Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-08
THE COURTR.

EQUITY COuRT, Judge Rumphrevs-To-dav,
Smith and TOwles agt. Woodruff and Green,
O'Neal; rules discharged.
PROBATE COURT.-To-day, May PIummer
qualified as administrator OF VIM. Piummer;
bond; 81 1000. The will OF Jacob Jesutnowsky
was fled.
POLICE Court, Judge .Sp-,l.-To- day, Betsy
Taylor, a vagrant, was ser, to the workhouse, in
default of security Francis Wall, profanity
collateral (S5l Forfeited. John Brown, charged
with throwing stones on the street and breaking
q large glass in picture frame which was being
carried in the street by colored man; IS. Eu-
gene Boston. charged with malicious trespass
on the premises of VIM. Il. Sherman by pulling
down a fence; 81. Chas. Green, assault on
Thomas Devine; IS. Margaret Gain0r, assault
on Jane Williams, both colored. Jane saws she
was visiting at the shanty of her sister in Van
street, when Mag came In and asked her some
insulting questions which she answered in the
same way, when Mag (who is s.oUt-Ju'lt wo-
many gave her blow on the mouth, which cut
her lip through on her teeth She wit
ness then caught her by the curled hair chigncn
which coming of, she caught her by her own
euried hair and held her down on the sofa unit,
her strength gave out, when Margaret rallied
and caught up a griddle from the stove, and
witness teapot, and the battle waved warm for
awhile. Both parties were about equally
punished: IS and costs. John Ford, assault and
battery on Anna Ford. John had a sticking
plaster over his right eye and Anna a baEdage
over her lefteye. Anna says John got mad be-
GAUGE she did not get his breakfast early enough
Anna has a daughter almost grown who goes ont
into service, and every place she goes she steals
things, and the police are continually searching
his house for stolen goods, and the Old woman
encourages her i'll IL. He told her of TIE bad
way of raising her daughter, and she assaulted
him with big stick OF wood. This story did not
altogether satisfy tire court, and as Anna brought
witnesses TO coTrOboTate her statement and John
had none. he wass5rt to Jail fOrthree months.
Samuel Ranks, assault on Jane Hail, both
colored; $50 and costs or 60 days IN Jail. joseph
Lee, assault on Virginia Carroll; 81. Louis
Pahst, assault andbattery on ". G. Mortimer.
Pabst is keeper of a restaurant, and Mortimer
saws he went in 10 collect g bill from n man i'll
the house, when a disturbance was IN progress
between parties there, but he (witnesS) took no
part in il. After he got his money and had left
the house accused followed him cut and knocked
him down ard beat him afterwards. Pabst's
father also took a hand in II and gave Mv!ti-
mer some Ecks. The assault appeared to he
uLTrovOked; 81 and costs. Brcoke Nackaii. IT,
charged with making threats Of personal VIC
lencc to Walker White. Walker had evidently
got scared this time without any cause. and a.
he could make out no proof the Judge dismissed
the case saying il was one OF the lighteSt ever
before him. Vim. II. Gilbert, assault aud bat
terry on Julia Gilbert, his wife; - and costs.
William Zarsinger, assault and battery on VIM.
III. Washington; s.. George Il. NOkes. assault
and battery on Cora Nokes. his wife; 50.