Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-19
The COURT

CIRCUIT COURT, Justice Wyiie.-The case OF
Thompson agt. Williams was given the Jury,
who returned q verdict for the plaintiff for
ssOo, with interest from the time the suit was
commenced.
ON motion of William J. Miller the case of
Schmidt VS.. Mack was postponed until March
S. Lewis Jones VS.. Chas. Gautier; Matting,y
and Ennis. This is a case where the plaintiff,
Jones, sues the defendant Gauter, for S940,
money alleged to be due for services rendered
as boOk-keeper. Itappears that contract was
entered into for one year between the parties,
and at the end of one month plaintiff was dis
charged, contrary to the provisions of the
agreement. At the end of the year he brought
suit for the money due. Mr.. Ennis, for the de-
fendant, said that Mr.. q. kept wholesale
liquor store, and plaintiff came and offered his
was made Mr.. G made with the plaintifa con-
temporaneous. oral agreement that he must be
a competent book keeper. able TO perform the
work and take charge OF the books OF the estab-
lishment; that at the end of the month he found
he was not, and discharged him on paying him
what was due for services already rendered.
In the case of Jones VS.. Gautier, the Jury re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff for Solo
Miller VS.. Sackett; Thompson and Fred. w.
Jones; verdict for plaintiff for s12
Aldrich Sons Il Co. VS.. j. X. Moss; plaintiff
called, and not answering was non-suited.
James G.. Hyland ct al. VS. George Savage;
Brent, Merrick, Phillips, and Bradley. Jr, and
Cox long panel was called for, the jury cho.
sen, and the case proceeded to trial; still on.
Assignment for Friday-2i7, 81, $50, III, &c,
~, i02 lc5, lOo ia, lis, 11s 122, l23, 12i, III,
rs, 1919, 1874, 135, 1876
CRIMINAL COURT, Justice Fsier.-Yester-
day. Mary A. Nichols convicted of assault,
was sentenced to Jail for two hours.
II. Thomas, grand larceny, penitentiary two
years.
Sarah Myers, grand larceny, guilty; peniten.
tlary one year.
Patsy Robinson, indicted for cruelty to her in
FAINT child. The court remarked that the in
dictment set forth an offence which he was not
satlsft q was known to our law, but he gave
the case to the jury, subject to his future deci-
sion upon the sufficiency of the indictment;
verdict guilty Jail ten days.
Henry Thomas, receiving stolen property; not
guilty.
Margaret johnson and George Walker.
larceny; not guilty.
To-ddy-Wlliam Smith, petit larceny; no
guilty.
James A. Sn9Wden petit lareeny guilty; sem
Perry Jones, petit larceny; plead guilty; sem
tence, one day in lail
Perry Jones, in two cases of assault and bat.
terry, nOlle pros. entered.
John Mathews, petit larceny; nolle pros.
Louisa Deitz, keeping bawdy house; nolle
John Wallace, assault and battery on Chas
A. Maggie, on the 18th Nov, 1867: not guilty
Stephen Taylor and Henry Hervey alias
Lewis Snowden, petit larceny from store of
kidwell IL Son, I'd of November, 1867. The
money was found on these boys, and the Court
charged the jury that as the money was found
on these boys ii was stroag evidence that they
had stolen ii, but they must find that this was
the identical money. The jury found them
guilty as indicted. The boys having been in
Jail since last August, the Court ordered them
back 10 Jail until tomorrow, and then to BIZ dis
charged.
James Clarity, for assault and battery, sub
mitted his case to the Court, who sentenced
him to pay fine of S25, and Ito remain sober
until some other wretched doggery keeper
pours rot.gut down your throat"
VIM. Patterson, larceny; recognizances for.
feited. Bench warrant issued. and nolle pros.
entered.
John Green, petit larceny; not guilty. Ad-
journed
EQUITY COURT, Justice Otin-Yesterdav,
Jocelih VS.. Jocelin; application for alimony
pending suit for divorce. The respondent
pleads former decree of divorce by an Ohio
court. The complainant says the decree was
made without sufficient notice and Is void
Case not concluded.
To-Ddy.-The case of Edward l.. Walker vs.
john h. O'Neil, of interference with patent,
which was up sometime ago before Justice
Fisher, was resumed to-day. This a case
where both claim to be the inventors of Il Pat
ent Horse Hay Fork. The Commissioner of
Patents, Hon. John &. Theaker, had decided
that Walker was the inventor of the device in
question, and an appeal was taken to this Court,
where the case was argued by counsel.
ORPHANS Court, Judge PurceIf.-Yesterday
Samuel w. Owen gave bond in the sum of $500
as administrator of William Benning, deceased:
Col. A. A. Hosmer and William L. Dove, sure
ties.
j. ]. Johnson, Esq, then anneun ced In feel
ing terms the death of Philip X. Fendall, ESQ,
TO which the Court responded in eloquent
terms, and then adjourned.