The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-12
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

TIE Amphion Glcc Club met at the
residence OF Mr.. Howard Edmunds, & street,
between Thiftconth and Fourteenth, last
night
BRIDGET WELSH, notorious street
walker, was sentenced to three months on the
stoutcnburgh farm by Judge Bundy to-day
for yngrancy.
CHARLES WEBSTER, q young colored man,
was charged In tho Police Court to-day with
pounding his wife, but Lucy said he didn't
do 1t often" and he was released at her re-
quest.
SPECIAL LICENSE AGENT RAFF and Of
fcer Carter have sworn ont warrants asalns,,
John Riclings, George Richardson, Samuel
Shrcveg mud Joseph King, as unlicensed
liquor dealers In tho county.
THOMAS FITZGERALD was in the Police
Court this morning charged with being a
suspciOus character, but was honorably
discharged, the officers OF the court and others
testifying TO his good character.
CORNELIUS SMITH, u colored man, who
trespassed on neghbors orchard and stole
some green apples and an attack Of cholera
morbus, has been handed over 10 the work
house physician for fifteen days.
Mr.. HERNDoN MoRsELL left for Boston
last night at $3.50 to Join the Ideal Opera
Troupe, with which organization ho VIII sing
this season, A large delegation OF friends
escorted him to the depot and saw him or.
BEFORE their departure for the Baltimore
Oriole this morning the Rifles passed In review
before Major Lydccker and Adjutant.Generaf
Webster, d. @. ", In front OF Wizards. The
command was highly complimented upon their
soldlerly appearance.
AT the meeting of the Associated Chart
ties last night, tho report OF L. S. Emery, the
general secretary OF tho association for the
Two months ending September II, showing
the amount Of help Mcy had furnished to the
needy, was presented and adopted.
LORENZO COHEN, Il colored man, APP
peared In the Police Court to-day against Ed
ward Pulaski whom he charged with assault
ing him., Tho evidence was that Cohen went
into a saloon and took Pulask's glass of beer,
and Pulaski went for Cohen and pounded him.
He has gone to Jail for thirty days.
THE disposition of n number of people to
prosecute small children in tho Police Court
was shown again to-day whom little girl OF 10
years was prosecuted for throwing stones at n
nelghbor's house. The case was mol pressed
by Mr.. Padgett, although the complaining
witness seemed very anxious 10 prosecute
the little girl and have her punished.
MEssRs. JOSEPH NJ. WILSON and Alex.
ander Gardner, delegates OF the Masonic Mu-
tual Relief Association, and Noble ID. Larner,
delegate OF the Washington Beneficial Endow.
ment Association, leave the city to-day TO
attepd the seventh annual convention OF the
Mutual Assessment Life Associations, which
meets In tho Masonic Temple, New York, to.
morrow.
MEssRs. Cook & COLE, as counsel for
Alberta Smith, have entered suit for divorce
from Morrill, smith. The parties were married
In Baltimore, Nd. january 4, 1881, and lived
together until the ensuing July. She charges
that he neglected her, failed to support her,
and that she was compelled to provide for her.
self. She also asks permission to resume her
maiden name, Alberta Reed.
PHILIP DAVIS, n colored man, was
found secreted IN the upper story of the prl-
vatc residence No. 1928 Connecticut avenue,
the other evening, and was chased down stairs
by John II. Stevens, n colored steward, and
threatened to take his life for chasing him
out Of the house. In the Police Court today
Davis was charged with making threats and
being disorderly, and was sentenced to thirty
days in jail.
HENRY RAFF appeared in the Police
Court to-day against Ephralm Nash and James
L. Bullock, two employees In the Government
Printing ONCE, charged with being unlicensed
brokers. The evidence OF number OF wilt
nesses was that the defendants were In the
habit OF accommodating their ONCE mates by
lending them money shortly before payday,
but did not always charge interest, and were
not brokers as contemplated by the law. The
cases were dismissed.