Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-07

EQUITY COURT Juds, Ae4rthur - Garden
against Garden: order taking bill for confessed
Freestone Mining and Manufacturing Com
PAM against IN Rodgers; order Of pub-
location. - zen against Van Hook; order
that Charles A. James, creditor Of dc
PENDANT, be admitted ararty complainant.
Murray agt. Halliday ct al; order appointing
Charles r. Culow trustees instead Of JAMES +.
Halliday, deceased. Volcanic Oil Company sgt
VIM. Marbury Ct al; rder that defendant Dsy
withdraw deeds. Rawlings Ell al. agt. Dixon ct
AL order setting aside pro confessO, entered
February 9, ISL, on condition that defendants
Winte~ ct al; order authorizing Edmon.ton,
trustee, 10 sell the property according to his
own subdivision. Adfarned'
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Hrmphreys.-In this
lowing cases:-wayman Brooks, for larceny;
James l.. Smith, resisting an officer; Ellen
Long, keeping bawdy house; and FRANK Nor
daunt. ssss IL and battery.
CIUCUIT C.uRr-Chief Jus.ic. Cdrtter-The
Sickles cutoff case is still in progress in This
court.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Mac Arttur.-No busi-
ness OF special interest was transacted i'm this
and accounts rendered and passed on.
POLICE COURT, Judge ISneH.-TO- day A. NIL
Ter forfeited his collateral So for not answering
TO charge Of profanity. Mary Lindsay, lcoi-
~ta STEALING dol BABY tssd
disorderly and carrying concealed weapons,
fined SO. Henry Matthews, charged with as.
sault and battery on George waltemade, plead
ed guilty, and was tined $40 and costs. This
case was sent down from the criminal court,
the original charge being intent to Kill, to
which nole pros was entered. Anna Fsw-
cett, (colored,) charged with assault and bat.
terry or Sarah Thomas. also colored, by striking
her three times IN the stomach, once ia the
mouth, twice in the ewes, once in the back. AID
a finishing touch BY kicking her in the back.
IL was found to be cross tire and the case was
dismissed.
A SEAL RING.
Robert McNalIy, charged with stealing from
W. &. MOulton so and seal ring. Detective
McDevitt testified to recovering the ring from
man with whom McNally had II AIDED some jew
elry. MIR. MOulton testified that he went into
the whisky mill of Mr.. Mcclure and took sew
eral drinks, which he thinks was drugged, and
he was afterwards struck over the head and
knocked down and robbed. Tie case sent
TO the grand jury, and McNally committed to
TWO SIDES TO MARY BoLA's STORY.
q. Msdes, charged with assault and battery
on Mary Bola. Complaining witness testified
that she had been employed by accused, but
| not being able TO perform the duties, lett his
employment, and returned the next day Tor the
amount due her, and Mades threw her down
| stairs and beat her. Other witnesses corrob-
! GRATED her statement, but others, for defence,
! told different story, and the case not appear
| ing quite plain to the judge, he dismissed it.
Theodore Roth, profanity in the streets lined 50.
ASSAULT CASES.
John sherlock, charged with assault and bat
A lcIy On hODcIt anu DrluSet SueriOcK, nncu -
| and costs. Clagett Murray, c0lored, charged
| with committing an assault on Elizabeth Tyler
4 Clagett had INDUCED pretty freely in some
I liquids from the corner grocery, and feeling
particularly Victorious, walked into the shanty
| of Elizabeth and slashed about, knocking things
right and left, and among the other furniture u
the house was Elizabeth, who got several CON
| tusons about the head and face. He was taxed
IS.
TALKS TOO MICH AND TOO LOUD.
John Reed, colored, loud and boisterous Ian
ax11 str fn.xN %a.r
| ned that this fellow vas the leader Of notorious
| bad party Who are IN he habit of congregatina
| about the corner OF 10Th and l. streets and in
j sulting every person who passes by. He WA
pulled up, and IN taking him to the station ht
| bit the ONCE hand badly; fined SIS and costs
\ A " SII' TERMISATIos TO ''D DARK " TIL
| MOON" BCsINRss.
John Stewart, colored, charged with a. saul
| on Charles II. Chum. Testimony WAS pretty
l conclusive that the assault was an aggravated
| one, and Afterwards eight or ten witnesses wer,
| introduced to prove that the man was subject Il
| hts and not responsible. Judge Smell asked il
| any one had been coDjuring him. The witness
| replied mot that he knew Of; but Stewart wal
/ horned that way. When he had them tits Ia,
| would start and run for several squares, thei
stop NJ q spin around on his toes like q top. ane
drop down dead. and they would have to rul
him, and he would remainth way till the darl
OF the moon. The Judge remarked that HI
| would not listen TO any such stuff; this plea o.
1 coBjuIing and dar Of the moon would not an
j swer. The moon business had gone up, and tho
| council should base his defence on more intel
| ligent testimony than this. He fined him So.
4 A BAwDY HOUSE CASE.
Frances JObnfoD was arraiRned on a chArg'
I Of renting house to be used for bswdy Pur