Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-03
THE lOuRTS-
THE GRADY xURDKR CAST


CRihiNAL Coz RT. 'ss CATER To-day The
CONT adjourned to NJ Y, the let r.t. after
setars the case of j. Grady, e. ed with
MT. John ID. Clarke spIC..Is as counst Tor he
prisoner.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN. To-DAY.-Ju.,r~
CARTIER, DIN, Wylie and Macarthur, Messr-
bradley. IL, Mussey and Carusi were appoint
ed committee to examine candidates for ad-
mission 10 the bar. Messrs. j. ID. Clark, jr.
and II. c. Gray were appointed cnnstabes.
Ihe docket Was called, and number Of cases
marked for trial.
ORPHANS CoUgr, Judo. Ne Ar,L.r The nil,
OF Robert Dick was admitted to probate and
record. The executors, Wn. Laird and George
refers, lualihed, giving bonds in the sum OF
5000 The viii OF Dorothes Drier was fled
TO probate. Lewis Schade was named "a eY
ecutor and gave bonds in the sum of IS OOO
Mrs Gleason and James Payne were appointed
executors on the estate of Col. James Gleason,
lately deceased. giving bonds IN the sum OF
S2O,CW. The will of Jenniier T.. Tucker was
nled and admitted TO probate. Emma Tucker
vas appointed Administrative, and gave the re-
Iu LUIGI ZONES, LOO. Mary Dei.ear was ap-
pointed guardian to the orphan children of John
anu aiaItha FurloBg, and gave - 900 bonds
The will OF Mary Ann Pagan was filed and mar
tlaiiy proven. The will OF Thomas Lumpkin,
which was filed in this &c in 1853 was exhih
TED and admitted to probate; the third witness.
Robert Cawthorn, having just appeared.
POLICE COURT. TO-DAY, Jsd1s SnsH II nited
States agt. Margaret and James Cutler, for AS
sault and battery on VIM. Miller a little hoy
This orphan child WAS placs1 by his ste nfathsr
10 i've with MIS- Cutler, who occupies the step
fathers house, and il is charged by him MT
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler treat the boy cruelty,
beating him without cause. Several witnes.ss
were examined, but nothing appeared 10 sub-
s'anfiate the charge, and the case was dis
missed. David Quincy, oOlored, committing a
% ia me No-heTn Market house. fined
-. Margaret Kelly, q vsgr1nt was sent hack
10 the workhouse. which place sine had
inst lett. stephen Dudley, indecent exposure;
hned -. Richard willett, carvings concealed
weapon, Ga pistOl;) lined $40. Matilda Tillman
forfeited her collateral $50 for cvrsinp i'm the
street Christisna Wells, colored. profanity.
hned s.. VIM. johnson, colOred, same offence
R ao Iohn Heller, assault and battery on
Mlehaei Nelly and Mary Kelly; fined SO and
costs. Richard Smith, cOlOred, assault aud bat
tery on George Boone in . church near Rock
creek; nned 80 and costs. Also, charged with
profanity in the court; fined IS and costs
MAKING IT Lively SOR A srRxIr-CAR CON-
DOCTOR.
VIM. Turner and Frank Howard. charcoal
Win an assault on Edward Foitz. This is the
same case heretofore reported in The SrAR of
an assault ON street-car conductor with
Junk bottle. Three separate assaults were
maoe on this conductor, ut different times. by
Tornsr required to give $500 bond to keen the
peace. 0
BAD WAY TO coANKscR THE NEW YrAr.
10. rAtrIek Mailer, drunk and disorderly work
mouse 80 dayA Annie Smith, profane and in
decent language on the streets; fined S5. Teresa
smith, loud and bOisterous language on tine
streets; tined 50. Henry Fielder drunk and
1aisorderly in Georgetown; fined S5 BENJAMIN
v,sser same offence; fined S3. Michael Kelly
eoIored, stealing All oyeroOat valued at Si5 the
pIopeIty OF j. M. Carrico; fined S25 and costs,
VI J~iI tAree months. Thomas Stewart COL
costs '' "Aou - anu
WHAT CANE os NEW YEARS. GALL.
.h.,nSd L IL; havAnannh and Robert A. Smith
GhMgen win An assault aad battery on John r
hennedy. Smith pleaded guilty. and Kava-
nAugn not guilty. Complaininx witness ts,ursd
that tnese men came to his house, on lotb street
and entering 1T. without prOvocasion Lnockej
MIN down and beat him. Smith test,ded th.t
ne called to paw friendly visit To Mn Eenns
nv, wife OF complaining witness. she being his
witness - wife's mother; that Kennedy ordered
MN out OF the house, and hence the assault
The accused wore fined - each, and COST
benjamin Hays, Thomas Sewen, and James
Wsgner, unlawful assembly; fined as each
aired johnson and George Nalov colored
charged with larceny OF iron valued n 4 rs: 6nsj
50 each, or three months in Jail
is ssowBIRD A SPARROW?
Julius Roth, Henry Robinson. Charles Ran
ner and Samuel Sutton, charged with shooting
sparrows In the county. Robinson said IL was
NOT sparrow, but fnowbird. The officer who
made the arrest said il was the same thing. as a
snowbrd IL nothing but q sparrow. The Court
asked the officer IL he was an eSDert and he said
u was q bird that came under the law, a. il wa