The Evening critic., 1883-01-18
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsTA BLIsHED AUGUST Ises,
LACoNIC LOCALS.

DAVID REID pleaded guilty in the Police
$50.
SENATOR HALE will be prosecuted for
falling TO clean the snow away from In front OF
his premises.
A LARGE number of cases of violations of
the snow law were disposed OF by Judge Smell
to-day with 50 ines
CHARLES SHREvE and William III. Mann
Son produced licenses in the Police Court
today as real estate agents, and tho cascs
against them were dismissed.
The case of grand larceny against Ruifin,
the colored attorney, which has been pending
before the Police Court for somo time, was dis
posed OF to-day by the defendant waving ex-
animation and giving bonds.
WILLIAM KING, a compositor on the
Iomdhduk was charged In the Police Court
to-day with stealing type and type-plates,
Mr.. Moore stated that the matter had risen
out Of q question of wages, and O charge OF
larceny could not be sustained.
MARGARET MURPHY, an elderly woman
called in the Police Court to-day, but did not not
respond, and the offlcer stated that the woman
had stopped keeping an unlicensed bar, was
too sick to appear at Judge Snell's bar and
would shortly 60 to plead at higher bar.
The case was continued.
HENRY BROOKS. colored man, was
charged in the Police Court to-day with rs.
.aulting and attempting to kill Augustus
his name, but surprised the prosecutor by
stating that he had not been assaulted by
Brooks or anybody else, and never had made
any complaint. The case was nolle prosecuted
A HANDSOME oil painting of the late
Father Mccarthy, of the Immaculate Concep-
tion Church, the work of Mr.. Oscar Robert,
adorns the windows of Ellis music store, on
Pennsylvania avenue. The painting, which is
the gift of the congregation OF the immaculate
Conception Church to the pastor, Rev. Father
Ryan, Will be hung in the parlor Of the par.
sonage.
MR.. GEORGE SCovILLE, of Chicago. ILL.,.
broiher-in-law and counsel for Charles Gut.
teau at the time of his trial, was n spectator
In the Criminal Courtroom for a short time
says that he is merely resting, and there Is
nothing to be attached to his presence here
AS to the Will or affairs of Guiteau, he has no
interest In them, and contemplates taking no
action.
LEWIS JOHNSON, young colored man,
was charged in the Police Court to-day with
stealing about ten dollars from the money
drawer In Henry Neberts eating g-house, near
the Centre market. Mr.. Nebert testified that
the colored man came into his place to warm
his feet, and soon after his departure 1t was
discovered that the money-till had been emp
tied. The man was arrested by Officer Breen
and acknowledged the larcency, and has been
committed to jail for ninety days.
LEVI MADDEN, the curbstone policy
broker, arrested by Oflcer Block, was in the
Police Court to-day represented by Judge Pei.
ham and A. D. Williams. A large number Of
witnesses were examined, among whom were
the of1lcer who made the arrest, and found q
largo amount of paraphernalia on tho pris.
oner's person, Henry RAN, to whom the man
made a confession, and two witnesses who
played policy on the defendant. Judge Pei
ham argued that the curbstone brokers were
not amenable under the law, but Judge Smell
decided otherwise, imposed q flne of $50, ard
an appeal was noted.
ELSIE HILL and Laura Turner, two
colored shop.lifters, went to the store OF Mr..
n mn nor nf n
garments, but left without making any pur-
chases, and soon after their departure two
articles OF ladies' apparel were missed, and
the loss reported to the police. The two
women then went to Mr.. Baum's store, on
Seventh street. and while there were caught in
the apt OF secreting white undershirts under
shawls. The women were arrested and turned
over to the police, when the undershirts were
recovered, as well as the garments stolen from
Mr.. Silver. Judge Smell today sentenced the
women to six months in jail each.
AFTER Charles Gersdorff dismissed the
old bill for divorce from his wife, Maria Gers
dorif, his counsel, at his request, filed new
petition for the severance OF the matrimonial
bonds. The bill sets forth that he Is a resi-
dent of this District, and his wife when last
heard from resided at Cairo, Egypt. Her
maiden name was Maria Boernstein, and they
were married in this city, on November 16,
vice underline Khedive OF Egypt he left here
November %, 1878, and his wife, by agree
mept, Joined him at Cairo the following
March. He charges that in the summer and
fall of 1876 Mrs. Gersdorff committed adultery
with an Italian named Borte and about Octo.
ber 10 of that year she deserted her husband
and went to live with Borie as his mistress
and this relationship was kept up between
them when Mr. Gersdorff left Egypt, and he
has since learned that 1t still exists.