Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-18
TIE COCRTS.

DISTRICT CouRr, Special fern, Judge Hxm-
phTys.-United states agt. lots 3, 4 and 5, square
ton. Decree: Assistant Treasurer of United
States to pay petitioner S33S.2S, after payment
OF costs and giving bond OF indemnity. In re-.
removal OF Robert Sherlock as guardian to
Patrick Quigley; order marshal 10 take imme-
date possession of Catharine, Bridget and Ed
ward Quigley. and place them in care of Hngh
"a, in square 3s7; decree tor proceeds Of sale as
in Pollard case. United States agt. certain fur
niture Of A. y. Garrett; decree for proceeds
of Geo. p. Scarborough; same decree. Gilb,rt
agt. Shiles; order to issue injunction on bond i'm
penal sum of IS, 500. In re-, Frances Norman,
or petition OF j. n. Gordon; order habeas corpus
issue, returnable 10 a. m. Thursday, June %,
1872. StOckbridge agt. Charles; order extending
time for ten days for taking testimony on behalf
Of plaintiff. Esquibel agt. Reeside order re-
ceiver to pay examiner fees.
POLICE COURT, Judge Sael.-Theodore F.
Lung, profaue and indecent; %. Elizabsth
Burke, same offence; 50. VIM. McCleary, a
rrofane; 80. VIM. Thompson, same; IS. Price
Purcell, a vagrant; workhouse. Charles john
son, carrying concealed weapons; 800. Samuel
johnson and John ". Smith, pTOfane and indie
een,; 50. George Spears, same; IS. Robert
Parker, same; 81. VIM. Thompson. Carrying
concealed weapons; $40. James Davis, assault
ana battery on John i. Clark, $50. James
ihomas, assault and battery on Francis Web
ster; SO and costs. James Fugitt, assault AMI
battery on Albert Nicholas; - and Costs Jacob
anu Adam koth, assault and battery on James
Crutchett. The Roth's are keepers OF a lager
peer brewery, and the assault was made on
their premises, and was of pretty rough chav-
acter, Mr.: Crutchett receiving sundry severe
bruises. On the part OF defence IL was shown
mat Crutchett was drank and abusive. aud
that the bruises were received by tumnling
against tree box; dismissed. Thomas Carter
wa was arrested by Officer Arnold for smashing liz
the window OF Prigg's jewelry store on Pennsyi-
Vanla avenue and stealing jewelTy TO the value
OF $40 This was done att o'clock in the after
noon, and after the smashing Carter took to his
neeis and ran away; sent to Jail for six months
Catnarine Butler. assault and battery on Henry
o. Bowen; so and costs. subsequently the
judge dismissed the woman, as she was seized
with a nj In the court room, and had to be re-
moved to her home. Jos. s. Machir, charged
by W. Z. Particle with feloniousy and falsely
forging and uttering as true the name of A. s.
Cox & Co. to promissOry note for 81 200, with
intent to defraud said Particle. From testi-
mony it appears that Machir was former part
ner in the firm Of A. s. Cox & Co., brokers:
t ina ID lSG9 and two years after dissolution Of
MIR: Particle endorsed, believing it ali
right, and Machir obtained the money
upon 1t from the Bank of the Metropolis,
ana the alleged fraud having subsequently
been discovered Particle was sued by the bank
and Judgment obtained, which forced prose-
cuting witness to sell his property to settle the
back until recently, when he was subppnaed to
appear mere to give testimony befor the depart
ments, and was arrested. The testimony showed
fore the transaction, YET. defendant had the
right to draw the note, and, as prosecuting wit.
ness had endorsed it, the Judge said he could
see no evidence of forgery, and dismissed the
case. Lewis Dodson, a cOlored cart driver,
charged with cruelty beating a mule. Officer
Dyson arrested the boy, who appeared to be
rather small, and the judge asked the officer
now old he was. Dyson replied that the bow did
not know; that he was raised in Maryiaud.
where people never knew their ages. The
judge thought him too old to use such violence.
ana fined him so and costs. Recess.