Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-01
CITY AND DISTRICT,
FIRED TWO SHOTS.
had Workmanship Saved John Hawkins,
Life-Dthcr Gr2 nd Jury Casea

BAD Workmanship Saved John Hawkins
Life-Othcr Ora nd Jury Cases
During the past few days the grand jur,
cases in the Police Court have been more mn
merous than for several years. They includ,
cases which. upon q showing of probable cause
the prisoners are bound over to the grand iury
and the punishment upon conviction in the
upper court is imprisonment in the peni
tertiary.
Today there we're five grand jury cases be
fore Judge Miller and in them were six defend.
ants, all Of them being colored. In one case
Charles Lane and Charles Newton were de-
PENDANTS. Tho charge against them was at
tempting to take the life OF another negro
named John Hawkins. They plead guilty to
the charge.
The affair happened about o'clock yester-
day afternoon near 9Th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and the bad craftsmanship of Newton
was the only thing that saved Hawkins llfe-
Hawkins was selling flowers at the time and
Newton and john Braun had some trouble about
pair Of shoes. Newton suspected that Haw-
kius was taking Brauns part, and he asked
him what he had to do with the affair. He said
something about killing the 'black -, but
a. he only had piece of wood he did not think
he could execute his threat. Lane, however,
WAS equal to the occasion and he loaned his
friend Newton a revolver, from which he fired
take effect
Judge Miller committed the prisoners in de-
fGuls of $500 bail TO await the action Of the
grand jury.
FOR GRAND LARCENY.
Another grand jury case was that of Fred
Sinms, a young colored man, who was charged
with grand larceny. Fred was employed in
Registers saloon on Pennsylvania avenue, and
after Sl60 had been stolen from the place
IN
vas kept in a tin box and the officer learned
that Fred had given the box TO another man to
throw away and there was money in IL
When arrested Fred denied the charge and was
Indignant about the officer having arrested
him. He had not been locked up very long.
however before he confessed thai he got the
money, although he claimed that there was
orly s95 IN the box Simms plead guilty when
srraigned and bail was fixed at $500 in his case.
He was unable to give the required bond
BOY BURGLAR.
A colored boy named William Simpson was
charged with being burglar and he pleaded
guilty. Judge Miller held him in Il 900 bail
for the grand jury. Counsel for the prisoner
subsequently appeared and Judge Miller
granted him hearing. Policemen Evans and
Garraway. who made the case, appeared and
charged that the negro entered the store OF
Joseph Williams in South Washington abou. 2
o'clock Sunday morning and stole some cigars
and tobacco and a small amount OF money.
Three negroes entered the store and were dis
covered by the officers. who recognized Simp-
son as one of them. They escaped ct the time
and Simpson was arrested Yesterday, After
bearing the testimony the judge repeated his
sentence, but AZ the request of Lawyer Hewlett
the bond was reduced 70 $500 The prisoner
was committed.
Another colored boy named Nicholas Woods
in the tolls for false pretenses- He WIS
employed at the house of Mr.. r. c. Gwynne.
No. IL Iowa circle, and on several occasions lie
went to Eiliott's store on 18th street and got
small sums OF money by pretending that he
had been sent for il by his employer. Woods
plead guilty to the charge and was held for
trial
Turner Whitney was charged by Detective
Hutchinson of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road with robbing freight car of Sl60 worth
CT cloth The car was ROBBED several months
ago and Whitney was placed under arrest two
days ago. The case went over until tomorrow.