Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

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erected by the corporation, but portion
of the cost had been paid back few years
before by the general government The
Circuit Court was presided over by justices
William Cranch. James S. Morsell and
James Dunlop. The Criminal Court by
Judge T. Hartley Crawford, and the Or
phans' Court by Judge William F. Purcell.
Richard Wallach was marshal; John A.
Smith, clerk of the court. also in charge of
the land records, and Edward N. Roach
register of wills.
The penitentiary. to which the unlucky
convicts had a straight road from the
court house, was at the foot of AZ street,
and was then under the charge of Mr.. j. B.
Ellis as warden, with a force of six or
eight assistants and guards There were
on an average eighty prisoners monthly,
who were employed in making shoes
The corporation officers were located in
the west end of the building, which was
then in an unfinished condition and pre-
scented an unsightly appearance from the
northward the brick wall not even being
whitewashed, lily comparing with the old
Washington Infrmary the original jaiD,
north Of the line of E street and the then
Jail popularity called the Blue Jug" in
t.
1t was, however. in keeping with the con-
dition of the grounds. unimproved save by
a roadway along E street from 9Th street.
with the open branch coming down 9Th
street from the Willow Tree spring. near
New York avenue and 9TH street known as
Moores branch, entering the northwest cor
ner of the square and emerging therefrom
at 4th and E streets, crossing down to the
'Hiher
In this building justice was administered,
and in it many noted cases were ruled upon
by the judges above named, and from it
numbers of cOnvicts were sent to the scat
fold or the penitentiary. then near the ar
senal. Among the other practitioners at the
bar now recalled We're Gen. Walter Jones,
Judge Wylie, Daniel Radcliffe, Joseph H.
Bradley, Walter D. Davidge, E. c. Morgan,
P. R. Fendall, James NJ. Carlisle, Walter
Lenox, A. H Laurence, John Decker, Pollard
Webb, Michael Thompson, William J.
Stone, jr., R. H. Laskey, w. A Linton
gent Perry E. Brocchus P. Barton Key,
James Chestney, j. w Sheahan. W. T.
Swami, c. H. Stewart B. E. Green, Will
lam B. Webb, o. S. Peck. C. p Van Ness
c. S Walach, Eugene Cumiskey, w. B. B.
Cross Richard H. Clark and johnson
HELEN.
There were some sixty justices of the
peace appointed for the District numbers
of them combining their duties to work in
the departments in taking affidavits, etc.
and others to issuing process or warrants
as basis for trial by other justices. A num-
Der however. devoted all their time to the
duties of their office particularly those
known as police justices. These were Sam
uel Drury, John d. Clark. Samuel Grub.
B. X Morsell, William Thompson James
Crandell and Craven Ashford Other names
recalled are John L. Smith, John H. God
dard, Thomas C. Dom, William Waters p
M Pearson, John w. Beck. Samuel Smoot,
Benedict Milburn, Thomas Donoho. j. P
Van Tyne Zach Walker, F. S. Myer and n.
Callan.
The Markets, Colleges and Schools.
There were four public markets-the Cen
ter or Marsh market, now the Washington
facing Pennsylvania avenue between 18th
and 9th streets. two long sheds with a