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In a piece headlined "Depravity in the Capitol Building," the Evening Star of Washington, D.C. ran an article on an arrest and rapid prosecution for sodomy. There are some odd things about the article. There was clearly no delay in getting Frederick Lawrence and Charles W. Carter off to court after they were arrested at about 1:30 p.m. on June 16, 1882. It was a Friday and so business in the Capitol was probably pretty slow, but whatever they were doing was witnessed by a Mr. William Moss, who is described as an "employee at the Capitol."
Mr. Carter is described as a lawyer, and it seems he knew what to do; after being held in jail, he paid $50, was released and never charged. The article notes that Mr. Carter did not show up at the Police Court, but as he wasn't charged, maybe he wasn't obligated to.
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