Evening star., 1869-11-30
The COurtA.

CRIMINAL Court, Judge Fisher-This morn
ing Thomas Bowie, indicted for an assault and
battery with intent TO kill John Washington, on
the 3lst OF August last, at festival on 81 street.
was tried-Messrs. Harrington and A. b. Will
hams for defence. The evidence was TO the
effectthat Washington struck or struck at Bowie
inst and some OF the witnesses also testified that
he (W.l reached behind him A. if to draw a wea-
pom, when Bowie cut him. After argument, the
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
In the cases of Benjamin Washington indict-
ed for assault and battery, and George Wesley
petit larceny, nOlle pros. was entered.
VIM. Washington and Samuel Thomas IN
dlcted for petit larceny, was found not guilty.
Williams for defence.
Milly Allan, indicted for assault and battery
was acquitted. Burgess for defence.
Benjamin Washington. convicted of aggra-
waited assault on the person OF little girl, was
sentenced to thirty days i'm Jail.
CIRCUIT COURT, Judge Cartter.-This morning
in the case OF Bragg agt. Blitz. verdict was
rendered for defendant Schneider agt. Thomr-
son; judgment confessed.
ORPHANS Court, Judge PurceU.-To-day the
will of the late Hilray NJ. Smith was admitted TO
probate and record, and letters thereon issued 10
John f. Chappell-boRd S3, 900. Elizabeth s.
X. b. koones qualified as executrix OF the will
of the late Cecilia c. Koones-bOnd $4,000.
William Y. Force Qualified executor of the
will of the late James McCutchen-bends $50
600. Charles j. Brewer qualified as guardian to
the minor children Of William Beek-bond
81 800.
A PARAGRAPH recently appeared in a weekly
paper published i'm this city rejecting upon the
Official conduct Of Dr. Nichols, Superintendent
of the Government Insane Asylum of this Dis
trict. Among other things il was stated that
the Superintendent did not furnish whole
some food or sufficient clothing % the inmates
IL was stated thaf PORTION OF An appropriation
of $4,000 made by Congfe& upon proper esti-
mates, for the erection Of cottages on the asylum
farm for the nee of the laborers had been re-
tanned, or was not properly accounted for, and
that said cottages had been buiit at an expense
considerably under the estimated cost, sc.
On being apprised Of these statements DR. Nj
chols Immediately demanded of the Secretary of
the Interior a searching investigation into the
affairs Of his charge, and the Board Of Visitors
TO the Asylum were at once summoned to make
Il. AT their unanimous Request, the Secretary of
the Interior detailed his chief CLERK 10 be
present az the Investigation, and the Board
accordingly met on Friday last and held a
lengthy session. during which they made q rigid
search into several OF the allegations; affsr
ber, in order that General Howard, one Of their
number, who il absent FROM the city, may be
present, and also TO enable them TO procure the
testimony OF some witnesses residing at a dis
So far as the Roard went, the OH cial
speets .sustaired no damage from the in
vestigation. In relation % the matter OF
the cottages for the laborers, the board
found that 20 far from having been built
below the cost estimated for their con-
straction, it turned out that they had never
tl0. 600 appropriation hating found its way into
the pochefs q the Superintendent. the fact was
diselosed that not one penny Of the fund had
ever been rawn, bnt that the entire amount
had hpsrd IN the Treasury under Q limitasipn
elauSe tf tle act authcrihngit IT