Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-02
The COURTS.


ECVTTT Court, Judge HHmPbreys.-Yester-
day, C'DOnnel agt. O'Donnel; order allowing
defendant TO amend petition praying allowance
pending suit. White agt. Abner ct al; order
Tstiiying trustees sale, &c, and reference 10
auditor. United States agt. squares No. 6ST and
Is; order authorizing publication OF appraise-
ment in certain papers. Shoemaker sgt Shoe
ID aker; order res training defe ndant from trans
ferring, paving or receiving notes in bill Lar
ner agt. LarneT; order rro cOnfessc and order to
take testimony.
day, the will of Ann Mattingy was hled, fully
proven, and admitted 10 PROBATE aud record.
The last will and testament of Charlotte NJ.
Dawes, deceased. was fled. deceased leaves
all her personal effects and west part of square
No. j2i 70 her daughter Elizabeth NJ. Dawes,
and the income from the balance of her estate
10 he divided among the other heirs, and names
Mr. Frederick bates, her sOn-in-lsw, a. eXecd-
tor. Letters OF administration were issued to
Charles \. Thomas on the estate OF Evan Reed,
and bonds in the sum OF $4,000 were given.
AN ANGEL CHARGED WITH WIFE BEATING.
POLICE COURT, Judge SHsH.-Yesteriay,
Thomas Angel, assault and battery on Mary
e. Angel, his wife, and making threats against
her. While Mary was telling her story 10 the
nized her father il the dock, capped its hands
with great glee calling out, "pap, pap. pap
The accused was required 70 give 500 bonds t.
keep the peace for six months, aud he CoamiIted
until given. Alfred Coffin and Chas. Williams
pleaded guilty of being engaged i'll an sffrag
and were fined 50 each.
"CHYEKY" CHARGE DISMISSED.
Henry Etna, charged with assault and bat
try on Louisa Pritohett by giving her a cut with
whip. IL was shown III defence that the col
oTed woman Pritcheit went into Etna's house
and catching him by the cheek pulled him into
the street and dealt him several blows; case dis
missed. Birdy Dunn, a little hoy charged with
assault and battery on Ihosmss Pascoe. The
judge thought these little matters between
children should be settled by the parents, and
dismissed the case.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dennis O,Sullivan, threats OF personal yio-
lence TO Godfrey Eckiey; 500 bonds TO keep the
peace. Nm. Baazal, 81 fOr profanity. Sam'i
Green was fined - tor driving through a funeral
procession. Henry Himber, charged with pro
far ~ III public, was fined -. Himher ex-
planned that man called him liar and he
"went fOT him. Vim. jackson, q vagrant too
filthy 10 be brought into the dock. was sent 30
the woTkhouse for 30 days. u. l.. Morrison,
charged with driving through a funeral process
sion; 81.
CRUELTY To ANIMALS.
Orlando r. Delphy, charged with cruelty
beating a horse. This was an outrageous case,
as appeared from the testimony of several wit
nesses. The fellow used a heavy whip-stock
across the head of the horse az sist the pTotesta
lions OF bystandeIs; $50 or 80 DAYS in Jail. Thos
Meter. small boy, charged with throaing
stones with ali india-Tubber sling at birds in
Lafayette square, was reprimanded and dis
charged. VIM. Harris, loud and boisterous Ian
Guage; S..
TO-DAY.
Richard sparrow, assault and battery with
intent 20 Kill Stanly Lawson; nolle prose1ui
entered. John Taylor, threats OF personal vio-
leDce to Annie Quinn; dismissed. Thomas Will
lianls, larceny of a pair of shoes from j. III.
Moran; SO and costs. Thomas Williams, car
lying concealed weapons; $50. Josephine Arm
strong, colOred, pleaded guilty to swearing in
public, and was fined %. VIM. Hessler, res
taursnt keeper, charged with selling liquor on
Sunday. The ofense was fully proved By the
informant, VIM. H. Trunnell; $40. An appeal
was taken, 500 bonds being required. john
Rider, drunk and prOfane; s.. Antonio War
relGer. Antonio Cutree and Filmina Wassa
Italian street musicians, charged with obstruct-
ING the sidewalk at the Northern market; dis
missed with a repTimand. JOhannah Lowe
charged with stealing $50 Treasury note from
I'm Layman. From the testimony il appears
that complainant gave the money to accused to
get changed, and she refused to return 1t. 1t
beng breach Of trust, the case was dismissed.
j Ohm Casey, assault and battery on Charles W.
Halves; continued. VIM. Davis WAS fined 40
for keeping female dog without license. Wal
ter kobinson, cartman, no license; IS. Ad-
iOurued,