Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-29

Exciting Scene In the Police Court.
PRISONER ATTACKS WITNESS AND ASSAULTS THE
BsHIrF AND HAS 70 BIB PCT IN IRONS.
There was a sensation 10 the Police Court this
morning, caused by prisoner named Leander w.
Guy rushing out OF the dock and upon the witness
stand and making fierce assault On colored
man named Wesley Burk, who was testifyng
against him tor a previous assa1lf. The prisoner
WIS taken In custody this morning for assaul:iag
Burk in JOS Torrens' bar-rooEl, on 81 street.
When called On to plead 10 the charge OF assault
lie said lie only defended himself, as any other
man would do, when he WAS kicked into the
street. The colored man fBurk) was called TO
tic witness stand and testified that he is a BAR
tender In Torcens' saloon, and the defendant came
III this morning with two other men and the priso-
asr ordered drinks. which were furniShsd d. ana he
refused TO pay Tor them. AT this Point the prise,
Oh the witness and Kicked him Violently, and bad
to be pulled away by officers OF the conrt and put
Get pair OF irons and put them on that man."
called Out Judge Mills.
The prisoner Was promptly chained to the dock
rail, where he tUgged aud jerked at his irons to
break them The witness then went on with his
testimony, and stated that when pressed for pay
biz him oli the finger.
.'You are nar.' called out the prisoner, as he
Prosecuting Attorney Moore suggested to the
court that this being a ms1emeanor, the case
could oe tried in the absence OF the defendant
The court ordered him taken below. and d ,i,!n
Revells proceeded to take him on. OF the dock,
when ne turned and raised both hts hands above
his head and st uck the baiiin stunning blow on
the head with hi, ietiered hands struggle en-
sued between them. and he was quickly landed In
a cell, but fought all the way down stairs. A new
courtroom was filed and the case Immediately
tried. The court imposed 1na OF so or two
additional fer the assault that took place 10 the
presence OF the court No papers were flled fer
he had been sufficiently punished
A HoCsEBBEAKgR HELD.--A herculean colored
man named John Manuel, who lives In the county,
was before Ju ige Mills this morning on two
Charges OF hoGSebreakfng. The testimony showed
that be broke into the stable OF 1hos Dlvlson, at
Gie>boFo Point, in the county, AMI stole two horse
collars. II Was also proven that he stole bag OF
potatoes and horse collar from the stable OF Wm
AMI Ofli;er Anderson testified to recovering tho
property, some from the prisoners house and the
rest where he sold It. Both cases were held for
the grand jury in $4,000 bail.
ANOTHER VIRGINIA COUPLE MARRIED AT THE
CouHT-HoUsE.-To-iay. about 114 O'Clock, another
Virginia couple were married at the courthouse
About that hour party OF three-a small very
blac.. man and woman couple OF shades
lighter. with tall yellow man, the latter proving
to be Rev II; II. Porter, OF the Baptist church in
piaee William county, 'Va.-appeared at the
the man first mentioned in the names OF John II.
Hawkins and Irene Foster, both Of Prince William
were prepared to ger married at once, and the
Circuit Court room was opened. when the mar
rage ceremony was performed by the minister
mentioned. In the presence OF dozen or more
lawyers, baiiffs and reporters. Mr.. James II.
SpriDgman acted as master Of ceremonies.
A CROWDED EXCURSION TRArs-The excursion
train TO this city yesterday from Richmond, Va,
under the management or committee Of the
brought to Washington over ZOO people, literally
packed In ID cars, SO that large number OF the
to "p e fR Mse way TO
gathered in the depot to leave there was a rush
for seats when the gates were opened, ana then
for Standing room In the cars, and in short time
human beings were as closely packed on the train
as sardtnes in a box. The heat soon became
oppressive, and the cry being raised "Ihis car is
showed out OF the windows While this was going
ON appeals were made to the committee for more
and attached to the train. which relieved the
pressure somewhat and at a few minutes past z
o'clock Conductor Bennett gave the signal and the
train Of IL CARS moved out.
THE MuLLAN TUNNEL IN MISUNDERSTANDING the
guests invited by the Northern Pacific railroad to
celebrate the completion OF their road was Capt
John Mullan, of this city, who thirty years ago
surveyed and located the Mullan Pass through
which the tunnel is located 1t is said to be the
lowest pass to he found In the entire Rocky Noun
tain range, being only about 5000 feet above the
sea level
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in fec have
been recorded as follows: Corncl1a Devendorf
to g. B. Towles, pts. and % to "a block 80, Co
z Particle to B. d. Thompson. SUBJ 149, SO. AS;
$4,000. J. J. Knox, commissioner, &C., TO W. w.
Cowiing, lot L, block 22, bingham Place; $50,
&c: W W. Gowling to a. ?. Bogue, same prop
sub. lots q and %, So 9s5: $500. T. W. BARLEY
to Clara K: Hamnutt, pit. 80. SO. 24s; $1,000 F. X.
7: W: Barley to 7. NJ. Gale, pt sub. So. So. 2is;
5000 S. L. Phillips to Henrietta WhetIow, lot
81. ST. 202 s., 500 Charles A. Walter to John X.
Pnel, part lot ], So Sc; s.. Pierce GodIay to
Adam Leinbach, SUBJ lot IS. SO. 677; $500 e. Don
ohGs to Dennis 1llI ksnesly part So IT, SIS &C.
block H. LeDroit Park: $3.50, &c. Matthew God
dard to Frank II. Padgett, all his ground property
interest unier the will OF his mother; s.. Citi-
zens' Building Company TO George W. Cochrane,
lots 81 to 81, so. 1863; $6,O0875