Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-08

the case of Shoemaker agt Paul, a verdict for
plaintiff was found. This morning, Coombs agt.
Brown and Hall, verdict for plaintiff. Hay agt.
wendell, do. Gage and Whitley agt. Bartho-
low on trial. This case is to recover for alleged
Infringement of plaintiffs patent reaper.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Pgrceu.-This court
was engaged as follows yesterday: The last will
OF rachel stewart, bequeathlng her estate to
Virginia y. Lewis, was filed foi probate. The
last will of Joseph A. Coburn, bedueathing his
estate to his family: was filed for probate. Thos
of P. Fitzgerald, giving bond in sl2O, with pro-
per sureties.
The CASE OF Mr.. DoSKsAN-Prosecxting
Witnesses Held TO Bal for Court.-This morning
Justice Smith, in the case OF p. H. Donegan,
charged with Illegal registration, dismissed the
charge against the accused, and stated that he
would hold the prosecuting witnesses, Messrs.
Il. Severson, VIM. Forsyth and q. III. Bliss, to
bail in the sum of 500 each to appear at court
to answer the charge of malicious prosecution
The circumstances or this case are wen known.
the examination Of this charge having been
had on Saturday last, as reported in The STAR.
After Mr.. Doneean received the appointment Of
Superintendent of Streets, &C., in 1868, the
charge was made against him that he was not
naturalized, for the purpose of preventing his
confirmation by the Board Of Aldermen. Last
year, when he was a candidate for Surveyor,
the charge was again made, and during the
registration the papers used in this case were
presented to the Board of Registration, with
protest against his registration, but the board
decided that as Mr.. ID. had presented properly
authenticated papers they could not 60 behind
them. After this the papers were used as
basis for the present charge. Mr. Severson gave
bail for his appearance at court, and Messrs.
Bliss and Forsyth not being present warrants
were issued for their arrest. Mr.. Bliss was
found about one o'clock, and gave bail for court.
Messrs. @. Fl. Holden and }. K. Arrison, asked
that the bail be not received, as he was ready to
go TO jail and take the consequences of any act
he had committed.
POLICE ITENs.-EdwardR Ready was yesterday
arrested by Officer Mulloy, charged with assault
hearing before Justice Chase was held in
security for court.
q Stephen Ryder was arrested yesterday by
Officer Murphy, on the charge OF petit larceny
preferred by Mary Roche, and sent to Jail for
court by Justice Mills.
Louis Martin and Thomas Ross, both colored,
were arrested yester day by Officers Blush and
Roth, OF the sixth precinct, charged with riot
ing, and were sent to Jail for court by Justice
thompson. They also stand charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill Officer
Henry Kropp was yesterday arrested by
ohicer German, charged with assault and bat
to jail for court by Justice Thompson.
Timothy Desmond and Joseph Moynhan
were arrested yesterday by. Officer Brelsford,
charged with assault and battery and Justice
PEARSON required them to give security to keep
the peace.
IN CoLoRADo-Mr w. b. Rines, a native of
this city, and formerly a clerk in the Colorado
Legislature, was fatally injured near Pueblo,
Colorado, on the oath ult, by being threwn from
morse. Mr. Rines was travelling with a train
belonging to Mr.. 10. Venne About fifteen miles
above Pueblo, on the FOntaine, the train en-
camped on Monday night. On Tuesday morn
ing the deceased rode out to gather up the
mules, and, in descending q hill at rapid rate
he was thrown from the horse and precipitated
q considerable distance down the hill. A farmer
in h0 viz init
FASTENED to inform the men with the train.
They Immediately carried the unfortunate man
to the camp, and brought him still breathing to
Pueblo. On their arrival DR. SNYDER was called
to the aid Of the sufferer, but he found him IN
dying condition. He died on Tuesday evening
having survived the accident only little over
twelve hours.
POLICE SALB-A Mixed Lot.-To-day, Mos5rs
Wall u Co. were engaged In selling for MIR. e.
Il. herrlck, the property clerk Of the Police, a
large quantity Of goods which have been in his
CUSTODY more than six months. In the PAL lots
were coats and parts of lamp-posts, coils of
rope and finger rings, muskets and shirts, mar
ket baskets and cakes of soap, a cart BODY and
ladies wells, pistols and medicines feather
bed and spectacles, drum and umbrella There
was not very large crowd present. and the
prices OBTAINED were rather favorable to buyers.
LEAVE Your PURSE AT HoME.-Our well
known and popular fellow-citizen, Mr. VIM,
was in Washington this morning and
while on Pennsylvania avenue, between 9Th ard
IN streets, lost his pocket book containins two
hunored and twenty-five dollars.
TIE PICNIC OF Grace Church sunday School,
10 take place at Green Spring, near George
town, on Friday next, will be one of the most
pleasant open-air entertainments of the season,
and large delegation from South Washington
will attend, AZ wei, a. great many from other
sections Of the city.
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BUReLARY.-Last night the store of w. II.
" alker & Bro, on the corner OF ID and 18th
streets, South Washington, was entered by bur
glars, and the safe broken open and relieved of
come silver change. They also took away $50
cigars. Loss about $50. '...