Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-31
Arraignnlents and Sentences.


on his personal bonds in the sum of $500 to appear
Wednesday next
Arrangements and Sentences.
CRIMINAL cAsfs DISPOSED OF BY JUDGE BAGyER TO.
DAY-MAKING 1T WARM FOR THIEVES.
To-day before Judge Hagner, In the Special
Criminal Court, George Butler alias George Haw-
kins and John Hawkins, charged with house
breaking at night into the house of O. w. Lon
gon on January IS, were arragnad and pleaded
the former guilty and the latter not guilty. But
Ter, Edward johnson, and John Huison, house.
breaking in day, house OF NJ. Strickland. Butler
PLEADED guilty and others not guilty. Johnson
ana =, Hudson Indicted with Wait Butler) house
Oreaking-houSe OF Theodore Mills, pleaded not
guilty: Hudson Indicted with Watt Butler1
housebreak1ng In night-house Of A HeitmulIer r,
pleaded not guilty. Butler was called up for SEN
tence and received years in one case and 5k
years In the other In the Erie county pententiary,
would be rid OF him for that length of time.
Henry Scott, house-breaking in night, house Of
Edgar Bott, December q, pleaded not guilty. VIM.
Townsend, grand larceny, watch and jewelry from
w. II. Hazard, February 18th last, pleaded not
guilty. Charles White, house-breiking in day
time, Theater Comique February 9th. pleaded
guilty. The court, In passing sentence, said that
persons who engage In this business perform more
laoor In the perpetration OF crime than the pro-
ceedS amount to- for they take the stolen things
keepers are disposed to give The old law made the
punishment over three years, and he would give
him four years in the penitentary at Buffalo NY
James Carroll, convicted OF petit larceny, second
o1tenSe. was sentenced to three years VIM. JONES'
allaS Military Jones, house breaking and larceny
OF Stealing chickens, was called for sentence and
the court remarking that he had been recon-
mtnded to mercy, gave him 81 years at Erie.
Carrie AckerS, convicted OF petit larceny was
called Tor sentence and said to the court that she
was not guilty. but having been convicted she
months In jail.
Vigo Jansen Ross. grave robblng, motion In ar
rest oVerruled and sentenced to months in jail
The Proposed Light Infantry Fair
LEGAL OBSTACLE IN THE wAY-AN OPINION OF
ATIoKNkY RIDDLE WHICH CLASSES 1T AS GIFT
ENTERPRISE.
Col. Moore, OF the Washington Light Infantry,
has been notified that the coming fair OF that Or
ganization, &c be held at the skating rink on the
10th OF April, is In violation OF the law, coming
under the head OF "gIft enterprise The cir
cumstances which led to this notification are un-
temperance organization proposed to give a con-
cert at Lincoln hall, and give certain number of
waited on Major Brock and inquired II their con-
cert would be In violation OF any law. That Of
ncer decided that the giving of prizes at concert
or other entertainment would bring it under the
mead OF gift enterprise" AMI referred the COM
mittee to the District Comms soners The Com
1nissloners submitted the question to Attorney
Rlduie ior decision An opinion has been rem
dered by the attorney, who decides that enter
tannents at which prizes are given to the holders
or tickets "come under the law against gift en-
terDrises," which is very specific The proposed
prize scheme was thereupon abandoned by the So
clety giving the concert Since then a committee
representing the same society waited upon the
Commissioners and informed them that the WASH
lngton Light Infantry are advertising to do lust
sena tsRets WeEe ea W from S
holders TO prizes Commissioner E1monds
promptly notified the proper officers to inform
m1ssioners cannot suspend any laws. Col. Moore
was notified yesterday OF what the Commissioners
said on the subject OF the fair.
ASSIGNMENTS TO JUDGE HAGNERss CoURr.-The
1oliowlng additional cases have been assigned to
Judge Hagner's court: VIM. Parker, assault;
Robert Wedge, larceny; W. Wagner, policy; Chas
White, housebreaklng; Henry Scott, do, and John
Hudson, do.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF EMAN-
ClPAT1ON DAY.-The committee or arrangements
lOr the emancipation celebration met last evening
The committee on military reported that the At
tucks Guards OF Richmond, Va, and the military
tation to participate in the procession in this city
on the 10th OF April and are now making prepa-
ratlons to come The Knights of St Augustine
were reported as having decided take part in the
celebration, as were also several other organfza-
TONS The committee reported having secured
c1ses and appointed COMMITTEES on nrntins nro-
grams tickets, &C. The committee on military
was authorized to make necessary arrangements
Tor the entertainment OF the visiting military Or
ganiZations. The Monumental band of Baltimore
was ordered to be engaged The committee then
ordered Una that all ORGANIZATIONS who purpose taking
parC IN the celebration report to Chier Marshal
Perry a. Carson Immediately. 1t also ordered
that all committees meet at the Philadelphia
mousse on next Friday at p. m. The chairmen of
the 14th, 18th and 18th districts then gave notice
that they Will hold joint mass meeting for the
purpose OF electlng queen and securing charlots,
&C., 10 represent the above named districts.
The HARBOUR CAsE-The case Of Joseph Har-
pour, charged with receiving stolen property In
the special Criminal Court, was given to the Jury
yesterday afternoon and a verdict OF guilty OF
receiving stolen goods worth less than S35 was
rendered.
CHARGES OF "WRIT1NG POLICY. This afternoon.
ID the Police Court, Daniel Wallace, Samuel
Asher, Thos. Patton and Mary Gardner were
charged with "writing policy" The charges
agalnSC the latter TWO were nole prosecuted. Mr.
Randolph Coyle, OF the district attorneys office,
appeared Tor the government. Mr.. Chas. Pelham
appeared for the defendants. Witnesses testified
70 calling the defendants into their houses and
Duying policy tickets from them. The defendants
were fined $50 each.
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