Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-06
THE COURTS.

other business to-day WAS the following:-Fouth
a2t. Bradley; order dismissing bill. Fisher and
Bond agt. Grant; decree overruling demurrer:
Gardner agt. Bligh; exceptions overruled and
Injunction dismissed. Conner agt. Wheeler;
oTcer 10 show cause. Sarah Lawson agt George
LAWSON decree CT divorce.
PROBATE BUSINESS, Jsdge HumpAreys-To-
dsy, the last wiilOf Mrs. Chase Barney was filed,
proven and admitted 10 probate. She bequesthes
the portrait of her father TO the supreme court
OF the United States and bequeathes her estate
TO her childreR and grand children. Her son,
>. Chase Barney, is named as executor. The
will OF the late John A. Lewis was admitted to
probate.
POLICE CoUer, JUDGE SneV.-To-day Daniel
Buekly, loud and boisterous language; as.
Anna Pillow, creating a nuissece in Theater
alley; So. Miles Owens; forfeited his collateral,
SIS. Tor profanity in the street. Sherman
Edmonson, coIored, drunk and disorderly at the
Observatory lot on the 4th of July; So. Cath
crime Wolf and Mary Magdslen, drunk and
disOrderly on Maryland avenue; IS each.
Alexander Adams, drunk and quarrelsome; IS.
Turney nj. Wikin, charged with obtaining as
by false pretence from McDermott Bros;
waived an examination, and the case was sent
to the grand jury, Wilkin being held in the sum
of $500 for appearance. Margaret Love,
charged with making threats of personal vio
leuce TO Ethelora A. Mop herson. Mrs. McP.
tod the judge how it happened, from which it
appears the fuss grew ont of a scOlding COM
= ainant gave Margaret Loves child, and Mar
garet went to the house and dared her out,
threatening TO whip the shirt off her back.
Ethtlora A. Mcpherson WAS charged with
making threats OF personal violence to Marga-
ret Love. Margaret told the judge that the
threats were on the other side; that EthelOra
thTeateEed to whip the shirt Oft her back and
cut her throat with razor: that she (accused)
was "blue hens cllicke n" from Delaware and
could whip her weight in wild cats. Judge Gn-
terruptng)-"Both cases dismissed" George
Davidson, assault on John Bowers. John is a
butcher and told the judge that he was on his
broke trace, and while trying to mend it,
George drove by and asked him what he was
looking 30 hard at him for; that he replied he
was looking for that SIS he owed him; with this
George went for him and struck him in the
rose with slung shot, shivering the bone to
pieces; S25. Fanny Knight, assault and bat
terry on Mary Saunders, both colored. Fanny
met Mary on the street, and after some words
about some feler, Fanny stretched forth her
long arm and knocked Mary down, drawing
claret at the FIRST lick; %. George Hall,
charged with stealing bay horse worth SiO0,
continued until Rext Tuesday, $500 bail being
required.
now A YOUNG KAN LOST HIS GOLD WATCH.
Charles Burch and Nelly Melville, charged
with stealing gold watch, worth $40. Com
plainant, young man, says be went to house
while there lost his watch and some SIS in mo-
ney. From the Testimony it appears that the
complainant was intoxicated and went into this
den, where he got some of the peculiar whiskey
which is dealt out in that locality, ircliring i'm
bibers TO sleep, and while doing the philistines
went through him. The watch was seen in the
hands of the accused by two colored men, who
not to say anything about the watch. Detective
Miller testified that he arrested Burch and the
woman, when Busch told witness that he would
assume all responsibility; that he did not want
her sent TO the Icnitentiary: that he (Burch)
took the watch and put it up in Smiths pawn
shop for $50 himself Witness get the watch
nom the pawn shop; Sent to grand jury, $500
each being required.
RIOTS, ASSAULTS. ETC.
Thomas Whalen and Henry Lipseomb, two
fast-looking young men, charged with behaving
in a very disCrdery manner on Bridge street.
Georgetown, last night. Mr.. George Hill, jr.,
testified that crowd of dis0rderly persons col
lectei opposite his house, and among them the
two parties accused and they all behaved il the
most disgraceful manner until midnight; s.
each. Charles Burch, assault and battery on .
j. s. Norwood, cutting his head badly with a
sluug shot; 800 and costs, and in default six
months in fail. Pink johnson. one of the COL
ored men engaged in the riot on the Island en-
the 18th OF July, was arraigned on the charge,
ana the case was postponed until Tuesday to
await the results of the injuries sustained by the
he lying in dangerous condition from his
injuries. Nelson WALES, assault on Nathaniel
Ware, stabbing him with a dirk.knife in the
leg, and afterwards kicking him in the mop.,
Michael Nolan, charged with assault and bat
terry on Mary Nolan, his wife; 80 and
costs. and $500 bonds to keep the peace six
months, and stand committed until given.
Sherman Edmonson, charged with assaulting
and resisting Officer Wheeler $50 and costs or
co days in jail Martin Dougherty, John Kane,
Theodore Faulkner, Edward Kane, Thomas
Neal, Dennis Nolan and Patrick Brosnahan,
the parties charged with rioting at Glymont on
the 10th OF June. The case came up on post
porement, the parties being under 500 bonds
each for appearance to answer as fugitiyes from
justice from the State of Maryland. Mr.. Gloss
asked postponement until next Monday week,
the witnesses not being present; so ordered.