Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-19
ASSAULTS AND LARCENIES.
Several Interesting Cases Tried Before tn
Police Court Jury.

Several Interesting Cases Tried Before the
Police Court Jury.
In the Police Court, before Judge Miller
jury. Lewis Schultz was charged with an as
sault on Lewis Williams. The latter testified
that Schultz came to his place, 631 Z street
northwest, and invited him ont to ight and he
declined and was assaulted. A verdict of guilty
was followed by a s5 fine.
Adoluh Strathers was charged with an assault
on Officer @. II. Gordon. A brother-in-law Of
Strathers was under arrest and demonstrated
with him and wanted the prisoner to escape.
Strathers denied the assault and said he was
following to the station TO leave collateral and
denied he assisted in the escape. verdict Of
guilty was found and the court snid he had no
more right 70 put his hands on the officer than
TO run the government and imposed q fine Of
$40.
Wallace Rufin plead guilty 10 the larceny OF
n pair of pants and coat and . sentence Of three
months in iail was imposed.
Thomas +. CluH was charged with the larceny
of pair Of pants from Jaines II. Anderson, Q
fellow boerder. A verdict of guilty was followed
by order Of restitution and q fine Of $40 and
costs.
Lizzie Frazier. coiored was charge with the
larceny Of go from VIM. Brown In a house ON
street last night. Brown testified that he
came from Charlottesville, Va, Saturday night,
and lost his money there. Emma and Harriet
Gibbs were also arrested by Sergeant Moore
and Officers Field and Boise. II was apparent
that more than one girl got the money and a
fine Of SIS vas imposed.
VIM Ross, q colored shoemaker Of Carroll
between 1st and ID streets southeast, was
charged with IN assault on Officer Foster Of the
fifth precinct yesterday.
1t was testified that Boss was disorderly in
his shop and the citizens called for officer,
when Foster responded. and met him with a bar
of iron and fight occurred, IN which Ross
was thrown down, when young man
named Harmon went TO his assistance.
During the excitement q Lady In the neighbor-
hood who very sick died.
Ross denied that he assaulted the oficer with
the bar Of iron, but was simply moving 1t: that
he and his wife had difficulty and she broke
some photograph plates, which made him mad
and the officer came In but he did not assault
found verdict Of guilty, and fine Of el0 was
imposed.
John jackson, . colored man, Yves charged
with an assault on Elizo Simnas last night It
was testified that last night she attended gar-
den party on c between 1st and I'd streets
northwest and Jackson spoke to her, snd when
she saw that ne had been drinking she told him
to go away and he struck her. Jackson said
she made an engagement with him, having been
running after him, and didn't keep it. They
mot at the party and were talking about her fail
ure TO meet him. When she cursed him he gave
her a slap. he had a wife and il was stated
that Eliza had been following him for five
years and made his life miserable. verdict
Of guilty was found and the court said she
ought to make his life miserable ard imposed q
fine of $40.
The dock then presented the appearance
somewhat of an orphan asylum, for peeping
over the rail were number Of small colored
boys Of seven to ten years, Walter Williams.
Roger Williams, Albert Kent, Jesse Kent and
Charles Tilman. charged with the larceny Of
malt, corn and oats from the Baltimore and
officers testified to having seen the boys in the
act and that they stated that they got it for an
old woman, who gave them some pennies and
pies for it. The last-named boy was acquitted
and the others convicted.