Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-29
CASES OF ASSAULT.
Several People Punished for Indulsing
Their Pugili,tic Prope nsities.

Several People Punished for In6ul.ing
Their Pugi1istic Prope nsities.
4 tall, ni.ely dressed col0reG man from
Georgetown named Joseph Bill appeared in
Judge Miller's court today as a witness. He
charged that Richard Homes, young colored
man from South Washington. had assaulted
him. Lawyer Kicks referred to the prescott
ing witness as pr" HILL but the latter said he
only Known a. an herb man"
Hill said that he was attacked ON the street
-Cr no reason whatever, and that. III addition to
knocking him down end kicking him, Holmes
broke his leg with store.
He fell down and broke his leg" was what
the P-Isorer told the judge. Richard admitted
that he struck the doctor and thought the
ProvoCstiou was such as to justify him. He
said that his mother had been SICK for some
time ard thnt the doctor had said he could cure
hes, and while attending her said Richard, he
robbed her Of what little money she had
Idchfrd told the judge that the first medicine
was sweeteHod water and the second WAS
something like orange cider. Then the doctor
got his mothers two dollars. He told his side
OF the affair, and Judge Miller said that Hill
was very much TO blame in the matter. but
that Holmes should have had him arrested for
'ooling his mother. Under the circumstances
tn, judge faid he would impose a fine of only
go or sixty days.
Warren jackson and Bernard Brown were in
terested in the same WORK and when Brown got
the money he called at Jackson's house. There
was trouble over the division of thu spoils and
Jackson brought shotgun into play, but when
toward the ceiling. He claimed that Brown
drew knife OIL him, but the latter denied the
charge.
Jackson fined $50 or sixty DAYS.
John L. Bayliss charged with assaulting
Julia 4. Bay!iss and he forfeited 80 collateral.
Ifr L.,
hE Mul.owney was not satisfied with the
amount Of collateral The wOman's face, be
said. was badly bruised and an attachment was
issued to bring Bayliss into court.
Morris Wright and Peter Taylor had fight
the other day and Judge Miller was called upon
10 settle the trouble.
Wrights wife, it appeared. was the cause of
the trouble. although she does not live with her
husband. Taylor said that he did not know
WrgE;'s wife
Wright had trouble with TAYLOR about q year
ago and the judge warned him that he had
better be more careful In the future if be did
not want 10 get INFO serious trouble. This time
the judge said. he would let him off with fine
of g.
Frank Google. yonng colored man, plead
guilty 70 a charge OF having struck Henry Allen,
a bind man. Frank and his wife we're engaged
IL dispute and when Allen appeared on the
scene and took part in the affair Frank
struck him. \ fine of $40 and costs was i'm
posed
Lawrence Johnson ard Emma Queen were
PARTIES TO an assault case and ii difficult to
tell from their appearance which one was
"Orsted IL The affair. Lawrence il a barber and
boards 81 the house of Mrs Queen. During
the trouble Johnson struck the woman in the
face with his fist, and when he stepped back he
stumbled over the stove and burned mis- face.
sirs. Queens face was badly bruised, and John
ron wac taxed S25 and costs for his response
bih:y in the affair.