Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-31
THE COIRTS

EQUITY CoURT-yusfce Wytie.-Sykee Chad :.
wick d Co. VS.. Corporation of Washington.
Ordered, that the decree pro onfe.so SUFFERED
by the Corporation at the september rules,
1867. be vacated, and leave granted TO the Cor.
poraton to withdraw the plea heretofore
pleaded, and plead or answer. q. q. Willard
Us. Corporation Of Washington; same order,
Court a0 iOurned.
CRIMINAL COURT, Justice Olin.-Yesterday,
Joseph Glenn, charged with burglary, brought
In verdict Of guilty as indicted.
j. l.. johnson, counsel for the prisoner, gave
notice OF motion for a new trial.
George Washington, indicted for the larceny
OF watch and chain, valued At $50, from one
Molly Simms, who il appears was named
Notify Simms, in the indictment which was
sent back 70 the grand jury for correction.
The Judge said the only case for the jury TO
construe In this case was the intention of
Washington, in taking the watc ,as IL appears
he did not "take and carry away" the chattel
which must enter into the act in order to make
it larcenyi verdict, not guilty. Court ad-
journed.
To-DGy-Chas. Ellis, assault aud battery:
guilty: lail two months
John Williams: assault and battery; guilty;
c1piGs to hear judg neEt
John Williams, in another case; noile pros.
entered.
Garter Jones. petit larceny; guilty.
Samuel Hanson, peut larceny guilty; Jail
four months.
jonathan Waters. petit larceny; not guilty;
7. Wilson for defence
On another charge Of same nature he was
convicted; jail three months.
Philip Lucas, Robert Zones, and Julius Wal.
lace, for larceny and assault and Battery; re.
cognizapce were forfeited and bench warrants
Issued.
Nancy Dummy, on trial for grand larceny,
repress nted to be deaf and dumb. was going
on at the time we closed; not being able 10
plead when arraigned, not guilty was entered
by order Of the Court.
CIRCUIT COURT, Justice Wylie.-Hon B. F.
Butler, OF Macs, was, on motion Of Mr.. Rid.
die, admitted to practice at this bar.
John b. Wsrd VS.. Lewis Schwing. Judg-
ment confessed.
J. NJ Buckley VS.. Genr Terry, Mr.. VII.
son a. ked leave TO amend declaration by add.
ing new count. Motion was resisted by Mr.
Riddle. He said that in July. 1865, there arose
comac county, Va. A lieutenant In command
gave IT up to the daughter of plaintiff The
case was referred to Gen. Terry, and he is.
sued an order on the papers before him to the
sub.commsnder 10 restore the property 70 the
possession OF Bridgeman, the cIaimant in do
ing which an assault was committed ON Miss
Buckley. and General Terry was arrested
while IN lnls cry on mi, charge. Now a
st ute for this plea, an entirely different cause
of action; to wit: Injury to real estate The
Court said he could amend his pleading by
and defendant could demur If he thoueht
proper. MIR. Riddle excepted to this ruiipe
OF the Court. Adjourned.
DISTRICT CouIr-Justice Wylie.-Hon. n
F.Butler 6sked leave to file libel of in forms a.
ton on the part OF Admiral Farragut And the
officers and men OF the Western Gulf Sand.
ron of April 1862 To recover q bounty OF soon
for each man, under the statute for the DE-.
struction Of the force OF the Confederate vas.
sells I'm front of Fort st. Phillips And For,
jackson, on the 23d day Of April 1862 And ssid
that superior force Of the enemy q fleet he
shown from the records of the late Don fed ara h
Government in regard to the fan of New
Orleans, which was fully Investigated bv sbs
courts Of justice there, on the trial of (}eneraI
Lowell. The libel prayed for monition 10 lam
to all parties to show cause, &c.
The Court directed the monition 70 issps
and made IL returnable on the first Mondav n,
February, 1865, after the usual pubIicatio1 y,
twenty days In the Evening Star Of this Dis.
trict. Court adjourned.
ORPHANS COuRr-Jrdpe PuyceH.-First And
final account of Samuel Nornent aAmin,strs.
tor OF Sophia Harvey, deceased. .appro we'd snc
passed
First account OF Matilda Roberts, guardian
TO Charles r. Reynolds, minor child OF CharIe,
A. Rey nolds, and heir of Annie r. RsynoIds
deceased, approved and passed.
/ Willof Francis Lowndes filed sudsadmittst
to probate, and Richard p. Jackson uualifieS
a. executor; bond 81 900.
jerome B. Dorman took ont letters of admin
istraiion on the personal estate Of Anthony
Dorman. deceased; bond $500.