Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-29
THE COURTS.

case Of Mock agt PHILIP solcmcr: after arsur ent
The case Of Whitley asi F.heRP va. resumed.
this morning the win Of the late Admiral Dahisren
viii be oGnd 70 Tns viii the a
Eliz IbeIh Steen. wife Of Isaacs steen Of George.
her Husband and death to Fredeyes Ss
fos pr9yen admitted 60 probate and letters issued
PHILIP Denton, Gesu.athins his estate to his vie
sonalty The executor, T. e. Green renowned. and
HanIy- ,sesssfary were re, 1ssSsd to Jams A.
riDston. bequeathing his estate his wife, was filed
prCyen hS one wines and amissd to probate
ehildIepnd SI9 Letters Of administration on es.
capt John II. Stram-bond Sb.G9.
POLICE COURT, JKdse Sa,u-Yes,eriay after
our report closed, VIM. Jones, coOred. was charged
with s,eslipe coat belonging TO Arthur Williams,
IRE strabg ger, ceme to him while hs was working
the ;tIset and stated ;h,t h was very poor and
Keep him that night; Taking pity on him, witness
ard spent his last fifty cents 20 bny food for his
sTes,s supper The next morpss witness Ief. the
During the day Jones brought q messag- from his
Wees wife that his child had died. lie lett his
but Dot having a cent to bury the child, jonas sne
sested that he pawn some o. his things. Finally
he asked Jones 10 hold il until ne st.ppei
aiew doors below the undertakers 10 ask the price
OF collin for the chill arrange all n, he barinl
"i IT He returned in about ten or fifteen mi autes
ana Jones had gone with the coat, and tn. witue IS
pot see him tor several days .fterw ards wheo he
found him IN Georgetown. and had him arrested
Jones in Justification OF his c"-ducf ated that ne
snl' the coat, intesdng tn give tte money 10 VIII.
iams. but got drC~k, ard I'd rot know how he sn ant
the money The Court stated that his excusa W Duld
not avail him, and he fined $50. or o. DAYS in
Jal John Foley was harged with mas ing tn rear.
OF violence to his wife Mrs Foley. and was required
10 enter into bonds 10 the of $50 to k,ep the
peace His conduct WAS shown to be quite utaI to
her.
Peter W hite. coOred. charged with stealing a pair
o. pants valued az ~; fined s. and costs Je-e uiah
Reard'n, char. d with making an assault on Ellen
he3rdoa. his wife, reQu red 10 give onds in the sun
OF gu 10 Keep the peace, and paw costs. Phiiip
" ll.ism.. Robert simmolds Francis Whitney and
fenton hurley, fonr colored boys, charged with
pearce whitney and Hurley were discharged AMI
Williams AID Sin mOnds fined SIS each. J. W Hut
ton, maintaining nuisance in llth street by eyca
yating sewer ard failing to place q / xbt or BARR
csde i"r The protection of travellers; 81 Josephine
nsrshsn, euticius prostitution; IS and costs Hen
~ Psrker. coloTed keeping hogs the corner of X
snd 2ist streets contrary TO corporation ordinance
d n Dooiey, charged with disorderly conduct: %
and Costs Hannah Haggerty. ch4rg cd with using
profane language loud enough to bS heard on the
street: 8 and costs. Henry Perkins. charge with
committing an assault on Jenny Brown: SIS ana
COSTS Annie Comfy, witness for Jenny, o;fa-ed 10
Pay the nne and costs, but Jenny would allow it,
a!d afferwards paid ii herself-smount SI7, and Per
men. Adjourned.