Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-01
The Courts.

The Courts.
SUPREME COURT IN GENERAL TERN YEsTRR-
pAY.-Judges Olin, McCathran, wylie aud
HUMPHREYS present. Mr.. j. Il. Gull prs sented
' clifton OF Ernest l.. Sch midi for adm ssion to
the case Of Forrest vs. Ely, Mr.. W. 5. Cox flies
motion to dismiss appeal. holland VS.. Slade;
appeal dismissed by cor .ent of cour. ell. Keyser
Selden, Withers 81 Co. VS.. Brown; argument
commenced by X. ID. Mussey, Esq in behalf of
plaintiff Hughes VS.. Eschbach, s-gued by
counsel for both Ter tics; judgment set aside and
new trial granted; costs to abide the result
Justice Humphreys dis entiug. Ofiutt VS.. King:
argument commenced by j. b. Adams, Esq,
are continued Hoover w. Bath, Hoss va. viii
S.ffrit. w.
To-day s. s. Parker IVES ordered before the
examining committee. In the case of Baker ct
al agt. Corporation; by consent. an amerded
answer was filed. On motion of JUDGE Hugh,
l.. H. Chandler, OF Virginia, was admit,sd to
ne bar.
THE TEsr-oATH.
The Court abolished the rule requiring the
only the usual oath will be r, qu red.
TEs PACIFIC RAILROAD CASE.
Judge Nice thur, in the cose of Lathrop agt.
the Pacific Railroad, Eastern Di, sion, de''v,
cred the Opirion Of the Court, srst airing lie
plea to the Jur's dicton of the court. The Court
Dolds that WI lie the Paw nee and ,avenworth
road accep', I'd aid under the Pacific railroad
Was not corferrc I.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Wyl's.-To-day, let
tiers of admipisl -ation were issued the st ate
of Frederick Thornton - James o. Hallorsu;
bond 8! 20. He was al app ointed guardian to
o. pbsns; bond 80 900.
POLICE COURT, Judge SneH.-Yesterday after
our report closed
1uis Frazier, colored. was arraigned.
whisky and gallon and a half of brandy,
valued at IS, the property Of Mrs. Fegan on a
forged order; after lengthy examination tie
case was postponed until tn morning.
Dennis Long, charged with using profane and
indecent language in the street; fined 80 and
costs. Also, charged with commit ug an assault
on Stepney Deyine, cOlored man; lined SO and
cos&.
THE "AUDIToR's DooR-KERPRE."
samuel Ceas, charged with committing an as
sault on William Smith. Mr.. Smith testified
that, haylry busine~s with Auditor McKelden
In the Ci.y Hall, he attempt I'd to 90 into the
Office. and MIR. Ceas. the door-keeper refused
him ADMISSION. He then went to the Mayor,
init him there, when Mr.. Ceas kicked COMPLAIN
ant IN tbe stomaCi as be opened the d. or. Mr..
Mckelden testified that Mr.. c. IS has been keep
Ing door at his oihce by request; that MIR. Smith
has had many orders passed on there and he
had been told that he mrst in future take his
chances with the rest of the crowd; that he
could give him NJ advantage over others; MIR.
Ceas did no more Than he was c lied upon 70
do; he did not think it proper ur der the circum-
stances to regard the Mayors order to admit
showed considerable violence ir,ppshjng through
the door and forcing MIR. Ceas back; witness,
orders were from Lieutena Ant Kelly to admit no
one out OF the res ilar line; when Smith forccd
MI. Ceas back witness caught hold of him and
pulled HIM back. After hearing the case, which
occupied considerable time. its fur Their consii-
Grafton was postponed until this morning.
POLICE Court TO-DAY, Judge Sneu-w. w.
Metcalf, charged with not providing suitable
privy to premises, was first called Metcalf
claims that the house in question had been Did
to colored man named Unclc', aud the latter
claims that the contract was not complied with
and bat Metcalf is still the owner MI. Metcalf
claims that he had parted with the properly,
and although he attempted to regain pos
the same character was made against Mr..
Metcalf. Both cases were dismissed.
The case of james Thompcon, charged with
lateral was forfeited f. A. Tobey, charged
with placing filth in the public street, was fined
SO. Emma Jones, charged with being drunk
fined 50 and costs. VIM. Grover, on q Similar
charge, was required to Fay like fine. CO.
lumbus Taylor plead guilty to charge of dis
GrGesy CONDUCT ana nne Of s. and costs was
OF profanity, and fined 80 and costs.
?; ID. Haly, charged with an assault, was fiued
IS and costs: joan Smith and James jenkins,
Armstrong and Mollie johnson, Charged with
being drunk and disordeIly, plead guilty and
were fined 50 and costs each. WIN. Smither, on
and CO.'S. Stephen Brown, charged with lar
ceDy, was fined 80 and costs
BAWDY HOUSE CASE.
Richard Coyington, charged " Ith keeping a
bawdy house in the "divisi0n." was placed on
uial.Messrs. Burgess and Caht'l for the &C
cuscd: The testimony Of the Witnesses for the
roned until Tuesday-the accused giving bail
iorf's appearance.
WIPE BRATER.
Maurice Lainey, charged with committing an
2 iault on bis wife, was tried. The witnes ,es
were tTall girl about ten years of age and
Serge ut Mulloy, who arrested bim. The evil
drunk ard pulled b's wife out of bed, beat:ng
her so severely pc to render it necessary to cali
in DR.. Nay 'or. The court imposed fine o. $40,
peace.
Mary +. Smith. charged with dis orderly con
duct, WIS allowed 10 go on giving her ow q re cog
riZance to keep the peace.
THREATS TO POISON.
Mipnie Faulkner, charged with threatening
% Iokon Mary DAYS. Both are employed jn
cham bermaid, and they had some words, when
IT is alleged that the hrstnamed said to the lat
ter that she didn't like an American bigger
was required to kive bonds to keep the peace
and pay costs.
THE GAS CASE.
The G" se CT Semuel Ceas, doOr-keeper to Mr.
J. q. Mckelden, City Auditor, charged by VIM.
Smith, broker, with assault and battery at the
Auditors Once yc-terday, (full particulars of
WHICH were pup sueu III L he STAR Oh last eve
ming, was taken up. Mr.. j. f.. Norris appeared
for the prosecution and MIR. l.. &. Hine for the
defence. The evidence was omewhat contra
dictory, and not being sufficient, in the opinion
Of the court, - sustain the charge, the case was
dismissed.
The POWERS OP THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Mr.. Enoch TOtten has given Mayor Emery An
opinion on the question whether or not the
Board of Health has any power to order any
work whatever which involves expense to the
Corr ration? in which he says: II find that the
act OF the Councils of Sd August 1870, provides
that the Auditor of the city shall issue all or
ders for work authorized by law, and the pro-
viso to the ordnance declares that he shall
issue no order for work until there shall have
been furnished him by the Mayor an estimate
OF the cost thereof, which he shall carefully file
with the requisition or contract, and no order or
contract for covk issued an any other manner than
herein prortded shall be legal or rdlid' | find no
special provision OF law empowering the Board
OF Health to direct work to be done at the exc
pense Of the city, and therefore think the
board cannot legally order any work to be per-
formed involving expense to the Corporal ion.''
A STRIKE INRvITABLB.-For some time mast.
Judge Smell, OF the Police Court, has been In
the habit Of imposing fines Of 80 in cases OF
''drunk and disorderly, )" when the offence in of