Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-29


THE FORMER ACCUSES TIE LATTER or PRorAxrrf.
A crowd OF persons, including several down.
town merchants, were attracted 10 the Police
Court to-day 20 hear the trial of DIR. Moses
weyl, the optician, who was charged by Edwin
Z. Newton, the auctioneer, with using profane
language. The alleged offense IL the result Of
legal proceedings between the defendant and The
complainant Judge Pelham, counsel for weyl.
in the civil proceedings, appeared for him in
this case, and Mr.. Mills Dean, counsel for New
ton, appeared as q witness for the prosecution
1t was testified for the prosecution that the
doctor used an offensive epithet toward New
ton The doctor denied doing so, though the
words ascribed TO him expressed his thought
He remembered saying TO himself that Mr.:
use the word damn" In answer to q question
of Mr.. Padgett the witness replied: No, sir, I
was not drunk; Judge Miller knows that I
don't get drunk. 1 do take q glass Of beer
sometimes, but only take il occasionally; the
same as Mr.. Padgett does" The court imposed
ine Of IS.
A Bill FoR AN AccouNrrSe.-To-day bill
was filed by George Taylor against Richard W.
Tyler and Robert Z. Rutherford for an account
ing, an injunction, &C. The complainant al
leges that he gave a note with deed Of trust 20
DEPENDENTS, agents Of the Gerard Insurance
Company, to secure the payment Of CSC. 900,
with interest. He alleges that all the interest
the defendants have been called upon 20 arrange
FOR the release Of the trusts and statement Of
the amount due. This statement. he alleges.
contains charge OF s27 900 not embraced in
the deed, and the defendants are endeavoring
TO coerce and compel him 70 pay il, and have
advertised the property for sale, purposing 10
sell II as a unit-from ESQ 900 TO Sl0O, 900 worth
Of property more than is necessary.
HOMELESS BoYs-Henry and VIM Hanrahan,
twin brothers, were in the Police Court this
morning, so much alike that they could hardly
be distinguished one from the other. They
were brought before the court by Officer Bo-
land, not because they were criminals but SIM
ply because they had no home They looked
like honest boys and Officer Boland win try 10
get them work. They pleaded guilty 70 a
charge OF yagrancy and were given a home for
sixty days. Should they be able to get en-
are from Springfield, Mass, and have recently
spent few days in Baltimore. They got here
from Springfield by walking some OF the dis
lance and beating the ''freights," taking many
desperate chances Of being killed.
STONE BATTLE.-On the night Of Septem-
Der a stone battle took place in front Of Madi-
gan's saloon, in Anacostia, between a party OF
negroes. Stones were thrown SO fast and thick
for few minutes that persons in the neighbor-
hood were compelled to close their stores
warrants were sworn out against those who
engaged in the fight, and yesterday Officer An
derson arrested Abraham Brooks, one Of the
participants in the battle. Judge Miller to-day
fined him 50.
RELEASED on THEIR Personal BoSps.-This
morning in the Police Court two colored men,
giving their names as VIM. Franklin and Jno.
Robinson, were charged with obstructing the
pavement at 18th and streets Saturday night
They were arrested by Officers Daley and Tram
NELL after they had refused 10 move on" The
lady by whom Robinson is employed as a serv-
Testified IN fha ,%a&ta - q
defendants, and they were discharged on their
| personal bonds.
LOOKING AFTER g, 500 FEES. A. Peugh
has, by Gen. S, s. Henkle, filed a bill against
James Millinger, of Camden, N. J., TO prevent
the latter drawing S19, s93. 75 from the Treas
ury. Mr.. Peugh claims for his services as at
torney not less than q, 500, and states that as
soon as the appropriation bill for Millinger's
relief was passed he (P.) went TO Camden TO
see Millinger as to his compensation, but Mr.
MS son told him TO crack his whip and go
ahead; that if his father paid everybody be