Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
A ignments and Sentences.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT To-
DAY.
The dock of the Criminal Court was filed this
morning with prisoners from the Jail for ar
raignment. George Rowe tor grand larceny of
$50 pleaded not guilty.
Andrew Henning Tor the second Offepse petit
larceny, pleaded guilty, and passed up letter
in which he asked the court to be lenient and
give him a Jail sentence, stating that he had
committed the Ofiense when drunk, and that
when sober he never did ii wrong act.
Detective Edelin, was called by the court and
asked as to the character oil the accused and
stated To- the court that he had been arrested
for number OF OfienseS.
The court imposed sentence of eighteen
months in the Albany penitentary.
Eerber; Banneio boy of ID. pleaded guilty of
grand larceny, put Withdrew that plea, and put
Kate West, grand larceny of lace shawl, &C.;
Eugene Morgan, grand larceny OF the contents
OF the Night Lodging house and also for house
breaking at the same place on May 10TH Les
ter Forbes, alias Prof. Forbes, grand larceny of
"A diamond, and lillian I. Williams assault
with intent TO KIN Dedtrick Wilson On NOvem-
Der 10th last, ali pleaded not guilty.
W. ID; Brooks, housebreaking in the night, at
the Office OF L. +. kingsbury, December 9Th
last, pleaded guilty, but explained that he
broke In and sat down to go To sleep when he
plea.
Frank r. Prentiss, grand larceny of S797.5O
nom the Arlington hotel on November Both;
James Lucas and Lewis Ashton, assauting
police officer ID. j. Sheehanl, on August 10th
last, and James Adams petit larceny second Of
tense, all pleaded guilty.
A FoCR CENT CONsCIENcE.-Two two cent
postage stamps were received at the Treasury
department to-day for the conscience fund
The sender explained that he had wrongfully
used an official franked envelope, and his con-
science troubled him.
A NATIVE OF THIS CITY-Rev b. Alexander
w williamson, of the Presbyterian church. who
died on the 18th inst, at Watertown. Il. Y.
was well known in this city, having been horn
and raised here. He was thirty-six years OF
age. graduate of Columbia college and he pu r.
sued MS Theological studies at the seminary in
AuDufn, wnere he graduated in 1875. He
served a PresDy terrain church at Theresa n v
and married a Miss Parmeia, in WATERFOWL in
1876; then moving ~ Missouri, he had u charge
There which lie leit Tor one Para, ILL., and last
April his health having broken down he re-
turned 10 Watertown, where his widow and two
children survive him. He was an unusually
bright and active minister.
THE INDIAN DEFENSE AssoCIArIoN-At
the meeting of the Indian Defense association
at the First Presby terrain church last evening
addresses We're made by Gen. Denver, Judge
Willard, Col j. w. w. Grayson, Chief jumper
| oil the seminole nation, Col. Harkins and DR.
sunderland. number OF pupils from the Car.
Isle indian school were present and sang and
delivered reeitations.
PETTY THIEVES SENTENCED.-William Jack
| son, a colOred cart driver Tor William f. Hodge,
the coal dealer was sent TO deliver ton of coal
bat retained u portion of it and was arrested.
Judge Smell gave him two months in Jail for
the larceny. John Hawkins, u colored boy
who stole 90 cents worth OF coal from a car on
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, was given
| thirty days. William Jordan and James Tenn
pie, the colored boys who were arrested by OFF,
GERS Jordan and Schultze for stealing ten
pounds vi tobacco from Johanna kellys store,
were each given two months in Jail.