Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-28
THE COUgTS.

PROBATE BUsINEss.-To-day the last will of
Mary f. Brown, bequeathing her estate to her
relatives, WAS filed; the heirs not being present
an order OF publication was passed. The will OF
the late Charlotte NJ. Davis, bequeathing her
estate TO her relations, was fully proven and let
tiers testamentaTy were issued TO Z. Bates-bond
5000. The Will of the late Gregory Ennis wa
fully proven, admitted TO probate and letters
testamentary issued 10 John L. Enuis-bond
$1,000. He directs the executor to pay the fol-
lowing SUMS 500 10 ST. JoSeph's NJ Ale Orphan
Asylum. SlC0 each 10 st. AIMS Infant Asylum
ST. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, Little Sisters o.
the Poor, St. DOminick's Church and the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, and 500 to st.
PatricB's Church.
EQUITY COURT, Judge Humphreys.-To-day
Ogilvie agt. Rice; rule 10 show cause why at
tachmeUt should not issue. Skinner agt. Skin
ncr; order Tor commissioner to take testimony
COTc1raD agt. &. and .. Canal CO.; order eX
tending time 10 take testimony. Brown agt.
AistroP; order of reference to Cruikshauk TO
take testimony. Potts agt. Potts; order OF ref
eTGnct to auditor to ascertain whether property
can be divided Chappell agt Shanahan; APP
prevail of trustees bCld. Boyle agt. Todd, Sc
order finally ratifying trustees sale. Draper
agJ. Robinson; order for appearance of absent
defendants. Barber agt. Sullivan ct al; hear
ing of motion to show cause postponed, and re-
straing order continued. Barber agt. Gilbert;
rule issued to show cause why mechanics lien
should not be set aside.
POLICE COURT, Judge SneH-To-day, VIM.
Jones >col0red) charged with forging the name
of John A. Cole on check for $50, drawn on
the Freedmans Savings and Trust Company
plead guilty and was held to appear before the
grand jury. Henry Ross, charged with malic-
ious trespass on the premises of Mr.. Schaefer,
plead guilty; s. and costs. Henry Thomas,
charged with stealing 81, Is, plead guilty so and
costs or 80 days in jail. Lee Robinson, assault
! and battery on Patsy Loe; 50 and costs. Joseph
| Butteroff, assault on John r. Maloney, police
| man; 50 and costs. John Sherman; charged
ticket to a passenger who rode In the omnibu;
from the depot to the Arlington Hotel; continued
till to- morrow. S.Deakeman; forfeited collateral
| Benjamin Boreland, charged with being a va
| days on the Farm" John Ball was charges
| with. disturbing the quiet Of Georgetown or
4 Sunday night, by profane and indecent Ian
| guage In q restaurant; but the case was dis
the officer who made the arrest must have beer
! dreaming. Alfred johnson, colored, charges
with forging bank check by writing the nsm'
| Of John A. Cole on q check for $50; held to ap
pear before the grand jury. Nellie Jones, col
ored, was charged with swearing, and pleat
! guilty of making one "swore word." She wa
dismissed with advice to ego and sin no more
! Jenny Maxwell, charged with profanity; 80
Joseph Butterof, charged with profanity; 81
Catherine Thomas, charged with being disor
DERBY and profane in Georgetown market house
with loud and boisterous language in 'sFightiDI
Alley" e5 each.
SERIOUS ASSAULT CASES.
james Burnett, charged with assault and bat
coiored on the 9th day OF July last, pleaded
not guilty, and stated that he had been in iai
and mad no opportunity to send for his witnesses
the corner of 14th and @ streets. He met Bur
| nett in restaurant, and he (Burnettl callee
him out and asked If his woman ever came Il
see Din, ana on BENG answered In the negativ'
| and cut him In the hand, through the shoulder
! and In The right side. Burnett then ran AM
called several colored ioungers on the corner d