The Evening critic., 1883-03-16
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EHTA RIIaHND August Lsea.
LACONIC LOCALS.

EASTER CARDS and novelties at Yeer-
hotf IS, 916 Seventh street.
JUSTICE JAMES was to-day confined to
his residence by sickness and unable to
hold either the Equity or Probate Court,
and the latter was held by Justice Hagner.
Mr.. HARRISON II. DoDGE, clerk to the
Joint Committee on the Library, was this
morning excused by Justice Wylie from
service on the Grand Jury and the Mar
shall was ordered to bring in q talesman to
FIJI the vacancy, and he furnished Daniel
Mclaughlin and he was accepted.
ISAAC WILLIAMS was arraigncd in the
Police Court to-day for keeping bawdy
house, and explained that he had rented
out a portion of his house to questionable fe-
males and was not responsible for their dis
orderly conduct. Judge Smell cautioned
the old man against such tenants, and dis
missed the case.
FRANCIS X. CALLAHAN, q letter-carrier,
committed to jail by the United States
Commissioner to await the action of the
Grand Jury on the charge Of abstracting
money from letters, and who was subse-
quently admitted to bail in tho sum of
$500, Mr.. Thomas Rover becoming his
surety, was delivered up by his bondsman
this morning He was committed to the
custody of the Marshal, IL being under
stood, however, that he would give new
bond later in the day.
THOMAS J. LAzENBY was called in the
Police Court to-day to answer the charge
of embezzlement of SIS from DIR. Henry
Jones. Mr.. Lazenby was represented by
Mr.. G. NJ. Smith. DIR. Jones testified to
giving Lazenby q note for SIS on William
Gibbons to collect on commission, and that
he had received information that the
money was collected and Incorporated
had attyn1 10 %
the money as he had collected it and in
tended to turn it over and the case was con-
tinued to allow him to make good the
amount.
AMONG the vags that marched up to the
dock rail at Police Court to-day for free
tickets to the workhouse were Jas. Ryan,
John Smith, Daniel Webster and others,
and Judge Smell urbanely awarded them
ninety days all around. AdOlphus Burgess,
for indecent exposure OF his person, was
sent down for fifteen days. George Ryder
fell victim to the craze for economizing
water and was fined s. for having drip
| ping hydrant. Cornelius Lee, who threat.
| ened to kill Cornelia Lee, was charged with
making threats of personal violence, and
| was sent down for o month, although he
| explained that the woman was his wife and
| he thought he had right to do as he
| pleased.
WM. P. COLLIE, young Department
clerk, of good appearance, was charged in
the Police Court to-day with making
| threats of personal violence to his wife, Q
| pleasing. looking young lady, formerly 0
clerk in the Postoffice Department. Collie
lives with his wife, at No. 73l Eleventh
street northwest, and has been incorporate
and abusive. Mrs Collie testified that hei
husband was very good to her when he wa:
sober, but that he threatened to kill her
when drunk, and put her in fear of her
life. The young defendant said nothing in
his own defense and was sentenced to give
5000 bonds or stand committed for six
months. The young wife burst into tear
and convulsive sobs and was removed from
| the courtroom.