Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23

BACK to near the beginning of the century, are
IN the archives of the clerk of the court and
are IN passable state of preservation. The
hTst volume Of original minutes. covering the
years lSOl-2-3. opens with the record OF the
nrst day OF the June term. commencing June
y, 1oOl, and runs to February y. 1894. On
the first page is recited that VIM. Kelly. Jas.
Marshall, and Vim. Cranch were the judges,
Daniel G. Brent marshal. and Uriah Forrest
clerk. Then follows the names OF 20 persons
as grand jurors. with Thos. G.. Addison fore
man. and a list of 50 witnesses to the grand
Jury: The name of Cartwright Tippett after
ward Jalier, appears as baiIiff. Much of the
minutes Is made up of recOgnizances for keep
ing ordinances
On July l Richard JamisCn and Abraham
BOYD were appointed supervisors of roads.
On July 10 are
The fIRsr DECLARATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP.
Ihady Hogan. native of Ireland. and Hugh
Densley, a native of England. GA the same
day certain rules of practice were adopted fix
ing the second Monday in September. Deem
Der, March and June as the plea DAYS The
nrss case in which a severe senteyre appears is
thet under date of Thursday. June %. 1901 in
which sam Barker is charged with felony. and
the sentence Is that he be burnt with hot
IRON IN the Drawn of the thumb OF the left
hand. and TIM he give security for his good
behavior for two years"-S1 .OO0 personally and
two securities in $500 On June 26. John
Clancy was convicted of a felony and sentenced
70 De hned II and be publicly whipped. On
June %. Chas Houseman was found guiltv Of
sieailng plane from John Phips. and sem
fenced TO pay Phips 300 pounds Of tobo to-
oaeco). to be pilloried f6r a quarter of an hour
and have ten stripes" On the same day
honseman, who. from his penchant for car
Penters tools, seems to have been appropri-
ately named. was found guilty of stealing a
handsaw and chisel. He was sentenced to re-
turn the goods and pay four fold the value, to
pay hne of -
AND HAVE TWENTY sTRIPEs."
On the same day John Cannon was convicted
OF an assault and battery on one Beech and
fined SIS. and Richard Hail. convicted of keep
ing disorderly house, was fined 80 and costs
On the 18th Houseman. convicted two DAYS
before of stealing. was again found guilty of
steallng-this time two plank valued at 40
cents. and sentenced Ito be burnt with a hot
IRON on the Drawn of the thumb of the left
hand. and give security for his good behavior
for two years"
John Pedor and Samuel Morris were CON-
vleted of stealing a hog and sentenced ito
pay four fold the value to wit: 600 pounds of
tobacco. return the property to r. Peter IT,
10 De plilorled one-quarter an hour each, and
each TO have five stripes"
On the following day. June 80. Mr.. SamueI
harrison Smith appeared in response to q writ
Oh attachment and recognized in 81 900 to ap-
pear at the next term, and to continue ON his
good behavior
The records show that from timo 10 t:noa
overseers OF roads, inspectors of tobacco ware
houses and Keepers of ferries were appointed
or licensed On September IA. 1902 VIM. Ward
was licensed as hawker and peddler. the entry
neelting that he had paid ZIG to the marshal
The attorneys fees were fixed at Sc 81 i'm law
cases and $40 in chancery cases.
me september term was convened on the
-o.h OF that month. and Motley Young was ap-
pointed foreman of the grand jury On the
following day John Thomas Frost was anpointad
the coroner for the county.
On october John VI. White and Cartwright
dlRPet was appointed constables and Josias
wilson hing was appointed the following day a
notary public
On October Daniel Henderson was tried on
an indictment charging him with stealing
par OF silver candlesticks and a saddle and
birdie. he jury found a verdict of guilty of
the nrst and not guilty of the second and
Judgment was entered that he have thirty
stripes on the bare back and pay fine of s120
being .tour-fold the value OF the property
stolen"
FIRST CONVICTION FOR GAMBLING
The first conviction for suffering gaming
table on premises appears on March 90. 1902.
the defendant being Francis Kearney and
hne Of S133. 331k was imposed.
On March "A Thomas NJ. Sprogel was con-
vlcted Of an assault and battery and sentenced
" fN+ ~ AhC VI ID cents. the lowest
Peerlng on the books. The next dav Robert
Middleton was convicted in two cases of assault
ana battery and sentence of fine of $40 and
costs IN each was imposed The judgments in
the cases OF this character provided for COM
mltment to jail in default of payment of the
line and until security be given for good be-
havior.'
THE RECORD OF THE FIRST MURDER
case Is found under the date Of March 80, 1902.
the defendant being James Maegirck, whose
name appears the previous year. when he was
recognized for his good behavior The verdict
guilty Is written in a large running hand as
also the judgment: Ito return to the Jail from
whence he came. and from thence to the place
neck till dead"
habeas corpus case was before the court
August 2. the petitioner being Isaac johnson,
eolored man. confined in Jail presumably ON
the theory that be was slave. He made oath
That be was "a free man of color :" and was dis
charged from custody.
In September, 1902. in a record O; the
reeognizance OF Francis Pick and Iewis Nlorris
TO the effect that Francis will not carry or
cause 70 De carried the negro Calisto out of
the District Of Columbia. and will not
sell her to any person unless such
person Is actually residing in said District
Inc december term. 1902. was opened on the
18th OF that month and there were five cases of
keeping gaming table" tried III each of which
the verdict was guilty and sentence fine of
SlS3.S January s, 1903, one Mccormick was
found guilty OF
GARRYISG A GIRL CNDEr AGE.
his term adjourned January Is, without
day. At the end Of the minutes for this term
there Is list of forty licenses to retailers.
seventeen Tor retailing liquor and twelve to re-
tall liquor on the race track November. 1903
and eighty-two ordinary keepers
Al this term. December. 1903. there were sew
eral persons sentenced to be whipped the num-
Der OF stripes" varying from ten to thirty-
nine.
The next term was July L. 1903. but no busi-
ness was transacted.
The bill of John T. Mason attorney for the
District of Columbia for the July term. 1904
foots up $50 for twenty-six entries and fifteen
are marked runaways. He adds IL attended
the court Of Washington upon the business of
the United States ten DAYS" The account of
Daniel c. Brent, marshal. TO March, 1901 foots
up sl5i-20, and of the clerk, Uriah Forrest.
S24756.
Philip Williams and Jacob Ray were con-
Nieted, september "a, 1904. OF passing counter
Eel; money. and sentenced October 8. to seven
years at hard labor.
On July "a, 1904. John Munroe was tried. but
the onense Is not stated and only the verdict of
guilty Is noted October sth, following, is the
sentence,
TO BE MARKED ~ TEE Drawn OF THE THUMB
Of the left hand with the letter and dis
charged.
In January. 1904, Wilson Bryan refused to be