Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-06
Violation OF the Lottery Laws.

The alleged agents OF the Louisiana Lottery
company-Wm. W. Gould, OF No l422 Pcnnsylya.
MIA avenue; Thos. Mohun, OF No 1879 street
and j. p. Horbeck, OF No. COS l4th street-who
were raided by License Agent Rln and Lieut.. Ar.
mold last Wednesday, were put on trial In the Po-
lice Court to-day. The first case called was against
Horbeck. Mr.. j. j. johnson, who appeared for
Mr. Horbeck, stated that this the first appear
ance OF his client In court on this charge Mr.,
Horbeck thought IL was lawful TO sell the Tickets
getting the impresslon,irom the fact that Mr. Jen
Chandler having sued District Commissioner Nor
gan Tor shutting up the Louisiana companys OF.
lice on 1th street He stated that he also appeared
Tor Mr.. Jewell Lansdsle. who was only a clerk in
Horbeck's Office, and he would ask that the court
receive 500 fine I'm each OF these cases, AS Mr. H.
intends TO go out of the business Prosecuting
Attorney Moore agreed TO this and the court i'm
posed nne OF 800 In each case, which were
Mohun. and stated that he would ask that the
same action be taken In the case OF his client He
claimed that no tickets were found In his place.
500 fne was also imposed In this case, which
was also paid.
The case OF Gould was called UP ana Mr.. A. r.
Williams appeared for him. Mr. Moore said he had
papers In three cases against Could but would
only present two cases plea or "guty" was
also entered In these cases. and fines OF 500 were
Ju igment was suspended temporarily to give
the oeie 1dant time to come In and pay the $500.
LIST OF THE CoNFlsoATED TICKETS ASKED ron,
Mr.. Moore said that the defendants who had
tickets taken from their places desired list of the
numbers OF 6 kets which were coniscated.
Judge Smell replied that that was q matter for
Mr.. Moore to decide himself
Mr. Moore said he saw no Improperly In COM
plying with the request
loss OF the tickets
Mr. Moore remarked that this was the most sue
cessfui raid made by Mr. Ran and the police, for
IL al led $500 TO the Golfers or the court.
Mr. RI II stated after court that II they had stood
triai ne could have put any number or witnesses
captured showed that minist RS ana people from
every walk In life dealt In lottery.
District Government Affair.
NO POLICE INVESTIGATION To- DAT.
Nothing was done to-day i'm the way OF polico
investigation 10y the District Commissioners
THE NEW DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
apnroprlates nor one assessor, three q ousand
eTpense to the District. the keeping or one hor
and wagon" that is, it gives the asse SCR priv |.
lege 70 keep horse ana buggy at his owi ca
penSe III he chooses TO.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle:
John Gibbons, erect eight two-Story and cellar
ana montgomery streets northwest; $500 WE.
Okfe, erect brick store. one story high on NJ h,
tween 25th and Goth streets northwest; 81, OC0
TENANT Nor RssPoNsIBIE.-Mr. Frank f. Nuss-
baum, of No. .043 9Th street, was put on trial
4eiore Judge Smell this morning on the charge q
Barton stated that complaint was made to HIS
oillce that the defendant was wasting water In
his house. A notice WAS served on him which he
refused 10 recognize. The witness afterwards
made an investigation or the premises and found
water running 1T full head In a closet The de.
PENDANT claimed that he WIS not the owner OF tho
premises, but only the tenant The court re.
leased the defendant, and suggested that the
landlord be apprehended.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The following ofYlcen
have beenelected for the ensuing year by Naval
Lodge, knghts OF Ill nor, in this cit s. r. Poo.
oictator; Geo. A. Sawyer, Vice dictator; X &. Per-
sons, assistant DICTATOR A. q. Menocal, treasurer:
+. c. Cosby financial reporter; John Lowe, re-
porter; j. :. Sinclair guide; s. A. II. Smith, guar
dian; H. X. Smith. sentinel Repre aentative to
Grand Lodge. Past Dictator Geo. A. Lyon: alter.
nate, Past Dictator Geo. A. Sawyer.
ACCIDENT TO FIRE ENGINE.-In running to tho
nre at IL Droit park to- lay, engine company No. 4
smashed up bind wheel, In turn NJ the corner OF
9Th and n streets northwest The fire did noe
amount to anything.
CASE OF SELF-DFFENsR.-ProSecu' ting Alton.
ney Moore, or the Police Court, this morning en-
tered nolle rrosequl in the case OF assault and
battery with intent TO Kill against Cornelius Muir.
phy for shooting another young man. named John
Boswell I'm the leg, IN SO e. Washington, on the
7th OF last month, the particulars OF which were
published I'm The STAR at the time. Mr.. Moore
Stated that at examining the case he found that
the oh rye could not be oainel. IL was purely
a a Salf.teIpnSo