Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-08
DISTRICT GovERNMENT.

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srlIcr xxyolcxAKxr OF Llouoa uoKxsl lava.
TIE star has heretofore referred 10 the
commissioner order relative 10 tie closing Of
saloons not licensed. The order was issued
yesterday: II directs that the police bring be
cations have been refused and prosecute them
Tor selling without license.
a. LIQUOR Lrcrxsxs
Inc foliowing liquor licenses were approved
70 DAY: BY wholesale-Mathew Goddard, 1901
street northwest; E. II. Harris. sara II street
northwest; ]. NJ. J. b. Mccanley,. lSs It'll
street northeast: Thomas J. Phillips, 2l2s 18th
street northwest; Emma z. Rucksrt, sos D
street southeast; Arell ". Weaver, l001 New
Jersey avenue southeast; John T. Wood, 1851
ga street northwest; 8. F. Ware, i4th and
By retail-John R. Ward. soa I street north
east; ~; . 0Donoghue, 500 N street north
wes.; VIM. x. G. A. Staples, 4o9 I'd street
southwest; Chas. W. Frush fremont housed;
A =. walter, 23S I'd street northwest; James
daiiagher, 18th street and Whitney avenue.
hrscxLLASEous.
Capt Symons viii return to the city Monday.
He is at present in Philadelphia
Sentences in the Criminal Court.
PRISONERS SENT TO ALBANY pxS,rrxrr.py rHr
WASHINGTON JAIL AND THE REFORM SCHOOL
In the Criminal Court Judge Montgomery.
to-day, John Mueller, convicted Of house
breaking, In entering the house of James r.
McCoach, June %, was sentenced to eighteen
months in the penitentiary. Mueller was used
in the case Of Spaight, a few days ago. a Q Wit
ness, and said then that he had come here
friendless and fell in with persous who inst.
gated him to steal. He admitted being con.
cerned in six robberies. Mr., FerRusson. his
counsel, appealed for leniency. saying that he
had ascertained that Miller came here an hon
est LAD OF seventeen years, and had been led
cording TO the prisoner own statements he had
subjected himself TO . term Of sixty yeara
NOT A CASE OF LRNrrxcY.
Jas. jackson was sentenced to the ALBANY
penitentiary for eight years under conviction
of assault with intent to kill VIM. Pearson,
about sixteen months ago. in an ARRAY in
Prather's alley. The defendant asked that the
court be lenient. The judge said that it was
only the interposition Of Divine Providenoe
that he was not convicted Of murder and
sentenced to be hanged The victims life
had been spared over the limitation Of the
law; 1t was one Of the most atrocious crimes
being driven up to the handle in the body OF
the victim, and he regretted that he could not
make the sentence double the limit Of the law.
LARCENY casEs
Mary Jackson, colored, for petit larceny of
meat valued at 40 cents, from ". E. Brooke,
was sentenced to pay fine Of Go or 30 days in
Jail. She stated that this was her first offense
and her father, who was present, stated that
she had always been good daughter.
Bette TAFT convicted Of petit larceny under
an Indictment for the larceny Of gold watch
from Henry Mehler, conductor on the B. and
y. railroad, was sentenced to 80 days in Jail
VIM. Jackson, a colored boy, pleaded guilty
OF larceny from the person, in snatching
pocketbook from Mrs. Y. C. Huidekopper. He
stated that other boys threatened to beat him
if he did not do it. The court sentenced him
to the reform school.
THREE YEARS IN ALBANY PENrTENrrARY.
Richard Bates, convicted of receiving stolen
property watch from Mary A. Jackson,
which had been taken from Mrs. Claphira Mer-
win-was sentenced to three years in the AL.
bany penitentiary. Bates asked for the
leniency of the court and said that he did not
want to state the facts for fear he might injure
the girls. He said he was twenty-five wears
old, and had served two terms in the work.
house, one in Jail and two in the penitentiary
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO SENATOR STOCK
BRIDGES HOUSE.
John Crusenberry, for HOUSEKEEPING in
night, at the residence Of Senator Stockbridge,
on September 8, was sentenced to the Albany
penitentiary for three years. He said he was
glad to be able to say he was innocent of the
charge. a1thOuph he raceivod thu ofolan ooads