Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-04
CITY AND DISTRICT.

BOYS WHO APPEAKKD As WITNESSES IN A LIQUOR
Yesterday afternoon the case OF Lafayette But
Ter for selling liquor TO minors was called In the
Criminal Court-Mr. Cahill for the defendant. The
panel of Jurors called with Mr.. C. Burlew fore
man, had made a record OF four convictions and
one disagreement. The other panel, with Mr.. A.
Archer as foreman, had a record OF seven acquit-
tails out OF ten cases The defense therefore
sought 70 get some OF the latter panel on the
and Mr.. Cahili challenged Messrs. Burlew g. X
Wilson, and ID. McCathran. Mr.. Padgett chal-
lenged Mr. stanford owen Kelly. F. White Benz
Eyerson. Geo. GoOdacre, and Montgomery Reyes
all boys, testified that they had obtained liquor at
Buffers place Mr.. CahiIl said that he proposed TO
show that these lads were precociOus youngsters
who had banded together In a secret organization
known as the 'Seven Knights with It's grips
passSords etc, with the purpose OF initiating the
He thought this fact would discredir their testi-
mOny-
This morning Mr. Butler testified that he had
kept the store for seven eight years. and he had
never sold liquor TO minors, and his orders were 10
sell no liquor TO boys or 10 men under the iniiu-
ence OF liquor. George Reed clerk in the store,
testified that he had not sold liquor 20 the boy
hepy. VIII Cleary, another clerk, testified that
he was at the store on the day In question and did
The counsel argued the case, the question being
simply one OF fact Mr.. Cahill, In his argument,
spoke OF the alleged offense as most atrocious
one and asserted that the penalty was not severe
enough A man who would sell or give n boy or
twelve years liquor 10 drink should b. execrated.
IL was the night only OF the physician or the
parent TO give child liquor, and then the greatest
care should be exercised He, however, argued
that his client, Butler was not the man 10 commit
such an onense. and claimed that the evidence
given by the defendant disproved that given by
The boys. and he asked verdict OF acQuittal
The Jury found n verdict OF guilty. The court
said that IL had not been cOntended that the pro-
prietor had sold the liquor, and he desired TO say
The clerk should receive attention. He imposed
sentence, with the costs. amounting to $40
High-SchooI Examinations.
A NEW plan PRoyIpIS6 FOR EXAMINATIONS ONLY IN
CASES WHERE NEEDED.
The second quarter OF the High School year was
completed yesterday, and was marked by an i'm
portant change in the work OF examinations.
Heretofore the plan at this school has been TO sub
ject every pupil 10 a written examination In or
two studies at the end OF each quarter, the pro-
gram being arranged that at the end OF the year
there had been two OF these tests In each study OF
the course. There were formerly no exceptions
made IN the way OF exemption from this ordeal,
except PERHAPS In cases OF illness The new plan
Is q radical change. AL pupils are carefully
marked throughout the quarter In their daily
WORK OF Rotations, &C, and the whole is averaged
at the end. Those pupils whose average M any
study Is % per cent or over are exempt from any
examination In that particular study, while all
who fail TO obtain such an average are compelled
10 pass the written test In all OF the subjects in
which they have failed during the quarter. This
Is a new move here, tending, as it does, TO mini
mize the examination work for students. OF course
Tor some II means a great deal more, but as these
are pupils who need TO work the hardest-namely,
the ones who are poorest IN their studes-it Is
thought that the new arrangement VIII prove
beneficial The examinations OF those who did
not reach the line viii take place next Friday. In
one falls there will be an Investigation into
the deficiency occurs, and If thought advisable
and for the best interests OF the pupil the parents
VIII be advised OF the fact and the study discon-
tinued.