Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-31
THE COrRTR.

EQUITY Court, Judge Humphreys-To-dsy,
Inie James H. Brown (habeas corpus); order
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Reeves agt. Reeves; order to Issue rule. Harmon
act. Johnston; bond of injunction approved
Wheeler agt Douglas; order recommitting TO
auditor. Shoemaker agt. Julihn; order TO fle
answer OF John Is. HigdOn. Lincoln agt. Lin
coin; order for appearance of absent defendant
Green agt Merrick ct al; argument in progress
POLICE COURT, Jgdge .SneH-James Divine
assault and battery on Lieut.. johnson, at the
Soheu tzen Park last night; s.. John Williams
colored. assault and battery on Susannah Viii,
lians, his wife; 50. Mike Sweeney and Plowden
Sweeney, assault and battery on Rodger Car
roll. Mike was lined s5 and costs and the other
discharged. John III. Cotton, assault and bat.
s ssy on John Dyson; SO and costs. Thomas
Bagley, assault and battery on Mary A. Gibbs
dismissed. VIM. j.. Loring, small boy, larceny
OF two boxes OF cigars; reform school. Christie
pher Pfuser, a butcher, charged with assault
and battery ON GOtthelf Multzinger; So and
costs.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Lewis GaSkins, assault and battery on VIM.
Wells. This case was continued from yester-
day. Wells received two very severe cuts with
razor IN the hands OF Gaskins. while sitting in
his door. Gaskins made his escape, but was af-
forwards arrested. 1t was thought that the cuts
would prove fatal, but they were sewed up, and
Wells will probably recover. This morning wit
nesses for the defence were heard. 1t was shown
that Gaskins had pistol and a razor. but hand
ed the pistol to bystander while he used the
JAIL Chas. Pearson, small boy, charged with
assault on Chas. Freeman, a small colOred bow
This proved to be a juvenile ificulty, which
the judge said had better be settled at home
and lot IL courts, and the case was dismissed.
THE HOwARDTOwN RIOT.
George Byers, Tighlman JOhncon, and Henry
Han, three cOlOred men, charged with riotiug
at Little Mount Sinai Church, near Howardss
buildings, on Saturday night, in which several
parties we're wounded, were called. 1t was
stated that the wounded parties were unable to
attend and the case ives postponed the bail
being fixed at $500 each. james Curry, Lloyd
Norris, Daniel Sling, and John r. Kelly, pro-
family; collateral forfeited. +. Smith, driving
on footway; 50. Robert Dickerson, profanity;
50. Rachel Stevenson and Mary Dickinson,
profanity; dismissed. Charles Richardson and
Robert hughlet, disorderly; s5 each.
HENRY CLAY,
fighting dogs: 50. James Brown, cursinp; do.
Margaret / thompson and Margaret Russell, dis
orderly in Louise alley; IS each. John Devine,
dsorderly at Schuetzen park: IS. Henry Bret
eel, profanity: So. Julia Ann Roy, disorderly;
so. Malachi Catchy, selling liquor without Ii
cense; Sl20. Defendant appealed.
A TWENTY-FIVE CENT DIFFICULTY.
Mary Dieges, assault and battery on Mary
Mary 25 cents for helping her to move,
She went to get the money, and took
her bread pans, and i'm the afternoon Mary
came to her hOnse and attacked her. The court
gave the prosecuting witness some good advice,
and advised the accused to pay the
20 cents. 1t was done in the presence of the
court, and the case was dismissed.
Beverly Wells, assault on Jerry Crutchfeld;
So and costs. Adjourned.