Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-05
MANY ASSAULT CASES.
Angry Passions That Took People to
the Police Court

In the Police Court yesterday, before
judge Mills, James Washington, colored was
charged with an assault on Officer George W.
BianfordJu last. The officer testified that
he arrested Washington. when he was
kicked so severely that he was not
able TO go on duty till Friday,
crap and broke 1t up. Washington testified
that he never interfered with the officer The
court imposed sentence Of sixty days IN Jail
Charles II. Meredith. colored, was charged
last saturday. The latter testified that they
had some words and Meredith turned away and
he was struck with stick. Gross
testified that Meredith threatened
him with knife and he struck
him once with q stick. and it was in self-de-
Tense. Gross was corrobo-sted. and the court,
remarking, "a man who draws knife should
take the consequences" dismissed the case.
Edward Fletcher, colored, was before the
court for an assault on Joseph James yester-
day morning. They got into quarrel at It'll
and " streets and the latter received a severe
cut on the arm. severirg an artery. James
claimed that he was the one attacked and
denied using knife. He was sent to Jail for
eight months. James was arrested by Officer
Ferguson.
Eli Tolson, for an assault on George Brown
on Saturday last. was fined % or Is days In Jail.
II was testified that he attacked Brown. striking
him with a rock. and when VIM. Humble at
tempted to stop him he threw a rock at him.
Chas Taylor. colored. was charged with an
assault on jeff Minor on July 10 last by stab
bling him in the side. He was fined $40 or 60
DAYS in Jail
Isaac Harris, coiored. for assault and battery
on Robert Lewis by cutting him with a knife
on Saturday last, was sentenced to 60 days in
jail Harris asserted that Lewis assaulted him
first and denied that the knife was open or that
Lewis was cut.
George Page was charged with an assault on
Laura Day. The latter testified that Page
struck her with a brick at It'll and Boundary
streets and then ran away. She admitted that
she had threatened another girl for keeping
company with him. Page denied that he struck
the girl Laura Day admitted that she had
been to Jail for assaulting an officer. A fine of
S5 was imposed
Frank Nelson, young white man, was
charged with an assault on Walter Taylor on
10Th street near street 1t was testified that
Nelson called Taylor an ugly name and struck
him. Nelson admitted that he was drunk;
that they got to arguing and he struck Taylor
and they got to wrestling. The court fined
Nelson So
on his wife. Anna Carroll. and was fined So
VIM. Parker. alias lobe Parker. was charged
with an assault on Robert Mcpherson and fined
$40 or so days.
Wesley Pryor, colored was charged with an
assault on Alice Pierce by striking her. Pryor
children; that Alice lived in the house and she
struck one OF the children. A fine Of IS was
imposed
VIM Rordan was arraigned for an assault on
VIM. Howell on Saturday night at the street
market. The latter testified that q water
melon had been sold and Riordan threw half
dollar over, VIII ch was lost, and Riordan gave
change and thCn wanted the change from the
drawer and assaulted him. Riordan testified
that when he went to look for the money
Howell struck him and he then got a cleaver
and threw it at HIM. The case was dismissed
Richard Stewart and his former sweetheart,
Sarah Jackson, were before the court for as
saultlng each other Sunday night Both are
Young colOred people. Stewards face was cut
and there was an ugly wound on the back of
Sarah's head. He had a ring belonging to her
which he returned, and because he did not re-
turn some other articles which he had she cut
him with knife and struck him with an UNI
brella- He returned the compliment in self
defense. The court so found from the evil
d=nce, and fined Sarah $40. Richard was ac-
quilted.
William Ferguson attempted to cut an &C.
quaintance named Lee with dangerous weapon
aud Carrying concealed weapons was the charge
made against HIM The judge thought the
punishment for concealed weapons would not
hit the crime. and an information for assault
was filed. on which the prisoner was given six
nnnkhs in iaiI