Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-11
THE COURTS.

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| CRIMINAL CouRr, Jssties Qiia--Yesterday,
Nichoias Manning, cou victsd on assault and
oa,tefy, was sentenced 70 pay Q fine OF SD /.
George w. MOI timer. alias Burke. indicted
aOmcsr Joseph Williams, on the 18th OF De-
eem Der last, was. convicted and called mp for
sentence, but IL heingS suggested that hts EVIL
denee was needed In another case, his sentences
WINS deferred. so {fheaS 3'1e ffatfs
Thos. Myers, indicted for the larceny OF a
watch, leweiry, &c, non Lewis Coates, plead
Silver wsrs from n. p Gnipm.n, ana sssss,n ~
rom Henry hayman, he plead guilty 70 re-
ceivipg the goods - a'I
To.day.-WilIian Johnson, charged win
isIceny. role pros entered BY district Attorney
Lewis Wilson wss found guilty OF assault
and battery. - = .t.lI -
VIM, Raley. peat iarceay;, verdict eahly
Ann Y. douglass, grand larceny she was
charged with the larceny Of chatteis, petit.
eoats, &c, the property OF Chas: Z, i, Clown,
on the SIN day Of May last, The Court IN
amp htr recosnisance was forfsiiesd. as shs did
not appear. E-s Fl ttfs7 (. fafE - IS I4l1 \
James Bayley was. tried for grand larceny
OF watch, breasspin and vest. the property
Of Frederick Schmidt, and found Guilty a i'm.
oiSteu, VIZ: grand larceny - 81 .si-r.
Thomas Shorter, alias Chas. Brown, fcol-
oS a was arraigned on he charge of grand
larceny OF money and watch. tse property of
Lewis bronghner, and pleaded guilty, bat re-
inslns 10 tell what he had done with IL, the
Conrt, After lecture 20 the prisoner, gave him
;ts, iam .efm OF i've years IN the Albany PEN
Ssmuei James larceny, pleaded not gnilty. .
a n. Brown for the defence. Charged with
stealing coat valued 1t SIC from, on the Sun
OF J nne last A. Harvey's building Jury found
days rac i5 10 ~ = - - "
Calvin Brown for larceny of watch ana
chain valued atsi3, property OF William p
Plug, on or about the 18th day of March last
pleaded NOT guilty. A. Brown for the prisoner.
'sfdies gS,i,yas indic.ed-jsii % days.
Charles Williams. Vol. pros. entered and
Judgment on forfeiture RENTED. s- NJ /.
Court took n recess. aud ..ff. a.tH -s.i 1855 .a
hier recess the case'of John Fon for pati
,sreepy-for Sealing nbreilas from VIM :.
Ross was taken up. ..r -.
CIRCUIT COURT, Ck.ef Justice Ccrtter.-rhe
case of Dos dsa Carroll ct al, VS.. Francis
and several other witnesses for the defence
were examined. Defendant offered IN evidence
the records showing that he had paid the taxes
on me property from 1s3, up to date. The case
ed for the plaintiff in an arg ument to The court,
on the invaliditY OF the tax title OF defendant.
EQsrTY CsuRT, justice Wy,ie.-Eckels VS.
Barre,t, appraisers. y, u, Owens. guardian I'D
ht@, Peugh VS.. HItz et al; raufyins auditors
report. tirammer W. Todd & Probasco: final
ratification of trustees sale Wilson vs. card.
iner AL auditor to state accoun. between the
lake testimony. Somsenschmidt Va Tp1s,. =,
al, decree for sale appraisers N h Fneitt
trustee, VS.. Frank Gardner e. al, Sustaining
demurrer and allowing complainant 70 amend
ORPHANS CoURr. J,.dse, Palrcsu--Yes-
tsrday, the case Of HELEN Il, Read agr n h
Brown, execnter, ofthe will Of Rich'd Bu teed
Jr. This case came mp for final hearing and
was argued by General Terry for respondent
for petitioner and Mr.. Thompson Esa for
respondent. The facts are in brief as follows:
Busteed died in April last. For the last two
years Of his life he was confined to his bed by
fhenmstlsm, nearly helpless, during all Of
which time the petitioner took care CT him as
nurse, prepared his food anJ drink admin
iststed his medicines and the iIs. six mon rs
OF the time, both night ard day. The day be-
fore ne oIed-havIng seven hundred dol airs in
The Chesapeake Bank OF Baltimore --heine
conscious be conld not survive but a day or
two and never having paid her anything for
her seryices-he signed his name at Che bottom
OF Two pieces of blank paper, and handed
them to the petitioner saying fhat be wishpd
her to NIL up one OF the checks, as he called
that the amount would be sufficien, for him
whue he lived; that he wished her 10 til Bp
me Dtber check for The bslance in bank, $500
70 nnIseI, and use 1t in part payment for the
services she had rendered She accented the
cbeak and Busted died The same night
On the next day DIR. Brown spoke Of money 10 J
her. funeral expenses. when pelitioner Told
MN he held the check and requested him 20
MI II mp IN her presenc,, and 60 to Baltimore
and draw tie money. reser We enough 10 pay
me funeral expenses, and return the balance
10 Her'- MI Brown drew me money and maid
The 1aneral expenses, and refused 10 return
the balance-t36s-Wi without the Judge of the
orphans Court should deter nine the same
was not assets in the hands OF the executor
ihe legal grounds taken by Mr.. Thompson
Weit--lkt That The court had no iurisdict Ion:
"a That the transaction was a mere gift-a
oOIation edbsa morris; I'd Thai the blank
check, go called, was \ mere carte bl1Dcle and
con veyed no interest Whatever in the moasyt
General Terry argued that the facts showed
|, was not gin, butts bona f,te payment by a
debtor To Creditor. and that ne had right to
prefer one honest creditor to an other; that the
edffs tdhehe was precisely the same a. IL the
check had been filled up at tie tune. Ii was
accepted as payment, and that is all the law
required At any rate, the money was paid
upon IL The respondent was q mere agent 10
draw the money, and he should have returned
il TO her, and cannot successfully set up he
pretenee that he holds the money as executor
The Court deferred his decision
Ine Court, In pursuance OF the decision of
the supreme Court. ordered issues as TO the
estamentary competency, 4 c., OF Mrs. Pearson
10 be tiled by jury IN the Circ nit Court. Mr.
Davldge Moved the appointme NJ Of collector
OF the Pearson estate. Mr.. Jones' protested
against such appointment The Court said be
felt IT his duty to appoint collector. He
named Mr, and Mrs. Barrett as collectors re-
quipng them 10 return an In ventory and give
ample security. Mr.. Davidge expressed his
dissatisfactionw with the appointment.
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