Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06
SEVERAL ASSAULT CASES.
Most of Them Were the Result of Taking
Too Much whisky.

Most of Them Were the Result of Taking
Too Much Whisky.
Mary Wilson, q colored woman, whose condi-
ton enlisted The sympathies Of persons in the
Police Court this morning, appealed to Judge
Miller rather Than to the divorce courts for =
settlement of the trouble between herself and
her husband. Although her skin is black the
discoloration of her eye was perceptible and
there were finger marks on her throat. Thomas
Wilson. her husband, was In the dock for ~
sauit. and he denied almost every word that his
better half stated against him.
''How long have you been married. she was
asked.
Three years" WAS her response.
Does ne support you?' inquired Lawyer
I.ick4
No, sir.
Does ne support anybody else?"
IL don't know, sir, she replied, but have
trouble with him about other women"
Mary frankly admitted that the trouble was
the result Of her calling her husband to account
for giving a woman named Edinonis cents.
Thomas denied each assertion thet his wife
made. but another witness appeared who cor
roborated what Mary said.
And that's not ALL" added Mary, ''the other
day he kicked me in the stomach and I had to
go to the hospital
shes wrong again. said the husband. Il
mad pint bottle OF whisky in the house and
after she drank most Of it she was 80 drunk that
she fell against the bureau and hurt herself
Well" said the judge, .'you can paw the
government some OF the money that you gave
EdmoniA."
fire Of $50 or sixty days was imposed and
Thomas stepped back in the dock.
william Thomas was the next prisoner called.
He is also a colored man and the charge against
Il IN Wa q pRn al Il,
hurting the feelings of his friend than in caus-
ing physical injury. They met In a saloon
corner of Goth and l. streets and Gus Jenkins,
the offended party, objected to his friends
familiarity on that occasion. William had a
knife in his hand and in joking way he threat
ened TO cut Gus.
Judge Miller told him that fooling with PEN
knives was bad business and he would have to
paw fine Of SIS or go down. He paid the fine.
Washington Digs. colored man. loved his
dog so well that he got locked up. Failing to
have tag for his canine was the charge against
him.
But sent the dog to the pound he said
when found / could not get the tag"
Judge Miller instructed the policeman IN the
case that the law contemplated Kidding the city
of these worthless ours and was not enacted for
the purpose of raising revenue.
Washington was permitted to go on his OWE
recogniZance.
Charles Carroll. a colored man whose breath
strong enough 70 furnish second hand
| drinks to all VINO came in contact with him, was
in the procession for carrying a razor.
Il had just shaved myself" said the prisoner
land the policeman said that be took it out oil
my pocket. but if be did don: know it,
Policeman COwan gave evidence against him
to show that he had the weapon in biz pocket
when he under arrest
The old man made no attempt to nee the
weapon and the judge imposed fine Of only
SO or NINETY days In Jail, and, in addition &c
+ this, Judge kinlbali fined him IS or twenty-foul
/ days on the farm for disorderly conduct.
Two factions appeared in court when Maria
I Moore. a young colorsd woman, appeared or
/ two charges Of assault. Mary Brown and Bett,
Caldwell appeared the other side and each
of them entered a complsint against Mnria
/ The trouble amounted to nothing and was such
/ an affair that no one other than the partie,
/ Themselves were interested. Maria was, there
I fore. acquitted.
/ George ". Blake. a colorsd man whose blscl
clothes aud white linen made him appear NOR,
I like he should be at ''parior social than
/ prisoner III court, said he was guilty Of having
assaulted Policeman Mendenhall He had som,
/ time Of yesterday and he got drunk. Tn,
| Policeman arrested him and on the way to til,
station the assault, which was q trihing one
vas committed. George was sorry for wha
happened and III consideration of the manner
In which he acted Judge Miller let HIN of will
/ a 30-days sentence.