Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-17
THE COURTS.

EQUITY CoURT. Justice AacArtAur-Proyost
-. Winter, decree directing trustees to Sell
property mentioned in pleadings on the terms
peeited in the decree. Church vs. church.
IeFee divorcing the parties, and assigning Gus
toby Of the children, Winns-d ct al. vs., EiiasoD
c g., order Comforting sale nj 81, and reference
~. ". Trader ct al, order appointing Benedict
hilburn, trustee, 10 sell estate without commits
. sioners. Matter OF Mary Birch lunatic. order
referring matter TO auditor 70 state account of
committee.
CIRCUIT Court, CHEF Jastic, Coriter.-The
il progressing TO- day in the court
POLICE Court, TO-DAY, Judge St,V-.Jere-
Simms, colored, charged with being drunk and
disorderly; tined -. Rose Miller, obstructing
The fo0tway 50. John O'Leary, charged with
occupying a stand in the Northern Market
without having first obtained the proper license
hned IS. Henry Bwartzsnburgh, charged with
selling liquor in Forrest Hail, Georgetown
without license: Judgment suspended. John
II. Perry, proprietor Of the Dorsey Hote,
charged with assault and battery with intent To
Kill colored man named Henry David, was
committed 10 jail TO await the result OF the
mans injuries. John Curtain, charged with
assault and battery on Catherine Curtain; re-
quired to give 500 bonds to keep the peace
WIN. II. Parker and Charles Murphy, coiored,
fighting on the streets: fined S3 each. Henry
May, coiored, charged with throwing snow balls
on the street; lined 50. Ellen Conner, drunk
and disorderly on the street; fined s.. Alfred
Jackson, eolored, charged with being vagrsnt
and unable to give good account OF himself
& ned So, or workhouse 20 days. Daniel Gsnau
charged with making An assault on Peter Ka-
ser by rappiDg him over the head with a double
soled boot; fined So. John Mantz and Samuel
Weeden were brought out this morning to an
swer the charge of assault and battery with
intent kill John Maddox. District Attorney
Gloss asked a continuance OF the case, and til It
the accused give 900 bail each to answer
when called. So ordered, and they were re
manded to jail TO remain until bail be given.
GEORGETOWN BACON ROBBERS WHO DID Nj
SAVE THEIR BACON.
samuel Pope, Andrew Russell, Samuel John
son, William Robinson, John Brown, Robert
Ounce, aud Peter Parker, all coiered men
were arrsigned on the charge Of stealing three
sides Of bacon, four shoulders Of bacon. and tws
boxes OF chewing tobacco valued at $50, from
the store OF Christoper SegerSon, a merchant OF
Georgetown. The store was broken open in the
in an alley occupied by these colored men
where they were found by the police acting BIZ
authority Of search warrant. The testimony " a,
gwen by several witnesses, after which Pope
| 10 jail for action of the g and jury, and the
| others were dismissed John Martin, coiored
| charged With stealing pair Of boots valued Al
81; nned 80 and costs, or sixty days IN Jail.
FAST DEPARTMENT CLERK.
| Philip ID. HALEY, Patrick v. HALEY in tn.
| directsryJ clerk in one Of the govern ment de-
disordsrly on the street, and using profane AMI
indecent language; hued 81, or in default work
1 house 20 days.
ALL SORTS.
P.J. Glassett, profzne in rhe street; forfeite,
| his collateral, 81. Thomas bono van, disorderl,
| rondpet; fined IS. Jas. Davidson, fast driving
! hDef SO. w. r. Henderson, profane on tn
| street; collateral Of $40 was left with the OF
deer, IS OF which Was declared forfeited. Johl
| Z. Bufgee, disOrderly conduct; fined s.. .Jsre
Eiah Maxwell, UrOfane on the street; fined g
ANOTHER BAwDY-nOvsE CHARGE.
Ccmplaint was made before the Court b
Ellen Copeland against Beckie Crier, charsiu
her with keeping house Of prostitution and
war; ant MAS issued tor the arrest OF the latter
At two O'Clock the accused was oFoug befor
the Court, with some three or four femal
inmates OF the house, and j. j. johnson Es1
| appeared a. counsel for Crier. He asked
| postponement OF the cave until to-morro,
morning. Dir. Gloss obiecued. but afterwsrd
agreed TO postpone, and Beckie Crier CAV
bonds In the sum OF IS 900 for her appearances
the witnesses being comm tied TO jail for AZ
pearance TO TESTIFY. Mr.. Gloss aAked the COM
! TO issue an order to the Warden Of the Jail (
keep two witnesses, Rachel Moore and Mar
Stack, In separate cells. SO ordered, and Oh
| case M = pOsfpOued until to- morrow.