Easily,
erect two brick dwellings, street between 9th
and 7th SITS Me-; +. c. Jones, repair frame 935
st. NV.
THE sovEREIGNs' COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
SUIT DECIDED AGAINST THE ASSoCIATIoN.-In the
Case OF the Sovereigns' Cooperative association
agt A. b. Schofeld, and N. H. Shea and Emile
to-day verdict was found for defendant This
was an action on bond OF $4,000 for the faithful
performance OF his duty as manager OF the store Of
the association from May LIST, 1877, and 1t is
charged that from that date to March, 1851, he
fa he'd to perform his duties and did not prOmptIy
pay the receipts over to the trustees and made
default
The testimony Of the plaintiff went to show that
the defendant (Schof1eld) made sales which were
not entered upon the books.
The defense showed that among those who OBJ
tanned credit were the officers and directors of the
association, and he further put in evidence re-
ceipted bills paid by him exceeding In amount the
sum alleged to be short, and no credit had been
given him for these. Mr.. Schofield was tried for
embeZzlement in the Criminal Court and acquit-
ted. Messrs Birney Birney appeared for the
plaintiff, and MeSSrs. Hanna & Johnston and Mr.
E. B. Hay for the defendant
THE SUNDAY CHRONICLE LIBEL CAsE-In the
case OF Henry Reed and Benjamin F. Hickman,
article in the Sunday Chronicle in May last affect
Ing Hon. Aonzo Bell, Mr.. T. F. Miller, this after
noon, In the Criminal Court, suggested that the
defendants would withdraw the plea OF not guilty
and 1nterpose demurrer:
CHARGED WITH LARCENY OF MANuRE-Sllas
Terrell and Ezekiel Smith, two colored employees
OF Crawford and Ftlbert, contractors for sweeping
the streets, were before Judge Smell to-day,
charged with the larceny OF 200 loads of manure
from their employers. The compliments claim
that large quantity OF manure is swept up and
sale OF it amounts to considerable, and they
depend on It, to some extent, as compensation for
this work. They claim that the defendants sold
200 cart loads and kept the money. The case was
continued to have the necessary witnesses sum-
mOned.
PRINTING PRESS Nor GAMBLING IMPLEMENT
In the Police Court to-day Mr.. A. B. Williams
called Judge Snells attention to the case of Frank
Thompson, who was fined 800 In this court last
Tuesday for keeping policy shop at No. 1908
pennsylvania avenue Mr.. Williams stated that
when ThOmpsOn'S place was raided a lot of prop
erty which was claimed by the police to be para
phernal1a OF policy shop was Conflscated, and Is
now held by the police to be disposed OF under the
law relating to gambling implements captured by
the police, which provides that they shall be de-
strOyed. Mr.. Williams furnished list of the art-
Giles, among which were printing press, lot Of
type, paper and other things. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Moore said 1t was question whether these
things were gaming implements, but he was under
the impression that everything used in this busi-
ness should be considered as implements OF gamb-
ling. Judge Smell said printing press and type
are certainly not gambling implements, although
they may be used by gamblers in their business
The court said Mr.. Williams could demand such
articles from the police and If they refused to give
them up he could sue for them. Mr.. Williams
claimed that the term gambling implements had
peculiar significance" and common articles like
printing presses and the like could not be brought
under this head. Judge Smell decided that the ar
tices must be principally used in the business OF
gambling, and he was OF the opinion that such ar
ticles as were not gambling paraphernalia should
De returned. and II property In this case was I'M
lawfully destroyed 1T was not part OF his sem
tence In the case, and the persons destroying it
did 1t at their own peril The court made no order
In the matter.