Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-14
THE COURTS.

ORPHANS COURT, TO-DAY, Judge WE1-
The viii OF the late A. Il. Sparks was adnltte,i
Martha Aletbea Jordan, heaueatbing her estate
To her daughter. nominating her husband a.
executor, was hsed. Michael and jas. A. Crane
qualified as administrators of Matthew Crane:
bono si,Joo. Several accounts were approved
and passed.
POLICE COURT, Judge Saen-After our report
closed Yesterday the following cases were dis
Frank Whitney, colored. larceny Of ten pairs
OF stockings valued at 81, which he lad sold for
80 cents to huckster; fined as and costs
amanda Winder, charged with lc &c ~ of vsri-
Gus articles OF clothing, valued AZ sl3.75, the
or six months in Jail.
THE SEVENTH WARD RIOT.
IL Ih4mas Coskley, John Carberry, John Coax
ley, VIM: McGuire, Pat. CAVITY, Michael Sex
ton, Edwin Flarity. Michael Raglan. and James
Neich, we're all arragned together. charged
with committing an assault and battery with
intent 70 Kill Henry and Rufus Bowers. This
case has already been noticed in The STAR. 1t
occurred on the corner Of Sd and streets
southwest, and Henry Bowers was pretty Sc
verely cut on the head. Rufus Bowers testified
70 the particulars Of the assault-that he was
knocked down by Coakley, and all had lick at
nm when he was down: the assault was made
on MS brother Henry first; COakley had weight
In his hand and hit him with it, which felled
O'Clock.
I'm our report of Thursday last the name of
James termillion was published as having been
charged with assault and battery. Mr.. Vermil-
non was only witness in the easel
TO-DAY.
rank vi. Butler, profanity; fined IS. Betsy
biasden, profanity; tined 50. James King
uisorderly conduct; fined IS. WIN. Lewis pro-
IanitJ; tined 50. Mary Taylor, same offenc.;
MED 80. John Little, d.sorderly conduct; fined
-. Susan Moore, profanity; fined SIS. Dennis
Rollins, Betsy Ca ter. Rose kienan and David
Rollins, unclean priyy; fined 50 G Ich. Charles
Ale1ander, d'sorderly, conduct; iLed So. Jas.
helleher, keeping hacks standing ON the street
contrary 10 law; fined s.. VIM. Ogle, disorderIy
conGuct in Georgetown; fined So. George Hem
estv, colored, disorderly conduct in George
town; tined s.. Also, charged with an assault
on louisa Honesty, his wife; fined SO and cost
or 90 days in jail.
IowDIEs BREAK Up CoLoREp PARTY.
Last right, Lieut.. johnson and Ser peant Sell
pOid, with cincers Mullins, Hefner, Conway
Amlss, Steele and Grant, made a raid on a col,
ored party, when they were engaged in loud and
ooisterous language and otherwise disorder,y
Ihey arrested the whole party and took them
to the second precinct station.house where
they were accommodated with lodgings, and
this morning brought to the Police Court
Iheir names are Rebecca Crumpus, Mary E.
FOUNTAIN, May T.. Sessforj, Fannie Jackson
Fannie Nichols, Georgiana Chase, Rachel
Campbell, Sarah Holmes, Harriet Lomax. Mar
ma Maloney, Henry Boyle, Charles Cromwell,
+. Fountain, John Brent, Charles Harris
John ID. Stephenson, Peter Gallery Henry All,
len, Thos. Wells, Walter Buckley Thos Law
John Smith, Glenn wate and Samuel Water
IL appears from the testimony that the party
were progressing in Q very orderly manner
WREN three rOwdies came in and commenced
Kicking up muss by swearing and fighting
John Smith and Glenn Wade were fined $40
each, and the others were dismissed.