Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-07
THE COURTS.


CLAIMS. and afterwards in the Suprema Court
of the United States, and collected sill .995 on a
Judgment. which he paid over, with the eScsp-
ton q 5 COO. which he reserved for fees and to
reimburse l. i'm for expenses il the two cases
THIS suit was Instituted in 1850, aud the pro-
ceediEgs have been very len ghty. Mr.. Appehy
appears tor plaintiff. and Mr.. Merrick for de-
: ftn,lani. Decision Of the court below affirmed
Addison agt. johnson and Shaw; decree below
affirmed and dismissiBg bill. The facts in the
case are that Alexander Shaw purchased a lot
10Th street. above l., in 1913 tor SIS. aud that
his daughter, Emeliue. WAS at the time the mis-
tress of distinguished statesman OF Kentucky
and had by him four children, and tn at the
money with which the purchase was made was
obtained ny her from her psramour. The child
rem she for possession OF the property The
cUaTt below dismissed the bill. on the ground
that ii was not proven that the money was so
obtained. and appeal was taken. NJ j. 5.
Edwins appeared for defendants
EorITY CURT. JudS> Wglie.-To-day, Lee.
agt. Chase; order of reft renee to auditor. Kves
sgt. Hickey; order to issue restraining order.
| Joyce agt. White; order OF reference TO auditor.
| Gordon agt. Dawson; submitted. Roughton agt.
ROuglrtOn, decree OF divorce u CiRcstI0 BlGtyi
s'orii. FCUth agt. Bradley; order restraining
plaintiff from lot %, square COS. Wangemann
agt- Wargemann; order to issue rule on defend
sut. hing agt Easily; order vacating order OF
MAY 9Th and reinstating cause. Arnold ct al.
apt. Champion ct al order authorizing private
.ait. Burke agt Major. order dsDissing bill.
Dalton agt. bell; receivers bond approved.
Police COURT, Judge Sae1--TO-day, VIM.
Hughes, drunk and protane, forfeited his col
lateral $50 by not answering when called
John Proctor, same offence: fined -. John
GcRae, saEe; fined - Daniel Toliiver, col
orcd. yseTant, was sent tn the wOrkhouSe. Cor
nelus Diggs, colored. loud and bOisteroUs talk
ing Oh "a stree fined 50. Eliza Parker and
Margaret Smith, Louise alley rangers, charged
with profanity and drunkenness, forfeited their
collateral. IS each. Mary Warren, colored,
drunk and dsoTGeriy; fined SIS Christopher
Rupert, charged with using pro:ane and indie
cent language onith street: judgment reserved
Maria johnson, Laura johnson, Mary Albert,
Kate Clark, Molly johnson and Louisa Dorsey
were I" snaked' cut Of 4 den in 80 the Division
last night by Lieut.. LAippon's men, charged
with being dissOlutc persons and leading a no.
tOriOus and lasciyious course OF life. This
morning they were stood M side by side. and
all pleaded not guilty TO the charge. The Of
hcers, however, were too familiar with their
street walking habits, and convinced the judge
Of their vain tricks and dark ways. He sent
them all TO the wo-khOusc tor ninety days. Sam
uel Lcmax and Janes Harris, cOlored. were
charged with using profsne and indecent
language and acting In a disorderly manner at
the University grounds. in the county. on Sun
day last. This case took up nearly the entire
session OF the court, their being a number OF
witnesses on each side. and the case was argued
at some length-Mr. y. y 3. Wall for the de-
ftnce. Tie Court fined each s.. Allen Lpmax,
Richard Craigs and John Cox, charged with
profanity and disorderly conduct, we're ar
raigned and plead not guilty, and the ease was
continued. Robert Humbert, eoiored, assault
and battery on Fanny Hawkins; fined 81 Peter
Stevens, charged with larceny OF 80 from
John Humphrey, colOTed man; fined SO and
costs. or twenty days. Christopher RuXfert.
charged with assault and resisting officer Geo.
Il. Fugitt in the discharge OF his duty. This
case grew out of dispute between the officer
and MIR. Rupert as to who killed a cat belong
ing TO the latter-Ruppert charging the officer
with having slain his cat, ard the officer alleg-
Ing that it was boy who had done it. Words
passed, and the officer took Rupert into Gus
tody for using profane language. and the al
legged assault and resistance was made on the
officer in taxing him to the station house; fined
% Albert Hart, charged with assault and bat
terry on Sarah Pratt, with intent to KILL Pile lded
guilty, and the case was sent to the grand jury
A YoUNG MAN SHOT BY POLICEMAN
Police Officer Lewis, yesterday evening, about
1aif-past o clock, shot a colored man named
George Coates in the hip, inicting a severe
wound. The injured man was carried to his
home, on lst street, between street and Mary
land avenue east. when DIR. POultOn was called
in and dressed the wound There are two sides
TO the story about this shooting. The officer,
Lewis, represents that four colored roughs while
passing over Maryland avenue bridge, began
behaving in q very dsOrderly manner and
attracted his attention. He requested that they
behave themselves. when they passed on and
upon reaching the other side Of the bridge they
began swearing at him, and defed him to come
across the bridge after them. He started after
tbs N, when they began to throw stones at him,
when, for self-protection, he used his revolver
and fired, with the result above stated. On the
other hand, Walter ID. Plowden, a colored man
who witnessed the affair, states that Coates and
his companion were not disurderly; that some
words passed between them and the officer; that
10 stones were thrown; that the officer pursued
Coates and his companion and fred while they
were running; and that when Coates dropped
Lewis approached him and ordered him TO get
mp, threatening the fallen man with his club
We give both sides. and have only to add that
There are very few circums. ances which will,
justify the shooting of man by police Officer
and that this affair should be thoroughly inves-
tigated.
DECISION On THE HACK LAVA question OF
some importance 10 the livery stable men was
decided to-day by Judge Smell or the Police
Court. On tho 9th of February last, Mr.Jam
keleher, keeper of livery stable on sth street,
was taken before the police court charged with
having two hacks without numbers being dis
played upon them in conformity to the hack
law passed by the Legislative Assembly of this
District. The case was thoroughly heard pro
District, and Mr.. F. Miller counsel for the ac-
cused. The case was postponed from time to
time and to- day the Judge decided to discharge
MIR. keieher. This case decides the question
as to the right of stable men to keep Carriages
for hire to parties who use them exclusively Tor
season as private carriages without the mum
beers, the owners otherwise complying with the
law as to license, sc.
A RUNAWAY TEAM AND A SMASH Up.-Yes-
was driving into this city in two-horse carriage
the breast strap OF his horses broke when ap-
preaching the Anacostia bridge, which fright
at fearful rate. colliding with two wagons and
buggy, completely wrecking them all. Mr.
Burroughs carriage was smashed to atoms
and he was seriously hurt about the head from
being thrown out on pile OF rocks. His little
son and a lady, who were IN the carriage were
also badly bruised and much frightened. Dr.
Ccombs rendered medical assistance and they
were afterwards taken to the home Of friend
in this city.
ACCIDENT.-A boy named Mcclure, who's:
parents reside on 22d street west, fell from
loaded cart yesterday afternoon and one of the
wheels passed over his left hip and groin, infiict
ing serious injury. He was carried to his hOme.
and DR.. Jos. B. Moore was Immediately sent for,
who rendered all services required, and the
patient is now doing WELL
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